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The Red Cloud chief., 1898-09-23
IN THE ODD CORNER.
QUEER AND CURIOUS THINGS
AND EVENTS.
Old Time sca-Rovers - Noted French
and Dutch Corsairs of the Seventeenth
Century ana the Queer Ideas that
Prevailed Among Them
A stilI Day In Autumn.

| love to wander through the woodlands
hoary
In the soft light OF an a~utuninal day.
when Summer gathers up her robes Of
glory.
And like a dream of beauty glidcs away.
How through each loved. familiar path
she fingers.
screncly sEailing through tho golden
mist,
limiting the Wild grape with her dewy
ingers
Til the cool emerald turns to Amethyst:
Hindllng tho faint stars OF the hazel.
shining
70 light tho gloom of Autumn's mold
with hoary plumcs the clcmatis ontwin-
Ing
Where DER the rock her wlthcrcd gar
land falls.
Warm lights are on the sleepy uplands
waning
Beneath soft clouds along the horizon
rolled.
TIL the slant sunbcnms through their
fringcs raining
Battle all the hills In melancholy gold.
Tho moist winds breathe OF crispcd leaves
NV wv
In tho damp hollows of the woodland
sown.
Mingling tho freshness of autumnal show
crs
with spicy airs from cedarn alleys
blown.
Beside the brook aud on the uribcrod
meadow.
Where yellow fcrn.tufts ileck tho faded
ground,
With folded lids beneath their palmy
shadow
The g~entian mods In dewy slumbors
bound.
Upon those soft. frlnged lids the bee sits
breeding.
Like a fond lover ioath to say fare
well.
Or with shut wings, through silken folds
intruding,
crceps near her heart his drowsy tale
TO tell.
Tho little birds upon the hillside lonely
Fit noiselessly along from spray to
spray,
Silent as "a sweet wandering thought that
Shows its bright wings and softly glldes
away.
The scentlcss flowers In the warm u n
Ight dreaming,
Forget to breathe their fullness of de-
light.
And through tho tranccd woods sof; airs
are streaming.
stu as the dewfnl or the summer
night.
So, In my heart IA sweet. unwontcd feel
Ing.
stirs like the wind in oceans hollow
she'll
Through all Its secret chambers sadly
stealing,
Yet hnds no word It's mystic charm to
tell.
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mules, each carrying three hundred
pounds OF silver. a prize which hs
seems to have looked upon as a bsga-
telle, for he left 1t behindl Morgan
won quite enough to enable him to
bride the government (~including, there
is very little doubt, the Merry Monarch
himself), and die a wealthy and re-
spcctcd man The cargo of one Of
Captain Kids prizes, tho Queda Mer-
chant. taken by the French. was be-
lieved by the authorities to be worth
10000, but he successfully hid the
t'sasure. and the mystery as to its
whereabouts, ard that Of his other al
legged piratical hauls remains ~unsolyed
To the present day. After his exccu-
tiou the government gave all his prop
crty they could lay hands on. to the
amount OF $4,000. to the Greenwich
Hospital.
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LioHTNiNo's QUEER WORK.
bolt of Electricity Cuts Up sirang-
Cspcrs In a smetliport Home.

On n recent afternoon at about .
o'clock, while Mrs. A. b. Armstrong
OF S%methport, Pa, was engaged In
some OF her household duties about
the sink In the kitchen, which is 10
Gated In the northeast corner Of the
house, there was a terrible flash OF
lightning, instantly followed by n re-
port that fairly SHOOK the foundation
of the house, says Mexican County
Miner. There was n wire running from
the orner of tho room about eight feet
along the east wall. when the flash
came this wire was all nhame in an
instant. Mrs. Armstrong, for a mo
ment. was da2cd Ivy the shock, but she
is evidently a woman possessed of con
siderable nerve, rs she quickly recov
cred and commenced investigating the
damage. She found that the towels and
dishcloths hanging on the wire had
been burned in two by the intense
heat. Aftcrward she entered the par
Tor. situated in the northeast corner OF
the house. Here she found what ap.
peared to be dust or smoke arising
from the risno. Upon investigation
she saw that lightning had entered the
northeast corner OF this room. about
two and one-half feet from the floos
and struck the corner of the piano
next 10 the wall. SCATTERING the corner
and entering the instrument; traversed
inside along the back. tearing loose
the molding and. bursting out OF the
other corner, struck a small easpipe
on the wall. 1t evidently followed
that downward into the cellar. The
force of the shock was more severe I'm
this room than in the kitchen, as 1t
had scattered plaster around the o
and tumbled the bric-a-brac around
In various ways. The holt OF light
ning az the northwest corner entered
the house about five and one-half feet
from the ground: that on the other
side was about six feet ten inches
above the ground. The distance he
tween the places where the bolts struck
was about 30 feet.
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General Wheeler's slim,

Writing OF the battle before Santiago
n correspondent Of the New York press
says: During all the terrible firing
Of shot and shell which lasted until
darkness set In, Gen. Wheeler was the
only man ! saw who did not dodge or
duck. He sat astride his horse coOlly
giving orders, chatting with his aids
and taking things rs they came" as
an officer who was lying on the ground
remarked. Gen. Wheeler provoked one
good laugh, which went all along the
line. Through his glass he saw the
enemy retreating, and he turned to a
group Of friends and remarked glee-
fully. "lt's all ..ght. boys; the Yam
KEGS are yielding" The little general
corrected himself when he saw the
smile that came. and said: II mean
the Spaniards. Of course. gentlemen"
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New Cure for prunG.nn.s.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer:
There are gold cures galore for the
victim Of tho habit OF drunkenness. but
II one wants to see the latest cure he
must go TO New Zealand. Nothing In
Europe or America approaches the an
tipodean plan Of curing drunkenness.
The virtue of this new cure ID It's de-
lightful simplicity. The offender IL
neither hauled to Jail nor soaked with
solutions OF gold. First Of all he II
conducted to a studio and photograph
ed in all his ine5riate glory. Then he
IL taken home. There IL no trial Ia
the police court mex morning. and No
account Of his lapse In the newspapers.
His punishment taxes q more polite
form. Copies CT his likeness r
stricken off and Gent TO all the public
house keepers In the district, with
strict orders that the person portrayed
shall either not be served for a certain
period OF time or that he shall be care
fully watched at the bar and be pre-
vented from taking any more drink
than IL good for him.
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Ancient Roman Hospital Found.

An ancient Roman hospital has been
brought to light at Baden, near Zurich,
the discovery having been made in
connection with recent excavations at
Windisch, the Roman Vindonissa. 1t
contains fourteen rooms, supplied with
many kinds OF medical, pharwaceuticaI
and surgical apparatus, the latter in
GLIDING probes. tubes, pincers. cauter-
,xing instruments and ever a collection
OF safety pins used in bandaging
wounds. There are also medicine
spoons in bone and silver measuring
vessels, jars and pots for ointment,
some still containing traces Of the
ON .nent used.
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DEVIOUS DEFINITIONS.

IIope-A key with which ambition
Is wound up.
conference.-the colored autocra,
Of a parlor a
M~arriage--A synonym for either hap.
piness or misery.
Cupidity-One Of Cupid's most en-
terprising assistants.
Anything-W What q man will promise
his wife to quiet her.
Deatb--The only sure relief from the
many troubles a man stirs up for him
self.
notwithstanding a man casts on
his prospects by standing In his own
light.
Diplomat-A person who doesn't
mean what he for others TO
think he means.
Understanding women think
much more OF than men do, but believe
&ucb less in.-Chicago News.
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THE E CLOUD CHIEF.
THE PITCH LAKE.
10 IL I~neshaustibio Apparently. No Mat
ter now Heavily Drawn Upon.

The famous pitch lake, or great btu
men deposit of Trinidad, is situated at
Point Iibres, on an elevation of about
q mile from the sea. II covers an area
Of nearly one hundred acres, and its
appearance IL that Of q dull, still, dark
waste. II Is %irregularly circular, and
1t surface p%erceptibly convex, being
more elevated In tho center, and
thence inSensibly declining on all sides.
In the center the pitch is quite soft
In fact. semi-liQuid-but II becomes
more and more hardened as its circum-
ference widens out. Except the soft
central parts, the surface IL intersocted
In all directions by numerous assures
or chasms, varying In breadth from
W q feet to sixteen feet. and from half
n foot to sever feet In depth. widen
ing also ut the surface and terminal
ing acutely at the bottom. thus pro-
ducing, as II were. inverted angular
hollows. while the sides are regularly
rounded. These crcvices are at all
times filled with fresh water. Here
and there. where the bitumen Is mixed
with earthly water, grow lichens.
MOSES, grasses. etc. The center OF the
lake, the pitch pot, or chaudiere. as
II is called, is at all times so soft that
1t would be impossible to venture on 1t
without mourning the danger OF being
engulfed. The lake is government
property, and parts of II are leased
out to private individuals. who have
to pay royalties, according to the
mount Of pitch removed, which
amount Is checked by the government.
The pitch lake Is practically mex
haustible. No matter what quantity
Is taken out, 1t is replaced by fresh
pitch, which always wells up to MI
the hole. The surface OF the outer
edges of this most wonderful of lakes
Is quite hard enough to walk upon; but
n curious result ensues II you stand
still for any length of time on one
spot. For some yards around you the
pitch bodily sinks until It forms 9
basin. 1t Ia quite different to sinking
In sand. where your feet gradually dis
appear without making any apparent
difference in the level OF the ground.
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Old Time Sca-Royers.

France. notably under Louis the
Fourteenth. has produced some spIen-
did sea-rovers. Jean Bart and Duguay
Trouin proving In their particular lines
as great as any Of the corsairs we
sent forth in their day, says O writer
In London Society. Both these heroes,
In an age when rank in the army or
navy was the exclusive privilege of the
nristocracy, won their commissions in
the kings navy by dint Of hard knocks
with the English. and right well did
they deserve Louis grateful apprecia-
ton. or many amusing stories about
bart. n OF the best Is that which re-
lates how he wal entrusted by the king
with the duty Of convey Ing the Prince
OF Cont to Denmark. On the voyage
they were attacked by an English
squadron. which the gallant old Dun
kirk sea dog beat OF. The Prince con-
graduated Bart on the fact hat they
had escaped neutrality-suspicious. the
latter said, "Oh! there was never any
fear Oh that score. My son was ready
down by the powder magazine, sir"
After this II Is scarcely surprising to
hear that the Prince did not breathe
freely until he once more set foot on
terra frma. Duguay Trouln was V
30 happy as when he was trying ON
illusions with John Bull.
Nor were the plucky Hollanders
backward In the matter OF prlvateer-
ing, as witness the career Of the brave
De Ruyter, to quote only one example.
Born at Flushing. In 1907, he went to
sea when only eleven and speedily rose
to be captain OF q %prlyateer. After q
pretty stirring career against Alge-
rines and Dons, he took to the more
peaceful and, as 1t proved, more pay
ing business of trading between ireland
and Holland. On one OF his trips,
however. he had a very narrow escape.
De Ruyter was bringing home a car
60. which sounds very like taking Goals
to Newcastle, for IL consisted Of but
ter. Being hard pressed by Dunkirk
p%rivateers, he resorted to o comical.
but successful stratagem; greasi sy the
woodwork and rigging OF his craft SO
deliberately with butter that the
riNhthhiVh WNiV chcNtuaiy iOlltu III
their attempts to board. and the Hol-
landers got away In as slippery a fash
lon as their native cells. He had al
ready retired from q seafaring life to
settle down comfortably on his means,
when our first war with the Dutch
again summoned him to activity. and
he ended his adventurous career, like
his fellow-countryman, the heroic Van
Tromp, by a glorious death In battle.
The wild life OF enterprise and ex-
element which privateering involved.
made such q career almost irresist-
IDLY tempting to reckless spirits
whether In France or England. The
hope OF rich booty was a yet stronger
attraction. and that the traditions of
hidden treasure which abound along
the American coasts and in the West
Indies are not altogether fairy tales,
Is proved by what has actually hap
pened. Drake on n single occasion
captured one hundred and seventy
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territory by the United States. ana
marks the elimination OF the opera
tons begun by Commodore Dewey,
whose first shot paved the way for
the formal act on the part of the
lieutenant and caused the promotion
OF the fleet commander to the rank OF
rear admiral. Brumby was assigned
to that duty on the Olympia on jan
uary 3 Of this year. when Dewey was
given the Olympia and placed in charge
OF the fleet In Asiatic waters. the
detail vas made at the request of
Dewey, who had a great liking for the
lieutenant. Brumby is a handsome
man Of about 10 years of age, though
he looks five years younger. In spite
OF his luxurlant beard. He entered
the naval academy at Annapolis In
September. 1873, and graduated among
the first five in his class. Upon the
completion Of his two years OF sea duty
on the Tennessee he was promoted to
the rank Of ensign November 26, 1850,
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SIR THOMAS T

Sir Thomas tombstone Linton
knight, has the reputation of a true
sportsman. is a multimillionaire and
has various business interests In this
country. He began life as n laborer
on a Carolina rice plantation and rose
to his present position by force OF IT..
tellect and business ability. A gift
to the poor Of $125.0 600 In Jubilee year
won him his title OF baronet. His boat
will be named the Shamrock.
The Americas cup was first offered
as the Zone Hundred Guinea Cup" by
the Royal Yacht squadron OF Cowes,
England. for competition, open to
yachts OF all nations, in 1851. The
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Tho Windy Isles.

1t is the time OF great storms now In
the Philippines. Huge seas come tum-
bling ashore on the beach and the
vessels in the great exposed bay have
all they can do to hang to their an
chors, as the surf sometimes dashes
as high as their lower ~foreyards.'
writes the author Of Yesterdays in the
Philippines" One bit Of description
may we'll apply to the weather now ex-
perienced by our soldiers under Gen.
Merritt: THE other morning began the
first real storm of the rainy season.
and we came very near having a bad
typhoon, but some one turned the
switch and 1t swirled up the back
coast on the Pacific side and crossed
through q notch in the mountains some
distance north of Manila, giving the
city only four days OF monstrous winds
and floods Of rain. The streets were
two feet deep with water In the BUSH
ness sections, and down at our house
by the seas the wind blew so hard that
Il q lied the tin from our roof off
to visit the next suburb. Then II was
that those sturdy windows OF small
seashells set into hardwood lattice
seemed far more secure than glass, and
! doubt II anything less well construct
ed would have stood the blast that
surged In from the broad bay" In
another storm a thousand houses were
blown down in Manila and four Span
ish briggs in the bay totally wrecked
Boston Herald.
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LIEUT.. BRUMBY.

serving on the receiving ship Franklin
in 1881, on the jamestown in 1882,
Gedney, 1SS2-S5, and Vandalia, 1856
SO. While with the latter ship he
was advanced to the rank of lieutenant,
junior grade, and then served two
years on the schoolship st. Mary's and
two more on the receiving ship Yer
mont. His present commission as
lieutenant dates from August "a, 1892.
when he IA detailed to duty on the
New York, after which he served a few
months at the naval observatory and
war college before he was lucky
enough to secure his present berth on
he Olympia with Dewey.
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Latest Census scheme.

A scheme Is now on foot In Europe
10 make a careful census OF the entire
population of the earth early In the
year 1900. IL is the intention OF the
people aFitating the plan To have an
army of c~eusustakers start out on a
particular day In every quarter OF the
globe and complete the work In a few
hours. The returns are to be sent Into
q central station at Berne, Switzer-
land. The governments OF several
countries are reported to nave already
expressed their Willingness to aid the
work In every possible way.
The takers OF this great census Will
OF course have much important data to
guide them in their work. The most
important results in this direction arc
those obtained by John Bartholomew.
+. II. G. S.. OF Edinburgh. According
to his figures the present population OK
tho entire globe Is in round numbers
lao, CSC, 600. This IL divided up as fol-
lows: Indo-Germanic or Aryan, b4b,-
900, 900; Monaghan or Turanian, 630.-
600, 600; negro and Bant, 15o,0oO.Ooo;
H%ottentot and Bush, 10000; Malay
and Polynesian, $4,000, 900, and Amer
lean Indian, 10000, 900. II IL expected
that the most difficult part of the un-
dertaking will he to count accurately
tho population OF China and the vast
hordes Of central Africa. Those VINO
propose TO undertake this work claim
TO have such influence back OF them
that the scheme is sure to be success
ful
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shield Of water for r,rem.n.

From the Philadelphia Record; n
really valuable and unique patent IRE
hose nozzle has been brought out by a
large Arm OF English fire engine build
ers. This nozzle IL 20 constructed that
at a moments notice the fireman q
shield himself from the heat behind .
continuous circle Of spray. Very Oft
en- In large confagrations the heat 10
20 intense as TO make 1t Impossible for
til. Hremen to advance to the positions
where their hose would be most ef-
fectiye. and Il is in Just such cases that
the nozzle would be most advanta-
eeous. The shield Of water can be
made as large In circumference as de-
sired. or can be directed at any angle
by a'simple movement OF the milied
head near tho extremity Of the nozzle.
When It IL required to shut of the
spray so that the view may not Do
obscured the reverse motion of Che
milled head accomplishes the purpose.
The entire stream Of water a be con-
verted into spray or a solid column OF
water can be thrown with the spray
shield for protection as described
above. When the spray il punched to
the front In the form OF a torrent II
can be used for ~extinguishing fires
among light goods and materials which
would be scattered by n solid stream.
II is useful on board ship for clean
ins decks. etc, and 1t also forms an
ideal snreauer for fountains. or II can
be used as q tree sprinkler.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-09-23
THE PIPE FACE.
Close Observers VIII Notice II In Old
Smokers.


Smokers.
The constant habit of smoking pipes
has a perceptible effect upon the face.
The pressure of the lips to hold the
pipe in position increases their curva-
ture around the stem and the muscles
become more rigid here than In other
parts. thus, says Tit-Bits. the lips at
a certain point become stronger, and
the pipe is unconsciously held In the
same habitual position. After long
continuation of the habit small cir
cular wrinkles form parallel with the
curvature of the lips around the stem.
These are crossed by finer lines, caus-
ed by the pressure of the lips to retain
the stem in position. In the case of old
men who have smoked a pipe for years,
the effect upon the lips Is very marked,
not only altering the form of the lips
but of n entire side of the face. caus-
ing the wrinkles that are the effect
OF age to deepen, and, instead OF fol-
lowing the natural course OF facial
wrinkles, to change their course so as
to radiate from the part OF the mouth
where the pipe Is habitually carried.
Furthermore, n or both lips often
protrude, just like the lips OF people
who have sucked their thumbs when
children. The effects Of pipe smoking
upon the teeth are considerable. At
the point where the smoker usually
holds the stem between his teeth the
latter becomes much worn.
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Omcns on shIpboa rd.

There are lots Of customs which time
and observance have made almost sa-
cred or shipboard. Whistling is
frowne.,u Jown. because that is SURE to
scare D. a gale of wind, A fiykg fish
coming on deck or through a portfolio
is a good indication, while a minister
on a ship Is sorething to be dreaded
by the superstitious sailor. It's bad
luck TO have a dog fall overheard.
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HISTORY PRODUCED IN PLAYS,
Celebration OF Independence In IA Can
ton Of Ncuchta1.


ton OF Ncuchtai.
Switzerland Is one of the countries
In which the tradition of a peoples
thcater Is still kept alive. There are
many regions in which religious plays
are acted every year or ut regular III
~tervals, and the celebration Of any ma
tional or local anniversary Is nearly
always attended with the performance
of a play drawn from the event and
acted by the people OF the countr!
before their fellows. In the preceding
summer the inhabitants OF Grandson
celebrated the anniversary OF a victory
gained by them centuries before by
means Of a play embodylng the prln-
cipal incidents of the struggle, ana
this year Neuchatel celebrated In sim
liar fashion the fiftieth anniversary OF
its Independence and the proclama-
ton OF the republic. For this purpose
n Swiss poet has written "Neuchatel-
SUISSE" a historical piece. which was
presented 1t the end OF July by 600
actors and 500 singers, all OF then
amateurs trained for the occasion. the
play consisted OF a prologue and twelve
tableaux, and exhibited the entire his-
tory OF Neuchatel from the fifteenth
century down to the present time. The
decorations were made in Paris from
sketches prepared in N%euchatel, ana
the large stage was placed In the open
air on the shore Of the lake, and the
spectators viewed the scene from
benches that were covered to protec;
them from the rain and nj Several
~neighboring cantons co-operated in the
celebration, which was the most elah-
crate Of It's kind ever given in Switzer
lapd.-New York Sun.
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The EmDIOyor.

To do the best you can for the peo-
pie who work for you IL, l think, to
recognize their right to combine for
their W protection against the o n
~scienceless greed which, in the com
p~etitive regime, often forces you to re
duce the wages.-Gladden.
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Peculiar Remedy.

A peculiar industry OF Kern county,
California. is the collection and ship
ment Of toads. They ere sold to the
Chinese, who use them for medicinal
purposes. They are considered espe-
cially valuable in the treatment Of
rheumatism.
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A substitut. for sait.

The fact that skeleton remnants OF
elephants are 30 rarely found In any
portion Of Africa Is explained by an
explorer. who states that as soon as
the bones become brittle from climatic
influences, they are eaten in lieu Of salt
by various ruminant animals.
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A rempsrance r.a,,.

The New Zealand local option bill
provides that every man convicted Of
being a habitual drunkard shall 30
photographed at mis- W expense. ana
every publican in the district be sup
piled with q copy.
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Is DEWEY'S BEST MAN.
SlIEUT. BRUMBY PLANTED Qua
FLAG OVER MANILA.
A Personal Selection of the Great MAYA,
Commander OF the Asistic squadron
Has Made u Good Record in the
Navy.

lEuT. Thomas b.
BruInby, to whom
fell the honor OF
being the man TO
hoist tho American
flag over Manila, is
flag lieutenant TO
Admiral Dewey.
His act signalized
the formal posses
zion Of the city and
Tho "SurrOuudiug
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Paopers In London.
On Feb. 10 there were LOG, 09S pauperr
In London.