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The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-01
Oueer ~Newspapers.

At Prince Albert, a remote but busy
village In the Canadian northwest, a
weekly newspaper is. or recently was.
regularly published, says the New Or
leans Picayune. in the handwriting OF
its proprietor. editor, reporter. adver-
Using agent and printer, the five being
one man. He adorned his lively four
PACED sheet with carlcatures rudely
copied from comic papers. and deco
rated his horse and stock lads" with
rough cuts. The paper appeared in
purple ink from a gelatine copying
press, or hektograph, and It's editorl-
ais and local news we're usually so
clearly presented that the little jour
nal was influential In the territories,
read with avidity in the newspaper Of
fees of eastern Canada ald constantly
quoted as an authority. A newspaper
by the same process 10 the Mashona-
land Herald and Zambesi Times, con-
Quoted by an Englishman In the wilds
OF Africa and supported by subscrip-
tions and lads" from miners and
traders. The most %northerly OF news
papers Is said to be the Nord Zap.
published weekly In Hammerfest. Nor
way. by Peter Johannsen. who lives
and works in a little tuft-roofed house.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-01
A Dog with spccinclcs.

Monsieur Blum relates that, being
somewhat fond of the chase. he was
presented by n friend with n magnin-
cent hunting dog. This animal proved
to have the great qualities of n dog OF
that profession; his scent was keen
and discriminating: he was obcd!ent,
brave. not In the least gun-shy, and
would retrieve to perfection, lie had,
indeed. but ono fault. and that wac
serious. In coursing through the woods
he often raj against trees, and In the
house would strike against chairs.
table,. doors. and other objects which
came In his way. His owner wondered
what could be the matter with him,
II took him to a veterinary. This
man kept the dog n few weeks. and ro-
turned him with his bill, and the In
formation that he was near-sighted.
"Ho needs a pair of glassCe," said the
veterinary, with n grin. The advice
was good. and the dogs master acted
upon II at once. He had a pair OF
sufficiently large lences made and
adapted to the dogs wear by an In
genious artisan. The bows OF the
glasses went round the animals ears,
and were securely fastened there. At
first the dog was much surprised at
these instruments and tried to get
them Off. Soon. however, 1t seemed e
dawn upon him what they were for,
and he then wore them with grenl
pride and satisfaction. Tho dog ap-
pcared to gain every advantage from
his glasses which human beings gair
from theirs. He often went hunting
after, not depending on his scent. Ont
day. alas! the dogs owner went tc
hunt with him In n wood where there
were wild bears. The dog came upor
n OF those ferocious creatures ant
~valiantly attacked him. In the mids
of the combat the boar drove his tusl
through tho glasses. and not only thi
but so filed the poor dogs eyes witt
the fragments OF glass that from tina
time he was totally blind.-LondoI
Public Opinion.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-01

Judging from a recent report OF the
registrar general Of New Zealand.
that fine martial race, the Maoris. Is
going the way OF all aborigines whose
country has been colonized by the
whites. They may not become abso-
lutely extinct for a few more decades,
but their doom Is sealed. Among tho
causes oficially assigned for the thin
ming OF their numbers are the high in
fantile mortality resulting from i'm
proper food, exposure. and the want
OF ordinary care, constitutions debil-
itated by past d~obauchery, the belief
In native doctors and neglect OF the
sick, and the a-sption OF European
habits and costumes, leading to dis
eases OF the respiratory organs. A
Maori NJ. A., Nj Nagata. In address,
Ing a recent conference of his country
men, said that drink was pauperizing
them and sappins their vItality.-Lo
don Chronicle.
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the room, took up my stand at the
window. whore Meg had been standing.
and closed the curtains behind me to
shut out the light of the room.
Minutes went by. minutes that
seemed like hours. At last the house
door opened, shut softly, and John and
Madame Arnaud came out together,
and passed the window where / stood.
I waited. Ten minutes passed. The
clock struck eleven slowly, and John
passed the window again-this time
alone.
He let himself in silently; he wen.
back to his study. and for IN hour
longer | waited.
The fire had gone out, the room had
grown cold; but my head was hot and
throbbing. ! threw open the window
and knelt beside 1t. welcoming the
cold wind that swept IN. even well
coming the rain that beat against my
burning cheek. After a minute l
shivered. But even then l did not
move. Physical cold seemed to
deaden for a minute all the passionate
burning tumult Of thoughts that were
surging through my brain.
The wind caught the curtains and
made them sway to and fro. Suddenly.
as the door was opened. l turned to
see John coming In with n Arm quick
step across the room. He drew down
the window sharply before he spoke
"a word. Then he turned to me, with a
quick glance of mingled severity and
gentleness. He tried to speak pa
tiently, but there was something OF
anger in his self-controlled tone.
DO you try to make yourself Ill,
Kitty?" he asked.
I had risen from my knees. and /
stood leaning against the shutter, my
hands held down before me. looked
straight at him. all the agony, all the
hopelessness OF the past two hours
shining in my eyes.
Il try to die" ] said calmly. with the
calmness OF the deepest passion.
Johns eyes expressed a passion as
deep as mine. He was putting a curb
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pipn.r HIT BOB o
Nov u mig Georgia Politician Unwit-
narly saved uIs own Life.

Ccn Balm gave me a new Toombs
s'o;.' recently, says tho Atlanta Con-
stitutior. ! call It new because u has
never been printed. One night, when
the legislature vas In session, the old
Markham house was crowded with
statesmen and %lounRers. Gen. Toombs
was there. Something had gone wrong
at the capitol and he was mad. Az
usual, he took no palms to conceal his
sentiments. When Balm entered the
hotel he found the general talking ox-
citedly with a crowd around him.
Toombs objected To something said or
done In the legislature and proceeded
to "cuss OUT the whole body. Tho
eloquent talkcr was perfectly reckless.
He threw of brilliant opigrams, epi-
thets aud outbursts OF profanity until
he almost equaled n volcano In the
force. fury and fire Of his oruptions.
The loungers listened and laughed.
They enjoyed It tremendously and
looked ut the politicians to see how
they stood II. Among those present
was a member from q middle Georgia
county. He was q giant In stature,
tall. broadshouldered and muscular.
He was not In n good humor and
Toombs irritnted him. Finally he re-
sented the generals remarks. "I1l be
id II ! stand your talk any longer
he saiu. You are too personal. and IL
you repeat your statement I'll hit your
This interested the crowd. The legls-
lator lowered over everybody, ready
to strike the general. Toombs. In his
fearless way. was about to say some
thing when several OF his friends gent
ly drew him Into the elevator and took
him to his room. IL was just about to
hit him." remarked the legislator. Just
then u very small. delicatc-looklng
man. with n pale face aud mild blue
eyes, walked up to tho big politician.
Yea" SAID the little man. quietly. Il
saw tina. you were about to hit him.
That's why | came up" IL don't un-
derstana.' replied the other. II got
close to you." continued the little man,
because | was going to kill you II you
struck Gen. Toombs. I am fixed for
II. and II you had touched him I would
have shot you through the hearth"
Saying this he tapped his hip pocket.
The tall legislator In some confusion
said something apologize and explain
atory and remembered an engagement
elsewhere. THAT little man." said
Balm In conclusion, was Col John 8,
Hart, one OF the bravest cavalry OH
GERS in the confederate service. He
was afraid OF Nothing and he meant
just what he said. He would have
killed that man II he had struck
Toombs."
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-01
COILS SECRETARY.

How q Raise Was Made to His Salary
The Chicago News OF a late date
gives currency to the following story:
A few years ago Coils p. H%untington's
private secretary, Mr.. Miles. asked for
an increase OF salary. do you need
any more money!" asked Mr.. Hunt
ington, thoughtfully. mo, sir. l don't
exactly need It," replied Mr.. Miles.
'but still I'd be glad to be getting a
little more" "Ah-hum-m-m," unused
his employer. 'can you get along with
out the advance for the present." "Oh,
yes" answered the secretary, II CUES
So" and the matter was dropped. A
couple of years later a new boy ap-
peared at the Miles home and the
secretary thought the time propitious
to renew the application. why, my
dear sir" said Mr.. Huntington, when
he heard him through, II raised your
salary when you asked me before" II
never heard anything about it," said
the secretary. In amazement. "Proba-
bly, not" returned Mr.. Huntington; "in
fact, l used that money to buy a piece
OF property for you. I'd just let 1t
stand for a while II ! were YOU" Mr..
Miles thanked him warmly and retired,
somewhat m%ystiAed. Recently Mr..
Huntington called him into his private
Office. by the way. Miles, he said,
II have sold that real estate of yours
at a pretty good advance. Here Is the
check" The moun was $50, 200. The
property was part OF a large section
purchased by the railway king az an
investment for his wife.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-01
LIrTLEBAYARDs oFTHESrREE
Necessity Has Made Their Young Eyes
Very Obscrvant.


Between the woman whose business
takes her much around town and the
w%ideawake urchins belonging to tho
newsboy and bootblack fraternity
there exist feelings of great cordiality.
says the New York Commercial Ad-
vertiser. Necessity has made the
street boys eyes very o%bservant and
somehow he always sees the way to
help any one out" declares one en-
thusiastic friend of the helpful gamin.
"The other day l came downtown. en-
numbered with a dress-suit case In n
hand and an umbrella In the other. I
was also carrying n parcel under my
arm. To my discomfort / felt the
package slipping forward to a point
where It would soon fall. | had a
notion to deposit the suit case on tho
wet ground to free II hand when u
newsboy darted to my side and gave
just the little push needed to replace
the parcel under my arm. l am sure
triumphantly added the speaker. that
there are few men of my acquaintances
who would have seen my dilemma or
thought to relieve t." During tho
strike few copies of the boycotted
papers were sold to those women who
are indebted to the newsboy for many
friendly Offices. such as the restora-
ton OF dropped packages. or, greatest
favor Of all. that shrlll whistle which
attracts the attention of the inatten-
tive grlpman. One such. returning
from her vacation in q region where
New York papers were rare, eagerly
hailed a n~ewsboy with the question:
rs the strike off? Did you get what
you wanted?" The small boy shook
his head. "Compr'mised." he said.
and hen gloomily. de leaders was
bought or"
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Don't stand at the window. Meg" l
urged.
But Meg did not heed me. She stool
between the parted curtains, and
looked out across the wet pavement
shining In the gaslight.
#. Madame Arnaud." cried Meg sud-
denly.
Madame Arnaud?" I repeated.
"She Is coming In with John. She
chooses strange hours for calling, Kit
ty: the clock is Just striking nine.
Well. I am glad that some n has
come to enliven our dullness-even a
dull caller Is better than no one"
But not tonight" | said absently.
Meg turned away from the window;
we both waited for John to bring
Madame Arnaud into the drawing
room. We waited in vain. There
were steps In the hall, then Johns
study door closed, and all was silent
in the house.
Meg and I we're silent. too; the rain
beat against the panes; sat and lis
tened to II absently. Presently Meg
crossed the room and stood beside my
chair, and kissed me caressingly.
Madame Arnaud must have gone
again. I said. almost detiantly, defying
Meg's %unspoken sympathy, turning and
looking up at her.
Meg did not answe Presently she
drew a low chair just opposite to mine.
An hour dragged by. All through
that hour. even while Meg talked,
was listening with a strained atten-
ton.
go to bed. Meg" I said at last,
p~leadingly.
why, Kitty"
do go. Meg" I I urged.
Meg glanced at me. Then for once,
she rose and kissed me again and
went.
The wind had risen; the rain beat
deafeningly against the window.
Sounds in the house were lost in the
sounds of the storm outside. l crossed
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-01
NIimIcry.

One Of the most curious examples OF
natures mimicries is the substance
jewelers. call odoreta lete. The ordin-
airy observer would call this lovely
stone pure turquoise. But 1t is really
nothing OF the kind. 1t Is simply the
fossil teeth of long extinct animals
which have become tinged with various
mineral salts. 1t Is much softer than
the true turquoise. All the best tur-
quoise comes from Khorassan. in Per.
STA.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-01
CHAPTER XIv.-(Continued.)
BY Author Of "Hctty," Etc.

CHAPTER XIv.-(Continued.)
"The secret is not my own" he on
tinued earnestly after a minute; you
must be satisfied with half conf
dences.'
/ waited.
What | want to tell you, Kitty, Is
this. l am bringing a visitor here to-
night to sleep. | want no one to know
thai he is here. He Is eluding justice. |
am sorry to say that l am abetting
him."
John, what has he done?"
Don't be frightened, Kitty. We can
sleep In safety without fearing for our
lives. He has forged a cheQue-a
cheque for a large amount. 1t is not
his first offense. Many years ago he was
guilty OF a similar forgery; then the
would-be prosecutor was bought off,
the case was never brought into court.
This time he has to deal with men who
are made of sterner stuff. They will
hear no compromises; they insist on
prosecuting; for weeks past | have
been trying to negotiate with them, to
ave him. | have failed"
rs he worth it, John-worth all your
work."
mo, I think not"
why are you so anxious, them"
For old friendships sake"
Was he an old friend OF yours? Oh.
let him come here; we can hide him.
Kitty. you spoke hen almost as
your old self might have spoken. No.
dear, he was never a dear friend OF
mine. AS l said before, Kitty, you
must be content with half condolences.
A few weeks ago / hoped he had es-
capped. He could not be found. Then
we discovered that he had returned to
London and was here In hiding. To-
day l find. what I feared yesterday,
that his hiding place has been discov-
cred: he dares not return there to-
night. When 1t is much later and the
way is clear. I shall bring him here,
No one need see him. Kitty. l have a
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disguise prepared for him. Tomorrow,
when he leaves here. he will, I hope,
be unacceptable. His berth has been
taken for him in another name In a
ship for South America. Once there,
he will be beyond the law"
John stood talking to me for some
time longer. arranging the details OF
our plot.
"Shall I see him. John?" l asked.
II think not. Kitty"
I rose at last to go. John detained
me a minute longer.
mot q word to Meg" he warned
me.
NO." I promised.
Zone would not willingly trust state
secrets to Meg" he added. with a slight
smile. TRY to keep her with you all
the evening. Kitty. As for the serv-
ants, will tell them to build up the
study fire and then not to disturb me
again tonight. When dinner Is over.
take Meg back to the drawing-room
and keep her there"
You will not be at dinner, John?"
M, hO ALE obothaStSdiy .
am going out now"
"Where?" l asked.
The question escaped me before / had
time to think; 1t was not often that
questioned him about his goings. He
looked a little vexed at the question
now.
ITO Madame Arnaud's," he answered
simply.
turned toward the door; he opened
1t for me, smiling at me as he did so.
Thank you, Kitty" he said In e
grateful tone. "You have helped me
very much"
"A wifely duty!" I returned, with a
bitter little smile. Don't thank me.
/ wal bound to help you;" and
turned away from him with the sound
OF my own bitter hooking voice ring
ing In my ears.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-01
Floating Gardens In the Sea.


Not only the mainland. but tho Is
lanoo OF California, which rise from
the sea like submerged mountain
peaks, have wonderful floating gar
dens through which vessels often pillow
with difficulty in entering tho small
harbors which dot the coast. At Santa
Barbara, the entrance OF the bay Is
a maze OF floating vegetation. and the
Islands off the coast. especially Santa
Catalina. are more or less surrounded.
The floating gardens arc formed OF
long streamers OF kelp. which, at
tached to the bottom, grow upward to
n distance OF fifty to 500 feet, throw
ing out broad leaves and air-bulbs,
which act as so many balloons to sup
port them. The effect of this Is TO give
a perfect forest OF broad green leaves
rising upward and presenting a sharp
contrast to the blue water In which
they grow.
Graceful in appearance. they turn, at
every within Of the tide; now floating
directly upward their leaves high above
water. and caught by the breeze; again
reaching away in long streamers. they
are among the most striking and beau
tiful objects Of tho submarine world.
When In shore the huge plants ssum
a vertical position. and become float
ing gardens In reality. In the bay OF
Avalon they present so many attrac-
lions that boats have been constructed
especially to float over them and az
ford the occupants an opportunity to
observe the wonders OF the ocean
world.
These boats are all provided with
large plate glass windows set into tho
bottom, so the observer can sit In the
boat and gaze down through the WIN
dow and see intensified small animals.
The glass as suggested magnifles OBJ
jects, and in floating along one can al
most imagine himself under the water
and roaming at will In these gardens
OF the sea. Each leaf or frond Is
covered with patches OF color, which
represents varied animals or plants;
some are purple. red, green or yellow.
Here are delicate sea anemones. which
SO resemble blooming flowers that they
can scarcely be distinguished from the
true flowers Of the land. At the
slightest noise they close up. with
drawing their many colored tentacles.
then slowly blooming out again.
Here are minute plant-like creatures
that are really animals, though grow
Ing In a shrub-like form, and among
the wonders OF this floating garden are
some that give birth to minute young.
which become jelly fishes, to float away
and at night Ill the ocean with a won
derful phosphorescent light.
Strange shells crawl upon the great
leaves: crabs that mimic their colors
perfectly, and fishes Of the exact tint
cling to them. safe in this resemblance
from many enemies. The long leaves,
when unaffected by the current. rise
directly upward and form a maze OF
arches down among which many
strange forms are to be seen.
Directly on the bottom a large octo-
pus comes limping along. throwing out
its eight sucker-lined arms, moving in
a strange fashion. waves Of color pass
ing slowly over 1t, that seem to adapt
1t to the color Of the bottom over
which 1t Is passing. Near by we catch
a glimpse of a cousin, the argonaut OF
nautilus. crawling along. holding its
delicate shell over its head.-C. +. Hol-
der In Sunset.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-01
IN THE ODD CORNER.
QUEER AND CURIOUS THINGS
AND EVENTS.

Floating Gardens In tho Sea - Dog
whips Lion-rho King OF neastr,
Though Not Full drown. WAS Largo
In q Cingaiesc Hull Cart.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-01
So Great Induc.m.nt.

II a Chinaman saves a mans life he
Is compelled by law to support him;
the result 10 drowning folk often per-
ish unaided.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-01
The Crying Need.

Wireless telegraphy. horseless car
riages and chainless bicycles are al.
very we'll in their way. but what the
world really yearns for is a noiseless
baby.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-01
Height Of y~uixarIty.

Among the French, formerly, TO
make even the most casual reference
to a handkerchief was considered the
height OF vulgarity.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-01
Experioucs.

Mrs. Hieks-Do you have any trouble
In keeping your children clean? Mrs.
Wicks-Not a Bit don't try.--Ds-
troit Free Press.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-01

Abont 100000 tourists visited Swift
zerland during tho past summer. and
their expenditures are estimated at
120, 900. 900 francs.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-01
CHAPTER XIV.

"Heigh-ho. what a long evening this
is!' and Meg sighed. wind and rain,
wind and rain; listen to It,"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-11-23
EDITORS IN CONCLAVE.
Vermont Press Association Re-e1cct
Oficers aud Discuss a sum I'm Trip.

The annual meeting of the Vermont
Press Association was held at the Van
Ness House p~arlors Thursday morning
but owing to the fact that several who
desired to be present mad been called away
the programme arranged was postponed
until a future gathering of the association.
officers of the association were re-
elected as follows:
Presidout-Joseph Aud, Burlington
News.
Nico-prcsidents-George Atkins, Mont
pelier Argus; g. r. Jameson, White River
junction Landmark, f.. +. Langley, Barre
Times.
Secretary and t~reasurer-L. H.. Lewis,
News and Citizen.
Executive con.mittee-E. A. Mutt, Mont
PETER Journal, l.. NJ Hays, Essex Record,
Il. ". Stiles, Springfield Reporter.
col. G. s. Forbes was added to the ex-
cCutive committee and they were in
structed to look up trips To Saguenay, the
soashorc and the coming republican ma
tional convention for the next summers
outing. The meeting was called for I
o'clock p. m. and the change in the
hour was somewhat annoying to those
who were not notified, especially TO some
members of the association who arrived
in the city on the afternoon rains in or
der to attend 1t.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-11-23
EMPLOYERS TO EMPLOYEES.
0neen City Cotton Mill Corporation Give
Largely Attended Dance.

The employees of the Queen City Cotton
mill and invited friends to the number CT
about 800 in all, gathered at the new adj
dition to the mill last evening, where a
dance was rendered by the mill corpora
tion. The immense addition has 4 floor
space of about $1,000 square feet and over
half of this was utilized for dancing, thus
giving plenty of room. Many of the city
officials, the directors of the Traction com
pany and other prominent people gathered
to celebrate the occasion. Seats for over
400 were provided and from s 10 $3.50 ap
eXcellent programme was rendered by the
Howard Opera louise orchestra, from u
stand prcttily decorated with red. white
and blue bunting. At $3.50 the grand Tarch
opened the dancing with 81 couples. A
dancing order of 20 numbers was provid-
Cd ~ after the 10th number refreshments
We're served. All the expense incident to
the occasion was borne by the corporation
and the complete and extensive prepara-
tons were carried out by them in a man
ncr hat pleased all present. Treasurer
Cook, Superintendent Smell and other mill
officials were present and made all vel
come by a cordial clasp of the hnnd and a
hearty word.