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The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-20
WASHINGTON CONQUERED.
GRIP TAKES THE CITY IN ITS
IRON GRASP.

Government Machinery Almost at a Stand
still Enormous Percentage OF En-
ployss Stricken with La Grippe.
Capitol at the mercy OF
the Plague.
The grip epidemic is raging in the
capitol city, and fully one third OF the
government employees are sick or SUI
fering from the dread disease. Violent
headaches, fever and chills, sneezing
and running at the o and eyes to.
pethcr with the bone-racking aches
and pains and a general exhaustion
are the rule rather than the exception.
The best way TO fight the grip is to
strengthen the nerves and build up the
resis,ive powers so as to throw of the
deadly disease germs, and nothing will
do this so quickly and surely as DIR.
Miles Nervine. 1t has restored health
to thousands Of grip sufferers after
every other remedy had failed.
"When the grip left me was q brok.
en- down wreck, both mental and phys.
ical. My trv were completely un
strung, my appetite failed, could not
sleep and became 10 Respondent that l
despaired Of EVER getting well. l be-
gan to improve with the first bottle OF
DIR. Miles Nervine and when l had TAX
en- seven bottles I was completely
cured. Have been strong and well
ever since and weigh more than l ever
did before"
SAMUEL +. PILsoN, Stanton, Va.
All druggists are authorized to sell
DIR. Miles Restorative Nervine on guar.
antee that first bottle benefits or money
refunded. BE sure and get DR.. Miles
Nei vine. Booklet on heart and nerve
diseases sent free. Address,
DIR. Miles Medical Co, Elkhart, Ind.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-20
METHODIST

Services next Sunday as follows:
Morning service at 1890.
Sunday School at II 80 Am.
Preaching at Amboy at 3 pm.
JUNIOR League at A pm.
Senior League at Z pm.
Evening service at 7;30.
Prayer meeting on Wednesday even
ing at 7:30.
Ladies Aid Society Friday afternoon
All are most cordially invited to at
tend.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-20
Try Crain-Ol Try GrainIO.

Ask your Grocer today to show you q package
Of GRAIN.O, the new food drink that takes the
place OF coffee. The children may drink II
without injury as we'll as the adult. All who try
It, like It. GRAIN o has that rich seal brown OF
Moka and Java, but 1t is made from pure grains
and the most delicate stomach receives It with
out distress. Y the price Of coffee. i5c. and
2oc. per package. Sold by all grocers.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-20
Relief In Six Hours.

Distressing kidney and bladder diseases re.
lieved In six hours by New Great South Ameri
can Kidney Cure" II ia q great surprise on &C.
count Of its exceeding promptness In relieving
pam In bladder, kidneys and back, in male or
female. Relieves retention Of water almost
Immediately. IL you want quick relief and
cure this is the remedy. Sold by e. l.. Getting,
druggist, Red Cloud, Neb.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-20
Beauty L. blood Deem.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar.
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm.
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, b~lackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets, beauty for ten cents. All drug.
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, lOc, Csc, SOC.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-20
Rheumatism Cured In a Day,

"Mys .ic Cure" for rheumatism and
neuralgia radically cures in l to 8 days.
Is action upon the system is remark.
able and mysterious. 1t removes at
once the cause and the disease imme.
diately disappears. The first dose
greatly benefits; 10 cents. Sold by II.
K. Grice, druggist, Red Cloud, Neb.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-20

LEARN TO SAY mo" when a dealer
offers you something "just as good" in
place of Hoods Sarsaparilla. There
can be no substitute for Americas
greatest medicine.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-20

To insure a happy new year keep the
liver clear and the body vigorous by
using DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the
the famous little pills for constipation
ap' N--r '~~-"h'-s & l.. Getting.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-20

Paul Perry ,iof. Columbus, Ga, suf.
fered agony for thirty years, and then
cured his piles by using DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve. 1t heals injuries
and skin diseases like magic, G. l..
Coltibg.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-20
500. Dr.. e. Detchon's Anti Dieur.tic.

May be worth TO you more than 800 II you
have a child who soils bedding from inconien.
ence Of water during sleep. Cures old and
young alike. II arrests the trouble ut once. 81.
Sold by Q. l.. Getting, druggist, Red Cloud, Neb.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-20
To Cure a Cold IN One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab.
let's, All druggists refund money if it
fails to cure. 25c. The genuine has
l.. b. Q, ON each tablet.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-20
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away.

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic. full Of life, nerve and vigor, take No-To-
BAG. the wonder. worker, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, 50c or sl. Cure guaran.
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-20

Hoods Pills cure nausea, sick head.
ache, billiousness and all liver ills.
Price IS cents.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-20
Marvellous Offer. 2sc

900 Photograph Views Of the United sla,,
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grapher. and three months subscription "a
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able of Dewey, Sampson. Schley, Hobson Clai,
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principal Spanish war ships. and are very ys5
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contains new copyrighted sheet music worth "
to 81 ca, 80 to 4S pages each month Send toia,
We want to increase our circulation to 9OG
and therefore make this remarkable Offer.
Conkey's Home Journal, Dept. A, Chilean
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-20

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. loo or ESQ.
II G. @. G. fail to cure. druggists refund money.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-20

Educate Your Bowels with Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
l0e, 2bo. II c. c. @ foil, druggists refund money.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-20

Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong, blood pure. t0c, q. All druggists.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-20
Bac for Fifty Cents.

Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong, blood pure. bOc. q. All druggists
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-20
We WILL GIVE YOU $4 WArcu

WE WILL GIVE YOU a 50 WATCH
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-11

and his three wives what win we DO with
some Of our new American citisens In the
Philippines. who have thirty wtvssf In
that country they don't have even MILL
rsry bills a. q cheek on this pernicioua
habit We have no Mornonissn In Texas.
so nornEne ana the ether kind II 20 hard TO
trail down ia "A state ave times a. big al
New York thar would rather 90 up
sxssns, tse fSe.oO Democratic majority
Ola settlers tell ne that secret Aormcnssm
In Texas Is about ssasu quo. We used 20
regulate such matters by vigilance COM
rnt,fees but we have an advanced etvilt-
nation ne@ Until I don't believe I could
organise one. not even 10 hang = man for
horse stealing. much less fer pasygnnay.
Texas is i.iee mites from north TO south
boundary Befare the war. BY some means
they caught up with a man who had seven
wives, and although scfne Of them were
leo mile. apart. they got them all to-
ge,aer and made the man live WITH them.
ALI IN are house Since then we have not
has many avovs3 Normons-
4 dem, mind helping yea all do uc'
Epasrsx or any ether Mormon. a. they
have no Votes In Texas. viii agree 70
SEE sAsf no man breaches IL IN Texas bot
~pn's undertake 20 stop ,he practice. IN
less | asa given ire Republican campaign
fang ard TIE army row IN ra~ Philippines
ssrSe receiving pour letter. saye studied
IN. question srors a social stAn5aain'- Tse
women car step this business because II
the nsss usse has nerve there VIII - ~
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-11

Poettcaa Tribute by Alfred Auesin,
Feet Laureate.
M Alfred Austin has written sn ode entitled
Indian sanmsr" TO s.rnmsnosate the queens en.
frsnss On her sss u nrut printed in Amer
Ira hs the New Yerk Herald.
spns<time was Towering in your fair Young face
S wnsa a-i sas .ess.sf laid sn yen It's had
In tie rough burrows MES long duties frae,
scAs'sfas nth lavish heart the smiies of youth and
srace.
Taoash Arssi sanasioe with It's covers year ssss.
Add sAns lis smeseas descsns in ypur ears.
Ton. with \ foresight wiser than ySssr sears
EstheasAt yua If the time. msre sertcas swee4
When nssew frai; is stored And stacked il rfpeued
wheat
With heart tender As III. bud half blown.
Yes In tho very season II sntng love.
krseiias, you soaahs sss impulse from ahssve
CheSssins for eonsor II your earthly throne
A s"ul akin to youss. . mlai TO match your own
81 sas, when slowed vour summer Ger the land.
You srta ,oar people reana Yea. eoaid forecast
kise sritsns future rIanssc in sh~ raa.
Engaging psVuaiss 81 rule Rightly rlaaaed
or fs~~aea rSaaa rear sAores. and "a ths sea con.
msad
And froa chr sunshine sanaesainz seems ~itAdrxwn
-. a. p~nsiss shsss-s Isasia<s ea she iswn.
Wen cSsy taaGse~a sirSvss ta tire ianc.
The ons z~ees sainS tsss then aa~ssasrcd Doth ~
Faa.HL
Ra, tAsre is hearty in ausu,anai s-psssh
NJ IRA sssa IA scar Apssls aswy Essses
AAss- vita rs stare ~ svssira strs1.a sheaves
tF's't siAh4s tie wssa ~h<ss oss tinse passed the
.ts~.
aas rfgxae4 labs, rags suaannsns os ~ sa~
ie- thsCsA rsn-S ths sSlivssas rs,ekco calls.
ftesa laHa g. had. lanses the ssrar
9 sSil7ssag eliza TIE sarussie vsuats ms lar.
Ahs TfnESsF<s mate. as fssss ths isss Ard falls.
hsste'Etss IA nase 81 hare that Eesss passa
tYoSs hsEiss yest. se sgas~a II ss~ese NEW
A 5sss sss dAs IN isis, aiUax TIRE sslr
Aas ts@xe4 s~rrtas sests eskszd her ssf--
frNss 80 sssssssss~t sasts Assvsawasd ..sr.
ASs s~sgs ssssz liz Aai easts tAsresd the deas
se4sss Sc s. less earthly sAAs divsns
@ssE lssss tteA ssssssrs VITA tire ssyx s.~~sss
Ns@S 81 ss ssss tsxzs easy 20 szass
sesszss Hsn Ga sAss 3ass& lskls. Ez~ TINA
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sSs1- raofsns se<4ss. 1cre tcAEs>
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ffs&ss hssaa ~ssA ss~evx ssrr~a hr DeaAe~s's sac.
Are AsSSS sssoss .sssssea As8 harvest hynra
ssg9z.
k3azstss .n8 faRss ard sssrs. ard aassss
sssakE s@s tshse. @H&sersss Asse-
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fss f4sSs In 49, ssa1 sss ks~r we&a-
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-11

New York than to exist In any ether city
In the world No mAgtc wand Of ancient
fAhis was ever more possns 20 unlock the
gAfU Of caatie or pfison thAn the name at
charity - 10 OD<n way 20 the public
treasury. The liberal and weil-uigh indss-
eliminate giving Of the mooney OF the tax
payers Tor the relief Of sickness and pow
es1y has been commanded By law. SANE
fi0nsd By esaom ard approved By pubic
opinion unffl the possieti3ty Of checking Or
reforming she ahaR grows more and more
remote ~ the burden tncxsases and the
ev1i resu1ss multiply. The city 81 New
york gives annually to public charity more
than &stee.eoo ana contributes Indirectly
0sM.aee ncre.--Dsrd 3. Coier in Popular
Science Monthly.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-11

a loaf q bread $50 ysarx old was found
In the tomb Of Meatuhotsp. who ,sisa ia
Egypt 2.sse u. {. il Is ncw in she museum
OF Rerisn
THIS Loaf Of cake or bread IL dark hr,x,
In color. inside are many larre holes
f'cenasiy this Part % the bread bong s,ne~
Tell into dust. hus much q. the hraaa san
remains IN the shape Of whole kernels mnst
piecss ct Grain. Esanalna.sen proves tAat
the or~aa was made 81 barley. AMI N.
Ers,ns were emily ruasty crushed an, ne.
sifted, This rroses that bailey bread was
one Of the earliest kinds made ana /, Wa.
baked and ooyere. with twixs ana l-avns "
the sycamore tree
The presses OF rrsrar,nx the grain far
ersaa II ~ be gathered from a wall g,
scrtrssan which has h-en discovered NJ,
Theees u - a graphic picture o. sAa
entire process. THIS picture shows sszt A.
that early period sven the hsa.f rnla wa .
nnt yet iaeeatsS, TIE ranY MAS ~ s~o,,~~.
far fran tne. and tAe Nrwsa resulting va
90 the ksae found In the soazsss y wa
no. baked Ia ovens. hsts after being knsagt
ed into dough, nv the a5ssstan OF water
was placed hes seea ,we hsafct stores Or
was par CT a plate aat isssi upsa the red
hot eoNfs.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-11

Carruthers, In Nature. estimates 60
night Of iocusts that passed over The IT,
chip Golconda. when on the Great h
islands. In the Red sea. In Novemhes,
at over 3.ao square miles In extent:
number Of insects he calculates % -
been ~. go On. oao. GO. and the weight ~
mass q. 50. 400 go tons. each locust -
ing one-sixteenth OF An ounce: ana
ship Of 600 tons burden. be adds.
have made T.o6o. 900 voyages 70 casSy
great host. even II packed togsth1
times more closely than they we're ~
Another apparently q stronger aights
seen going In the same direction the -
day. According to Official accounts o
Gusts In Cyprus. no fewer than -,
egg cases were collected and made g.
with In 1881. up 10 the end Of Octobess 49,.
by the end of the season the weight q
eggs collected and destroyed amounse4
over $50 tons. In 1913 iceusts dev1ee
the island Of Tsnersffe On the w. 49,
from Africa they aliKhted on the wsteeM
a heap as big az the largest sf1ip.-1l
Tales Of Insects. l.. n. EAdenoch.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-11
DEWEY ONCE IN uNDRkss.
To Meet Emergency He Ignored Hts
Fixed Ruie.

Admiral Dewey used to be called the
dandy commodore" because he was 40
careful OF his clothes Though his wife
died fwNsty years ago. II 10 a matter of
tradition that Dewey was never seen
without a spoiless uniform. ard never
wore u pair OF socks which were darned
or needed II. II IN, thersfora. surprising
70 md from the records of the navy de-
partrneut that the great admiral. the
dandy commodore" once fought lisslc
battle Of his own. clad In no more strtk-
ing uniform than an immaculate night
shirt. After the rebellion Dewey was
cruising In the Mediterranean on a ship
supposed to be the old Canandaigua. The
war fever had died out and the men FREE
quentiy deserted. On meu-of-w war boats
cannot be lowered without an order ex-
c~rf In case Of a man overheard.
Several maicontents In the crew one
night raised the man overheard" cry,
lowered q boat and scuitled OF Into the
darkness. Dewey vas executive officer
Of the ship and was called from his
berth. Though even then particular as 10
his dress. he didn't care about uniforms
when there was quick work 70 be done
He rushed up 80 the quarterback In half
a gale ef wind. and promptly took com
manf In spite Of his curious appearance
He knew his men thoroughly. and acted
promptly in spite OF the darkness
Come hack here. Jim Brown. Tom
Robinson and the rest Of you.'' he shout
ed. and punctuated his remarks with
three shots from hts revolver
The shots. the ghostiy figure on the
quarterback. and the sudden use OF their
names startled the men into obedience.
and they came sneaksn8 hack 10 the ship
while Dewey ard his undyess uniform re-
tired onee mare below
This incident - vouchsd Tor officially
Chicago Tribune.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-11

res rsr cent. % ali human beings wse
die se New York city are buried IN pos.
tes'x field. az raa;ie expense. sssg ths rec
ersis 81 eTaansEef charity, afncial ana srsssi,
osssessl. show ths: irsr than per cent ~
tse living are ps0nsrs Or dependant Y~--
eonx There srs s~e explanations 90 .se
difference hesween the number at lsvlng
roar anS pcrniiess dead. The rsses eae Is
tha; abuse as pubic charity has grown 20
such proportions that tire easy has s@eoas~
the Mecca OF n. earesssc lssers ana ira Haps
OF the entire country.
II e easier fos an Industrious and ssrex3
professional eexg2- - live Ia luxury ic
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-11
MADE A FORTUNE OFT OF PIE.
4 Scotchman In Australia and what
He DiA WITH His Money.


One OF Chicago's globe trotters ,,pent the
most OF last winter In Melbourne. whittier
he has lately returned. He Is naturally
friend 70 describe Melbourne he said that
the two features Of the place he best re-
membered are Coles Book arcade and
Hosies Scotch pie shop, which are al
most next door neiehbors In Bourke street.
He declared that TO have been In Aus
tralia and to not BE- able to talk about
them h to exhibit woeful deficiency in the
art Of conversation. A. II TO prove that he
Is not thus deficient. he proceeded to give
. somewhat particular account OF the TWO
men. Cole and Hosie, and their enterprises
respectively.
cole Ii alive and WELL he said. 'but
Hose has Just died at the age OF g. An
energetic young Scotchman with only
few dollars In the way Of capital. he land
ed In Melbourne In the early Sos and
started Z little Scotch pie shop at one
end Of Bourke street--what time two other
young men named Spiers and Pond were
beginning In = little restaurant at the
other end OF the same street. In 1854 Spiers
and Pond risked all their available capital
In bringing out the frNt English cricket
ing team TO Australia. The speculation
proved a great success and on the profits
Eplers and Pond were enabled to transfer
themselves 10 London and 70 revoluiionixe
the lunch business In England. But their
pie shop In Melbourne il still doing busi-
ness At the old stand
Unlike Spiers and Pond. Hosie remain
ed In Melbourne. made fortune out Ut
his three-penny Scotch pies, bailt = pretty
bitou theater. provided Melbourne with .
luxurious Turkish bathing establishment.
erected a couple Of gigantic hotels and at
talned the dignity OF mayor. He Was 4
liberal donor to Melbourne charities. but
always stipulated that his name should be
kept secret Now that he In dead"
said this Chicagoan. ''only a few weeks
before left for home. II transpired that
II was he who IN 1850 added n wing 10 the
Melbourne Homeopathic hospital At cost
OF xAUa. All his great wealth was made
GU, OF pies"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-11
A Typicas Case.

In the colonial time an Englishman
named Rogers had q farm In the neigh.
borhood OF what Is now Fourteenth street
and the Hudson river. Rogers needed
farm hand. and no he employed q newly
arrived German emiGrant. What this
Germans name was don't know, and the
nesshbors between Greenwich and Chelsea
villages did not seem to care. But he
came from the Rhine country, and so they
called tho hired man the Rhinslander In
time the hired man married the daughter
OF Farmer Rogers. and also inherited the
farm and besat . family The farm in
creased In value until now. when II 10
worth many millions Of dollars. In the
main II has been kept In the Rhinsla nder's
Family. which Is ono Of the richest in the
country. though no member Of the fam
lily ranks among the very rich persons Of
the eosntry.-John Gilmer Speed in Aims
Hes Magazine.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-11
BROOKLYN BRlD6E.

Ms isssse~s ssias a< sroa ssd sssne.
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AEd tsszS fuss- sru- tbs Aanzs - -asa
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Ter thrill shrcaxk al Y9wr charts q seess
krxfssssTe 80 sAs hvfnS s1z.
Ass aasesseszx Il rsssr asS~ss yew s.e.
LIE wsth rs xsssscssszs cszrreyts rzn
fSasr SacAessSs ssssksaxs re msr~A
st sfEz3 ass tee eternal ps@ssS
TAs sxI xstassEs saasx pszs~ss 2<xk.
fhs MA resS<ssA yesss ssAhsz fsw<es
S-<kAzsn T. u Reexgss u As1xEtsS Hous&sy
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-11
MARK TWAIN AND THE KAlsEn.

~.as. u>.,.
Wait 70 FraneAs Sosepn.
Mark Twain.s private audience with the
emperor recently delighted him beyoud
any previous ernertAncs He accents IL AZ
q cornpliment not 70 hirn,elf % much an 10
the Americana. Great as Kaiser V,iii,a M :
msssage 70 Kiplinr. thfs coursesv on the
part Of ram loser rral,v means more
than II performed NV any other crowned
head Of Europe The Austrian court Is the
most absolutely exclusive and Conservative
az ali
For the emperor 10 have Voluntarily sent
for Marx T.wafn- without the latter having
ever taken any step 10 obtain an audience
Is the fullest ,ss,imonv "a the apnrerla-
ticn IN which tina sreat Amerscan hn.narist
has tust obtained ho,h az . man ana an
author IN v,enns.. .ocisfv
The emnsror talked ~ MANY suh,sc,s
during the audience exnre..in~ the rIess-
ure ~tsh vhseh ~ haa resa .nme ~
Tv.,n.s hook. n. .,so arnressss an a.
mirafion Far Anterior. ahi,itv n var Al.
snouch sor marv raaeons ~. ~yrrs shis.
wsr~ whcl,v -sth Sr.sr ua srra.rsa
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-11

A strange war experience happened to
Lieut. J. O. Ord ore Of the brave men
who went into their last battle before
Santiago. In an Indian campaign. when
he vas . sergeant, he was detailed 20
carry dispatches from Gem Miles to an
Officer commanding body Of troops WHICH
had been stationed = long distance AWAY
to head OK the Indiana retreat. 6erEt-
Ord had TO ride across the desert alone.
~ the risk Of being caught b. the
Apachea
He rode from sunset TIL midnight Then
he was startled BY what sounded like a
human voice. He told himself II was bu:
the crunching OF the sand beneath mis-
horses feet. He rode on. but again tie
sound came 20 him. Then he dismounted
and listened. Al = result OF that listen
Ing he took on his. blue army shirt, tore IL
into strips and wound them about the
hoofs Of his horse
Leading his horse ana with his carbins
ready for action. he advanced cautiously,
and soon was able TO gather that there
was Z voice. and that its owner was sing
Ing BY and ~ the SQUADS resolved them
selves into the words. 'sOh, how love
Jesus." Out there In the desert some one
was Singing the weh-known hymn.
The soldier suspected treachsry. He hob
bted his horse. and throwing himself nat
on the ground. proceeded 70 crawl toward
the spot whence the sound came Aftc-
crawling tor more than m hour, he came
20 where an Apache sat In the middle Of
some cactus bushes. singing 1t the top Of
his voice, "Oh. how love Jesus
Having watched the Indian long enough
70 Be sure that he was alone the soldier
covered him with hts carbine and rushed
ct him. ordering him to surrender. Tho
Apache threw up both hands and made
the sign OF peace. all the while singing
Justify. "Oh. how I love Jesua!"
When the Indian was conducted to Gen.
Miles camp. and communicated with by
means OF an interpreter. II was found
that he had been sent By the Apache chief
TO sAy that the Indians were ready to treat
for peace.
He Was the only one Of his party who
could speak = word Of English, and ell
thai he knew was the one line, ''Oh. how
! love Jesus.' This he had learned from
q missionary.
Lieut.. Ord used to say that the listen.
Ing 10 that refrain. repeated over ard
over again In tl1A night journey through
the desert. w. the stransest experience
OF his military iffe.--Youth's Companion.