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The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-11

jewels-she's dying. She won't miss
them. Where are they? Are they in
the secret closet off the dressing-room
at the head Of the private staircase?
That is where my wife kept" He
broke of abruptly. Where are they?"
The grip on her throat relaxed.
Il know where you mean" she cried
In her surprise-her bewilderment. Il
know"
Why should she not know-she to
whom this house had been a wedding
gift! She, who had once placed her
W jewels in that same receptacle.
She who had come back as a paid servi-
tor to the scene OF her only full, real,
transcendent happiness!
Quick. then! Quick"
An encouraging oath from outside
the window reached them. Again the
mans fingers closed around the smooth
white throat. You know. Bring
them, then-or, wait-1Il go with you.
But no noise, you understand. Not a
sound, Or" His right hand slid back
ward. He shook before her eyes the
little toy Of metal and wood he drew
forth. II can find the place alone" he
said. And then. to him without:
Bring the cord, Marty"
In that instant OF diverted attention
she wrested herself free.
Listen" she gasped. The woman
is dying. Any comomtion will kill her
at once. And I cannot-O!"
Once more the fingers. fierce In q
convolution born OF rage. were at her
throat and the masked face bent lower.
You must! You shall-or, by
The fingers tangled In a chain-a
mere thread Of gold. Something fell
with a mellow clatter to the floor,
The mar stopped hastily. He picked
up the fallen bauble.
Don't take that" %entreated the
nurse. She had fallen back once more
1T is of no value. That Is of no in
trinsic value. 1t Is mine-only mine
Give IL to me-"
She was white as death. and SILVER
ing. when she held out piteous. en-
treating hands. She forgot fear in de.
sire.
But the man was staring stupidity
upon the medallion In his palm-an
ivory medallion upon which was paint
ed a girls face. How sweet that face
was-how near, r%eproachful. tender
familiar! A lifted young face, full OF
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-11
RICH PICKING FOR SAILORS.
British Tars Oftsn Derive Fortunes In
Prize Money.

Prize Money.
As the minister of war has said, we
are now at strife with an enemy which
does not even possess a cockle-boat,
and those brave sailors who are fight
ing periodically with their soldier
brothers have not the additional in
centives that used to be held out to
tars in the way Of treasure ships, the
capture Of n of which, incredible as
It may seem. in some cases gave each
ordinary seaman as much as G 1000
worth then much more than now
prize money. 1t Is not very long since
an old sailor died in London who re-
membered serving on vessels in the
royal navy that sometimes waited OF
one station for a year for a treasure
ship they had been warned OF, and who
was present when our craft, the Etha-
liam, captured the Thetis, with 81, 7OO,-
600 on board. About the same time
three OF our warships, after lying in
wait for months, captured the Santa
Brigada with a treasure of nearly ST.
600 900 in her hold. 1t needed sixty
three artillery wagons-escorted by
armed men and bands OF music-to
convey the treasure to the citadel of
Plymouth. and each captain received as
prize money $40, 1870; each lieutenant
had $500 and each seaman and ma.
rine f1S2.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-11
A New Mineral.

Mohawkite is the name given to a
new mineral discovered in the copper
mines at Houghton, Mich. 1t is an
arsenide of copper in connection with
an arsenide of nickel, united chemical
ly, not mechanically. An alloy of cop
per and nickel is in good demand, and
the new ore, 1t is said can be turned
into copper, nickel, arsenic and cobalt
with less than l per cent of waste.
Cobalt is the base Of the deepest blue
dye. Arsenic is worth FIVE cents q
pound. copper II cents and nickel more
than twice as much as copper.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-11

love, shyness, half-hedged courage. And
the shyness that was saintliness-he
knew all these.
Give 1t to me-" the nurse entreated.
Give me my little girls picture. Give
1t to me. 1t Is all ! have OF value
Bessie's picture"
The man hesitated. He still looked
down OF the trife in his great hand
motionless. %entranced. From without
sounded q crackle OF curses.
Il will CO." the man said. If you
will answer these questions. Where Is
this child? Where Is her father? Why
are you here?"
She put out both hands and felt
blindly for the table behind her.
"She is at the Sacred Heart convent.
She is good. She is beautiful. Her
father left his home long ago in a mis-
taken-a jealous rage" She paused.
Something in the pose Of the great
bulk confronting her-in the echo OF
the voice that had Intercepted, made
her nostrils rigid--her lips blue. IL
am here because I must support my
child and myself. That is ALL"
Your child!" he repeated. He was
gazing down on the bright thing in the
hollow Of his hand. That face! The
broad brow; the eyes. long-iidded and
long-lashed; the serious sweep of hair
about the temples-these were his own.
And the mouth-those square cut. SEN
sitive lips with the beguiling diffidence
that was half audacity-those were
hers.
Mora" he began. II was his old
name for her. Mora"
Cit to work." advised a husky voice
from the outer darkness. cit to
work, you bloomin' fool"
That "bloomin' fool moved nearer
to the nurse. He had cast aside his
Disgusting hat and 'kerchief.
Mora, you remember how we came
down here to cook a post-opera supper
one spring night, after we had come
back from New Orleans? did not
recognize you at first. Dress-time
change-many things. All these have
caused natural alterations" 1t was no
longer the intruder who was speaking.
1t was the conference.-the scholar.
I'VE we're so afraid Of the cook. you
recollect? And that COMPOUNDED ONE
let, des herbes! We tried to make II
as it was served to us in dim, dark,
dear New Orleans. What dinners we
had In that little, gloomy restaurant
on the Rue Chartres! WHIST prowl!ng
In the French quarter! How you hated
the lazy old mules on Tchoupitoulas
street! Then. there were the mornings
In Jackson square! And the strolls
through the French market. and"
There was no mistaking the fervor OF
the curse which anne through the
opened window. But the man fingered
although he had handed back the
bauble.
do you remember?" he insisted.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-11
OSTRICH AS A WATCHMAN.
sasscious BIRD, Named Napoiean, Keeps
Guavd.

auavd.
An ostrich Waterman Is the latest
trained wonder in Florida. He can be
seen every night making his rounds
through the pen Of an ostrich farm
rear Jacksonville, says a correspond
ent of the Philadelphia Times. About
a week ago the sagacious bird, which
has been named Napoleon, proved his
capacity for the appointment. About
eight months ago the owners Of this
herd of ostriches established the farm
at this place. Previous to this time
and since 1885. when they made their
first importations Of birds into this
country they carried on their extensive
farm in California. Attracted by the
salubrious climate and the shorter dis
lance to their markets, they determin-
ed upon this step. When they estab-
lished their farm at Jacksonville, they
added as an especial attraction speci-
mems of many rare birds and animals
capable of easy domestication. Among
the former was a flock of over 200
golden and other varieties OF phea-
SAINTS. In the course Of events this
fact became known to the many color
ed gentry, and knowing the darky's
natural penchant for 'chickin'," the
owners feared for their latest purchas-
es. The pheasants, they knew, would
be tempting, because all birds look
alike to coons, and these resembled
more than anything else, nice, fat
acknowledged roosters. and SO would
become doubly tempting. Nor were
the fears OF the owners g%roundless.
The "cullod' population rapidly pass
ed through the stages of hearing, in
v~estigating and finally seeing. At this
stage Of the game the owners Of the
ostrich herd took steps to prevent the
loss OF their property. and Napoleon
was called into requisition.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-11
Take to Hills.

A London, May 8 dispatch says: The
Beers are everywhere retiring before
the British. except on the Natal from
tier and at Mafcking. to the inner cir
Gle of their dcfenses. They appear de-
termined not to fight until the Kroon-
stad hills are reached. Lord Roberts
is expected To do another forty or fifty
miles and then to wait for a time in
order to bring up supplies and to re-
pair the railway. There are one or
two hints in the dispatches from the
front that he may rest for a few days
at Smaldcel,,
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-11
WHOLESALE CHICKEN THEFT
Two Farmers lose 100 Fowls Each
One Recent Night

Ed Young. a farmer living neal Uni
versity Rlace, Ncb.. notified the Lin
coin police recently that he had lost
100 chickens by theft. They were
taken from his chicken house. A
neighbOr of Mr.. Young. willard Rulef-
son. also reported the loss Of 100
chickens by theft. How the chickens
were taken could not be told, and there
was nc intimation from the losers that
they suspected any particular person.
Mr.. Young lost a team by theft a few
months ago.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-11

While it would have been crafty
ing to many friends Of Senator Quay.
TO have him seated by the senate,
they have what satisfaction Is to be
gained from the bare refusal of the
senate to seat him. The question in
volved in his case deserved an ex-
preston OF the senate. and a moro
decisive one would have been prefer
able. A difference Of two votes Ia too
small to give emphasis such as ought
another.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-11
JAPS COMING BY THE SCORE

Thirty Thousasa seou 20 lnvade Hrit-
tsh Ceiumbta-
Officers of the steamship Tacoma,
which has arrived from Yokohama,
speaking Of the great number of Jap
anese focking TO the United States and
British Columbia, say it was current
talk in Yokohama that there would be
10000 Japanese TO leave their native
country for British Columbia alone,
this summer, and il is believed that
the number coming to the United
States will be enormous. The steamer
Tosu Maru is now due on the sound
with 1000 Japanese on board, and the
D~alnyrostock one of the Tacoma liners.
will be here in Il few days with 800
more.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-11
AGENTS OF FENIAN PLOT

Light on Attempt to Blow Up weiiand
Canal Lock.
The evidence which will he produced
at the trial of the three men charged
with attempting to blow up lock No.
-. i'm the Welland canal. says "A Tor
onto. Ont, dispatch, it is understood,
will show that the prisoners were not
the instruments of the labor element
Of Buffalo supposed to be antagonistic
to a Canadian route for grain traffic,
but the agents of a Fenian plot.
II has been learned that the three
men concerned in the outrage arrived
at Buffalo from a city on the Atlantic
seaboard. They were unacquainted in
Buffalo and left for Niagara Falls at
the earliest possible moment after
their arrival in Buffalo.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-11
SMALL SCHOONER SWAIN
Flee Mssn supposed Ia Have neen Loaf
Near Sitka.

The steamer Bertha, from Alaskan
points. which has arrived at Seattle,
Wash, brings news of the swamping
of the small schooner Dora X. and the
possible loss of five men between Sitka
and Litayua. The schooner was in
tow of the steamer when the tow line
broke. the boat swamped and the
cargo and men were thrown into the
water. Much of the cargo and the
body of one Of the men is reported to
AVE washed ashore two or three days
later.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-11
store Robbed at DIIler.

The general merchandise store of
I.ightner Il Hutchinson at Diller. Neb.,
was broken into by burglars and about
$3.50 worth of dry goods taken. The
burglars broke into the section house
and secured tools, then broke the
plate glass in front of the store and
took what goods they wanted. The
Fulton bloodhounds were telephoned
for and n an excellent trail has been
kept it is thought they will he able to
locate the robbers.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-11
Extent of Mine Disaster,

w. q. Sharp, superintendent Of the
Pleasant Valley Coal company at Scho-
field, has made IA report to the treas
urer of the company in regard to the
mine disaster at Schotield, in which he
says: Total killed. 1919; bodies recov.
cred to date, 1913: injured, :. OF those
in the mine 100 escaped alive and I'M
injured. There are los widows and
go orphans"
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-11
Negro Hanged for Murder

James Nettles, colored, w no had
twice been respited, was hanged at st.
Louis, Mo-, in the Jail yard at the
Four Courts. He died bravely. Nettles
was convicted Of the murder OF Samuel
w. Mann, aconductor Of the Suburban
street a line, on July I, 1898.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-11
KILLED BY THE COLLAPSE
Two women Were Surocated and Sever
Others Injured.

Two Women We're S~urocated and Seven
other Injured.
by the collapse of a house at 1880
North Eighth street. st. Louis, Mo-,
Cora Everson and Melvina Nelson. col
ored, were killed and seven others.
who are now at the city hospital AS "a
result of their injuries, narrowly es.
capped death. The two women named
were s~uffocated, as no marks of injury
are to be seen on their bodies. Fire.
men rescued the other inmates Of the
building, which was "a two-story Iii.
lap idatcd structure that had been con
demned. All were asleep when the
accident occurred.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-11

Burglars entered the First National
bank of Brady, Pa, dynamited and
looted the safe. The bank officials re-
fused 10 make any statement of the
amount taken, but the loss is said to
range from 81, 900 to $4,000. The rob-
beers left no clue.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-11
Find Fioater In the Platte.

A fioater was found in the Platte
river at Louisville, Neb,, whose general
description leads to the supposition that
the body may be that of Henry J.New-
man of Omaha, the woman's tailor who
has been my~steriously missing for a
fortnight.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-11
Terrific Hall StOrm M ToIedo.

A terrible hail storm at Toledo. O..
broke many thousands of dollars
worth of plate glass, damaged the city
greenhouses, stripped young fruit
trees Of buds and blossoms and caused
a number of serious runaways. The
aggregate of losses will be large.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-11
HArNesta for Dantiata.

II a child would eat candy once q
day and then wash out his mouth
thoroughly he might keep up the prac-
tice for fifty years without harm to
his teeth. but 1t 10 the constant suck
Ing OF candy, always having something
sweet In the mouth, that eats away the
enamel and reaps mighty hsrvests for
the dentists.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-11
Furniture Factory Burnei.

The factory of the Ware Furniture
company, at Atlanta, Ca, was burned.
Forty cottages occupied by employees
were destroyed. The total loss will be
S2OO, OCO, with insurance about half.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-11

II the British would only look for
the Beers where they don't expect to
find them they would doubtless come
upon them with greater frequency.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-11
BIG STRIKE ON AT ST. LOUIS
Twenty-six Hundre street Car Men
to Go Out.

to Go Out.
A 81. Louis special says: The execu.
tive committee Of the street railroad
mems union have decided TO recon-
mend to the employees of the transit
company that a strike be decided upon
forthwith. A mass meeting of the
employees was at once called to take "a
vote on the executive committees re-
port.
The st. Louis Transit company EN-
ploys about $500 men.
AT 2 o'clock Tuesday morning the
mass meeting Of employed without a
dissenting voice decided 10 go on a
strike immediately. Twenty-six hun.
dred men participated in the meeting.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-11

A seat in the New York stock ex-
change has Just sold for S4l, 500. II
the increase continues. they will o O
be as high as seats In the United
States senate.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-11

Success is the result Of perseverance
Many a boy who began by turning a
grlndstone grew up and became an Or
IA grinder.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-11

Down East a man stole a set OF har-
ness and the detectives we're helpless
because he left no trace behind.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-11

They will never be able TO convince
Butler that Bobs is a great military
chieftain.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-11

The American Steel and Wire com
pany is not arranging for IN edition
OF Gates Ajar."
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-11

A woman never thinks Of anything
special she wants to say until some
other woman is talking.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-11

The indolent man knows nothing OF
the enjoyment resulting from honest
labor.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-11

The jolly barber is always ready to
ecrape an acquaintance.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-11

The helm Ia but a little thing, yet
II overns the course OF the ship.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-11

When everything else fails a beau
tiful bonnet will turn a woman's head.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-11

The more you think Of some men
the less you think Of them.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-11

Not the least alarming phase OF the
situation in South Africa is the fact,
that the black natives out-number the
whites In the proportion OF twelve 70
one. In the case OF a prolonged con
nict between the Beers and the Eng
lish the attitude OF the natives Is al.
together uncertain, In Cape Colony
there are 400, 900 white residents and
four times that number of blacks. The
white population Of the Transvaal is
estimated at $50, COO, as compared with
sec, 900 natives, In Natal the total
number OF whites Is not more than
80, 900, while the blacks number $780,
900. In the Orange Free States the
blacks outnumber the whites in the
proportion OF nearly three to one. In
Rhodesia there are 1000, 900 natives
and a white population which rela,
lively amounts to nothing. In Britiss
Central Africa $50, 900 blacks are op'
posed to a tiny band Of not more thar
500 English soldiers. In fact, al
through South Africa the negro prob
lem Ia likely to grow in importance
during the continuance OF hostilities.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-11

New York may yet become known
"a Prirefghtersville.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-11

In Paris It has been customary for
cyclists to 60 to the nearest restau-
rant and 10 initiate their tires with the
help Of carbonic acid apparatus, which
is used to give a head to the beer, but
II Is found that a pneumatic tire infat-
ed with carbonic gas soon loses It's re-
siliency, and the gas escapes with re-
markable rapidity.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-01-04
Lost Mountain.

Mr.. Andrew Pickens and wife, of
Bonhsm, Texas, are spending some
time with Mr.. Pickens sick mother
here.
Mr.. Charlie Wright and Mrs.
DR.. Lee Wright, of Brandon.
Texas, arrived here the 22nd ult.
DR.. Lee Wright is expected to ar
rive III a few days. He was forced
to give up his practice in Texas
on account of his health. We
welcome him and wife among us
and hope our genial and healthful
climate will soon fully restore his
health.
Mr.. S. F. Mayes, while helping
to load large rock on a wagon.
the rock fell on his foot and
bruised it very badly, disabling
him so he cannot walk.
Mr.. Sam Watson and Miss
Annie L. Logan were united in
marriage Oh the 28th, ult. Mr..
Will Jackson was best man and
Miss Maggie Talley, maid of honor.
Sam is one of our best young men,
upright and honest and promises
to make friends wherever he goes.
The bride is one of our most Gull
tured young ladies, has been en-
gagged in teaching for several years.
May peace, health, happiness and
prosperity attend them through
this voyage of life. They left
Friday for Rome, where they will
make their home.
After spending the holidays at
home, Mr.. Will Jackson has re-
turned to Rome.
Our last two communicable rs
got lost somewhere. They didn t
appear in print.
Does the legislature propose to
tax all the dogs, if SO, it ought tc
raise considerable revenue. You
know we have the canine species
which are also very common.
Yes, Fairy" Lost Mountain
has grown immensely large of late
and we are glad to have your assis-
tance in looking after the West
side.
Dinners, sociables and enter
tainments engaged our people dur
ing the holidays, we would like to
mention all but space forbids.
Corners and goers were numer.
Gus the past week, too numerous
TO mention all.
The Christmas tree at Midway
was success. ALLEN.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-01-04
Moon.

Born unto Mr.. and Mrs. J. T.
lookout. fine son.
Misses Callie Humphrey, Ola
Stewart and Minnie Duren, of
near Brownsville, visited friends
here last Friday.
Prof. .. T. Gam began his
school at the Corner Academy last
Monday morning with a very good
attendance.
We learn that Rev. d. G..
Wright and Mr.. G. A. Crow, both
of this place, will leave soon for
Cedartown, where they have ac-
cepted positions with the Polk
county ore mines.
Messrs. Bennett and Will Sor-
rels, of Rockmart, spent last
week with relatives here.
SCHOOL GIRL.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-01-04
KenneSdW.

Last Thursday night week our
community was saddened by the
sudden death of Mrs. Hayes, aged
sc years. She was a consistent
member of the Baptist church and
was loved by all, and was truly a
Christian, We tender oar sym
pathy to the bereaved.
Mrs. Matte Howell, who has
been visiting relatives here has re-
turned to her home in Montgom-
cry, Ala.
Mr.. L. NJ. Greer has gone to
Atlanta, where he will accept a
position. Since his departure one
of our fair young ladies looks very
sad.
Mr.. A. B. Smith has returned
home after spending several days
in Birmingham and Eutaw, Ala.
He probably viii! move to Bir-
mingham.
Mr.. Steve Evans, of Horse Creek,
Ala, is visiting his sister, Mrs.
Hettie Evans.
The school at this place gave an
entertainment at the Academy on
last Thursday night the 21st. A
large crowd was in attendance
and they seemed to have heartily
enjoyed the performance. This
entertainment ranks among the
first of its kind given at this place
and considering the short time
given to the preparation and prac-
tice it was considered very good
indeed, and justly reflects much
credit upon the able and efficient
principal, Prof. n. f. w. Stokely,
who had the matter in charge.
BIRDIE.