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The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-13
IN WARFARE.
The Weed Plays - Prominent Part In
the Winning of an Engagement.

The Weed Plays - Prominent Part In
the Winning of an Engagement.
1t may sound strange but it Is a fact,
nevertheless. that tobacco plays a
prominent part in the winning of a
battle. THIS was known to old cam
paigners In the civil strife of the '60's
and 1t was again proven during the
trouble with Spain. A striking illus
tration was furnished by the United
states troops before Santiago. One
who was IN the trenches from the first
In telling Of his and his comrades
experiences spoke of tobacco as fol-
ows There was a tobacco famine
from the first day but 1t wasn't until
after the two big general engagements,
when we settled down to see things
out. that its effects began to make
themselves felt. At that time our boys
were suffering from about as many
different kinds OF discomfort as could
DO gathered together in one heap.
They were half starved. terribly OK
hausted, wet, cold and dirty. They
were without shelter or a place where
they could lie down. except in the
muddy trenches. where nobody dared
light a fire for fear of attracting the
sh~arpshooters. and o would natural
ly suppose that all these things would
have furnished abundant material for
grumbling. But they didn't. They
were scarcely mentioned. The only
subject that was generally discussed
was the chance OF getting a smoke,
and. when that chance was finally rec
ognized as zero plus nothing, the whole
company settled down to deep gloom.
Up to that time our men had been per-
fectly confident Of taking Santiago and
licking the Spaniards out OF their
boots. but the longer they remained
without tobacco the more doubtful they
became. They had all sorts OF sinis-
ter forebodings-we would get the
fever; the enemy would shell us with
big naval guns from the fleet; over
whelming reinforcements would be
rushed across from Havana. At the
end OF "a hours there was only one
man In u detachment who still be-
lieved we had a ghost OF a chance. He
was a chap who had stolen three big.
black cigars from the saddlebags Of a
passing general. The company re-
NAMED in that frame OF mind, only
growing steadily more and more hope
less. until the evening of the fourth
day, when a commissary wagon threw
off a box Of tobacco by mistake, think
ing 1t was beef. Our men pounced on
1t like tigers. and In Ave minutes every
body was smoking and confidence in
the American arms vas fully restored.
The troopers were. II anything. hum
grler. colder and wearier than they had
been at first. but never saw such a
sudden revival of martial spirit in my
life"
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-13
Hay and Oats.

A husky looking n armed gentle-
a wearing the SLOUGH hat that de-
notes the southerner to the manner
born. was entering the Arlington last
week, when he came into head-on col
lision with a dapper, bewhiskered gen.
tleman who was making his exit at a
$40 gait, says a Washington CORE
spondeIt. AS each recoiled from the
impact, profound excuses were made,
and nothing would content the south
erner. who insisted that he alone was
at fault, but that the other should ac-
company him to the chamber of con
VITALITY.
MY name Is Oates. sur-William c.
Oates-ex-member of Congress from
Alabama" said the one-armed man, as
he released his hand from his new ac-
quaintance's.
And mine," said the b~ewhiskered
one, is Hay-John Hay--Secretary OF
State"
"Ha. ha. ha," laughed the blum Ala
baman, slapping the premier on the
back, "a good team. surely, suh-Hay
and Oates. think I can see tile
horses In the carriages out IN from,
smiling the air hungrily, But this time
We'll reverse the rule and consume one
Of their kin. Waiter, bring me a pony
whisky
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-13
A KAFFIR

until a fat woman stuck fast in the
hole. This blocked the way for those
behind her, which explains why the
Kiowas were always small tribe.
The mythical being gave them the sun.
made the division of day and night
and killed off a number OF monsters
that threatened them. After teaching
them a few simple arts In hunting he
left them and took his place among
the stars.
Years afterward a dispute arose
among the members OF a hunting party
of kiowas over the udder of an ante
lope, a delicacy priced by the Indians.
AS a result the tribe split into two di-
: visions. one going to the northwest.
The other obtained permission OF the
Crows to move east, and took up it's
residence among the Black Hills. This
removal was made with the aid Of
dogs and dog sleds. the Klowas as yet
having no horses. They were driven
fromthe Black Hills by the Dakotas or
the Cheyennes between 1775 and 1905
and reached their present location in
southern Oklahoma by successive mi
grations.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-13

and other things imputing undue inhu-
ence to Judge Harvey make the bass
of the Amalgamated Company's de-
mand for a new trial.
Judge Harvey Denies.
or course Judge Harvey denies the
charge against him. lie says the Anal
gamated people offered him $3.50 900
for a favorable decision, and further
claims that he was threatened with
ruin and family disgrace II he refused.
Naturally the ease has created a
deep interest. People knew OF corrup-
ton In politics. but this attempt-suc-
cessful or not as the reader may de-
termine for himself-to corrupt the
judiciary has caused a sensation.
The Amalgamated Company says the
court was bribed; the Judge denies 1t,
but says the company sought to do 1t.
A disinterested party might say that
10th sides sought to corrupt. Viewed
from any standpoint, the case is a sad
dening n to lovers Of public probity
and morality.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-13
AMONG PEOPLES,
CIVILIZED AND
BARB4RIG.

personal adornment began II would be
that o o after Eve found herself out
side the Edenic paradise she looked
around for another article beside the,
fig leaf to add to her attractiveness.
And from that time to the present the
use Of ornaments has continued to
grow until today In civilized lands the
fortunate possessors OF wealth own
and on grand occasions e jewels.
the realized value of which would
the world In the days OF the orusades.
with the ornaments of civilized peo-
Piles the average reader is sufficiently
familiar. In strange lands, however.
there are adornments that would ex-
cite amusement among us. What. for
instance, is more singular than the
artificial finger nails OF the Slamese?
Among certain Oriental people the
wearing of long finger nails is indica-
tive OF leisure and It's supposed. though
very often spurious twin. refinement.
Persons wearing nails four or five
inches long cannot, OF course, work
manualIy. and IL not, then. OF course.
they must belong to the leisure class
and are therefore (such Is the reason
ing) refined. Those Siamese who wish
to be considered Tin the SWIM" but
who nevertheless work too hard to al
low of long finger nail growth. wear
artificial nails, and strut about with
these with all the %pomopsity OF the
pragmatical jackdaw in the peacock's
feathers.
Among Other Rude Peoples.
In India the Hindoo woman of wealth
weights her ankles and toes with orna-
ments: % Is the establishment of her
| charms confined to this. The bararic
love of display also manifests itself by
hanging jewelry from her nose. ears.
and frequently the underlip.
Among the dancing girls the love Of
display Is great and Is variously ex-
pressed according to individual tastes.
The Kaffirs Of South Africa are not
q very intelligent nor a very pyepos-
sessing race, but like our own Indians
they have special ornamentations. An
become warriors. They wear large balls
in their forehead. BY some kind OF
abstruse savage reasoning the balls are
supposed to act as an incentive to the
warriors to march straight ahead. Il
tickles their vanity. and this Is az
much as can be said OF other orna-
mentations. even to the coronet which
the American papa has bought, with
the incumbrance OF the de jure owner.
for his petted darling. We say dejure
advisedly, for often the de facto owner
lives under the sign of the three balls
in some side street of London, Paris
! or Berlin.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-13

the asylum he Travelled under the name
again assumed the name OF Boston"
He worked for the Gavitts a long time
before they associated him with the
man who shot Booth. Finally they
suspected his identity and he acknowl-
edged tht he was Boston" Corbett In
n letter written to the firm some
months since. w. w. Gavitt say he
is nm excellent salesman and that he
has always made money for himself
and the firm. Many Texas towns bar
patent medicine peddlers by ordinance,
but Corbett pays no attention to ordi-
nances. and has worked practically ev-
cry town In Texas without having
been molested.
Corbett's farm Is abont eighteen
miles from Concordia. in Cloud coun-
ty. lie owns eighty acres Of land. only
about eighteen acres OF which Is Mt
for cultivation. The returns from the
farm are seldom more than sum lent
TO pay the taxes. When Corbett was
committed to the asylum an effort was
made to secure a guardian In Cllul
county, but his neighbors were all
afraid of him, and refused to take the
job. George a. Huron was then ap-
pointed, and has since looked after
his interests. Corbett drew a pension
OF IS n month. Following the govern
ment custom. his name was stricken
from the rolls of the pension olIicc
after he had been missing three years.
but II he were restored to citizenship
he would be reinstated. and the gov
eminent would owe him In the neigh
borhood OF $1,000.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-13
DOCTORS" IN CONSULTATION.
The Experience of u Man Travelling oi
% Friends Pass.

The Experience of % Man Travelling on
u Friends Pass.
Travelling on another fellows pass
Is sometimes a dangerous thing said
political circles the other day. Not
long ago | had occasion to go to Pitts
burg, and borrowed a pass from n
friend Of mine who Is n physician as
well as being one OF those favored by
the railroad for political reasons. The
conductor took up the pass with the
others, for over night. as Is the GUS
tom. and | thought everything was all
right. But about 3 o'clock In the
morning l was aroused from a sound
slumber In my berth by some one
shaking me. l looked up startled. 1t
was the conductor.
SORRY to disturb you. DOCTOR he
said, but there's a man In the car very
sick. Won't you take a look at him?'
Here's a pretty fix, thought l, but
I'll have to make the blum good or
forfeit the pass. So ! got up. slipped
on my clothes and looked at the pa
tient. He was breathing heavily. l
felt his pulse. solemnly, measuring 1t
by my watch, and then said. as though
| knew just what allied him: is there
anyone here who has a faskT had
"a half a dozen offers in a minute. Give
him two t%easpoonfuls Of whisky every
ten minutes said !, and battle his
head with ice water knew that pre-
scription wouldn't hurt him, anyway.
After the first dose the patient rallied.
and I was Just con%gratulating myself
when the conductor came zip with an
other passenger.
Heres a fellow physician, doctor
he said. Perhaps u consultation viii
be In order
II shook hands with the newcomer.
trembling In my boots. What have
you given him, doctor?' he asked
sharply. ] told him. Excellent he
said. The patient got better and the
mex morning when we had alighted at
P%ittsburg. the joke being too good to
keep, | made a clean breast OF 1t to
the physician. He laughed. so you
re not a doctor at all. Ell" he said.
Then he laughed again, and looked
about him cautiously.
"'Say, old man. he said in n whis-
per, that's a good one. neither am L."
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-13
EXPENSIVE LONDON LIFE.

Annual Income Of 500. 900 Not Suf-
hcient to Live Upon.
A London paper discussing the new
standard OF wealth that has arisen in
recent years in England. remarks that
90 years ago an income of $50, 900 was
accounted wealth sufficient to main
tain a good place In society. Disraeli,
one OF the keenest observers OF society,
declared hat an income of $4,000 was
u veritable Aladdin's lamp, but wealth
now begins with an income of 500, 900
yearly, which, II the possessor lives up
to his position. does not leave him as
free from money cares as though he
were really rich.
The country house. hired shooting, a
London house, a wife and daughters
dresses. a 400 In Scotland. and six
weeks yachting leave little free cash
and nothing for improvement. This
Is true. assuming that In addition to
$1CC, 900 a year there Is inherited the
plant" OF luxurious life, but in the
case Of a man starting In society with
an income of 800 900 and no plant, he
Ia far poorer. Purchasing and Install
ing himself In suitable town and coun-
try houses must cost $3.50, 900, reduc-
ing his free income to $40. 900. As he
approaches 30 years Of age allowances
for his sons pensions and other claims
will make a still further reduction. He
will be well fed and lodged, but will
worry regarding the position OF his
children.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-13

trial has not been as yet pronounced
on.
Mrs. Bracket Is a former Vermont
woman, a native Of Burlington, who,
In 1888, was married at Dubuque. Ia,
to Will G. Bracket, a travelling sales
man OF Minneapolis, MINI. A year ago
Bracket secured a divorce. Mrs.
Bracket first appeared In Montana
last fall. and was said to be in the I'M
ploy of Heinze and his corporation, the
Montana Ore Purchasing Company. At
the November election Judge Harvey
was elevated to the District bench, and
Mrs. Bracket. who Is a stenographer,
obtained a position in his office. Later
she obtained a committee clerkship In
the Legislature. where she Is said to
have been active in the advocacy OF a
bill which Heinze vas instrumental In
having introduced.
From their first acquaintance, 1t Is
charged. that Mrs. Bracket and Judge
Harvey we're very friendly and that
Mrs. Bracket sought to influence and
did influence Judge Harvey. The
Amalgamated Company say that they
intercepted a letter. written to Judge
Harvey by Mrs. Bracket while EN-
ployed in the office OF Attorney George
b. Dygert, wherein the case was dis
cussed and the favor OF the court so
licited for the Heirfze side. Other let
tiers. alleged to have been written b,
Mrs. Bracket, were intercepted ant
copied, as we're also letters said to hav,
been penned TO the woman by Judg'
Harvey. In one of her alleged letters
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-13
PHASES OF
VANITY
Especial Lottery

Especial letter.
Human vanity finds JUS expression
In a variety of ways. The ornaments
with which human beings, whether
civilized or savage. bedeck themselves
are the outward show Of this inner
feeling. The savage OF the western
plains who donned wal paint and
feathers to inspire greater terror in his
enemies catered to the same spirit of
vanity as does the modern belle who
uses pigments and powders and artin-
cial dimples and jewelry to enhance
her charms; for while the aim of the
belle is to attract that she may capti-
vatc the object of the warrior was to
terrorize that he might conquer. The
n waged a conquest of the heart. The
other. with the wild, savage blood OF
the plains, heated through centuries
OF strife coursing through his veins,
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-13
(Topeka letter.

When Boston" Corbett. the slayer
OF John wilkes Booth. escaped from
the Topeka insane asylum in 1883. he
was marked dead" on the records OF
the institution, ard legally. IL not lit
orally, passed out OF existence. The
conclusion on the part OF the asylum
officials that Corbett was dead vas ac-
cepted by the public without question.
The newspapers commented briefly
upon the mysterious disappearance,
and Kansas speedily forgot the eccen-
trio character who was the active In
strument in a%venglng the assassina-
ton OF Abraham Lincoln.
And now, after thirteen years, Cor
bett has been resurrected For more
than four years past he has. been n
travelling salesman for w. w. Gavitt
& Co., who conduct a proprietary med
icine concern In Topeka. Both his
employers and his guardian ave In
recent times used every EFFORT to IN
duce Corbett to return to Kansas lie
has property interests In Cloud u
~. and the government owes him over
1900 back pension. not a cent OF
which he will ever be able to draw
until the fact that he Is alive Is cstab-
lished by his own affidavit to hat eff
feet. II has been represented to him
that his sanity will be easily cstab-
lished, and his release from the asylum
legally secured. but Corbett Is willy
and suspicious and refuses to set
foot on Kansas soil. lie lives In and
travels through Oklahoma and Texas,
aud for a long time had headquarters
at Enid, where he owns some property.
George A. Huron of Topeka Is his
guardian. He wrote Huron some
weeks age that he never expected to
return to Kansas and that the govern
ment was welcome to his pension
money.
Was Always Peculiar.
Corbett is now 62 years old. He was
always peculiar. From the time he
enlisted in the army the trend of his
mental idiosyncrasy was toward relig-
ious fanaticism. He was intensely re-
ligious and was always considered
dangerous by his n%eighbors In Cloud
county. Corbett never married and
up to the time he was sent to the
asylum lived alone In a shack on his
claim in Cloud county. He always
went armed and his shack was fortified
and equipped with every brand Of
shooting iron" known to the western
trade. He labored under the deluslon
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-13
THE VANISHING KloWAs.
An Interesting Indian Tribe, hose
Doom Is Sealed.

Doom IL sealed.
Kiowa as a living word will soon
drop from the language. 1t will linger
here and there in American history,
but 1t will merely embalm the incident
Of a tribe of men that lived on earth
and disappeared. The Kiowas as a tribe
are doomed. The opening OF their Ok
lahoma reservation to settlement Is the
beginning OF the end. Individual
Kiowas have been awarded farms, bat
their tribal organization Is gone, and
their children, II they survive the
fierce struggle, will be merely Indians.
Never a numerous tribe. the Kiowas
probably do not exceed 1900 in num-
Der, but In their day they roamed over
the plains from Canada to Mexico and
they figured prominently in frontier
history. Their origin is unknown.
Their language is unlike that OF any OF
the other plains Indians, and 1t Is sus-
pected they came from the northern
Pacific coast. Their history has been
traced back to about 100, when the
tribe lived in western Montana.
According to Kiowa mythology theiI
first ancestors emerged from a hollow
cottonwood log at the bidding OF a SUI
pernatural %progenitor. They came our
| one at a time ms he tanned on the log
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-13

itouHh ~ VbD'N
intricate maze the figure Of a woman,
Mrs. Ada II. Bracket, passes.
The Mining Case.
The mining case Is known as the
Minnie Healey. from the name OF the
mine, and II Is valued at $4,000 900. A
few years ago the worth OF the mine
was o known, but with an eye to its
possible development and profit one
Of Marcus Days friends, Miles Flnlen,
received an option ON the property. At
that time F. Augustus Heinze, who was
in litigation with the Boston and Mon
tana Company, a company then OPP
posed to Days interests, obtained per-
mission from Finlen to work the prop
erty. According to Finlen permission
to exploit the mine vas granted to
Heinze in order that the position OF the
latter against the Boston and Montana
Company might be strengthened. Ac-
cording to Heinze he became absolute
owner of the mine for a suitable con-
sideration.
Heinze developed the property and
demonstrated that 1t was a valuable
asset. Just at this time Marcus DAILY
switched his friendship from Helnze to
the Boston and Montana Company and
to the newly organized Amalgamated
Copper Company, its successor. Where
upon Finlen disavowed the deal with
Heinze. Naturally the case went be-
fore the courts for adjudication. and
recently Judge Harvey decided in favor
Of HeinZe.
Mrs. Brackets Part.
The Amalgamated Copper Company
Immediately demanded a new trial on
the ground that Judge Harvey had
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-13
A Friend to tn. Fruit Grower.

The breeding OF ladybugs has be-
core an important New England in
dustry, and not one OF these useful IN
sects can be spared for expectation at
present, The production of fruit would
be sadly curtaiied II these diminutive
but energetic and diligent creatures
fell Off In numbers. Few eaters OF
peaches, plums and pears are fully
aware OF the debt Of gratitude they
owe to the atomies which Stay count
less hosts OF the parasites that work
mischief In the orchards.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-13
Migratory New Workers.

New Workers nov oftener than the
people OF any other. large city In the
world. The city directory shows that
on an average IS per cent of the resi-
dents change their addresses in the
course Of a year. High rents and the
apartment system Of living are largely
responsible for the many changes, but
real estate agents hold the p~revalen,
system of permittinga tenant to occupy
a house or a fiat rent free for a few
weeks OF more as an inducement to
move into II TO blame for the nomadiC
tendencies of a large proportion OF New
Workers.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-13

Mrs. Bracket Of
fered to furnish the
judge with money
provided he felt In
need of 1t, and said
she was In a posi-
ton to promise him
certain things that
would make his fu-
ture easy. Re!a-
tive to the money
loan Mrs. Bracket
In her attributed
faA ,athAe In
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-13

enced and have
fl g d amdavits
which reflect upon
the character OF
the Judge. And
here Is where one
gets a peep behind
the scenes; here.
too. Mrs. Ada II.
Bracket begins to
figure. 1t may be
stated that the ap-
Nlicatinu for n nauy
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-13
A STRANGE CASE
THAT HAS RECENTLY EXCITED THE
STATE OF MONTANA.
Judec Who II IL Said Refused to Accept
n Br.be of %ss5O,oOO from the Cop
per Trust-Poor Man Made Rich by
Decision.
Quite. Mont. Letter.)

The old political fued between Sen
ator Clark and the late Marcus Daily
in which each OF these magnates spent
millions to defeat the aims and ambi-
lions OF the other, never created such
a sensation In the State as did the
charges Of judicial susceptibility TO
v%enality brought against Judge Il. w.
Harvey, owing to his recent decision
in "A mining case. The whole matter
Is much involved; and at the outset
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-13

genuously explained that the loan wns
Offered mot to influence you; II Ia en-
tirely for the purpose OF preventing
you from being Influenced either way
1t is contended further by the Anal
gamated Company that after the de-
cisipn fayoring Heinze Mrs. Bracket
exclaimed, Il did Il! l did it," These
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-13

The King OF Italy received 20, 900
kilograms OF congratulations in the
first day or two after the birth OF his
daughter. He also received 20, 1000 re-
quests for money In honor OF the event.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-13

IL snOui0 De DOTHe
in mind that Judge
Harvey not only
denies that he was
influenced in favor
of those benefited
by the decision,
but charges that the
opposing party -
those now accusing
him of %venality-
offered him $3.50
900 II he would find
In their favor. And