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TIE POISON MAIDEN
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lOI Il, Illetl.
'India is strange country, I fam
py.'' remarked an American to Brit
;sh officer in London military club.
You wot:,d think so if you spent as
snuch time there ;ls have
Il have heard That the Indians
Knowledge Of l'oisons would make the
Bor-ias appear ignoramuses on the
sliHj ect.'
The Britisilar shuddered. The other,
seeing tl.at he was affected by some re-
aanlhran2e connected with poisons,
4Iler All e.lort persuaded him to tell it.
Yes, it is d story Of poison, a story
- MAIN feature of which would not
:. .icve until A2el 9eon invalidsd
sAa sad 'ool;. {! il I'd in the Lonelon
.,"cal journals. IAsn, and hot tn
i.on. was convinced.
Z'J W.es stsitiened il eae Il tie inte-
! .nt.i;.tl i5oSt~ Wl;; - }Acra Was
e..',F.,z.t prince WHO kepg lis poS].l Il
i q c..1S, and y,here t..e priests
...i;js,.iti'tl 63':s Il asG ..s,>'..eF by lie
-aI..2 ~; ~ We i.1d Il li1,ie ""si y
ttiSt tl1s ~ ~ - I t'lf't tt.tst
-. ==5Y v.=#e w;ss#h #h.'::sst5Ul OF Gn..l!ts'y.
s44s.. -. ID. . prince sei1j ear caipnai 2l
.:v.,.zte5. - tlie eIslcars 90 eai..n W. to
il t5,,.@.9e All have aE2teit.oo:l t2a. We
Il Went, ar, after tee. I,,Gin@ which
80 s2l ~ t!ra.i1 moro vino t!an tea
4lQnIs eapee.pIly, We Ware taken mo
- private apartments @here the Wo
A"l We're ke9t ard suffered to lninglc
With tiem quite freely, considering We
,vere in India and lie home Of an IN
Han ma@n.l9e. When we cot back to
our qusirter Adams conlided to NE
that he had he'd aA impromptu affair
vita a young Indian girl; that he had
seized al opportunity when unobserved
20 lead Aur iuo an apartment illcd
with tropical plants and, concealed by
tho cnormous leaves Of one Of them.
hc;l kissed her. Just as they We're
| leaving the apartment they heard a
| rustic behind them, and the girl had
ute they had separated. This was all
there was of il; not very much. one
| We: think, to worry about, but .ad-
| ans VS. IuHch troubled, and confess
/ di>.n't like the proceeding myself.
"'l'ou are in no DANGER l said con-
| sclinGiy No indian will be allowed
/, talk revenge on Il British officer
"'It is for the girl l fear he said
| iuguhliously.
eff you are discovered and the m:t-
ter is reported to the prince l think
he will show his malignity by his fu-
ture bearing toward us. Indeed he
may bring the matter before the colo
nel'
| "'We shall see,' said Adams. 'Keer
| dark. You're the only man I've told
"No message came from the prince
Indeed On return visit he made to oui
quarters by invitation Of the colonel he
bore himself with great friendliness
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How 90 you swallow a door? Bolt
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-11
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lei. and game was plentiful. whereas there
was none at the eighty-first
Il am certain that the temperature mod
crates as the pole is approached. for We
saw vegetation in the distance through our
glasses. a..
Foxes. musk OK and rabbits were plenti-
full. but these animals were all migrating
northward. and we concluded that the rea-
son for this was that the winter northward
was milder.
1T was here that We caught some fresh
water trout in a little stream that flowed
from a mail lake.
But our provisions were exhausted. and
Lieutenant Lockwood had to give the order
to turn southwark.
THE night before We started 10 return the
aurora appeared in dazzling b%riliiancy in
the northern sky.
lille We were looking at it Brainard
suddenly called to me, and fixing my gaze
more intently. l saw u great city in the
distance, composed Of buildings of various
heights. and around it we observed hills
and valleys covered with verdure.
All of us looked upon il and wondered
at il. but there ii. was clearly outlined as
though it was but a mile away.
Il am sure this was not a mirage. and I
believe l have seen the city, which is now
inhabited by the people who migrated from
the south to the warmer climate around the
pole
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-04
BULLDOG FARM IS
MANAGED BY A WOMAN
Mrs. Betz Now Shows Her Pets and
Large Profits Reward the Enterprise.

Out on Hudson Heights. a suburb of Jer-
sey City, Mrs. Charles Betz conducts the
most successful and largest English bulldog
farm in the vicinity of New York.
There are on this farm ffty-nine bull
dogs and a few Boston terriers. but Mrs.
Betz counts the latter simply as dogs"
and though she gives them good care she
Is not as watchful of them as she Is of the
English bulls
In one room there are now sixteen ball
puppies, all of them under Z months OF age.
and all In a more or less precarious state
Of health. as bulldogs, until they have
passed the age Of 3 months, usually are.
Mrs. Betz first began the breeding OF this
species OF dog two years ago with three
dogs. but to succeed as we'll as she has in
raising the puppies has cost many a Sleep
less night for the e0ire family.
When a litter of Puppies are born out at
the farm it means that a dog doctor is
called in to stay with the mother until she
is perfectly comfortable and out of all
danger.
He only leaves her when she is able TO
sit up and take notice"
This is usually three hours after the little
pups have been put in a feece-lined basket
and set by the stove to keep warm. For
this three hours, If he Is in the neighbour
hood. the doctors fee is SO; if he must go
out to Hudson Heights from New York es-
pecially to attend the case, his fee is from
s15 to 70. SO that in the very beginning the
dogs are an expense. -
Mrs. Betz often has to employ foster
mothers FOR. her little dogs. "a many ltttsrs
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I expedition, the most important one being
! the attempt to winter at a point so far
| south that there was no game to be had.
and, in the absence of other provisions.
| nothing to do but calmly await the fate that
! overlook SO many of the Greedy party.
Yes" said the former explorer. when the
subject was referred TO. Il have completed
arrangements for another effort to reach
the pole, and expect to leave for the Far
North as early In the spring as possible.
"Mr Mcdonnell is constructing an airship
which 1 believe will make the trip compare
lively easy.
I'VE can go to the SEVENTEEN parallel in
ships, and after establishing a provision
camp at that point, can start north in the
airship.
There is no reason why the distance be-
tween the SEVENTEEN parallel ard the pole
may not be overcome in such a ship, for in
the light of recent achievements in aerial
navigation the probabilities are all in favor
of a successful voyage over Arctic ice and
snow.
Il have examined Mr.. McDonnelrs work
ing model and believe the ship. when con-
structed. will perform every function that
the model represents
Lieutenant Lockwood and Sergeants Fred
ericks and Brainard were detailed to make
the famous dash for the pole when Il was
discovered that it was impossible for the
entire Greedy party to proceed further
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WRITTEN o THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Sergeant julius Fredericks. one of the sur
vivors of the Greedy expedition and one of
the three who also made the sensational
dash for the North Pole and reached the
eighty-third parallel, will leave Indianapolis
early In the spring for another attempt to
reach the coveted goal.
For several years he has been attached to
the Government Weather Bureau Service.
1t was suE"oset .i.at his experience with
the Greedy expedition had satisfied his long
ing for adventure. but he has recently en-
tered into another arrangement, and his
plans are SO far perfected that he speaks
with confidence of his coming venture and
believes he will achieve. the "lory of reach
ing the long-sought North Pole.
He expects to make the venture in an air
ship which Is now being constructed for the
express purpose. and in the last few months
he has spent much time in testing the
working model and making suggestions.
william Mcdonnell of Chicago is the man
who has perfected the model and under
whose direction the airship is now being
constructed
Sergeant Fredericks is certain that the
ship will perform the desired function, and
says that If he is not deceived in his esti-
mate ne Will not only reach the pole him.
self. but 1t will be made a comparatively
easy thing for any one else to do so.
He believes that he would profit b. what
ne knows to be the mistakes Of the Greedy
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-04
Telephone Girl Is Secure.

Women have to fight for an even ehancs
with men in other lines" said a 81, Louis
telephone office the other day. but in our
business they are in no danger from male
competition.
1T would be simply impossible to run .
telephone exchange with male. operatora
Whoever heard Of q hello boy? There
is trouble enough with boys answering the
phone in Offices. and there is no danger Of
their being used In place Of girls in the tel
ephone exchanges.
1T is not chiefly because girls are stead.
Ter, more attentive and more polite, but It
Is because a girls voice carries better over
the wire than a boys. being higher. clearer
and more penetrating.
But there is a still more important rea-
son.
"A girl can tell what the fellow on the
other end of the wire is trying to say, when
a boy would be shouting hopeiesaly, M
DID xQp sexx.s~ ~INNf
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north, owing to the exhausted state of so
many of the men.
The three reached a point 1874 miles from
the pole, and 1t was the experience in this
section that has convinced Fredericks the
hardest part of the undertaking was ac-
compiished before reaching the eighty
third parallel. and that. had they been in
as robust condition as when they first
reached the Arctic regions. they could
easily have reached the pole.
1t was the revelations made on this trip
and between the eighty-first and eighty
third parallels that have caused Sergeant
Fredericks to turn again to the far North.
for upon them he has built theories which
he believes can be fully verified. and which,
il demonstrated to be true, would be the
grandest heritage that be could leave his
children.
This theory Is nothing more nor less than
that the country at the eighty-third parallel
was once inhabited by "a people far ad-
vanced in civilization, that as the pole IS
approached the climate moderates and i'm
mcdiately ground 1t there are all kinds of
vegetation to sustain animal life.
He also believes that the people y:ho once
lived at the eishty-third parallel have
moved further north to escape the !ncreas-
ing colo: that these people now inhabit the
country Immediately around the pole, that
he has actually seen the city in which
they live, and the hills and vaies. covered
with v%er'iure. on which their cattle Craze
and which they cultivate.
Speaking of his experience when he, Lock
wood and Brainard made the dash for the
pole he says:
In several places / passed the remains
OF villages.
in every case all. the woodwork was
petrifiod, displaying beyond a doubt the
vast antiquity of the relics of a once power
full people.
1.-THE houses. or what remained of them,
showed superior handiwork in design and
architecture. far more advanced than those
we encountered in the Eskimo villages
through which we had passed.
THE walls, portions Of which I found
still intact. plainly exhibited superior ma
sorry, for even in the most exposed places
they had withstood the ravages of time and
the Arctic tempests.
Il found pieces of household furniture.
some OF which the common uten-
siis now in use among civilized nations. but
others crude in the extreme and evidently
made for hard usage and not for ornamental
purposes
Il found spears, fishing paraphernalia,
hatchets. reindeer and dog harness, clubs
and sledges in abundance.
Everything was petrified.
This led me to believe that ages ago a
mighty race peopled the icehound plains OF
the Arctic country \
"But then the climate was mild; then
vegetation covered the hills and wales.
This belief was confirmed by the dis
coyery Of vast tracts Of p~etrified forest.
''Fallen tree trunks turned to stone lay
on every hand. and in some of the forma-
tions appeared delicate tracings of shrub
berry and ferns that once grew in the forest
shade.
There was no evidence that the prehis-
toric people had been exterminated by war,
for there were no .dismantled camps or re-
mains of forts. 4 -,
Then, again. it was warmer at. the
than at the eighty-frst paEal,
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These are really the only extensive visit
ors Mrs. Ward has.
The settlement in the early days was
called Elsmere Hall; but it is now known as
the Passmore Edwards Settlement, from
Passmore Edwards having donated some
thing like 800. 900 toward Its support.
At this settlement there are free lectures,
mems clubs. women's clubs, chiliren'S in
valid schools. debating societies and SINH
lar institutions.
Many of the most important people of the
day are interested in it, and it is helped by
such persons as the Duke Of Bedford, the
Right Honorable James Bryce. the Earl Of
Carlisle. Countess Cowper. Richard Garnett,
Lord Rowton and others.
Mrs. Ward is very proud of having found
ed the great University Settlement, which
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ire Of greater number than ono dog can

are Of greater number than one dog can
care for.
This entails still further expense.
Until the little bull pups are quite strong.
or ii Il foster mother must be used, 0ne OF
the family must sit all night long by the
+; little dogs and watch them as carefully 90
] one would watch a young baby.
1 Once the little fellows have gone to sleep
| for the night. no noise is made to disturb
| them. for on their rest depends greatly their
| strength as they grow. II a little bulldog
does not sleep well when 1t is q baby dog.
when as it grows up :. will be weak and
| profitless.
| The farm itself Is not very impressive.
/! Merely a large house. standing on . hill
overlooking the Hudson race track
About the back are several kennels used
for the dogs in summer.
In winter the animals are kept in the
house. and to accommodate them. as wen
as to keep the house in as sanitary . con-
dition as possible. all the carpets have been
taken from the floors. and the dogs nal
their home with the family in the best
rooms.
Everything must bend to them. for they
are the bread-earners and must b inst
considered.
Mrs Betz is just beginning to "shoW" her
dogs, and from this kennel. two yeaEs eIds
she has raised one first. two second ana
one third prize dog. all from the puppies
that have been born on the farm.
The proprietor has several private clients
whom she supplies with dogs. and thsrs =
more demand for English bulls Of good
breed than one would imagine
Often she sells two and three dogs to one
family and supplies several excellent KEN
nels about New York with English stock. :
Bulldogs are frequently imported from
England for these kennels. Two were re-
ceived last week. and on the same vessel
came a fine French bull"
Big profits reward successful bulldog
raising. but one must understand the dog
question thoroughly to raise two puppies
out of a litter of six or eight, and q knowl-
edge of dog doctoring is essential IL the
veterinary is not to be allowed to secure
too much of the surplus.
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Her principal amusemsa.s II Ping are
walking about in her garden. Wishing the
quaint places in the surrounding couatry or
playing with some of her pet cats.
She is, however, a very hard student and
gives herself little time for idle diversion. +,
Being a woman with a purpose. and thn
founder of the novel with a purpose (Which
all critics said would never be s@ccessfuD
she believes in setting an example of Iiard
work.
AS the niece of Matthew Arnold and TIE
foremost woman author of the day. SOCIETY
would receive her with every 'avishment.
but she is unwilling, as she. puts it. la
waste her time in idle amusemsnt w.eie
there is SO much work to do IN the world
Copyright. 1862. by Central News and Press Es-
.l,an,a
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has done go much toward aiding the sub
, merged TENTH
when she first started the idea It was
said tina, she intended to found = species of
monastery for the advocating Of a certain
religious belief.
This was very far from her purpose. She
believes that all creeds calling themselves
Christians are equally goed-her own creed
being Christian Socialism.
Il am unwilling to assume any other name
than that of Christian" she recently said
when asked as to her particular form OF
religious belief.
Most of Mrs. Wards recent works have
been written at Stocks House. firing. She
has 40 systematic manner of work. but
keeps at an idea or thought Until 1t aI-
pears on paper to her satisfaction.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-09-11

Don't buy a cheap stove of all
things you do. You will remem-
Der the good goods price is for
gotten.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-09-11
knlAhts Tcmplar FlourlshInA.

Cyrene Commandery No. IA, Knights
Templar, Of this city, is in a very
flourishing condition and new mem.
bers are constantly being initiated.
Every evening when the lodge room is
not engaged by other orders it is used
by the Knights Templar for initiating
new members from this and neighbor.
boring cities, and at the present rate
Of taking in new members the Local
commandery will soon rank second to
none In the state. Eminent Comman'
der John W. Tulleys has worked hard
10 bring the commandsry to It's present
prosperous condition, and to him Q
large share Of the credit is due.
Last Monday evening the command
cry had work, and among those pres
ent from out Of town we're Judge G
w. Stubs, Of the Eighth judicial dis
trict, Superior; DR.. j. W. Mitchell OF
Superior, j. Warren Kiefer and j. H
johnson Of Bostwick.
After the work Of comforting degrees
had been completed q banquet was
served and general good time had
~ those RrAfe!nt. \,
There VIZ PA.FAgree york TOMORROW
night and every night the hall Is avail
able for several weeks to come.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-09-11
Heart In the Right Place.

The publisher of this paper resolved
a shock this week that nearly brought
on heart failure. The cause is shown
below, and since we have fully re.
covered we wish to express our graft
tude. This subscribers heart is In the
right place.
Norman, Ok. T., Sept. 1.
"Editor CHIEF, Red Cloud, Neb.;
"Dear Sir-You have been sending
The CHEF TO me here for q long time.
Now send q bill for subscription. II
you will send me . bill l will remit.
Hope you will pardon me for dunning
myself; but, - I am . good, honest
plumber, ! feel that editors OF papers
should have their money. Yours truly,
IN. +. FISCHER"
We feel that We could stand Q mum.
Der OF similar shocks. At least we will
assume the responsibility il other sub.
scribers wish TO try 1t.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-09-11

Last Saturday, about seventy of the
friends and neighbors assembled atthe
residen sc of John A. Barber and wife,
two miles east Of town, to celebrate
the iftieth anniversary of their wed.
ded life. MIR. Barber and wife are
among the very earliest residents Of
Webster county, having settled in this
county in the early part of the year
1871. Mrs. Barber made her home
for a time in the stockade with Mrs.
Jackson, her sister and daughters. 1t
was natural that Mrs. Jackson should
remember the friendship born Of the
pioneer intimacies. She was present
and gave . very handsome brooch to
Mrs. Barber.
Mrs. Joseph CARRIER, the FIRST woman
In the county, was also there, Al was
her youngest daughter, Mrs. DR.. Myers,
Of Iuavale. Naturally, Mrs. Oliver
Mccall was present. The first "school
marm," Mrs. Ed. McCune. the oldest
child Of Mr.. and Mrs. Barber was
present. u. we'll ~ Mr.. lLpla Matter,
Their Ssppaest, dspghieEn and the first
whi!ai girl hprp iFi,hip the ,Iiwits, pc
the county. 4 Mr.. and. Mrs. Barber
have been blessed beyond most parents.
They have seen their six children grow
to manhood aud womanhood, become
parents in their turn; and up to date
there has been no death In the family
circle.
After a dinner which was very much
unlike anything seer OIL tasted during
the first few years of Webster County's
history, the old couple we're seated in
the midst OF their friends, and Mr..
James Gillian was called on for a
speech. At the conclusion OF bis re.
marks. he presented, in behalf Of the
ladies, a fine dress to Mrs. Barber, and
in behalf Of the men, . handsome gold
watch to MI. Barber. These with the
many presents given by their children
made the old folks tremulous with
gratitude, while the donors realized
the truth Of the passage. ut 10 more
, blessed to give than TO receive"
f, During che day the old settlers had
a meeting, and selected the ed dsy Of
September as the time aud the court
house park as the place Of the picnic.
They appointed committees to prepare
programmes aud make provision for
The biggest day the people Of the
county have yet had.
Mrs. Levi Moore and Grandma Gil.
ham were the only ~octogenarians
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-09-11

and iron Friday; SO per week, board
fand room. Bon Ton Bakery, w. s
Bense, proprietor.
County Attorney Elder OF Red
Willow county was in town Wednes.
MS.
County Clerk f. s. CARRIER left Mon.
day for Lincoln to attend the stats
fair. :
MIR. aud Mrs. James Peterson and
two children we're in Lincoln thi,
veek.
Mrs. Charles Corwin OF Guide Rock
visited with Mrs. I. b. Hampton this
week.
Judge q. w. Stubs and DIR. j. w
Mitchell Of Superior we're ia town
Monday.
DR.. Creighton has removed his office
to rooms over Miner Bros grocery
department.
" Mrs. Crary and daughter of Guide
Rock visited with Mrs. +. s. CARRIER
Wednesday.
NJ. X. Bently, Miss Sylvia Cook and
Miss Neelander left this week for Ho,
Springs, Ark.
Mrs. Blancb jenkins and children
Of Beatrice are visiting her mother
Yrs. A. Cummings.
Mrs. Jackson and Mrs. Walker viii
move into the house recently vacated
oy Mr.. and Mrs. Black.
j. +. Butler and wife and q. w
Wells and wife of near Cowles we're In
Red Cloud Wednesday.
Mrs. Nellie Caster has returned to
Riverton after q visit with her parents,
Judge and Mrs. S. West.
Porter Hedge Of Lincoln. an uncle OF
Oliver Hedge Of this city, died at Lin
coin the first Of the week.
Born, Saturday. September 8, 10 Mr..
sad Mrs. Louis Beal, twin daughtsrs.
DIR. X. +. Raines reports oil doing we'll
J Q. Ross and wife, who have been
the guests Of the editor Of the Nation,
returned to their homo in Iowa Tues.
dav.
q. james Of Hastings was nominated
"Wednesday % the republican caudi
date for district Judge, at the Kearnsy
convention.
Wednesday, September %, the old
settlers will hold . basket picnic q,
the court house park in this CITY. Pro
gram next week.
Henry Altenburn and wife, who
have been visiting with Mr.. and Mrs
j.. p. Hale, have returned to THIEF
home in Lena, Ill.
Mrs. A. Conover and Mrs. Homer
Sherwood left for Salt Lake City
Utah, Monday night, where the latter
will make her home.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-09-11

List Of letters remaining unoallsd les
at the ~postofice At Red Cloud. Ne.
brasks, for the week ending Sept. 10
1908:
Robert Bisland, Q, Brown UaAsr-
taksr. T.. +. Burton, ID. N. Dors, Nh.
Vera johnson, @. e. johnson. J. q.
Kral, Frank Litsey, q. w. 6hutts.
Charley r. Smith, Charley smith.
Mrs. John Straun. Issih Wheeler
These letters will be Sent to the deaA
letter Office Sept. "a, 1908, II not calleA
for before. When calling for above
please say advertised"
7. @. HACKER, Postmastoe.