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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (March 30, 1900)
7 iv 'il r 4 K I' N . u 1. tl! tf i fi u 4 4 1 1 I ! 1 1 i 1 I K i i Kfr & W Chasing a This picture represents n rare Tor n spent Bliolt In Mafoklng, Now, while spent balls and hIioIIh may bo chasoil, they also do a llttlo chasing on tliolr own account. Hecnuso of thlB un pleasant habit It Ih niiHafc to monkey with the spent mlssllo. Yet persons, eapoclnlly those In tho besieged town, nro prone to do rash things. It iHii't ho daiiKcroiiH to run out from the bombproof and pick up tho pieces of nn cxplodod shell. Hut when n race It) mndo for a spent shell that has Htlll WIFEY CONCLUDED Tlint tho ('niiiiiirt Wim Heine Owr wnrkril anil Went Iliimo tn Mother. When tho Junior member of a well known law flim got mauled, about two tnoutliH ago, he euteicd Into n compact with his brldo which whb designed n ft preventive nKiiliiRt conviviality. In lila bachelor days be was known an a Jolly good fellow, which Ih tho name thing at; saying that sometimes liu was a Jolly bad fellow; ho when bo got married, ns a safeguard ngaliiHt the allurcmentR of old coiuiuiIch, hu Bald to !iln wife1 "Now, my dear, 1 aball only drink when you do. We Hhall have liquid rcficahmcntB In the hoiihc, and as you have no conscientious scruples against moderate drinking, all tempta tion to drink outside will bo removed." So tho compact was made, and ro llglously kept until last Tuesday, when soma old college friends from New York drifted Into tho young lawyer's ofllce. Nothing would do but that thoy must go over to the Ilellcvuc und have something. In vain the Honedlet pro tested. Ills protests grow feebler and feebler, anil finally lie fell. Hut ho did It In this way: Stepping into the telegraph olllcc he Bent this dispatch to his wlfo: "Have a drink with me." When this reached her sho was consid erably mystified, but, like a dutiful wife, she did as bIio was bade. Ton minutes Inter enme another telegram which read: "hot's have another." Bho took another, wonderlngly, a tiny Blp of claret. Sboitly afterward came another messngo reading: "One more, nnd this Is the last." Hut It wasn't. This was followed by still another. "Whoop! take this with me." Hy this tlmo tho young wlfo was in tears, Spent Shell in a good deal of momentum nnd has not exploded It Is rather risky business. The other day such a sholl foil be tween tho women's camp and ono of tho forts, and there was an exciting raco between the occupants of both positions for tho Bouvenlr. Hut to which only Mowed faster ns other tele grams poured In upon her. When her husband camo home to dinner In n cab at 0 o'clock, Bho hnd flown to tho sheltering arms of her mother. Phila delphia Record. A llnniiparln'K Chitrlty. The magnificent residence, or palace, lather, of Pilnco Holand Honaparte, In the Avenue de Lena, Paris, was thrown open recently for tho benefit of a char ity, presided over by tho Duchess do Oramont and tho Marquis Costa do lleauregard of the French academy, says the New Yoik Commercial Adver tiser. Needless to say that bunovolence nnd curiosity combined to prompt hun dreds of persons to nvall themselves of so raro nn opportunity to boo nnd ndmlro the beautiful Interior and tho treasures and pieclous souvenirs of tho Mrst omplro and tho Imperial family, which the art-loving prlnco has col lected there, and equally needless to ndd, that tho good work profited large ly by his Inudablo co-opcratlon. For an entrance fee of $'.! tho visitors, m addition, rould enjoy for four hours, from 2 to li p. m., the carrying out of a program of enteitalnmonts, compils lug music, song, a ballet-pantomime, shadow shows and legerdemain, etc., for which a number of noted artists, Hlngers, dauceis and musicians had of feicd their services. Illi l'olnt of View. She A married couplo shoulu pun together, llko a team of horses, lit Yes, and they probably would If llko a team of horses they had but ono tongue between them. Tho moro delusion some pcoplo havo tho moro happiness they enjoy. THE LENTEN SEASON. th Mafeking. J-? ld&& M& Suitor touch tho shell heforo it had stopped rolling probably would havo meant a broken bono, nnd tho raco resultod only in trying to get hold of the pro jectile first nftor It had ended Its Jour ney. Correspondence of tho Chicago Dally Inter Ocean. LARGEST TREE IN THE WORLD, t'nllril tho llnrrlcaiio Tree, mill In In Kiimuu, Capital if llahanm Inland. In Nassau, tho capital city of tho Ha hnma Islands, they say "tho tree In the public sqimro" not tho trees. Now, tho public square of Nassau Is qulto as large ns that of most cities of tho size, but there is only ono tree in it, nnd that treo literally Alls tho square and spreads Its shade over nil tho public buildings In the neighborhood. For It is tho lnigest treo in the world nt Its base, although It is hardly toller than n three story house. It Is variously known ns the eelba, or silk cotton tree, but tho people of tho low Islands of tho West Indies call it the hiirrlcano tree. For no mntter how hard tho wind blows It can not disturb tho mighty buttiessed trunk of tho colbn. In tho hurrlcnne of last spring all the palms and many of the other trees of Nas sau were overturned, but tho great hurrlcano tree, although it lost all its leaves, did not lose bo much ns a branch. Its trunk throws out great curving, wlnd-llko braces, some of them twenty feet wldo nnd nenrly ns high. These extend Into tho ground on nil sides and brace the tiees against all attack, whllo tho great branches spread a thick shade overhead. In tho tropic sunshlno of midsummer hun dreds, oven thousands of pcoplo may gather in tho cool of its shadow. No ono knows how old tho tico is, but It must havo been growing hundreds, if not thousnnds of years. A very old picture In tho library at Nassau shows tho treo ns big as It Is at present, and even tho oldest negro lu the Island can not romember when It was a bit small er. Washington Post. HOSPITABLE CANNIBALS. Kind to White HtrnnKnm, Thnngh They OeciiHlotmlly nut a Illnrlc Man. Rov. Dr. R. II. Nassau expects to re turn In the spring to his field of mis sionary work in equatorial Africa. This Is Dr. Nassau's fourth vIbR to tho United States since, as a young man, ho wnB sent to Africa ns a missionary 39 years ago. During the Inst flvo years he has been stationed nt Llbcrvlllo, Gn boon province (French), engaged In translating li books of the Ulblo Into tho Fang language. Theso translations aro being printed by tho American Hlble Hoclety. Tho FnngB aro a trlbo of cannibals, numbering about 1,000,000, and Inhabiting tho country lying far up Uio Ogove river. Thoy arc large of stature, warlike, nnd represent much tho strongest trlbo In that portion of tho country. Dr. Nassau snld before leaving Haltlmoro that ho could not call the natives that ho meets in Af rica savages; they aro cruel, he said, but not bloodthirsty; their desire to kill is moro for superstitious reasons. Thero nro cannibals, ho said among, them. He has seen them boiling hu man arms for food and offering for salo with other meats human hands; "nnd ono day," continued tho doctor, "while Moating down tho river in n canoe, ac companied by my little girl nnd two nntlvcs to row tho boat, wo wcro called to from a group of naked men standing on tho shore to know If we wished to buy any meat, and, holding up a hu man arm, they Informed us In their language that they had Just killed two men belonging to a hostile tribe not far from there. This was nbout thirty miles below my house." The only means of transportation through that portion of the country, Dr. Nnssau said, Is by boat. Trade Is carried on without money, a euko of soap or a piece of calico or beads being nil that Is necessary. "The men thero nro polygnmlsta, their importance In tho community being estimated according to the number of wives," said tho doc tor. They nro kind to their mothers, but abuse their wives. Our mission has succeeded In bringing nbout 1.S00 of them Into the Presbyterian church. If before coming Christians they hnd married more than ono wife we requlio them to set all freo (all their wives aro slaves, bought and sold) but ono the one tliey might prefer. Tho African Is very hospitable. No medicine ever gavo mo moro benefit than the Christian kindness of theso heathen friends of our little mission. They havo n re ligion thoy aro moro religious than you or I. Thoy feel honored to recelvo us as their 'olllclnl' guests, and so wo can depend upon their protection." ANTI-TREATERS. Tlior OrKfinlzo In Hnttlmore, Mil., anil l'ropone to Have Lot (if Money. The latest movement of tho antl treaters has Its headquarters In Haiti more, Mil., whero an anti-treat circle, with a president, ofllcers and twenty eight members has been formed. Its object Is, of course, to break up treat ing. Tho members meet at their hall once a week, but no ono evor dares to say, "Have ono on me," for If ho should he would bo penalized with a Hno of 2C cents for each treat. Some of tho reason which led to tho forma tion of this clrclo may ho gained from this lucid statement from ono of tho members, who draws a picture whose Mdellty to truth will bo recognized from Malno to Manila; "You nnd I go Into a saloon with tho Intention of hnvlng ono drink perhaps two. Wo meet eight or ten friends who Insist upon our Joining them. Wo do bo. Then you and I reciprocate. Finally every man in the crowd Insists on ovorybody elso having 'one with him Tho consequence Is that each man takes eight or ten drinks of whisky or beer, and nftor the bout is over thero Is not ono but who would havo preferred a halt at tho first drink. This custom, repented several times a day, year In and year out, will ruin a man physically and financially." Tnn l)i nil Tnrkeya. A produco deajer who deals In both live and dressed poultry, says tho Al bany Argus, scut to tho consignee of his dressed poultry a letter Intended for tho shipper of tho llvo turkeys, as fol lows: "Dear Sir: Wo regret to atlvlso you that four of tho turkeys in your consignment of Decembor lenched hero dead. Pleaso mako deduction for sanio and return corrected account. Yours truly." Tho poultry man com muned with himself nnd replied thusly: "Dear Sir: I tun sorry to say that I find It impossible to mako concession requested. I hnve established a rule requiring nil customers who desire llvo dressed turkeys to notify us In ndvnnco, bo wo can send them In heated cars. Turkeys without their feathers nnd In sldes nro liable to catch cold If shipped in the ordinary mnnner. Tho mortality among dressed turkeys wns very largo this your. Yours mournfully." Mellowing Muikuielnn In Houtlmrn Italy In southern Italy muskmelons are nt best much inferior to tho American fruit, lacking the sweetness and flavor of our fruit. Stiungo to any, however, this Inferior melon, when saved for winter consumption, becomes of nn ex cellent flavor, Tho melons are pulled from tho vines whllo green nnd hung In the open nlr until winter, when thoy aro oaten. Tho melon tronted thus becomes not only far superior to tho ripe fruit of summer, but equal to the American melon lu sweetness and Mayor, Hair Clrowlnir Tlmr, Tho hair grows considerably faster In winter than in summer. NEW YOEK TJUCtEDY. DENTIST KILLED EMPLOYER'S WIFE. Murileror Complete the Hoeil by Shoot I lift 11 1 mud f IiiihIimI Woman' Itooin, Shot Her Dead mill Then lliuluil Ills On u Life. Mrs. Mamie Hayes was murdered tho other night lu her sleeping apart ment In the Hotel Endlcott, New York city, by Dr. Franklin L. Caldwell, who then shot nnd klllod himself. Tho woman was shot In tho head. Cald well was employed ns nn assistant by Dr. Ephrnlm II. Hnyes, husband of tho dead woman. Three days prior to the tragedy Caldwell ordered a solution of morphine, which was delivered to him nn hour before the shooting. .The bot tlo which had contained the morphine wns found on a table In the room with the bodies. Dr. E. H. Hayes came from Chicago four years ago to take chnrge of the dental rooms of a department store company. He had been n dentist well known in Chicago, und when he left thero ho placed his oHlce lu charge of Dr. Caldwell. Mrs. Hayes did not come to tho city with her husband, but re mained In Chicago for some time. Just how long is not known. Four weeks before tho double crime Hayes opened an olllcc in the Hotel Endlcott. Caldwell was placed there as an assistant. The Hnyes family oc cupied with the ofllco a set of apart ments on the ground Moor of the hotel. With them lived Dr. Caldwell, Halph Hayes, n nephew of Dr. Hayes, and a colored maid. Mrs. Hayes was 35 years old. Dr. Caldwell was the same age. . On the night of the tragedy, Dr. Hayes and his nephew went out. Mrs. Hnyes directed tho servant to nttcml to her work In tho kitchen, nt tho same time saying that she would chnngo her dinner gown for n house dress. Within half an hour Dr. Hnyes' nephew returned, nnd as the servant opened tho door to admit him there camo the sound of n pistol shot. Two more shots weie fired a moment Inter. The young man and severnl others who had heard tho shots ran Into Mrs. Hayes' apartments. On the bed lay Mrs. Hayes. Sho had thrown off tho dress sho had worn nt dinner. She lay In a natural position. There wns a Jagged wound in her right templo.from which tho blood Mowed. Tho bullet had entered her brain, nnd she must DR. FRANKLIN CALDWELL. havo died Instantly. Hcsido tho bed lay Dr. Caldwell. He, too, was dead. Thero wero two bullet wounds in his head. His right hand still clutch'cd a revolver, with tho linger on the trig ger, Bhowlng how ho hnd died. Dr. Hayes was found In a drug store near nt hand and hurried to the rooms. He wns qulto distracted, talked wildly, and It wns feared for a tlmo that he would havo to bo restrained. He could not offer tho faintest suggestion of a causo for tho wild act of Caldwell. Nothing wns found that gavo any Idea as to the caiiBO of the shooting, so far as ho is known, or so far us any one would sny. When tho revolver was taken from tho hnnd of tho dead man It was found that but thieo chambers wore empty. It Is learned that for sev eral weeks Mrs. Hayes had been at tended for n nervous trouble by Dr. Richardson, a specialist. It Is said that she was nbout to be taken to n prlvato Institution, as her nervous condition did not improve, nnd she needed nbsolute quiet. Thero seems to havo been no indication of Intended murder on tho part of Caldwell, who had dinner with tho family. Tho maid says that Mrs. Hayes and Caldwell chatted together for a few minutes af ter tho others hnd left tho table, and there was not tho slightest suggestion of a quarrel. They wero talking of commonplace affairs, sho says. Everything Indicated that Dr. Cald well had followed Mrs. Hayes into tho bedroom nlmost Immediately. Sho had only partly removed her bodice. Ap parently sho had been Btnndlng with her back to tho bed when ho fired upon hor, nnd alio foil bnckward upon It. Then thero was an Interval of a few seconds. Evidently Dr. Cnldwell paus ed a few momenta to mnko euro that his shots wero fatal. Then ho turned thu weapon upon himself. Hivoro at Her on HU Finger, Mrs, Emma Jane Jones Is suing her husband, Thomas Ellsworth Jones, for divorce. Tho couplo aro both deaf mutes and havo lived together for ton years In Philadelphia. Mrs. Jones al leftps that her husband swears at her nnd calls hor vllo names on his fingers. J "i WONDERFUL CURES BY FAITH. Michigan Alnn Who llm Hentcil 400 Cnsus hy Laying on of Hands. John GrlMlt, a young laborer of Nlles, Mich., Is attracting a great deal of attention by his marvelous power of faith healing. It Is said that up to date Orlfllt has treated over 100 cases, embracing nearly every variety of dis ease, and that ho has effected a euro In each Instnnco. Ho cannot explain his power, but attributes It to a divine gift which ho bellevc3 that ho received when a child. Ho has visions and be lieves In everything ho dreams. Ho will undertake to euro only nt certain times, nt night time nnd In the now nnd full moon. Young Grlfflt Is a bright-looking fellow, nppnrently qulto Intelligent. Ho Invariably bestows his services free. No less wonderful thnn his curative feats Is tho fact that ho can stop tho circulation of tho blood Instantnneotisly, when the body will become cold ns Ice. With no npparent effort he can ns speedily cause tho blood to resumo Its natural course. Ho lb not a member of any church and was never baptized In any faith. In case a vein Is severed ho can, without bandages of any form, stop the flow of blood Instantly. Tho-young fellow Is not familiar with tho extent of his wonderful abilities, as he has never yet met with failure In his nttempts to cure. Altogether he Is nn extraordi nary character, nnd Is attracting wide spread attention, cspeclnlly In medical circles. GrlMlt Is 24 years old nnd was born In Miami county, Intl. At the ago of 11 Instinct told him Hint he pos sessed marvelous powers of healing, nnd his first case was that of a horso which was so badly alllicted with tu mor of the neck that his father was about to kill tho animal, when the hoy Interceded nnd commenced operations, and In n few days the animal was en tirely well. His next case was that of a young woman suffering with goiter, which tho boy cured lu one week. His method is to lay hands on a patient and pray. WOMEN STEAL A FIRE TRUCK KplMiilo In tho Hook mill I.nililer nnil Mteniry Nocluty Warfare. In the warfare that is being waged In East Marlon, L. I., over the custody of n hook and ladder truck purchased by the women of the Literary society of that place for tho use of the local lire department the women havo met with their first defeat. The fight has grown out of the recent action of tho ofllcers of tho fire companies in having tho village llro department incorporat ed. Tho women of the Literary so ciety considered tlint this would de bar them from having nny say con cerning the hook and ladder truck, and they immediately put in n claim for tho apparatus. They wanted their gift returned, but what they intended doing with It is not known. The fire men refused to surrender tho truck, so tho other night It was stolen from tho truck house. Fiom that time until to day the members of the truck company s"ourcd tho country sldo for traces of their machine. Today It was discov ered secreted In n barn. It was lm medintely taken back to the truck house. The women assort they drag ged tho truck away themselves, but It Is understood tlint a number of malo sympathizers aided In tho capture. A guard will now be placed In tho truck house until the fight Is settled. New York Sun. ICiplnrteil tl Yean After Heine Fired. Tho longest time that Is known to havo elapsed between the firing of a shell nnd Its explosion Is forty-four years. Recently a shell which had been fired Into the Russian harbor of Sebastopol during the Crimean war at least forty-four years ago, was haul ed up by some fishermen, and it ex ploded on being taken from tho wa ter, killing ono of the men nnd wound ing sover.ll of the others, notwith standing the long period which hnd elapsed since It bad left tho gun which fired it. Finds of shells nro exceeding ly dangerous, If they hnppen to bo un exploded ones, ns a similar accident happened not long slnco nt Uolton-le-Sands, where a diedgor nnmed Wilson fished up one tlint had been fired from tho artillery camp at Hare, and took it home. An attempt to break It up cost him an eye, a foot and a broken head, besides causing serious damage to property. Tooth Miirku llutray Thief. TJio peculiar shapo of Charles Mack's teeth Is tho causo of his arrest, and confinement In tho county Jail at Omaha, on tho charge of burglary. A grocery storo on Twenty-fourth street wns burglarized u few evenings slnco but tho thief escaped. When tho police und citizens wero Investigating tho case Mack appealed nnd was eiy zeal ous In his search. Mack has peculiarly formed teeth. A detective noticed a piece of cheeso on a countor bearing marks corresponding to Mnck's teeth and mndo him blto another piece. Tho marks wero Identical nnd Mack was arrested. Tho goods stolen from tho storo wero later found In his house. Ha Id II In I'rayer. Senutor Vest of Missouri, has a grandson ho Is very proud of. Tho other night his mother went Into tho nutsory to kiss him good night, "I havo como to henr you say your pray ers, Harry." "I've dono said 'em, mam ma." "Why, you can't say them by yourself." "Yes, I cnn. I said, 'God bles3 grandpa and mnko him well nud fat again; God bless mamma and papa, and mako 'em glvo mo everything l want. And, plonse, God, blcBs and tako care of yourself, for you aro the bcas of us all!" nrooklyn Life. T -Jtfmurj n