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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (May 18, 1900)
I II ti CURIOUS MADAGASCAR ANIMAL Has Perfectly Formed Fingers and is of Monkey Family. Madngnscnr contains many strange things, and of them the "half-monkey," with Its skeleton-like fingers, la a worthy example. Nowhere else In the world Is there another animal llle It. It belongs to Madngancar exclusively, and even In Its homo It Is almost unknown, or was until the beginning of this century. This Is duo to Its mnnnor of life. It not only Is remarkably shy. but It also Is entirely nocturnal In Its habits. As Madagascar forests are traveled rarely even In daytime and never at night, by human beings, It Is not surprising that this strange lemur hai remained almost n mystery. Tho flrrt specimen was found In 17S2, when a German naturalist naniPd Son nenrath shot one. Whon his 'mtlvc guides saw the anlmnl they woro no less surprised than he, and they yelled "Aye! Aye!" So It happened that tho first name which was given to tho lit tle beast was nycaye. It was fifty years after that before another specimen wag taken. Naturalists had alnut decided that It was extinct, for nil effora to get one had Uteri frulri''s.j, when Do Castelle caught one In IS 1 1. It died on the way to the coast, and only the skin and tho skeleton reached Europe. Hut In 1SG2 a living specimen arrived In London, and since then several tkelc tons and skins have been brought to Kurope. These have been so fow In number, however, that not many museums In the world can boast a specimen. Recently II r. Frlodorleh Kuauer had the great opportunity of a naturalist's life. Ho obtained n perfect. healthy young specimen, which ha managed to keep alive mid well for a long time, and thus he has been enabled to give the world tho first nuthcntlo and real story of the habits and even the ap pearance of this wonderful animal. The picture which Is printed hero Is the first drawing made from life of this strange beast. It was drawn for the German paper Gartenlatibo, and no one could possibly suppose that tho various pictures mndo from descrip tion, which ornament many well known works on natural history, could bo Intended to represent the same nnl mal. Chlromys nindagascarensls, which Is the nnmn that science has bestowed on this lemur. Is so thoroughly nocturnal in Its habits that It refuses to show Itself In tho day, even In cnptlvlty. When It Is not nblo to hide. It rolls Itself Into ti ball, covers Itself with Its thick tnll nnd spits savagely at any one who disturbs It. Whoovnr wishes to sec It active must wntch It at night. Then the observer Is treated to a dis play of raro and Interesting activity. Lively ns n squirrel, tho "finger-animal" flits about In Its cage like a ghost. It Is here, there nnd every where, and never Is qulot for n mo ment. It hunts Uko a bat, which It resembles at night with Its swift mo tions nnd Bllent ways. Llko tho bat, too, It hunts Insects, particularly tho gorgeous Madagascar butterflies, which It loves, for food. Hut It does not d!s dnlu anything else that Is edible, for Its bill of faro comprises dates, apples, figs, boiled rico, biscuit, eggs and milk. After meals It cleans Itself llko a squirrel. When It drinks, n curious function of Its wolrd fingers becomes apparent. It dips Its long, thin, withered tools Into tho liquid mid licks them off. This Is the only way of drinking. Other uses to which it puts these queer limbs or clnws nro to dig things out from cracks nnd crevices In trco trunks, and to EASTER IN An Abyssinian Easter is a very strange sight. The Easter of tho land of King Menellk occurs Just eight days after that of tv civilized world and follows mr.ny d ys of severest fasting, and, in fact, two days of total absti nence, Tho Abyssinian clergy then offi 1 tw ( SxTX-clzrW ' Villi III' - II I, I . . . . . .. J I ! I - I catch limbs nnd twlg3 In Its mad leap3 from tree to tree. There Is nhundant reason for the lack of knowledge concerning this nnd other specimens of Madagascar fauna. Apart from the savage natives, who alono make travel unsafe, Is tho fact that tho thick forests, the Jungle nnd undergrowth nro practically unbroken, and present almost Insuperable tl 1 til- cultles to the oxplorer. In this wilder ness, filled with bamboo that forms forests, there ns It does nowhere else on earth, are tho most beautiful flow ers, some of the orchids having petals almost two feet long. In this world of floral splendor dwell no lions, juguars or leopards. Not even Jackals or wolves are to bo found there. Tho lnrgest carnivorous animal Is a cat about ns large as a dog of medium size. Hut in their place tho Jungle Is full of Insect caters, lemurs, bats, birds nnd Insects. Tho true Makl (the typical lemur) Is to bo found only In Madagas car. No Island Is so rich In chame leons. Mulling lliick YurtU I'leimnnt. Even If n country garden Is denied us it Is possible to obtain much pleas ure with what we ikjbsoss, and It Is surprising that the back yards of city houses aro the forlorn, neglected places that they generally aro, at best being only n square grass plot utilized for drying clothes, and n narrow border planted with a few straggling peren nials. If thcro aro children In tho family sometimes nbortivu nttempts are made at a (lower bed. As the ma jority of people who own town houses seldom leave the city beforo tho mlddlo of Juno, returning by the middle of September, nnd ns tho head and bread- ABYSSINIA. cially announce tho resurrection of Christ to tho emperor, who sits, sup ported by cushions, In a tent carpetod with red and gold mats. Tho tent Is put up on a largo platform, so that tho emperor may look out on tho assem bled populace. winner of the family practically stays all summer In town, It Is a wonder that these back yards nro not generally mndo beautiful by a little care and attention. CARNEGIE'S FIRST INVESTMENT nought 8.100 World of titock 'Ylth Mucli Trrpldiitlon. It was 'due to Thomas A. Scott that Andrew Cnmegle mndo his first Invest mentten shares of stock In tho Ad nms Express company, valued at $500,' says tho Itevlcw of Reviews. This h did with considerable trepidation. Ho had labored hard for tho money ho had saved up whllo ho had worked as n telegrapher. It Is part of railroad history how the latter fell in with tho Inventor of the sleeping car, saw tho enormous advantages which thnt man ner of travel held out to passengers, nnd promoters, and how ho Interested others In tho Invention of Mr. Wood ruff. This occurred shortly after his return from Washington, when tho problems of transportation wero still uppermost In his mind. Ho was now on the road to success nnd wealth, as ho then pictured enrthly possessions. Tho Pennsylvania oil fields yielded largo returns when Carnegie, with oth ers, turned their energies In tho direc tion of the newly discovered territory. In ono year land purchased for $10,000 Increased In vnlue so that It paid a dividend of $1.000,000. Chicago News. Milking tint Cow. "I went out to milk that cow of mlno last night," said the old-timer, careful ly nursing his arm, "nnd hero beforo you nro tho remains. I'll forget myself and nsjjnsslnnte thnt cow brute somo day. As I said, I went out to milk her, nnd she behaved nil right, with tho exception of wrapping her tnll around my neck and then unwrapping It. This didn't last, however, and she Inserted her hind hoof In tho pnll nnd looked around to see If I liked It. In n sud den spoil of mndness I yanked up n neckyoko nnd hlsted it at her nnd missed her and knocked ovci1 a row of chickens. Then I got excited nnd landed on her face with my right and unjolnted every Joint In my body. She, tho cow, then became agitated and stood upon her hind legs and ran mo In tho haymow. I remained up there, occasionally telling her she might go somo place If the sulphur agreed with her health, until my wife came nnd chased her off. Tonight I shall hog tlo hor, blindfold her nnd with the ns slstnnce of a club milk her, gosh durn her, to a finish. Deadwood (S. D.) PI-oneer-TImes. Chlntixo Society of lloxum. Eleven millions of men nro said to belong to tho great Chinese Society of Boxers, ngalnst which I'ncle Sam, in connection with tho groat European powers, may soon direct armed force. This estlmnto was mndo by n China man u yenr ngo In conversntlon with n New Yorker who wns then In China. Tho Society of Boxers, which now stands for lawlessness, robbery nnd murder, was once respectable. It is a good Influence gono wrong. Originally It was orgnnlzed ns n protest nnd a means of defense against the bandits with which tho provlnco of Shan-Tung was Infested. It wns, In fact, a law and order league, Fumigation In Honolulu. Tho authorities of Honolulu havs adopted tho most heroic methods to suppress the epidemic, it now being tho rulo that whenever a caso occurs In n frame building (which It Is lmpos slbl to thoroughly disinfect) it Is con demned with a'l Its contents nnd burn ed to the ground. n'!ic consequence of this Is thn firei occur two or threo times a week. WEDDED WITHOUT A PREACHER Unique Murrlngo of n Qtitknr Counts at I'nmiilena. Cut, I'nsadcna (Cal ) special correspond ince Chicago Chronlclo: William F. Mlchcner and Mrs. Mary V. Miller, both of this city, last week mnrrled themselves without the aid of any preacher and without even having pre viously secured n certificate. Their mnrrlagc must bo recognized by tho law, too. It was tho first marriage of the kind which was ever solemnized in tho state of California, according to the claim made by the parties. It was under the law of tho Quaker church, originated by George Fox, tho founder of the Quaker church In Eng land 250 years ago. Several other states of the union, after n strong ef fort had been made, recognized this form of ceremony, and In 1897, through the efforts of Senator C. M. Simpson, California legalized It. The groom did not have to procure a license. On Saturday, Feb. 17, the bride and groom Informed the Quaker church that they contemplated marriage. A commltteo was appointed to see that there were no obstacles. Thirty dnys later tlie committee reported that there was none. Tho couple then Informed the church that they wero still In the same mind nnd another committee was nppolnted by tho congregation to see that tho ceremony was properly per formed. Half-past 10 In tho morning was tho time set. At the close of a prnyer service the bride and groom stepped before the congregation, fac ing tho groom's brother.Ur. J. C. Mlch ener, a prominent physlclnn, who was the first wnlter or groomsman. Prof. and Mrs. I. N. Vail, the nearest rela tives of the bride, wero her attendants. The couple Joined their right hands m the groom said: "Friends, In tho presence of tho Lord nnd before this issembly, I tnke Mary V. Miller to bo my wife, promising with divine assist ance to be unto her n loving nnd faithful husband until death shall sep arate us." The bride repeated this for mula nnd they Inscribed their nnmes upon a certificate reading: "William F. Ml-hener and Mary V. Miller of tho county of Los Angeles, stnto of Call fornln, having made known their In tentions of marriage with each other In a public meeting of Friends held In Pasadena this 21st day of March, In the year of our Lord 1000, declared that In the presence of our Lord they took each other for husband nnd wife. And as a further confirmation thereof they did then and theie In this presouco subscriho their nnmes. she, according to the custom and marriage, accepting tho name of her husband." The wit nesses signed the certificate. Thoro was no ring and no music. FOWLS ATTACK A LIGHT. Keeper of Hog liliinil Light IIoino Kill Miinjr (li'ino unit liuvkH. One of tho keepers of the Hog Island light on tho Virginia coast relates a remarkable experience with wild fowls at that light one night recently. Between 7 and 8:30 p. in., the watch on duty was aroused bytho "honking" of wild geese nnd brant, nccompauled by the crash of breaking glass. Ho hastily summoned tho other keepers, who responded with shotguns. They opened llro on the bewildered birds with every gun. Tho battle lasted for an hour and n half. The guns got so hot thnt It wns dangerous to use them nnd the shoulders of the men becamo sore from tho recoil. The supply of ammunition gave out and the light ended. In the morning there were slxty-threo dead brant, geese, and ducks at tho foot of tho tower. On the following Saturday morning the tower wns again nttneked by tho birds. Thcro being no stock of cartridges on tho Island, the gnus wero useless, but tho keepers fought with sticks and cap tured L'O fowls, when a Hock, appar ently containing thousands, rushed upon them. They were compelled to Eeek shelter within tho tower. So powerful was the flight of the fright ened geese that tho wire screens were penetrated, the light in tho watch room extinguished, and the panes In three windows destroyed. These fowl had taken wing because of the severe weather prevailing upon their feeding grounds and wero blinded by the In tense glare of tho powerful light In tho top of the tower. Hog Island light marks one of tho most dangerous shoals on the Virginia const. It is nn Iron tower nnd stands ISO feet above menu high wnter. It is n first class light nnd can be seen from the bridge of n steamer n distnnco of twenty-five mile.. Mako Wiiy for tho IjiiIIch. "Whenever I meet a wagon or n car ringo on the road driven by n woman," said a horse owner to a Washington Star man, "I give an extra grip to tho reins, brace my foot, hold my breath nnd wntch her like a hawk. Why? Because there is not In a woman's na ture that clement that goes to make up a driver, and they are Just ns likely to pull the right rein ns tho left. Tho fnlr sox have discovered that by pull ing at a horse's mouth ho can bo made to movo more rapidly. This 13 became tho short, quick Jerks that a woman gives, accompanied usually by a sharp 'Get up!' hurt the unlmul's mouth, and he moves for relief. But most all of them drive that way nnd always will The only exceptions nro those who havo been tnught by professional driv ers In a riding school or on the road." Cliiclnnntl it Sporting City. It mny be said of Cincinnati thnt It Is not only tho Queen city, but literally the queen of clubs, having within tho corporate limits more than 100 org.inl zntlons devoted to shooting, fishing nnd outdoor recreations. k THAGEDY OF LOVE. THAT MARRIED IN DEATH AN INDIAN AND HIS BRIDE. DctrrtiilHnt of Dunlel lloono Nnrrnta n I.egeml of Kentucky Hint for Mora Tim u CYiitmy Him Hullimcd it Molt Hoiimutlu Spot. The following pathetic story, tho In cidents of which nre Interwoven with tho early history of Kentucky, wns narrated to tho writer n short time ngo by one of tho descendants of the Dan iel Boone family, now Dt3 years old. It has, as far as Is known, never beforo been published: On the farm of Mr. H. S. Baxter, nnd near the proud little village of Hes tnnd, where the rippling waters of Sul phur creek make a leap over tho pic turesque Bradley falls into tho deep canon below, Is scenery of moro than ordinary Interest, most especially be cause of tho sad and tragic history of a young Indian girl nnd her lover. As the nnrratlve Is related by tho de scendants of the Daniel Hoono family, if ho still live In this part of Kentucky, It was nbout n century nnd n quarter ago, when tho palefaces from tho east had pushed tho red men farther west ward, that the wigwams of a band of Delowares were pitched on the point of land on tho south side of Sulphur creek, where Hestnnd now stands. Tho season was the most beautiful of nil tho yenr Indian summer. The days wero ns dreams of fairyland nnd the nights were still moro wondrously SALALA'S PLUNGE entrancing, lighted by tho mellow, sil very light of the full October moon. Checotah was the son and only child of the chief of tho Delaware tribe, nnd from his boyhood ho had given prom ise of being a great leader of his peo ple. In using tho bow and arrow nono could compete with him; In spearing fish while they swam about In the deep blue waters of Sulphur creek, no hand was so unerring ns his. In all the tribe nono was so swift on foot as this dar ing son of the oldchleftaln. This young bravo would chase a deer and enpturo It without tho aid of weapons, by fol lowing It until It became his prize from sheer exhaustion. Challska, tho second chief of tho tribe, had an only daughter. Sala was his only child. She was beautiful and as graceful as the pliant willows which sho wove Into baskets. The good feel ing between tho two families had ever been secure, but soon It was to bo welded moro firmly by tho union of these two children of the ruling chief tains. As wns tho usual custom of tho Irlbo.a long series of amusements wero to bo indulged In during the month prior to the marriage. Tho first was to bo a grand hunt along tho shaded banks and tho wooded hills of this beautiful stream. Tho young men wero impatient for :hs hunt to begin, and finally, headed by their fiery and Im petuous leader, Checotah, they started down tho creek and wero not out of Bight of their camps when they saw a deer on the brow of the hill a short distance nbovo tho falls. Tho deer was a fine big buck. Ho started oft to wards tho falls, followed In swift pur suit by the nimble footed Checotah. Upon reaching tho falls tho deer pick ed its way around on somo narrow shelving rocks overhanging tho canon below. Checotah undertook to follow tho samo dnngerous route, when his footing gave way, nnd tho young man wns precipitated to tho deep gorge be low, alighting on tho rough bowlders. His body was horribly mangled. In stantly tho death cry was raised by tho horrified young braves, and upon reaching his body they found It bruis ed, bleeding and quivering mass of hu man flesh. Tho grief of tho old chief tain, when ho learned thnt his son, tho prldo of tho Delnwnres, wns a corpse, was terrible. The girl, Salnln, threw herself ncros? the breast of her fflH WmfflMwMI ii'"USMw& ill fflyti lifeless lover, and locking her arms about his neck, refused to bo taken away. Thus sho remained for hours, when finally she became unconscious and was removed to tho wigwam of her father. Early the next morning, when the enmpa were astir with prep aration for the burial rites of Chcco tali, n shout went out over the camp that Salala wan not In her wigwam. At this Juncture there came the death cry of tho Delnwnres In the high treble of n woman's voice. The braves started for tho spot whence the sound came, and In n short time they wero In plain view of Salala, sitting on the bough of a tree that bent over the falls. Thoro they beheld the beautiful Indian girl softly rocking on the green bough, and never heeding the daubing waters bo low her, her long raven hair blown about her by the wind as she sat and fcang the death cry of the tribe. As the pursuing party approached her slid turned her faco townrd them, nnd wnved a fond farewell. Then, arising, to her feet, slio sprang out nnd over tho falls, alighting In the rushing wat ers below. Sho was taken out of tho wild torrent, nnd tho braves bore her bleeding corpse back to her father'a wigwam. There the body of her who was widow before sho was brldo was placed on the litter by tho side of him who was to hnvo been her lord nnd master. The bodies were carried to n nearby Indian village and burled sldu by side, where they still rest. Hulrtilo of u Dog. That grief often leads animals to attempt suicide seems unquestionable. There was a clear caao In Thirty-first TO DEATH. street, this city, about two years ngo. A Great Dane dog was abandoned by tho family to which ho belonged. For a week or moro ho roamed nbout tho neighborhood, vainly seeking his protectors. Tho cook In a restaurant fed him well, but no ono cared to glvo him a home. Ono morning ho appeared in front of tho npartment house where his fnmily had lived, ran up tho stairs and leaped from an up per window Into tho street. Ho was so bndly hurt by tho fall thnt a po liceman shot Mm. Investigation proved that neither by word nor by gesture had any ono in the hou3o threatened him. Chicago Inter Ocean. Wnmiin I.viul tho IMirmilt. A detachment of cavalry from Ft. Grant, Ariz., Is In pursuit of a band of Indlnns who shot J. D. Mnck, a mining mnn, and nro said to have shot several others. Mack was shot in Pin ery ennon, Just outside of tho Apacho reservation. Ho was left for dead and his camp wns plundered. MncjL. drngged himself to tho ranch of MIS Ithoda Rlggs, four miles nwny. Miss Rlggs mounted n fleet horao ami rodo at once to Ft. Grant, whore sho noti fied tho nrmy olllcers. A detachment of troops was sent nt onco to tho scono of tho shooting, guided by the girl, who rode with tho soldiers ns far ns her much. There she organized n band of cowb.vs, and, herself assum ing commnr. I tl o party took tho trail Fninllv Nii'rly Wlpoil Out. Eight poo'd out of a traveling party of fifteen, toi .om. of two families, wero drowi.e t t. Junction of tho Mlddlo Poi do river nnd tho Klowo creek In Iron county, Texns. Tho names of tho families nro Queon nnd Wilson, nnd they wero from McCul lough county, Texas. Of tho elovon members of tho Queen family soven were drowned, Hanreil Hcr.elf Into it Mitillimuo. Jennie Hnrwltz, n young girl of Bridgeport, Conn., becamo Insnno dur ing tho week from excebslvo dancing and la now conin.ed in nn asylum. Durinp the .i ,,o danced night nfter night nt iti .i-iuns ami balls and was very popular. Physicians havo hope thnt she may recover. 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