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' Red Cloto, Webster County, Neb., Friday, March 1, 1889. No. 31. 2 he Western A Southern MERCANTILE ASSOCIATION, j Red Cloud, Nebraska, If Have Bargains for you in Felt Boots, iBfc Rubber Boots, COQUETTE. llorcter aot See d:s sot kaow Tlie ardor of tcy iiarsion. Tt.ouRli bbe's div.nc. Bach Idtc as mice It aadlj out of fashloB. She 1 o sweet I Uut thonKU Ul.crcet, She's pUyful as kliica. And I can bee She'd laugh at me If the knew how I'm tmlttac She'd laugh at me I pla nly sec. For love i out of fabhton Wnh such as she. Khc'i fancy free, Acfl osly playt with panic. 4 Yet after all. On earth's round ball There's no one ranks above her, I want her sol By Jove 1 THko And tell her how I lnve her! Lou.sville Courter-Jouraal. A BRAVE RUN FOJt LIFE. How John Colter Escapod a Ter rible Doatu. Bm Travels Naked for Srvn Day. Par aed by a DIoody and Releat less Foe aad at Last Reacbasj a Flara of Saft'ty. Grain Leather Boots, - Arctics. Over Shoes, Sandals, .Ladies' Gossamers, Men's Bubber Coats, Comforts, Blankets, Flannels, Etc., Etc., Ladies and Genf$ Underwear, Cloaks and Shawls, The above goods must and will be sold at The Western and Southern Mercantile kmk MASON'S OLD STAND . j jEhas. Schaftnit, Manager -4 . What is known as Lewis and Clarko'fe expedition to explore the Missouri river took place in the year 1805. It was manned by Captain Mcrriwother Clarke, thrco sergeants and seven sol diers of the United States army, ac companied by twenty-six otber per sons, among whom were a number of Frenchmen. Their adventures and discoveries are not of o much impor tance as tho fact that John Colter and John Potts were members of the expe dition. Those two men wero cither discharged from the command, or after tho expedition had returned to its starting place, went back into tho Indian country on their own hook. This point, as well as .tho exact loca tion of their ad ventures, appears to bc clouded in doubt, although their en counter is fully authenticated. They were trapping beaver near the con fluence of the Madison river with tho Jefferson fork. The Itlnckfect Indians were hi that region and ono of them had been killed by Lowis. Awaro of tho bitterness of Indian hostility Col-. ter and Potts 6et their traps at night, J drew them in each morning and lay i concealed during the day. They were examining their traps early one morning, in a creek which they wero ascending in a canoe, when they suddenly heard a great noise, resembling the trampling of animals. But they could" hot ascertain tho fact, as tho high, perpendicular banks on each side of tho river impeded their view. Colter immediately pronounced it to bo occasioned by Indians, and advised an instant retreat, but was accused of covardico by Potts, who insisted tho noiso was occasioned by buffaloes, and they proceeded on. In a few minutes afterwards their doubts wero removed by the appearance of about five or six hundred Indians on both sides of tho creek, who beckoned them to come iwhorc. As retreat was now impossible. Colter turned the head of the canoo to tho shore. At tho moment of its touching an Indian poked tho rifle belonging to Potts. But Colter, who was a remarkably strong man. immediately retook it and handed it to 1'olts. who remained in tho canoo. and uon receiving it, pushed off into the river. Ho had scarcely quitted tho thoro when an arrow was fchot at him, and ho cried out: Colter. I am wounded." Colter remonstrated with him on tho folly of attempting to escape and urged him to come ashore. Instead of comply ing, ho instantly leveled his rifle at I aa Indian, and shot him dead on the spot. This conduct, situated as ho was, may appear to have txen an act of madness; but it was doubtless the ef fect of sudden but sound enough rea soning; for if taken alive ho must have expected to havo been tortured to death, according to tho Indian custom. And in this respect tho Indians of this region excelled all others in the inge nuity they displayed in torturing their prisoner. Be was instantly pierced with ar row, so numerous that, to use the language of Colter, "ho was made a riddle of' They now seized Colter, stripped hlsa entirely naked and begaa to con sult oa the manner in which he should be put to death. They were first In eliavd to ect him up as a mark to shoot at; but the chief interfered, aad. b iaghlairythe shoulder, askea ala If to camld ram fast Colter, who fed been some time amen? tho Kce Katva, or Crow Indians, had. in n cossidora ble degree, acquired the Tlackfoot language, and was slso well acquainted with Indian csstoms. Ho k&ew tbnt he had now to run for his life, with the dreadful odds of five or six hundred afaiast him, and thce armed Indians. Be therefore cunniagly replied that he was a Tery boa runner, although, is trMk, he was considered by the haa Lfcnfca remarkably swift. p- ti to remain stationary, and led Colter out to tho prairie threa or four hun dred yards and released him to save himself if ho could. At that instant the war-whoop sounded in the car3 of poor Colter, who, urged with the hopo of preserving life, ran with a speed at which ho himself was sur prised. Ho proceeded towards Jeffer son Fork, having to traverse a plain six miles in breadth, abounding with the prickly pear, on which he ovcry instant was treading with his naked feet. He ran nearly half way across the plain before he ventured to look over his shoulder, when be perceived that tho Indians were very much scat tered and that ho had gained grounds to a considerable distance from the main body; but one Indian, who carried a spear, was much before all the rest, and not more than a hundred yards from him. A faint gleam of hope now cheered the heart of Colter. Ho derived con fidence from tho belief that escape was within the bounds of possibility. But the confidence was nearly fatal t him, for he exerted himself to such a degree that tho blood gushed from his nostrils, and soon almost covered the fore part of his body. He had now arrived within a mile of tho rivor, when ho distinctly heard tho appall ing sound of footstops behind him, and every instant expected to feel the spear of his pursuer. Ho again turned his head and saw tho eavago not twenty yards behind him. Determined, if possible, to avoid the expected blow, ho suddenly stopped, turned around and spread out his arms. Tho Indian, surprised at tho suddenness of tho action and perhaps at tho bloodj- appearance of Colter, also attempted to fctop. but. exhausted with running, he fell whilo attempting to throw his spear, which stuck in the ground and broke in his hand. Colter instantly snatched up tho pointed part, with which ho pinned the Indian to the earth, and then continued his flight. The forexnobt of the Indians, on ar riving at tho plnco, stopped until oth ers carnc up to join them, and then gave a hideous yell. Kvory moment of this time was improved by Colter, who, although fainting and exhausted, succeeded in gaining tho skirting of cottonwood trees on tho borders of tho fork, to which ho ran and plunged into tho river. Fortunately for him a lit t'.o below this placo was an ibland, against tho upper point of which a raft of drift timber had lodged. He dived under tho raft, and after several efforts got his head above water. among the trunks of troos covered over with smaller wood to tho depth of several feet. Scarcely had ho He cured himelf when the Indians ar rived on the river, screeching and yelling, as Colter expressed it, "like so many devils." They wero frequently on tho raft during ihe day and wero seen through the chinks by Colter, who was con gratulating himself on his escape, un til the idea aroso that they might set tho raft on fire. In horriblo suspense ho remained until night, when hear ing no more from the Indians, ho divod from under the raft and swam instant ly down tho river to a considerable distance, when he landed and traveled nil night. Although happy in having escaped from tho Indians, his situa tion was still dreadful. He was com pletely naked under a burning sun, the soles of his feet wero filled with tho thorns of the prickly pear; ho was hungry and had no means of killing game, although he paw abundance around him and was at a great dis tance from the nearest settlement. Al most any man but an American hunter would have despaired under such cir cumstances. The fortitude of Colter remained unshaken. After seven days of sore travel, during which he had no other sustenance than roots, ho at length arrived at Lisa's Fort on the Big Horn branch of the Ycllowstoae river. Jf. Y. Graphic. MONTE CARLO SUICIDES. Gamblers Tfcer. Do Net Risk waefc Wtg Stakes as la Day at Ter. An American who ha just returned from France says that tho day he ria ited Monte Carlo happened to bo the day on which the annual meeting of the shareholders occurred, and that after the meeting general gloom per vaded the entire surrounding atmo sphere. It socsu that the profit aad low account showed a profit but a profit very much ks thi keen the case ia preceding years. After paying the expenses of thooa taalUhmentonlyXSoarxaot SMot 0ODL were left for thoo wan held stock ia the conpnnr- A fex? year? ago tho '"p-cfits were douho this stun. The 1 change is ewtng. so It is sa d, to a ; growing cC'Rserv&tiss caor the ganbler. both men aad womea. who . frequent this famous resort. There is jest aj m;ih gambling as th-ra eTer wt. hut the gumbiicg for enorsjou-lT ' high flakes is net so frequent. Men ' ani -somen nctr rmer fire-fracc ' r-Ieces instead of lonLs aad bsek-ni-tes. Oae intern:!- fees ist&aet I used to be. There were nineteen out cides during tho past year, men and women both driven to tho taking away of their own lives because of despair over losing various divisions of the 250,000 profits of Monte Carlo. The previous year when the profits wero 300,000 tho suicides numbered twenty-five. Tho number of suicides and tho profits of the establishment main tain a ratio, or seem to do so, from year to year. The proportion is about one suicide to every 12,000 profit to tho gambling establishment, which means, of course, a corresponding amount of loss to tho patrons. A study of the interesting fluctuation of those suicides to correspond with the gamblIng-houo profits would cer tainly have delighted Mr. Buckle. N. Y. Mail and Express, IGHTNING I HAY KNIFE arJaasBa mat a a a? a wjom-s aiu toy ssassaasj ova aaaaa i Turouum. She "Mamma has given $25,000 to establish an old man's homo. Isn't that nice, Charlie?" He (yearnfuUy) J "Very nice, but not so nice as if she would give that much to establish a young man's home, Fannie." Wash ington Post. TO Ml LA4M rrexOrt-Us-tttuK. tas la wtKM vv hth east ew naai isasL sni tat a tno at 1 1 issesTp s lUea. fas Maafstlanet at i& -' 3ntdsssTsMe teasjruBr atr-dta tt Qi ii VTiiffl lswiri fKw THK BEST MATERIALS sVerOTaai lav UkAaiT MayKmyiaT a Hat atauvc grimi mm te Fa .? THE HMJUB HOLT COMPAHY, Cast GREAT BARGAINS ! GOODS SOLD C THAN EVER AT ER Gray's immortal "Elegy" occu pied him for seven years. a sharp watch or a vigorous commu- alty of young roachos would soon , spring into being to take tho placo off tho old ones I killed off. "Roaches, although universally do tested, aro much more cleanly in their habits than house flies. Give me my I choico of food that roaches have feasted on and that which has fur- j nished meals to the flies, and I will choose tho stuff tho roaches have trampled on every timo. Thoy like pasto and any thing that is moist, and are always moro numerous where water is frequently slopped around. Hence they aro u common nuisance In hotels, saloons and restaurants. But j they always prefer cleanly places J rather than dirty ones." ' "How is it that they so quickly find their wny into new houses?" "Quito often they move in before tho people do. or rathor aro carried in. When old furniture, fcuch as book cases, desks, or similar articles aro taken to a new house enough roaches ride along to etart a villugo of their own in a. short time. Then they como along in packing cases from tho gro cery stores and other establishments. I onco offered to bet a man I could find roaches in n brand new, elegant hotel on tho d.iy that it was opened to the public. Ho didn't take me up because he knew that I knew what I was talk ing about. There are three kinds of roaches the ordinary roach, the red roach and the big bhick roach. The croton bug. as thoy call it in New York, is nothing but a roach." Pitts-burg-Dispatch. DRAWING ROOM ART. Xea aaO Women Wko Make a LHrias; y Katartalatag- I'll rate rartlea. There is a considerable class of artistic people in this city, as in other largo places, who make their living all or in part through tho exhibition of their talent in privato entertain ments, receptions, musicales. parties, ball and even at funerals. They are mostly persons of both sexes with musical talent, cither vocal or in strumental, and since they are usually quite young wo may not be amiss in prophesying that from their midst will spring tho future Nilssoas, Capouls, Rubinsteins, Gottsckalks, Mozart. Paganinia, Ole Bulls aad like representative of the diviae art. I know of two ladies who are frequently enrared to dIhv their great harps at select gatherings:of several young saoa, no or two of whom are Caere boy, who play the violin in choice social circles; of numerous pianists In regular doataad for such work during the long winter evenings. Taca I know of vocalist. men aad women aad youths who serve to delight the calturod listeners who are Invited to the hosaeo of the wealthy. In addition to those in tho musical line are a few of the sew school of female whistlers, owr city having two or three yosthful beauties whose warbling, are little abort of wonderful to such of uo who have never before realized the bird-like qualities of a girl's throat. Ia addi tioa to those artists aro too experts ia other lines, such as readers, story-tol-leca. awooJoffuo artists, slaigbtf-aaad lira. F. 2S ewhouse. I have a choice line of Dresn Goods vitn trimmings to match, Buttons, Velvets, Flannels, Hoods, Toboggan, Ham burgs. Laces, all kinds of White Trimmings. Hosiery, Gloves Mittens, Ladies Underwear, Yarns, Silk Handkerchief, Lace Curtains. All of the above will be sold out at the very Lowest Figures. FURN J.TURE FURNITURE ! Having purchased the stock of FURNITURE! Formerly owned by Fred YVii ton, will k'U you Furniture of all kinds, at wrv low figures. Call and him. STORK-Cook's old Red C loud Drug Store Building. :M door west of Holland House. Red Cloud. GUMP & WARNER, REAL ESTATE&L0AN BROKERS Call and examine our bargains. Correspond ence solicited, GUMP & WARNER. Opera House Block Red Cloud HACKER & PARKER, THEGROCERS e 1 rm e delicacies a specialty. Quality tells, Prices sell. talkers aad tho rosralar beads of Mssie niaf.Hfta, like tho Mayor o THE TRALERS LUMBER CO. -WllX MAKK- 12 m POSITIVELY v Lower than any yard in the world to On skill sUoateya ia the Maayo! lacss oars ifem i doHan a nigh, when vz asamt. Qictgo Jouraal aw. The taasgiwt aVOfja a o irry B"Pr j. .oaissi, rca. uiysi vkesa,Tttfrn a cr fi besutl- Howao B. Caista, aasium Caaktoraii fis -,.,- has br3 . s ir l ravT 11 re "Jans acne mm kmr- iare; jevc tntn 1r)lm. arrya sad iai Uaa. as: t Crt4usa. Trass i cos at j Waatf-o! a JdV to lars cre-E:sk- int: . 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