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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 27, 1896)
6 THE ItED CLOUD CHIEF, FRIDAY, NOV 27, 1890. to WIIYTIIHYAKKJIATkl) NEVEP ATFILIATE VITH l-OR-EIGNEuS WHEN AMONG THEM. rite i:riRllli ,Utii) llrnmlili-iil All Oik litnm Hut Their llun 'I lirlr I.iiiikiuik1'. Tlii-lr Spurt iiml Th 'lr Wiij Art- I In Only OiiiN Worth Will I is WRITHR. in tJiis L o n tl o n W o rlil wonders whether the fuel that bene fit iii htinler 'n .forgive than In juries mny not ac count for that (11k llko of the Hngllsh which exists in nil foreign hinds. They nrc most hated, he inyH, In those eoiintrlcH anil ny tin very peoplo for whom they have done moHt. For Instance, Fngllshinen are vehenienlly detcHted In the Trnnsnal, which ImH heen changed hy them from u sparsely populated desert into (ine of the rlchcHt countries In the world. It la the name in numberless out-of-wny regions. Ah for the continent, what, ho asks, would the Riviera and all the French and (termini Hiiiniuer and health tosorts he If It were not for the coiiHtanl tthnwer of Hiltlsh gold that falls upon them? "Tor all that," ho continues, "these people, who derive hu much from us, and who need us ho soioly, have no kindly feellni; toward iih. They may like Individual visitors anions the ICng llsh, hut they hate the ICngllsh visitors as a whole with n fierceness which Is as blind tin It la unreasoning. They know that to rufiiHe the I2ukIIbH inns' mrnn ruin to themselves, and yet they would gladly idam their doors In the face of the Anglo-Saxon and tell him In forclhlo language to seek another and warmer resting place." In concluding IiIh article, however, the writer iibnndnnu the "benefits tint cannot be forgiven" theory and jirti roeds to tell exactly why the feelings of which he complaliiK do exist: "They people of other nationalities, when they enter foreign countries, en deavor to adapt themselves to the new GiivlronmcutH. The Kngll.m, on the other hand, hive a way of marching through Htnope with the national ting Hying in (he van and the drums heat ing 'Rule Hrltuuulu.' Just as If the were a new chartered company pushing on to conquer the barbarians. "Wheto they elect to remain for a time there they nettle down with the air of conquerors. The majority of them cannot converse Intelligibly In the language of the country, but thej are not at all embarrassed by that. Th.' result Ik that, before many Knglish travelers have emtio his way. the land lord has begun to learn English as a part of his stock in trade, Is paying extra for bilingual HcrvnutH and has doubled all IiIh notices and ndverUte uicnjH into Fugllsh, "The Knglish, nun cover, have a way nf finding fault with the lo?nl customs alio breakfast, the dinner hour, the enrly retiring movement nnd they grumble at them until the landlord, In n frenzy of competition, altera all of them to Hiilt the Knglish taste. The irreprcHHlhle Anglo-Saxon, too, brings with him his aporta and nmueoinents. He establishes n cricket club and or gnnl.CH matches at which one set of visitors plays against another nnd tin residents have to be content with the part of the supernumerary crowd. With the consent of the authorities he murks out golf links and the guileless native wandering leisurely over the ground, Hilda himself shouted at In un known tongues and hit violently In the Hiuall of the back before he has ail Idea what the shouts are all about. "Tho fact Is that wherever we go we have u way of treating the natives or If they were the foreigners; we revo lutionize their customs to suit our own convenience; wo Introduce our games and tiiniiseinents and make them pre dominant in the gayety of the place; 2nd if wo condescend to know the lan guage at nil, It Is not from any abiding senso of tile beauty of the same or the duty of learning It, hut simply in order that we may bo able to communicate our wishes tho more easily to the In ferior race Just as wo do among tho Matabele. "The most curious part of It all Is that the natives to a certain extent nc qulesco in this attitude, and their ow'n acquiescence galls them the more. The foreign temperament runs naturally to extremes, and there seems to be no medium between oriental servility and brutal Insolence on their part. When the occasion for the latter occurs It Is as If a nilllstieam long pent up had at last burst its bounds." Her rreeiu-e of 3111111, "Yes, Harry and I went out riding on n tandem last evening, and ho gae me such a fright 1 have liar Hy got over it ovon yet." "How was that?" "When wo were going through an avenue of trceo and there was nobody In sight he leaned forward on his handle-bam and reached his head around and kissed mo!" "Why that was dangerous, wasn't it? If you had swonod ever so little tho mnchlno would have upset nn.l thrown you both off." "Yes, but 1 Mdn't Bwcrvo." Kxehango Tlin Itriuon Why. Lucrotla walked tho lloor, and sho Was Junt as mad as mud could be, For Klilo, saucy little pup, Had enten all tho moth balls up; Hut I Just know 'twas not to tease. Hut 'cause lie's bothered so with Ilea-,. Chicago Record. Nure Indication. "What do you regard na tho most rellablo weather report, professor?" ''Thunder." Detroit Freo Press. rfR.onl ryiiJ .AOZJrtOY (. recovery or a bicycle. tl ll'iil lit in Sum tt In llic llitrlmr fur ICcwiigr. Among the residents of Hermudn are two brothers, one of whom, besides be ing an enthusiastic yachtsman, is also a nwlft and slfillful rider f tho bicy cle. Some time ago, shortly before the date set for u bicycle race, In which ho was to bo one of tho contest ants his win el mysteriously disap peared and nil efforts to find n trace of It proved fruitless, sayn the Hostoii Transcript. One day, about fourteen months after tho bicycle had been pre sumably stolen, n fisherman who was angling out in tho middle or St. (Jeorge's harbor for Heating fish, honked a largo one, which Instantly plunged Into the depths of tho harbor In u vain endeavor to eseauc. Tho angler played with him for uwhllo, nnd then, feeling the line tightening In his hand and the Btraln become steady, be gan to haul up. lie soon realized that he had at the end of his line one of the heaviest catches which he had ever made, and (what he could not under aland about it) that it was almost ap parently a dead weight. Ho hauled away, however, until there appeared above the water not only the llsh that he had hooked, hut a bicycle, nrotind the lrindlcs of which the llsh, ill Its efforts to escape, had wound the lino a number of time. When the aston ished Mshermnn had sulllclently recov ited fioni his amazement at hid cur ious catch h took the bicycle ashore. There It was soon Identllled as the one which had so inexplicably disappeared. Strange to my the machine. In spite of the fart tint tt had been at the bot tom of the harbor for fourteen months, was but" little damaged and was easily put in running order again. I'or some time no clue us to how It found Its way to Its wateiy hiding place could be discovered. Fvuittiully. howeer, sev eral circumstances came to light that pointed to a man with whom the bicy cle rider hud once had trouble. At one time whenever he lode past this mans pl.ice the dogs which were kept there v. eiild run nut and bark and snap a? the rider, causing him considerable an noyance and tumble. At Hist he con tented himself with simply driving olf the brutes as beat he could, but when he found that they were set upon him by their ninxtcr he toofi prompt mens uies to have ihe man arrested, broughi Into court and lined. Prom various elr iiinigtanriH th.i: were found out regard ing the disappearance of the bicycle thete H.'emed to be no doubt that the owner of the ugly dogs was responsi ble for It and that he stole the niachliu and sunk It In the harbor in order to bi revenged on Its owner. SAVED THREE LIVES. Ouli l.-VHtteil llnstitiiliiii Wlio Knew the DllllKITN lit llll' I'lllllTtOU. Hue la a stoty which Is too much to the credit of two ladles and a gentle man to be wholly suppressed. They ate nil strong iiwlmmers, and can bat tle with the waves In valiant fashion, sajs tho Ilonton Transcript. They chanced to bo In tho sou at one tlmo lately, and on a shoro whero thy undertow Is irrculsttblo n short dis tance out. The man suddenly felt hlm M'lf in that strong, terrible outward pull of the waters of tho mighty deep. Ho understood Immediately that ho and his companions would shortly bo no moro unless by tremendous instant, individual exertion they pulled for the hore. In that treacherous current not one could help another. How to get "those girls" nshoro without terrify ing them and putting them in still greater danger through their fears wiw the problem of that terrible moment. The man solved it like u hero. Ho made a sign, a sound of personal dis tress, and began swimming in shore. His companions in the waves heard nnd saw Ills white face, llotli believed. as he meant them to, that ho was threatened with cramps, and swam in shoie too, calling out cheerful, encour aging wonM to him as they pulled for the shore, assuring him that he would soon be all right; that they could get him In safely If he really should glvo out, and other words to that effect. It was not long before this man of moral courage stood upon the beach In safety, and those ho had thus rescued from death stcod on either side of him nnd heard what It would have meant for them to havo spent another nioinc.y In that out-rushing tide. It was a non-coinbatant In tho strife for life who remarked: "That follow wiui a great philosopher. He know how to appeal to the new woman when swimming her strongest against the old order of things. Ho only offered his plea to tho 'eternal womanly' to woman's maternal need of taking care of the sick or tho helpless. Those girls will prolmbly always think It was their own physical strength nnd powers thai reheuud them from death by drowning; but It was really the 'oternal womanly' bent upon helping one they believed In danger and need." Tlin Mlltli'riiiK .11 li. A stuttering man told a friend of lib yesteulny that very frequently he had to walk from tho top to tho ground lloor of the tallest otllco buildings. Hy the time ho was able to say "Down! ' the elevator was usually four or llvt Hoots below him. New Yoik Tlmen. Wnrfiit Win to. "That man Hcnsley Is the most reek-lot-sly extravagant fellow I know." "What has ho dono?" "Haught nn umbrella." -ClovelanO Plain Dealer. Cnn AlTnril Anything Nun-. "Mrs. (taowell. I hear your liuohend has taken to smoking." "Yes, Iio'b getting to bo n regular to Imcconlbt." Chicago TrlUuuo, I BLOODHOUNDS GUARD TEXAS CONVICTS. Austin, Tex., correspondence of tho N'ew York World: Perhaps In no other stale In the union are bloodhounds used so generally and go successfully to capture esenped convicts as In Tex as. The system of dealing with coll ects adopted by this commonwealth innkcH the use of dogs almost Impera tive, und the convicts well know the almost Inevitable result of an attempt to escape. There am two penitentiaries In Texas - one at Hiintsvlllo and the other at Husk. There are now more tlinn 1,000 convicts cither at these Institutions or nt some convict farm In the wilds of the state. It Is at these convict farms that bloodhounds are used not only to prevent the convlctn Irom running away, but also to capture them after they have Med. Fully 1,100 coin lets are hired out under Texas' convict coutiact Kyhlem, r. system that enables the two peni tentiaries to be self-supporting and occaslonaly return u profit to the slitte. About .r,o of the convicts are leased to railroad companies, and ure used to keep the roadbeds In repair. Twice that number aie worked on farms. In ?omo Instances the farmer hires u g-tng nf men, paying the state a certain sum monthly for their work. .Mori often the state and the farmer enter Into a partnership. Tho farmer furnishes 'he land nnd the Implements, while he stnto furnishes the labor. In any vent, the state guards and feeds the men, and each convict camp Is visited it frequent intervals by an inspector, who reports tho condition to the state prison board. These convict farms nre usually lo cated in unsettled regions, In order that tho prisoners may be Isolated from honest labor and Incentives to run away. Ono guard Is assigned to every eight men, and, tillo In hand, re mains near them while they are at work. Should one of his charges run away no excuse Is accepted from the guard, Ho Is nt onco discharged and efforts are mndo to catch the runaway, lllnmlluiiiiutt for tin- Trail. There Is a pack of bloodhounds at each of these convict farms. Theso dogs, trained from puppyhood to look upon mnn ns a natural enemy, arc never allowed to become familiar utth any man but their keeper, who Is known as the dog sergeant. When the convicts nre at work In the ileitis tho dogs aro always under leash near by In the care of their trainer. When a convict attempto to escape four or live dogs nro released ami put on the trail, whllo tho trainer und guards fol low them 03 closely ns possible. As a rule, convicts attempt to fscapo during tho Into summer, when tho corn Is high enough to offer a hid ing plnce, or when working in a re cently cleared field that Is surrounded by brush and underwood that will offer security from the rltle of tho guard. At such times when a convict can hldo himself by n short ruu, the temptation to mnko a dash for liberty Is too strong to resist, and tho convict runs away. Within a few minutes the dogn nro on his trail, and his capture Is usually a matter only of a few hours. Negro couvlcts attempt to escape much more frequently than whlto men, but their nttempts are rarely sucess ful. When tho hounds nro released and put on the trail they follow their qunr ry rapidly, and tho keeper is compell ed to keep well up with them. He knows well that when the convict Is run to bay the dogs would make short work of Him unless Ho Is there to call them off. Negroes when attempting to esrapo usually act In concert, and sev eral start at onco. They walk In btrenmu, swim rlvors and resort to othor tricks to throw tho dogs off tho scont; but theso tactics rarely avail, for the dogs aro put on tho trail too soon after tho escape to lot tho run away got far. A TfXHa Cunt let I'liriii. From 80 to 100 couvlcts aro worked on each of thrvo farms. They sleep at night in n long, one-story frame build ing, with Iron bars at tho windows, in one end of the building is the kitch en, Tho rest of tho structure Is divided by a narrow hall, with lattice work walls. In this hall a guard with n loaded rltle is stationed. He can keep his eyes on all the convicts, whether sleeping or eating, and his presence keeps tho men quiet and or derly. At night the men sleep on bunko arranged around tho wall of one of tho looms. Tho other mom Is used as a dining-room, and Is furnish ed with plain tables and benches. These convict fnrms nre scientific ally cultivated and arc legarded by Texas capitalists as good Investments. The work Is not Interrupted by holi days, ramp meetings or Sunday school picnics, and rain Is the only thing that will stop the ploughs and hoes. Opening tin. Oljniplc (litmru. Tho crown pilneo, taking his stand In the arena, facing the king, then made u short speech, In which he touched upon the origin of the enter prise, and the obstacles surmounted In bringing It to fruition. Addrcuslng the king, he asked him to proclaim the opening of the Olympic games, and the king, rising, declared them opened. It was a thrilling moment. Fifteen hundred and two years before the Um peror Theodoslus had suppressed the Olympic games, thinking, no doubt. BLOODHOUNDS RUN A CRIMINAL TO KA that in abolishing this hated Mirvivnl of paganism ho was furthering the cause of progress; and Hero was a Christian monarch, amid tho applauso of an assemblage composed almost ex clusively of Christians, announcing tho formal annulment of the Imperial de cree; while a few feet awny stood the archbishop of Athens, and l'ete Didon. tho celebrated Dominican preacher, who, in his Faster sermon In the Cath olic cathedral the day before, had paid an eloquent tribute to pagan Ctrceci When tho king bad resumed hlii seat the Olympic odo, written for the oc casion by tho (treek composer Samara, was snug by a chorus of one hundred and fifty voices. Onco beforo music Hail been associated with tho revival of the Olympic games. "Tho Olympic (tames of ISM," by Huron Pierre do Coiibertln, In the November Century. I'miilne lliriul. In times of famine bread has been baked from wood bran and husks of corn. The woodbread is made by se lecting the sawdust of the least res InoiiH wood the beech, for example and washing It with water to remove any solublo matter. It Is then dried In an oven and reduced to fine powder. With tho addition of a little Hour, sotno yeust nnd water, It forms a dough which, when baked, constitutes n bread resembling In appearance and tasto our ordinary brown bread. Hotter Said ninYrontly. "My friends and fellow-patiiots." the orator shouted, as ho pounded tho do fetweless air, "our friends, the enemy, havo boasted that they can elect a yel low dog this year. Let ua got together, put our shoulders to tho wheel and show them that wo can elect Jiibt as yellow a dog is they can. That Is to say er " Tho rest was lost In tho vociferous applauso of the patriots. Indianapolis Journal. l.onilinrilj'n Iron I'riinn. Tho Iron crown of Lombardy takes Its natim from tho fact Hint within tho gold circlet Is a strip of Iron, mipposod to bo made of ono of tho nails of tho cross. Napoleon was crowned with this symbol at his coronation as King of Italy. Kven politics do not nffect public In terest In tho Addlcks drama. Boston Globe. PAT WOMEN. Ktnw to (let Thin Illi't an Important I'n ctor. A great ninny women, convinced that flesh Is Inimical to beauty Is tho "deathblow to grace," us nn arbitrary eiitle puts It Injure health In the en deavor to reduce weight, says the New York Tribune. They put theinsehes to grent trouble nnd inconvenience, swal low all sorts of preventives nnd reme dies In order to get thin and then stand aghast nt tho spectacle of their wrinkled, flabby faces and throats, the result of the fnlllng awny of llesh un der tho clastic skin. As a matter of i fact, a number of the notable women of the world, famous not only for their beauty, but for the rarer charms of In tellect and subtle fascination, women who have helped to make history and been u power In their day, were of dis tinctly generous proportions. Cleopa tra, she whose "Infinite variety" of charm nnd temper could win stern hearted warriors to forget their ambi tions, was small nnd stouf.. Marie An toinette was of the plump order, though tall und nf line hearing, and, to come down to the present day, view the widowed Victoria, soerelgn of the "united queendom;" the Increasing pro portions of Queen Margherlta of Italy and the generous outlines of Queen Isabella of Spain. It is worthy of note that most of the great Interpreters of song nre stout, or bordering on that condition, and there have been lights RTH. In the literary world decidedly fat, whether tall of stature or the reverse. Gtorge Sand was fat and small, and likewise Mine. Do Stuel. Fashion's vo taries will doubtless continue to strive nfter the slendcrness which seems so desirable. For those willing to sacri fice the promptings of appetite for the desired aim an authority recommends that they should regulato their days as follows: A tumblerful of hot water inns be taken on waking In the morn ing. Rise early and hnve a tepid bath, with vigorous rubbing afterward with a llesh brush. Avoid drinking nt meals and have only tlireo meals a day. Take one small cup of tea nt breakfast, some dry toast, boiled fish or a small cut let and a baked applo or a little fresh fruit. At dinner, which should bo at midday, take white fish or meat, dry toast or stalo bread, vegetables and fruit, either fresh or stewed. I'or sup per, toast, salad, fruit and six ounces of wine or wuter. Hot wnter with lem on juice in It Is good for supper. Anil She Only Milwrcil. Park policeman to the Knclpplst, Wading In tho dew: "Mornln, madam! Is It is it Cool enough for you?" Chicago Tribune. CLASS AND GLASS MAKING. Flexible gluss was known In Persia In 1010. Sirass Invented tho glass that bears his name In 1700. The revival of glass making at Von Ico occurred in 1838. Tlievurt discovered tho art of cast ing plate glass In lOGO. Window glass was manufactured at Pittsburg, Pa., In 1808. Experiments In glass making wwo instituted In Now York in 1872. A Hint glass manufactory was cstab llshed nt Sandwich, Mans., in 1825. In 1747 Connecticut granted to Thorn as Darling tho exclusive right to make glass In tho colony. Plato glass windows for coaches wero made at tho duko of Buckingham's works, London, in 1073. Flexlhlo glnss was reinvented In France in 1G20, but tho art was again lost with the death of tho Inventor. Flint glass was rediscovered by tho Fnglluh in 1015, In tho same year coal was substituted by Sir Robert Man sell Instead of wood as fuel in glass-making THE LATE JIK.lt UJ3LEE WISCONSIN EDITOR WAS A DIS TINGUISHED DIPLOMAT. Scrtril ih Alnirliiili Mlnl'trr t'i Nnttcr Imiil from IHIIO to t.SUI -A l.eitilrr nf I'ulltlnit Ttiotig it In Wlnroiulu for Mnny Yt-uni, ORACK RUHLBB, the distinguished editor of tho Mil waukee Sentinel, who died recently, was one of the fore most citizens of state nnd city. For a derado ho was chairman of the state central repub lican committee, and the Influence of his vlgorouu mlntl was felt In nil the councils of tho pnrty for that length of tlmo prior to his de parture for Kuropc. In 18C9 ho was appointed minister to Switzerland. He occupied that post in tho diplomatic service until 1S77. and on his tetiirn to Wisconsin he resumed his old place at the head of the conimltteo und re mained in It until he went to Huston In 1870 to become the editor of the Ad vertiser. In 1SS0 he returned to Mil waukee and started a paper In opposi tion to the Sentinel, but two years lat er the two were consolidated, and from that time on he was the commanding spirit of the newspaper. During the Mayes campaign life Influence was felt keenly In political affairs, nnd It was owing to His efforts that the state went republican by 10,000 plurality. This meant a change of 2.'i,000 votes within four years. .Mr. Rublee was born In Vermont In 1S2U, and came west to set tle In Sheboygan when 11 years old. In IS 19 lie entered tHctwnill academy that Is now the university of Wisconsin. He paid for his ediicntlon with the earnings he made at tho printer's "ease" and began his career in Journ alism us a reporter for the Madison Ar- 5:? HORACK RUHLT3R. pus. Later ho became editorial writer of tho State Journal, and was after ward part owner of that paper. It was whllo at the head of the Stato Journal that he rose rapidly in politics. He was an able anil forceful writer and a thorough otudent of politics. Horace Rublco was distinctively a Journalist. Able ns he might have been as a poli tician ho was never what has been called a boss, better call him an nd vlscr his chief power in the world around him ran through tho channel of the newspapers ho directed. His in stinct ns a mero youth urged Him to tho ndoption of journalism as a profes flion, and he was right in lila choice. Imperturbable In character, ho had all the force that goes with Importurbabll lty. This force manifested Itself In 11 masterly style, charged with a causti city of ridicule and a veritablo weight of invective that struck deep and won mnny a bnttle for him. As an editor ho was great, and us a director ho was able. Ho was finely educated and never spared himself In study. Nut ti Hi- IMriiM'tl. In a well-known bank in Edinburgh the clerks are presided over by a rath er Impetuous manager, whoso violent fits of temper very often dnmlnato Mt reason. For Instance, tho other day he wns wigging one of them about his bad work. "Look here, Jones," he thun dered, "this won't do! Thcbo figures aro a perfect dlsgraco to a clerk! I could get tin office boy to mnko bettor figures than those, nnd I tell you 1 won't have it! Now. look at thnt 5. It looks just like a 3. What do you mean sli, by making such beastly figures' Fxplaln!" "I or I beg pardon, sir," suggested tho trembling clerk, his heart fluttering terribly; "but cr wcll, you see, Blr, It Is a 3." "A 3?" roared tho manager. "Why, you Idiot, It looks Just like a 5!" And thon the subject was dropped for an indefinite period. An KiikIo'k l'oml. The Westminster Ctazetto gives the following as to an eagle's menu: "The voracity of tho eagle and similar birds of prey Is well known to natural lets but It has been left to a Swiss huntei to define exactly tho variations which take placo In Its dally menu. In a nest In tho Alps, sldo by side with an caglot ha found a hare freshly killed, twentj seven chamois' feet, cloven heads of fowls, eighteen rabbits, marmots and squirrels." Valtialile Kit;, A rug only lour feet square, v which hud .ri70 stitches nnd knots ti the squnro Inch, wns lately sold in London for a sum equal to ?10)00 of our money. Of tho gold coin now In circulation In Fngland, a small proportion onli bear an earlier date than 1879, i.-tif-rv s ' - '.-tv -J. .-r &,-'. .i?'--?-S2 sswxc v 4 '.tfi 't' -4.. H-