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THE RED CLOUD CHIEF, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15 1897.
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ABOUT MOONSHINERS.
MANY SMALL STILLS SOME
MORE PRETENTIOUS.
torn WhUlcjr MiiiIa for Export Anil
Loti of (lllirr Kindt Mitilo for llitmr
Conimmptloii Inforinurii Arc Alwnya
Dctrttcd,
(Special Loiter.)
,HE moonshine bus
iness In tho moun
tains of Georgia,
Alabnmn nnd Ten
nessee has tnken a
frcah Rtart nnd
tho local reventio
agents, In view of
lively times ahead,
have cnlled for re
enforccmonts to
help them In hand
As n rule tho major
Ins tho situation.
ity of theso Illicit stills nroof the most
primitive character, nnd geucrally of
imall capacity. Nearly every rnrm
among tho mountnU has n still se
creted somewhere, and should tho pro
prietor bo called upon to surrender his
boozo and go to Jail, tho usual expla
nation Is that tho moonshino Is "for
family use only." Thoro nrc, however,
many largo stills scattered nil through
that rough country, and onco In awhile
some of theso big fellows get caught.
The largest, moonshino still on record
was captured about a fortnight ago by
Deputy Marshnl Thaxton of Polk
county, who, with a posso, wns engaged
In making n series of raids all through
that suspected region. In this caso the
officials were well prepared for an
emergency, but had no idea of the
warm reception that awaited them.
Guided by an Informer, they trailed
their way up tho mountain sldo by the
light of tho moon, and a faint glimmer
In a ravine far ahead Indicated tho loca
tion of tho still. As they drew nearer
tho flro grow brighter, and n Jolly
crowd of men could bo seen going
nbcut their work and talking among
themselves At a slguul tho posse,
With drawn rovolvcrs, mndo a dash for
iho spot, nnd tho "Jolly crowd" Jumped
for their arms. A pitched battle fol
lowed, In which moro than nno
"'shiner" wns shot down; but after n
stubborn resistance tho whole outfit
was captured, marched off to Jail and
their property confiscated. If there Is
ono thing a moonshiner hates worso
than a snako It Is an Informer. Noth
ing Is moro detestable to tho clan than
a spy, and no morcy Is shown should
ono fall into their hands. This broth
erhood of moonshiners Is somewhat
similar to the old kuklux arrange
ment, for they will stand by each other
to tho last. Tho moonshiners really
have no grievance against tho revenue
officials, and will rarely shoot or even
injuro them, except In self-defense,
but an Informer is their common ene
my, and woo to ono of this class should
he over bo found out or oven sus
pected. There nro individuals in ovcry dis
trict looking for this sort of Job; and It
Is dangerous for a stranger to bo seen
wandering about tho mountains nlonc,
let his mission bo over so innocent. A
pair of suspicious eyes nro following
every movement, perhaps a woman's
or a child's cyo, and should anything
appear to theso watchers to bo of a
questionable nature, a rough clap on
the back and n gruit "What's yor doing
in these parts?" may be very difficult
to explain satisfactorily. Not long ago,
near Waco, Ga a young man of excel
lent character was ambushed by three
desperate moonshiners, who spotted
him as an informer, and it might have
gono hard with him had it not been for
his raro pluck and rapid work with his
xnusclo. Young Roberson is a rustic
nthloto, who was written down in tho
cataloguo of tho moonshiners as a spy
and a plot was laid to mako away with
him on tho quiet. Tho opportunity
came ono midnight a few weeks ago,
when Roberson was riding homo from
a visit to a neighbor. In a very dark
part of tho woods the "Bhlncrs" waited
for their victim, and pretty soon he
was seen coming up tho road, mounted
on a mulo. As ho arrived opposite the
place of ambush, quick as a flash thrco
men Jumped bofore his steed, and
ordered him to halt. Tho rider, good
naturedly, said he had no objection,
A MOONSHINER'S HOME.
and quietly dismounted. Ono of
men whipped out his pistol and
tho
de
mandedtq know" why ho reported them
to the revenuo officers.
"Shoot the d d spy," said one. "No;
thrash tho life out of him,"said another.
Tho third was In favor of flogging, but
Roberson decided tho question for him
self by shooting out his (1st with the
forco of a battering ram, nnd tho moon
shiner with the pistol executed somo of
the finest gymnastic evolutions ever
eocn outsldo of a professional circus.
The other two threw themselves upon
the young nv.n, and one of them drew
a gun. Roberson grabbed the pistol,
when it was accidentally discharged,
and,th,evtblrd moonshine,, who thought
the "informer" was shooting at him,
cut loose and left his comprade to his
fate. Roberion was more than a match
lor me remaining one, ana oy a series
f trapplM threw his antagonist and
aaaa ih ft prisoner, -me omen naa
tm&
J3j &&u.
tntten to their hcols, nnd with tho
man's own plntol Uobcrson marched
tho fellow to town and turned him over
to tho authorities. Tho name "moon
shiner" comes from tho fact that tho
distillations nro generally carried on nt
night, nnd often by tho light of tho
moon. Tho spirits nro sometimes
called "blockade," for tho renson that
those who soil It havo to run tho block
ndo In order tr get tho stuff to a pur
chaser. No nno would suspect tho In
nocent looking load of cotton rolling
along tho road of containing moon
shino hidden somewhero down among
tlioso flaky bales; but a load of pota
toes may bo equally nn guilty, and
wagons full of corn, cotton seed, hay,
or any other kind of produco or grain,
nil lend a hand to aid tho moonshiner
In getting his goods to market. Tho
finest article Is manufactured from
P'o corn, nnd It Is Intended principal
ly for smuggling; but only tho larger
stills cngago in tho export business.
Tho smaller affairs aro run In a dif
ferent way. Tho very smnll ones nro
really "for family use only," tho pro
duct being Intended wholly for homo
consumption. Except tho larger ones,
most of tho stills nro run on tho co
operative plan. Thnt Is: You bring so
much grain to my mill and I will ro
turn you bo much grist.
THE WHITE HOUSE.
Should lie Mntlc Kpncloim but It
ntju
Nhnnlil Not lie Clmngnd.
Tho rcsldcnco of tho president of
(hfc United States ought to bo worthy
of tho office, says Harper's Weekly.
The present white houso Is equal to all
tho requirements of such a residence,
so far as It goes. It Is a simple and
dignified building, whoso beauty Is a
constant delight to appreciative per
sons. It wns conceived and carried out
by tho architect who planned it in tho
proper spirit, but it Is not largo
enough for tho uses to which It is neces
sarily put. Tho country nnd tho city
of .Washington havo grown and tho
president's house has not grown with
him. A large pnrt of It Is given up to
tho business offices of tho president,
his private secretory nnd his clerks
and the president's family Is deprived
of tho uso of another largo part of the
-j$sin
TYPICAL MOONSHINE STILL.
lower floor of tho houso because It It
necessarily on public view most of the
time. Tho family 1b, therefore, cramp
ed for proper accommodations, and
there are no rooms for tho entertain
ment of guesta. Moreover, tho houso Is
so badly arranged as to entrances, ex
its nnd hallways that n stnto reception
there- is always an uncomfortnblo nnd
dangerous Jam, while many an Invited
gurst, nnd mnny officers who attend
certain functions under orders, have
been mndo seriously 111 becnuso they
havo been compelled to stnnd for hours
In cold or stormy wenthor until they
could gain ndmittanco through tho sig
nal door that can bo used for tho pur
pose. Tho deficiencies of tho white
house are so thoroughly recognized in
Washington that for many years ef
forts have been mado to secure
worthier accommodations for tho presi
dent. Some of these efforts havo been
in tho wrong direction, becnuso thc
have contomplntcd other buildings
foreign to tho Intent and character ol
tho whito house, within tho sam
grounds. Other efforts still are at
tempts of speculators to move the
site of tho mansion to the hills nortb
of tho city. Tho white house, with al
Its charmB and memories, should b
preserved, nnd It should remain on Iti
present beautiful and historic site, 1U
fine grounds unencumbered by othci
structures. In furtherance of this ldei
a plan prepared by Mr. Arthur J. Dil
lon shows conclusively that the whltt
house can be made not only abundant
ly spacious, but even Improved, whlli
Its architectural features will bo at thi
samo tlrao preserved.
A Itock-llorlnir HhrllfUh.
Ono of tho most curious of tho raan
remnrkablo forma of marine life Is s
species of mollusk called to razor-shell
which can excavate holes in solid
rocks. This creature has no English
name; its Latin name Is pholas. It li
found In widely soparated regions ol
tho earth, but is most plontlful on the
coast of the Mediterranean, whert
llmcstono abounds. It Is frequently
met with on tho const of Italy, where
whole Hmestono beaches aro honey.
combed with Its holes. It Is still n dis
puted point nmong naturalists as tc
how this boring Is effected. Bonn
think that tho mollusk secretes somi
acid which solftens tho llmcstono, bul
others think that tho holes are bored bj
tno simple- mecnnmcai process of grind
ing. The preponderance of opinion np
pears to Ho with the latter view at
present, yet it is sntd that no one hat
yet been ablo to catch tho holas a
work. St. lows itopubllc.
A Vte 'or Life l'rr.rrvrrii.
It is Bald that on account of thelt
depth and coldness tho waters of Lake
Superior do not give up their dead. A
recent trnvelor thoro asked tho captain
of a Lake Superior steamer why he
carried life preservers, tho water being
bo cold that one could not long survive
Immersion. "Oh," waa the nonchalant
reply, wo carry the corks so that It
will bo easier to recover the bodies."
Learn to say No. No necessity ol
snapping It out do fashion, hut bay It
1 nrrniy ana respecuuiiy.
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Like the rayn of the natural sun,
glad childhood sheds Its brightness
upon tho world; to which tho Inno--once,
tho merriment, tho credulity, tho
iiiqulsltlvenesu, tho naturalness, tho
nilschlcvousness of thnt hnppy period
before tho slindows begin to fall, nro n
perpotunl source of refreshment nnd
lcllght. When nil theso childish quail
tics aro combined and n little touch of
perversity Is added, many n moment of
perplexity as well as of amusement Is
:auBed.
To Justly Judge tho child's net wo
must tnko Its point of vlow. Only by
mcanB of an nccurato memory of our
own experiences and by a flno sym
pathy with thoBo of others are we nblo
to appreciate tho mental nttltudo of the
budding life and to realize how mo
mentous arc some of its occasions.
Countless are tho bright pictures
childhood throws upon our memories,
for our lifelong enjoyment thereafter.
3omo of the most vivid from tho many
ire hero set forth.
An ever delightful child typo la that
fn which tho mentality Is keen and
enrly matured. Theso are they who
rend much and think much and to
their dally vocnbulary add tho words
sneountered In books. In play and In
popularity they aro foremost, unfailing
In power nnd attraction aro such
jonlnl, bright natures.
An Interesting boy of twclvo years
was shown tho photograph of n lady
who was to bo married to tho young
man exhibiting tho picture. Ho listen
ed with Interest to his friend's account
of his lady love whom tho boy had
never seen. Not long nftcr tho llttlo
man saw tho young woman in question
for tho first time. When ho next en
countered his friend, tho lover, It wns
to announce to him with unconscious
ness and enthusiasm "that ho had seen
the substance of that shadow shown
him a, few days ago!" so accustomed
was he to talk in tho language that
he read.
An attractive child ho was in count
less wnyB, with his beaming, Intelli
gent faco, his quick action nnd his
leadership among his companions.
Strangely avorso to going to bed, ho
waB never really ready to go at uny
hour, his earnest wish being that llfo
were nil day, so deeply was lie Inter
ested In the affairs of the world.
Children of this class, whether boys or
girls, are by nature endowed with n
mentality abovo the ordinary. For
tunntoly they are often tho possessors
of high animal spirits, tho result of
good physical condition, expressed In
a nappy disposition or line vivacity.
Such minds aro of splendid fibre, boIzo
readily upon knowledgo nnd facts
which they easily retain and assimilate.
Among all tho traits which children
display none are so satisfactory to en
counter ns stability and faithfulness;
for with even modernto talents theso
qualifications will ensure success in
some line in tho years of later llfo.
But how varied aro the child-natures
and faces; like the leaves of tho forest
no two are Just alike. A typo that
everybody loves haa the bright open
countenance, the frank, true tyes.
Theo aro the little sunbeams in -the
world, dancing along, bejlde the Tveary
and oppressed, throwing their happy
mllea upon the Borrowing, and upon
alnt and sinner alike. Sweet aa the
flowers of springtime, they gladden all
( About them. Ban Indeed would Ufa U
"SWEET AS THE FLOWERS OP SPRINGTIME."
without the blossoms nnd without
these chcrub-llko children.
Diversity of talents Is never moro
plainly scon than In tho development
of the llttlo ones. It Is mnrvclous
how tho son of tho mcchnnlc lovea
machinery so enrly. Even more won
derful Is It when another son.lnhcrlting
his gift? pcrhnps from his grandfather,
father, Interested only In farm matters,
In live stock nnd In sowing nnd gather
ing of crops. How unlike nrc tho vari
ous personalities of children. How
THE QUESTIONING
self-will shows Itself In enrlicst days
In foine. How mischief reaches an ab
normal growth In others. What In
dividuality and originality nro fre
quently displayed by the little folks.
Many nro tho homes they cheer;
deeply In their value realized when tho
sweet baby voice la no longer hoard,
when the laughing little fnco Is no
longer Been. A few years glide by and
then every baby face disappears, all
childish speech ceases, for If these llt-
TIRKD.
tlo ones do not piss Into tho eternal
silence, they merge as surely Into man
hood and womanhood. It Is ns if in
the life of one Individual there were
countless lives ending one by ono ns
others begin; so wholly apart from tho
after ltfo aro tho days of Infancy.
Ono beautiful boy made light and
gladness In a home. Year by year a
picture of tho child was made. Each
twelvemonth seemed to perfect the life
nnd face, until It took on n far away
beauty not of this world. So tho last
EYES
CHILDHOOD.
portralt showed him; then a shadow
fell upon tho house that for n few brief
years had been Illumined by a lovely
presence.
The flowers bloom nnd fade. The
birds' songs (111 the world and then arc
silent. But the sweetness of tho
blossoms and of the warbling lingers
when neither may longer be enjoyed.
A dear llttlo California girl .by hor
doings and saylngB has made herself
a Joy to many. A chubby little figure,
a sunny face, groat bluo eyes, a halo
of fair curls a sweeter cheru never
lived.
She Is not yet thrco years old; and
when sho Is gathered up for the night
in her long whito night gown, and
lifted to papa's shoulder to say, in
stead of the conventional "Good night,"
her "God bess you," to each ono about
her, God seems not far away and the
blessing nppears to descend. If ever
thoro Is virtue In a blessing It Is when
spoken by such lips ns hers.
Looking out of the back window ono
day, hor mother henrd shrill screams
and saw her baby girl carrying her
cloak which a great rooster had caught
In his beak and would not let go. Tho
mother understood the llttlo one's pro
longed cries of fright and vexation, nnd
going outsldo freed tho tiny girl from
her tormentor. Shortly after, when tho
child was ugain in the house, sho
passed her mother in the music room.
Her llttlo legs boro her In longer strides
than usual; thero was determination in
her faco and vengcanco In her baby
heart. In one hand sho carried a silver
table knife, closo to her side, that it
might not bo seen and taken from her.
Sho spoke vehemently as she hastened
on: "I'll kill 'at woostcr! I'll cut it on
the feathers!"
Upon another day this little tot's
father decided to rearrange a favorite
vine upon tho front porch of their pic
turesque cottage home. To do bo It
waa necessary to bo upon the front
porch roof, and to reach .that point
without injury to tho vines a ladder
was placed against tho rear of the
house. By the ladder ho mounted to
the shod roof of tho kitchen nnd easily
gaining in this way tho four Hided roof
of the cottage ho descended thenco to
OF
tho roof of the porch. After n llttlo
time he heard a great puffing and
blowing; wondering whence the sounds
came ho decided to reconnoitre, and
saw It wns his baby girl who had al
ready reached the third root! His
heart stood still. What to do was the
question. If he scolded her sho would
turn nnd fall. So he smiled to her
brightly and opened his arms nnd told
her to "come on." With hor naturnl
fearlessness, she had climbed tho lad
der, a seemingly Impossible feat, for tho
rounds wore far apart. When question
ed, this sturdy three yenr old showed
the awestrlckcn parents how sho had
mounted tho ledder, cllmlnb tho side
piece, between the rounds, monkey
fashion, becnuso they were too far apart
for her reach.
Affectionate, warm-hearted, quick ol
mind, she is a most lovable child. The
years will come and go, nnd tho hap
piness and charm of tho baby llfo will
reflect cheer upon many a shndowy
hour for those who In after years re
call the Interesting nnd pretty ways or
her childhood. Nickcll Magazine.
A CAT'S HOUSEHOLD DUTIES.
Ifo Churn unit (litthiT NutH for HI
MMri'HH,
Miss Angle Eddcs, a Indy living near
Stockton, Cal., owns a cat bearing tho
euphonious namo of Blldad that Is a
marvel of feline Intelligence and In
dustry, says tho San Frnnclsco Call.
Miss Anglo lives on a little place of
her own, whore she has her busy hands
pretty full In looking nftcr tho ranch
work and attending to her father, who
Is a cripple, and the cat, Blldad, has
como to bo very helpful to her In
many ways. Among other sources of
revenue, Miss Anglo has a dozen fine
bearing almond trees that bring In no
Inconsiderable amount, and Blldad Is
invaluable to her in taking caro of tho
nuts. Every morning in falling tlmo
Mlsa Angle sets a largo basket out In
tho orchard and Blldad begins work,
frisking back and forth under tho trees,
picking up tho plump brown nuts,
never ceasing till tho basket Is full,
when he goes In, letting his mistress
know, by pulling nt her apron, that
ho needs her help. Aside from thus
relieving Miss Anglo of nil tho troublo
of gathering the nuts, Blldad's services
aro called Into requisition to protect
them from rats, which otherwise would
soon begin to ravnge tho trees as soon
as tho young almonds show evidences
of maturity. Another ono of Blldad's
accomplishments Is that of churning,
at which ho Is quite an ndept. Old Mr.
Eddes, who has quite an lnventivo
faculty, has manufactured a llttlo
churn, with a unique, light-running
treadle upon which Blldad mounts and
treds away with the most pralBoworthy
Industry till the work Is done. So ex
pert has the cat become that he can
tell by tho sound of the milk when tho
butter has come, and strikes with his
paw on tho little bell which is attached
to the churn to let his mistress know.
In the midst of all this industry, Bll
dad finds time for as much fun and
frolic as tho average cat, and is a
source of great amusement and pleas
uro to the old man, Eddcs, relieving
him of many tedious hours.
THE GIRL'S HALF-HOLIDAY.
Most Wonderful I.nw l'ronentcd llofore
tho New Zealand IIoums
Tho Now Zealand houso of represen
tatives has been doing somo wonderful
things and Its latest achievement Is a
bill for a statutory half-holiday for do
mestic servants, which has already re
ceived Its second reading, says tho
Westminster Gazette. According to
the proposal every mistress Is bound
to turn her servants out of her houso
from 3 p. m. until 10 p. m. ono day In
overy week. If tho servant is found
employed at her ordinary work during
tho statutory half-holiday tho mistress
will be liable to a penalty of $25. If
tho servants return to their homes for
food during tho time mentioned tho
mistress must wnit on them or be
mulcted to tho same tuno but wo take
it for granted thnt the mistress has a
legal right to refuse admittance. The
result will be that a largo number of
tho scrvnnts In the town, being coun
try girls without friends, will bo driven
to parade the streets for theso six houre
of compulsory holiday. Tho humorous
completeness of this proposal will, we
nro afraid, bo fatal to its chances ol
becoming law. A prominent lady poli
tician has already avowed hor prefer
ence for a statutory half-holiday fot
overworked mothers of largo families
who lyive no servants. Tho huBbnnd
will then be compelled to remlnn at
homo and mind his houso In the ab
sence of his wife.
A HtrtuiKO I'olni-ldnnre. .
A certain peasant and his wlfo, Ir
Germany, were married on tho same
day as the emperor and tho empress
tho peasant's Christian namo being
William. Their first child, a boy, was
born on tho same day as tho Crown
Prince, after which thov had five other
sons, each of whom wns born at the
Bamo tlmo as tho five younger boys ol
tho emperor. The roynl couple were
Informed of this, and were exceedingly
Interested In the very strange -coincidence,
but this Interest was Intensified
when, on the last occasion of.aVoya".
birth, namely, tho llttlo daughter ol
the" kaiser, It was learned that the
peasant's wife In question had also
given birth, to a daughter on tho enmc
day. ,So astonished were tho emperor
and empress that they stood as god
father' and godmother to this little
girl, and have well provided for her
future
The World'! Wcaltlilrit tMillntelUt.
The Due do Galllera Is probably the
most notable as well as the wealthiest
philatelist n the world. Ho began to
collect stamps In 1870, and every year
spent some 8,000 In adding stamps to
his collection. In 1880 his collection
was valued at 80.000. nnd tnrtov i i.
J wld to be worth close to itSO.OM.
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