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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 24, 1897)
s. Y THE Tlttl) CLOUi) CHIEF. FRIDAY. SEITEMBER 24 1807. V t il 'j' i N fx A MWUUMVkMVWUWWMUUUWUVUtWUUMUf i OUR GOLDEN It Is almost thirty years lime the foTslRht of one ninn seeiir tl for tin l n'tod States it lniul whoiv v.ilue is very day bppomliiK tnnie and nnic known and appreciated by the people pf the Union. Up tnuvM ridicule, and opposition of every sort from ev ery source, and with a pertinacity bom of inward conviction, he never icsted until he had seen Alaska be come the property of the United States. The name of Secretary Seward will be forever associated with that icrnnrk ablo purchaM', by which we secured from Russia for seven million two hundred thousand dollars n territory nine timcK the hle of the' New Eng Innd states; teeming with gold mines, rich in furs, abounding In flr.li, and clothed with forests. Hut nt that time no one, not even the Russians them- M'lves, knew what a rich country Ala ka was, and many were the JokcM made at the expense of Secretary Seward'ii nithiislnsni. The papers sneered at it. one of them suggesting to President Johnson that he visit "tills land of val uable snow and merchantable lee." for tuc general Impression wan that It was an ice-bound country, access to which was crowded with Siberian-like tlilll- culties, the people as a whole knowing "cry little about It, and not stopping to consider that Its thousand miles fit coast wns washed by the warm waters of the Japan current, tints modifying :ne climate, so that winters in Sitka are scarcely moro severe than those in New York, while the summers are lefreshliiRly cool. Secretary Seward worked with almost a seer's vision to accomplish his heart's desire, and he was ably seconded by Charles Sumner, whose speech In the senate on "the ces sion of Russian America" was one of the finest efforts of his life, and at length the vast district became the property of the United States. Then came he puzzling question ot naming the territorial baby, boeaupo Itn old name, "Russian America," wi3 no longer appropriate. The wits ex ercised their Inventive powers, sug gesting such appolatlons as "American Siberia," and "Zero Islamic-," hut Charles Sumner showed his line taste by suggesting "Alaska" (the grpat land), a name which the Indians uspd In connection with the southern part of the peninsula. The ceremony of the transfer was very simple. Had one been In Sitka a certain blight October morning in 1807 he would have scon beautiful Sitka bay guy with the lint tering Stars and Stripes on three Unit ed States warships, while fiom every staff and roof of the village waved the emblem of Russia's power. In front of the old castle on its lofty, natural elevation were drawn up the troops of both countries, who silently uwniieu the first salute from one of the United States fchlpa, at which signal the ord.T was given to lower the castln's Russian flag. Scarcely had the sound of the American guns lost themselves in echo, when thp Russian batteries boomed forth, and the American Hue gayly i ii is Av&SL Ci ;b ; SS'--Sr'-cr"' W1UTK HORSIC RAPIDS, YUKON RIVER. Kountcd to tho top, while both coun try's guns sounded a duet, after which the Russian governor formally resigned his badge of office to America's repre sentative, and the land belonged to Un cle Sam. That night there was a ban quet and ball nt the castle, and then the Russian families, many of whom wero cultured, educated people, pre pared to leave the country in possession of tho new owner, so that in a few months the natives and United States troops, together with unscrupulous ad venturers, wore the sole occupants. Gradually the latter class was super seded by honest prospectors and rugged pioneers, whne accounts of the beauty of the land attracted the tourists who now annually flood the coast region, 11 here some of the grandest scenery of the world can bo seen. Leaving Victoria, tho boat begins Its terpentine passage among the Innum erable Islands which, neeklace-llke, en circle tho coast. Jn verity and truth, they arc thc spurs of that unbroken mountain range which forms a wall along the Pacific coast from north to fouth. At first, one begins to count these Islnnds, but Ir soon lost In a maze of figures, for thero Ir n goodly company of about 1,100, varying in size fiom pmall, delicate patches of green to great tracts of land ns largo ns tho ttato of MnBjnchi'BPttH, As the boat glides In and out of this labyrinth of nature, the scene becomes ku'.eldoeco pic, for new combinations of turquoise jyatcr, lleece-fleckcd Bky, granite moun- TERRITORY. VVVV tains, ami forests ccnttirlPH old arc '"'' "' moon and stars spp thp won constantly presenting themselves. Thp i '''"fill beauty of thp place, for hoatu Ynspinltp seems but thp child of this " "st "' pood. by when Sol's charm vast, grand congregation of rocks, while Pike's Peak Is but a strayed little ' '" "v overtaken by night In that loc lu other, for one aftpr thp othpr. on all ) "lotted bay. which Is so unlike that ships, mountain!) that lose tneniseues in the sky's snow hnn lis rise perpen dicularly from the smooth, level sur face of the watpr, Neptune demanding no tribute during this voyage, as one meets the open sea only while crossing Queen Charlotte Sound and Dlson En trance. A bird Hying IiIrIi over head, or a seagull sklmmiuR the water's inlr-lor-llke lace, plve evidence of the feathered Inhnbltantn of these unex plored wlldorneasrs. while n blrcb-bark canoe filled with Indians darting across Hie water, aild the last touches of wild ness to the scene. Hut the "noble reil man Is nobler at a distance than upon nearer acquaintance, for the first vet- tlemcnt where the water carriage l,lp B00 on the cellliiR formltiR black lands. Port WraiiRcll. discloses the stalactites of the most fascinating natives freed fiom all plrturcsquene-'s. "ni'o and foim. In this common llv tlielr totem poles alonp calling out ad- '"" ". Hip entire family. Inelui1infc miration. Before almost every hut hordes of dogs, eat and sleep, while. are seen these statelv emblems, syni- bollcal of the natives' pride- a pride which humanity shaies. for does not everyone respect a eout-of-nrms? The savage and white man here meet n I common rid,. nil. for each desires In llnenee, and In Indian nlt'nlrs lie who erects the most splendid pole is reck oned a man of wealth, for these lie aldiie emblems cost the owners from ? 1,000 lo $2,000 of our money. A fine cedar log, perhaps fifty feet long. Is chosen, and this, alter It has been snipped of the bark, Is carved with i ""-'rounding land, thus forming a nat the faces of men, beasts and liird.s. j ,llal i,ml impregnable fortress. The which may or may not be painted, nn-l v,ew '' this commanding height Jls to every Indian ibis true gcneologica! 'loses a senil-clrcular bay which tulgh. li ee relates a plain story of the owner, ll(' ,,1P twin of the beautiful bay of Na showing his descent (which Is rck- t,lpB- not 0VPI the lire mountain being oned on his mother's side), the pow-r- ( absent, for the extinct volcano, Edgo fill alliances made by his family, and ! mlie, far In the distance to the right, the great events in the tribe's history The day of i's election Is a proud inu for the snvngo. as the event Is cele brated by the eiitlic trlb and that host who can make the greatest display by lavishly feastliiR all his puests on the delicacies of this land, by giving them expensive blankets as souvenirs, i counted the most Important, and takes a correspondingly high rank, even if he beggars hlniFclf In the operation a parody on modern civilization. Having bxrhanged good United States money (of which they seem to know the value) for silver spoons on the handles of which they have carved totem poles, and having reveled in their old art work baskets made of the split roots of the cedar, woven together by lmnil so tightly that they would hold water, mil painted with native colored clay In tiidp geometrical figures, the tourist finds himself once more drifting through a never ending panorama of nature's arranging and painting, until the glaeleis begin to make their ap pearance, each one of which seems more beautiful than its piedccessor. un til that queen of glaciers, the .Mulr. is reached. Like a shy maiden, it has been chary of its beauty, hiding itsel: In a bay which Is rather formidable o; entrance, ns It Is usually tilled with n fleet of icebergs and fines which per sist In keeping three-fourths, of their bodies under water, so that a vessel wishing to make their arqualntam-t must be shod in iron. The grating the Ice under the ship's metal heel, t'n fierce rushing in and out of the tld-M and the distant boomlns of nature' artillery as the Icebergs break awaj from the glacier's face and fall into the water, make oup'p blood tingle, and expectation has i cached Its climax when a sudden turn Into an Inlet brings one face to face with one of the most novel, awe-inspiring sights In all this great round world Mulr glacier un like any other of Its fellows. Acro.n the liny Mount Crillon nnd Mount Ka'.r w eat her. towering 1.500 feet above the water, like giant sentries, guard this frozen pern, it does not stoop down te I each the pea, but boldly, fearlessly ap proaches the edge of the water, pre senting a solid wnll of Ire over 200 fcrt high, and three miles across Its face a sight to dazzle and fascinate man kind. Lc'viui; the ship. H'.'boats land lu aspiring tourists in a mine at the side of this lee river, and the ascent thronch sand and boulder If begun a scramble rich in reward, as the top of the gla cier Is n congregation of ice-plnnaclcs, many of which nie as beautiful nad symmetrical as if they were cut from Carrara marble by master artists In days of yorr. Even thp sun scorns to 'hupp and smile more Rctilnlly as ho errs lilmsrlf reflected in a thoupnml Lrllllant lee-facets which separate Its lays Into their prismatic hues, But linger ns he mnv. tlm ilm ..miinu wlmti P-im-ps on. a It Is not safp for a voesel ether nay which caresses the banks .f Sitka, tln mont Interesting settlement in Alaska. A single street, at the head of whlih is the old orthodox Creek church, with Its picturesque. I P'ern inlnniots. chime of bells and lino ciock, iiiviiics the vlllape Into two parts civilization and heathenism. On the one side Is the Indian rancheiic or settlement, for the government now compels the natives to live In houses or huts which front the beach in a double low. each place bciiiR white washed and numbered. The inside consists of one large room with a hole in the middle of the roof, through which the smoke of the lire escapes, Ulv onl' touch of pIclurtvqueiHs about the ranchcrle are the beautiful eanoea covered with gay blankets, which aro drawn up on the beach. On the other side of the graveled highway aie the trading store, custom house, bnrrncl9, nilslou schools and governor's castlo. which Is a most Inteiestlng square old Mructute made of huge logs held to Kf,ther by iron bolts, its foundation be lug a locky elevation which Is sur lounded on three sides by water, whllo inc rnui in springs abruptly from .li wrapped In a royal purple mantle. guards the hundreds of emerald Islands which stud the silvery, glittering ex panse of water. Rack of the town lira the everlasting hills, whose rising slopes as blue ns lapis lazuli, gradually hide themselves in veils of filmy, fleecy clouds until they change their gowiiB to the pure whiteness of perpetual snow. Nature seems to be "setting for her picture," for everything about Sitka presents views to fill a water color ar tist with rapture. Kven the sun lingers long before closing his eyes on this perfection, for 0 o'clock in August finds Mm still out of bed, Hooding the scene with Rloiious mellow light, which gradually fades through the red of re gret, and the gray of resignation, to tho tender amethyst of hope, for the gentle afterglow which tints the snow-cappul mountains, and Is reflected by the island-set bay, seems to be a promise of tomorrow's return, and one secretly envies him the sight, for ere that llmo comes the steamer will have carried Its human Height many miles from this haven of perfect beauty, on the home ward voyage from this laud of poetla loveliness A tnerlcn's Switzerland. Helium In u Mine. Helium, it will bo recollected, is a chemical element which was known to exist In the sun and some of tho stars long before it had been discovered on the earth. When found on our clohe. j two years ago, it was discovered In n rare mineral of Norway named clevelte. j Since then clevelte hns been in demand I In chemical laboratories, nnd lta rarity lias mndo It costly. Recently a mlno was opened near Ryfylke, Norway, con ' tnlulng nn abundance of clevelte, to gether with several other rare miner als. The clevelte from this mine, ex amined In London, has been found rich In helium, nnd it sells for about $5 a pound. I'rrtrit I'opiilntlon of lalmiiiiriburc. .Johannesburg, according to the lat est figures, has no.-130,000 Inhibltnnra, .11,000 of whom are whites. There ae 115,2(53 British. H.333 Russlnns, 2,203 Oerinnns. S19 Dutch, 442 Frenchmen, 311 Swedes nnd Norwegians, 200 Ital ians, and 048 from other non-African countries: the others come from the Orange Free State and the Ilrltlslr South African colonies. FICS AND THISTLES. The ring of the dollnr Is not heard in the death chamber. Kind acts find n dozen friends beforo kind wishes get an introduction. The truthful nre youthful though their cheeks aro withered with age. The rich man In hell didn't nsk to ba taken out. He wanted to be made com fortable where he wna. Convince a sinner that you arc con cerned about him, nnd he will soon he concerned about himself. There Is eoine difference between hope-so religion nnd assurance, that there Is between muggy twilight and clear sunshine. A euchre playing, dancing, theater- going, beer drinking church member can do more to demoralize the young than a full fledged devil. The preacher who is not caring whether anybody Is being brought to repr-ntar.ee by his preaching has mis. understood the Lord. According t the critics of emotional religion, the penitents on the day of Pentecost should have been "cut to their logical faculties,"1 Instead of "cut to the heart." People who would bow, and scrape, and walk on their knees for the nako of being presented to Queen Victoria, excuse themselves from the Wednes dnr night levee of the King of King me prayer raeeiiDC ttam B rim. BANGROCHK. (TrAiibitcd frsoin the Urc'ich ot N. S. dp Forge.) IS real name was Simon Martin, but when a child he bail fractuip.l his hip, which accident Idltl f.,.(tiiitml 111. 11 V, - l for life, and bis L&&? 'TVti ' "'''l'H t school B-'Y.VJ, I mid nicknamed him SJKT' Uaucrocho (tw lated '- was n fine fellow, muFcular, with bioad 8lioulders, an open face and clear eyes. Moro than one of the pretty country girls would have liked to know him. but he hardly addressed a word to them, held back by timidity and shame of his poor leg. lie never coniplalecd. and when he watched ills friend." ilanc lap nt the fair, with their arms about their partners' waists, ho accepted bin position with tl,,, philosophy of a coun try fatalist. But one day he sulTeied the sorinw of a great disappointment. He wanted to serve In the army, but first he must puss the examination with the others. He marched limping along the mad with them, his li.it or namented with long tri-colorcd rib bons which lloated In the hrecr.c, uiiil sung at tho lop of his wilee with an animation which ntade hi in forget he was not like tin lent of the world. But his Joy was short-lived. "Unfit for service; deformity of the hip," pronounced tho officer. "It is unfortunate," added the gen eral, "without that he would have mnde a splendid soldier." Bancrocho departed alone, his heart full of sadness and feeling the llower of courage and loyalty which had sprung up in hltn wither from lack of nourishment. Ho readied the farm where be was employed without meet ing nnyone, and going to the bed where he slept he threw himself down and wept uncontrollably. Some time after this Bancrocho was employed on the farm of a certain Benolt, a well-to-do farmer, who had a very pretty daughter named Marletto. Her white teeth mndo a line of Ivory behind two may lip? always parting in a smile. Her figure wns dainty, her arms strong, her feet untiring; alto gether she was tho picture of vigorous beauty. Sho might have been n Ceres of Rubens, in all tho strength and freshness of her 20 years. And, of course, Bancrocho fell mndly In love with her. Sho was not long In per ceiving her victory and, as sho was something of a coquette, alio did all sho could to encourage him. She was eo good to him, looked nt him with eyes bo sweet nnd bright that the cripple was fired with love and hope, letting himself dwell on hnntiy dreams of tho future, In which ho gnw himself departing from tho church with Mn rictte, his wife, leaning on his arm. Ho said many tender things to her, and once, putting her mouth vory close to his ear, she had whispered; "Bancrocho, i lovo you: " And after all, why not? he had asked himself. To be suro ho wns a cripple, but ho invented a thousand reasons to persuade himself that this wns not an obstacle. In marrying one thinks only of the qualities ot tho heart. Ho had : "SEIZE THE WOMAN ALSO!" come of a good family. Ho was held in esteem by M. Benolt nnd was eccoud to him In command at tho farm. All theso thoughts reassured him and ho spoko to Benolt of his hopes. To his Joy, Benolt gavo him his lintid willing ly and Enid ho would talk to his daugh ter, who had Just gone Into tho hay field. Bancrocho followed ut a dis tance, and himself unseen watched the farmer approacli Marlctte and address her in a low voice. Then, after a mo ment, ho saw her throw back her hend With a peal of laughter and heard her cry: "With his leg? And I would be Mme. Bancrocho? No! No! No!" Poor Bancrocho did not return until evening and then ho took his placo ut supper without noticing tho sad looks of Benolt, nor tho haughty glances of Marlette, who was willing to bo loved, hut angry that he, a cripple, should have dared to ask her hand. "I understand, M. Benolt," ho Bald, nfter supper; "wo will say no more about it. I was wrong In forgetting my leg." And moro than this ho would not flay, going on with his w6rk as usual, always brave, sometimes sad, but never troubling either father or daughter. And when, three months af- ter, Marletto married Sylvuln Olllet, proprietor ot tho Coq-d'Argcnt hotel, he assisted at tho wedding nnd no one noticed that his eyes wore red. There was great excitement In the Tillage of Saint Georges. The Prus sians wero coming. They hud already occupied tho neighboring village and twenty times un hour each person look ed anxiously down tho road to tho for est, tho direction from which tho ene my was expected to come. All the able-bodied men bail gone to war, with the exception ot Sylvniii Olllet, who trembled at the thought of being killed. A drfnKer and u braggart, deceitful uud U i L J , u j -mw- tl jtzr wicked, he had made bis wife terribly ' unhappy, and Mnrlette, made wier by time, had often thought ptrctfullv if the honesty and sweetness of Batt el echo. Olllet knew his townspeople looked upon blm disapprovingly for remaining so quietly at home, Instead of going to fight for his country, nu.l lie determined to win, by one held strike, their appreciation and gratitude. So. taking a rllle. he hid himself In the liushcH pi the roadside In the forest, and when the advance guard passed he fired and killed one soldier. The re i suit of tho deed was not long delayed. leg). T li e name . Two bourn afterward a Prussian bat stuck to him. lie , tnllon occupied the village nnd the In habitants, men and women, were or dered to nshctuble In tho public square. In fairly plain French the couimaiidant add rested them: "One of you hail shot one of our sol dlors. 1 give you one hour to produce tho murderer. The village Is siir louiuleil and no one can leave. If In an hour the nsjasslu Is not lu my hands I will set fire to your vlllngo at Kh four corners. Now go home, and at the first beat of the drum come back here." The peasants turned away, asking each other lu frightened whispers who had filed the shot. Ilancroche entered the inn of Coq d'Argcnt, and as soon ns he naw the white, feaiful face of Olllet he said, brusquely: "It was you." Olllet tried to answer, but ilancroche Interrupted him authoritatively: "Don't take the trouble to lie; It was you." Marlette and two or three others, who heanl ills words, stopped In star tled surprise. "What would they do to him If they knew It?" nuked one. "They would shoot blm. And If they do not know It they will burn tiio village." All were silent, terrified, except Oil let. who cried, with chattering teeth: "In the name of pity, do not give me tip." "Wretch, would you hnvo us all burned?" At this instant tho drum sounded. "Listen," said Bancrocho, rising; "listen a moment. You, Sylvuln Oll let, must not die, for you have a wife. But neither must the village bo burned. I think I see a way. Stay where you are, Olllet, and you others, swear to keep silent. 1 will take euro of tho rest." And they all departed, leaving Olllet. "Who Is guilty?" cried the officer, in a terrible voice. Bancroche made a step forward and said quietly, "It was I." "You," said tho olllccr, "a cripple!" "That does not prevent my firing a gun." "Your name?" Simon Martin, but on account of my leg I am called Bancrocho." "You confess that you killed the sol dier." "Yes." "Do you know you will ho shot?" "I do." Tho commander could not but ad mlro tho calmness of Bancroche's speech. Tho crowd listened, breath less, amazed that Bancrocho, known to bo so peaceable, could have fired tho shot, but glad, nevertheless, that the village would bo saved. "Eight men; behind tho church!" commanded tho olllccr. At tills moment Marletto, forcing her way through tho crowd, ran toward tho officer crying, "Stop! ho lies! It was not he." "What are you Buying?" "I tell you ho Is not guilty. It was not ho." "Hurry with tho man," cried the of ficer. Marletto escaped from. tho soldiers who tried to hold her nnd throw her Bolt on her knees before the ofileer. "Monslour, I pray you, do not kill blm! Ho Is Innocent! Do not kill blm! Oh. I beg you!" "What is he to you?" asked tho of ficer. "Your liusbaiid, your brother, your father?" "He Is Oh, in tho namo of God, do not kill hltn! I love him!" Tho officer burst into n loud laugh. "Then kill me, too," cried Marletto. "But you have dono nothing to de serve It." She sprang up with a bound nnd standing beforo him struck him de liberately in the face. The soldiers ut tered a cry of rage. "Seize tho woman, also!" cried tho officer furiously. "We will die together," said Marlette, placing herself bcsldo tho cripple. "Come, Bnncroche, I lovo you." They were shot behind tho church. Tho soldiers dug a grave In tho ceme tary and hurled them together, mar ried In death. Tho village of Saint Georges was not burned. Inillnn Woinun Who Fnrui. In tho Indian village on the banks of tho Minnesota river, about one mllo down stream from Hhakopee, lives a band of Indians who till tho soil, mako bows and arrows and moccasins, nnd trado with the neighboring furmers. Among tho villagers are some Interest ing women, ono of them being Mrs. Othorday. tho slater of Shakonee of Lit- tie Six, one of tho most noted chiefs of tho'sioux nation. The women of " i the Shakopeo colony assist In the farm ing and make beautiful bend work, which they sell at tho summer resort hotolB. Mrs. Othorday is a strong, well-preserved elderly woman, much looked up to by her own people and her white neighbors. A Curlou IIiumI. A curious deed has been recorded in Now Brunswick, N. J. Tho deed gives to Charles Banks tho privilege of al lowing tho eaves of his new house to encroach on tho property of Mrs. Sarah Edwards to the extont of four Inches, and blndB tho heirs of Mrs. Edwards for tho samo encroachment. The consideration named is f 10. THE DUSHMAN'S TACTICS. li"" tlii. .tprti-li nt Afrlrn lliinl th OhhIcIi. The Buslitiiiiu dlvestH himself of all his Incumbrances; water vessels, food, cloak, assegai and sandals are all left behind. Stark naked, except for the hide patcli about his middle, nnd, arm ed only with Ills bow, arrows and knife ho sets forth. The neaiest ostrich Ip feeding more than a mile away, and there Is no covert but tho long, nun diled, yellow grass, but that is enough for the Bushman. Woimlng himself over the ground with the greatest cau tion, ho crawls fiat on his belly to ward the bird. No serpent could tra erse the Rrass with loss illstm banco In the space of an hour and a half lu has approached within n hundred yards of the tall bird. Nearer bo dare not creep on this Imro plain, nnd.. at more than twenty-five paces he cannot trust bis light reed arrows. He lies partially hidden in tliu grass, his bow and arro.vs leady lu front of him. trusting that the ostrich may dtaw nearer. It Is a long wait under the blazing sun. close on two hours, but his instinct serves him, and at last, as the sun shifts a little, the great ostrich feed that way. It Is u magnificent male bird. Jet. black an to Its body plumage, and adorned with magnificent white featheis upon the wings and tall. Kwaneet's eyes glisten, but be moves not a mustier. Thirty paces, twenty five, then twenty. Thero Is a light musical twang ucpon the hot air and a tiny, yellowish arrow sticks well Into the breast of the glgniitli: bird. Tho ostrich feels n sharp pang nnd turns nt oiicp. In that samo liiHtnnt a sec ond ni row Is lodged In Its side, Just under the wing feathers. Now the stricken bird raises Its wings from Its body uud speeds forth Into the plain. But Kwnneet Is quite content. Tho poison of those two arrows will do Its work effectually. He gets up, follows the ostrich, tracking It, after It bus dlsappercd from sight, by Its spoor, and In two hours the game lies there before him amid the grass, dead as a stone. GENERAL BLISS AS A HUNTER. llrllor. In Niiwkn l'liUon Aiitlilutn ml 1h (iriicriil nifTilnlon. Col. Zr.nns Bliss, who has Just been made a brigadier-general In the regular army, was for Bcveral years eom tnnnder nt Fort Hayes, Kansas, where he Is well remembered for IiIb many exceptional qualities. Ho was an enormously fnt man, weighing more than 300 pounds, and had a proverbial good nature that lurks In avoldupols. He was a great Bportsmnn, and a fine shot with both shotgun nnd rllle. Ho loved to bunt prairie chickens, and al wayn went Into the tlcldB sentcd In a low barouche, with a soldier for a driver. When his dogs caino to i "point" ho would have the driver put his horses abend of the dogs and Hush the gnmc nt which ho would shoot without dismounting from the car riage. It was a great privilege among the private soldiers to bo permitted to go with the colonel as a driver. Ho tn variably had a comfortable supply ot snnko antidote under ono ot tho seats, and was always careful to nntldoto tho driver every time he nntldoted himself. At short dlstanco off-hand shooting Col. IIHhh was undoubtedly the cham pion of tho army. Tho writer once saw him win every dollar In the pock ets of the officers of his regiment at picnic, where shooting was made part of tho program. Ho put a silver half dollar up In a forked stick at a dlstanco of seventy-five ynrds and offered to wager that ho could hit it with an ordi nary army rifle. Tho young llou teiiants fell over each other in cover ing that bet, and when tlto gun crai'kcd they lost. It tickled tho colonel so im mensely that ho spent nil ho had won and twice that sum over in getting these officers and certnln friends from Huys City a Mumni's extra dry supper. There never was a regular army offi cer who possessed so much of the love of his subordinates as Col, Bliss. Miming Oil Coniiiioptlon, An Indiana man who claims to be 115 years old nnd In tho enjoyment of robuBt health Iibb Informed a reporter that his parents died ot consumption bofore they wero 30 and that ho has used whisky and tobacco exclusively for fifty years. FOR CYCLISTS. A good and cooling bevcrngo Is made by strnlnlng nnd beating a fresh egg and nddlng to a bnttlo ot ginger beer. Water-proof road maps aro now to bo obtained and If ono is caught In a sudden shower they mnko a good pro tection for one's head. When the muscles nre tired and lame a fine liniment to uso is made ot 5 cents' worth ot castor oil added to 5 cents' worth of hartshorn. Shako well and keep tightly corked. Soap Is sold In book form nnd when needed n leaf can bo torn out. This in n iinnnv find nimnot tr.isiAn mi . i. , 1 " , . """"V U,"K" .S" '? 8.!j ,ou Is a handy and almost necessary article UUbUCu V to WUUIVU4JII(4VVU The latest novelty in handle-bars Is mnde hollow and contains those, arti cles usually relegated to the tool bag. Tills removes tho fear of having the bag stolen If tho wheel is left alone by, Its owner. Dust is worso for a bicycle than mud, for the latter can bo cleaned off at once, but dust gets Into every corner and hides. A pair of good bellows can bo used with marvolous effect after a run over country roads. The Jupaneso begin building their houses at the top. Tho root li fust built and elevated on a skeleton frame. Then it affords shelter to the workmen. from storms, ! i i!l li 4 '"Li