The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, June 28, 1901, Image 6
a qofwmi mumm)t tm.jtijL l I i V 8' t M i M 1) .1 J 1 I Hi m R1SS'- BKD CLOUD, NEBRASKA Illiterate whlto Inhabitants In south m and border states are moat numor oua among tho mountain!. Kentucky has 16 per cent, Tcnnesaco 18, South, Carolina 18, and Alabama 18 per cent of Illiterate whites. Ilaron Bcnvcnuto d'Alessandro, an Italian, has Invented a means of check ing tho forco of waves by means of nets mado of waterproof hemp. Ono' recently tried with success at Hnvro, was 360 feet long by 60 feet wide, with meshes 11 Inches apart. Tho nots will break tho waves at sea, and will also, bo a bulwark for hydraulic works against heavy surf. Amid nil tho demands of tho public purso tho Salvation Army has succeed ed In making n remarkablo collection as a result of Itn self-donlnl week. Iast year tho "week" produced 42,840; this year It hus raised 47.181. Scot land Increased Its subscription by 165, Ireland by 238, while London slums collected 765, ns compared with 64C a year ago. Count E. do Keratry Informs the Pari Matin that his grandfather was born In 1698, and his father In 1769, ho himself being born In 1832, bo that three generations have- lived In the seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Tho Kcratry, family numbers only twelve genera tions from 1297 to tho present time, an avorago of two generations to a century. Mr. Edison, who has been partlnlt deaf since chlldhoood, was recently told by a specialist that an operation might restore his hearing. "Give up," laughed the Inventor, "an advantage that enables me to think on undis turbed by noise or conversation? No, Indeed!" The exclamation emphasizes, In the opinion of tho Electrical Re view, the strong need, by tho thinking part of humanity, of earllds as well as eyelids. A bas relief of Clodlon, representing fawns, nymphs and cuplds at play, has been discovered In a Paris nunnery. The relief was carved for tho Prlncws Louise of Condc, In the eighteenth cen tury, and when she became a nun the figures wore covered with plaster. A Prussian cannon ball at tho tlmo of tho siege of Paris chipped off the plaster, showing the sculpture beneath. A French antiquarian society intends to present it to the Carnavalct Museum, though tho price asked for it Is 4u,000. A comprehonslvo plan for tho work of tho naval war college during tho summer months Is being considered by1 tho officials of the navy department. Tho plan contemplated entails tho dis cussion of several problems nnd one of them, of consldcrnblo interest, con cerns tho defense of tho Atlantic nnd Pacific consts of this country through tho use of the Nicnrngua cannl, which, for tho purpose of tho problem, is to be supposed to bo in existence. An other problem relates to tho defense, of tho coasts with the Straits of Magellan as tho connecting link between tho At lantic and Paclllo oceans. Tho third problem concerns operations of nn American licet against a European na tion of superior strength. Two now uses have been found for tho camera, both of which are helps In detecting violations of law. Ono is tho photographing of cases of cruelty to animals, or tho resultH of cruelty. This serves n double purpose. A pho tograph is tho best cvldcuco thnt can bo produced In court, and it nrouses public sympathy as nothing elso, ex cept tho scene itself, could do. Tho other application is In maklug plctmes of tho smoko nuisance. Mnny cities have ordinances ngnlnst tho use of soft coal, or restrictions on tho tlmo during which It may bo used; but vio lations are frequent. Here again tho testimony of a photograph is hard to contradict. The name first given to the hand cameras now so common, seems to have been nn appropriate one. They were called "dotectlves." A weak point In tho graded school system is that clover pupils are held back to the genernl level of the class, or dull pupils are "discouraged and crushed" by the advancement of their mates. Tho board of education In Ba tavla, New York, scorns to have remedied this dimculty by providing Inrger grade-rooms in which twice the usual number of children enn be as sembled under two tenchers, one teach er to conduct the classes and tho other to give all her tlmo to helping the slower scholars.. "The effect of tho chango wns Instantaneous," wrltos tho president of the board, "In putting confidence Into tho laggnrds. In mak ing them the equals of their brighter neighbors, In giving an onward move ment to tho grades, in relieving tho teachers of all strain, and In ending after-school drudgery nnd home work " To attain any one of these results would wnrrant pretty radical mens. tires. Fall River easily leads all other cot ton manufacturing centres In America. It has about one-fifth of all tho cotton splndlos In the United States, and moro than twice as many as any other In-i dustrlal centre In America. It makes, 843,000,009 yards of cloth annually. Every working day its mills weavo more than 1,600 miles of cloth. If all the pillls could be run on one pleao, tho fastest express train could not travel fast enough to carry oK tho piece as It Is woven, since tho product' is more than two miles a minute; IWEST VIRGINIA FLOODS 500 LiJes May Tie Lost A cloudburst In tho Pocahontas coal fields In West Virginia destroyed hun dreds of lives nnd millions of dollars of property Sunday. Tho wall of water swept through a narrow moun tain valley already flooded by thirty three hours of continuous, Heavy rains. Two ridges of tho Allegheny Mountains hemmed It In and helped It to gnther force. It swept a dozen busy towns. It destroyed many mllca of rnllrond tracks and telegraph lines. It toro from tho hillsides tho outer build ing of hundreds of coal mines, and It cnrrlcd locomotives nnd trains of cars down tho valley. Tho cataclysm crushed nnd drowned the Inhabitants by hundreds ns thoy struggled to es cape up tho mountain sides. Tho loss of life Is estimated nt 400. Tho loss to railroad nnd tnlnlnir nrnmrv In nt lenst J2.000.000 and tho loss to other proporty probably ns much more. Thcso figures aro. however, mnrnlv approximations, for communication with many of tho vlllngcs Is yet Im possible. Fearful tote In Fomlhle. Tho flood inav Iirnvn fn Imvn linnn n moro disastrous ono to Ufo than tho JohnBtown horror, nnd tho list of tho dead may mount Into thousands, or It mny bo that there was sufficient warn ing to permit tho escape of tho great majority of the people. Reports from mnny places Indicate, however, that hundreds of bodies aro floating down with tho flood. Tho difficulty of get- yt s530Wl MAP OF DISTRICT FLOODED. ting relief to tho district for perhaps a week or ten days until tho railway lines aro replaced means that there will probably be great Buffering among peoplo who were fortunate enough to save their lives, ns all their stores wore swept away. Fifteen hundred DEATH OF SECRETARY HAY'S SON. BBBBBBs(HBBi&TBHjBHHsHilBBBsV BLLbBBBBbV. BBBbVBuWBBBBBBBBBBtDMbBBBbYViSHBBBBBBBBBBbI BBBBBVVBBBKBBlVkjBBRBBBBraBHIBBBBBBBBBBV .BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBM MBBBMnnBBnBLneflKlUjBBBmllBBBBBBB! ADELBERT Adelbert S. Hay, who was killed at Yale college Inst week, was tho eldest ton of the secretary of stato and was born while tho hitter was living in Cleveland, O., about twenty-live yearB ago. His second nanio Is Stone, which ho bears In memory of tho late Araasa Stone, his nmtornnl grand sire. Ho was educated In private schools of Cleve land nnd prepared at St. Paul's Acad emy In Concord, N. H for Ynle. At tho university he was a popular schol ar, for, though outwardly reserved in manner, ho was capable of warm and steadfast friendships, nnd wns of charming manners. At Ynle Adelbert gave much tlmo to athletics, and thus splendidly developed his naturally robust frame, bo that lie stood at 21 full six feet high, with chest and limbs of corresponding proportions. The stalwart figure of young Hay, with the look of reserve power In his face, un doubtedly went fnr towards securing for him tho respect nnd consideration which Is not always exhibited to one of his years. With tho physique went a degreo of TRAIN CAUGHT A passenger train wns caught In tho flood near Vivian, ,W. Vn and tho lives of tho passengers wero saved by tho use of ropes thrown over from tho coko ovens which lined tho Vivian yards. Tho puuseugcrB caught tho ropes and wllWng hnnds dragged them from the flooded train and over tha oven, barricades. The paretic story of a Hunpnrlan family at Keystone, Is told. Tho full er was at work In the mlnru and when the alarm was given, did not reach tho men aro already at work trying to rc storo tho tracks. Klklioru Valler IlavmtutAil. Tho sceno of tho worst part of tho flood was the Valley of tho Elkhorn, In McDowell county, in tho south western part of West Virginia. An other valley to tho Bouth of this ono "''' St "f4" -' Vi:' BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF SCENE along tho Clinch river nlso suffered, but not so severely. Elkhorn creek flows between two mountain ridges. Indian Rldgo to tho north nnd Big Stono Rldgo to tho south. In somo places tho valley is not over a quar ter of a mile wide, tho hills rising pre cipitously from tho banks of the stream, along which ran tho track of tho Norfolk and Western railroad. Over tho high valley when tho atmos phere was heated to a high degree the winds brought clouds saturated with moisture. The fall of rain that result ed was tremendous. Tho swollen mountain streams all poured their water Into tho Elkhorn and tho nar row valley was filled by it. Dreadful lieluge or Water. Then camo tho cloudburst. Its wall of wator started down tho valley short ly beforo 9 o'clock lu tho morning, and the damage had all been dono by 11. Thero was nothing In its path that could resist It Houses were whirled away like stlckH, railway embank ments melted liko snow In tho sun light. Thero was Just a few minutes S. HAY. personal bravery that, though never recklessly or hoastlngly evidenced, wns still manifested on more than ono oc casion. An extended public career was scarcely possible for ono of his years, yet In the short time that elapsed be tween his graduation from Yale and his denth he had achieved a reputation worthy of emulation. Upon his return from the Philippines trip ho was ap pointed United States consul at Pre toria, the capital of tho Transvaal re public. Secretary of Stato Hay collapsed at Now Haven, Conn., under tho1 strnlji of fatigue and mental agony Sunday evening ns he stood by the remains of his son Adelbert, whose dead body was found on the sidewalk In front of tho New Haven Hotel at 2:30 n. m. The secretary was at onco assisted to his bed and a physician summoned. An hour later his daughter, Miss Helen Hay, arrived, and, although herself nearly prostrated by the news of her brother's sudden death, assumed the caro of her father. IN THE FLOOD. drift mouth until tho town was partly Inundated. Ho mado his way to the cabin that served as his homo, where his wife and new-born babo wero lying helpless. Ho trlod to rescue both, and after a florce battlo with tho flood, which was filled with logs and debris, ho renched a place of safety only to discover that loth wore dead, From Enns, W. Vn to Vivian, a dlstanco of tgn mllc3, the country was lined wmi deiirls of all kinds .ta T.vce uv-llllO KM () fteteUQ 1 At'Elkhorii.tlio !owfifltors ofijilKtho given tho people to save themselves on the hills, and then all was over 'for those who had failed. The region of tho worst destruction stretches from Welch, tho county seat, on the West to Coaldal on tho east, a distance of about twenty mile. Of the towns bs twesn, Keystone, c place of 2,000 ! habitants, Is reported to have suffered tho most. Two Hnmlreri Are Dead nt Keystone. The death list there is reported to mount up toward 200. 8ixty-slx dead bodies have been recovered. There were thlrty-fivo saloons In thnt town, and of them only ono Is left standing, It being located high on tho hillside. Tho rumor Is that It Is tho only build ing In tho town still standing. Vivian, OF WEST VIRGINIA FLOODS, 1 tho next largest town, Is reported to have been almost wiped out of exist ence. In both of these towns tho min ers had assembled with their Satur day night's pay. They cannot havo got back to their mountain huts, and must havo shared tho fato of tho In habitants. After the flood the railroad company Btartcd men on foot to walk along the hillsides to survey the con dition of tho line. A trainmaster, who walked tho twelve miles between Vivian and North Fork, counted thirty-eight dead bodies floating on the surface. That Is an Indication of what may bo expected when full Information Is obtained. Flee from Water. Tho romarkably heavy rains of the past few weeks havo caused tho flood ing of a number of mines In the Car bondalo section of the anthraclto coal belt in Pennsylvania and operations have been suspended at four collieries, throwing about 7,000 men and boys out of employment. At the Glenwood mine tho water has reached the height of 38 feet, and Is Btill rising despite the fact that extra pumps nave been put In says a special telegram from Scranton. At several of tho mines tho pumps generally used are under water and others will have to bo put in place. Tho damago at all the mines will reach tremendous figures. Home HUtorlc Dlinnter. 1880 Barry, Stone, Webster und Christian counties, Missouri; 100 kill ed, 600 Injured, 200 buildings destroy ed; Iobs $1,000,000. 1880 Noxubee county, Mississippi; 22 killed, 72 Injured, 55 buildings de stroyed; loss, $ 100,000. 1880 Fannin county, Tcxns; 40 killed, 83 injured, 40 buildings destroy ed. 1882 Henry and Sallno counties. Missouri; 8 killed, 53 injured, 247 buildings destroyed; loss, $300,000. 1883 Kemper, Copiah, Simpson, Newton, nnd Lauderdale counties, Mississippi; 51 killed, 200 Injured. 100 buildings destroyed; loss, $300,000. 1884 North and South Carolina, Mississippi, Georgia, Tennessee, Vir ginia, Kentucky and Illinois; 800 kill ed, 2,500 injured, 10,000 buildings de stroyed. These storms constituted an unparalleled series of tornadoes. 1890 Louisville, Ky.; 70 killed, 200 Injured, 900 buildings destroyed; loss, $2,150,000. Storm cut a path 1,000 feet wide through tho city. 1893 Snvannnh, Ga.. and Charleston, S. C, and southern coast; 1,000 killed nnd great destruction of property. 1893 Gulf coast of Louisiana; 2,000 killed; great destruction of property. 1896 St. Louis cvclone: Wn mied. 1,000 lnjureu; great property tooa. 1900 Galveston. Texas, flooded by tidal wave from gulf; C.000 lives lost, tlinitpurwla mnrn lnllircd: nrODertV lOBS. ' over $40,000,000. A Manila Hint Dliouited. A prominent government official in discussing the proposition for the es tablishment of a mint at Manila said recently: "I havo heard nothing about tho matter slnco tho ndjournment of Con gress, but I know that it Is receiving the attention of the war department, which is obtaining all tho Information possible on tho subject. Army olllcors seem to favor tho establishment of a mint at Manila and nn effort to sub stitute American coinage for the 'Mexi can now in general use. There Is con siderable opposition, however, as it is certain that to attempt to push tho American dollar and redeem it in gold would precipitate commercial disturb ances that might result In disaster. Secretary Gago Is opposed, and I am inclined to think that this plan will not bo adopted." nouses wero overflowed and the fami lies took refuge in tno second stones, from which they wero rescued. , In the mad rush to escape the fami lies wero separated and the children lost, nnd this added to the general ex citement, making It Impossible to ac curately estimate the loss of life. Tho sceno nlong tho Elkhoru Valloy beggars description, and tho full dm nge and Joss of Ufo cannot be correct ly ascertained for several days. Relief ntnvamunto hnvn atnrtnrl mill tftlpprjimfl j aro belnjj received from other cities HIV UClllfj llVITUI offering- 'assistance f4BK4Bftmi(immi)i Mildred J 4tA l?rei)anion & j i Y THE DVCiiESS. $ ui 1 en. a a. iijonrimmti. 1 "You should not hit a man when ho Is down," ho said, reproachfully. "I don't think you will be long down," returned Blount with nn en couraging nod that somehow made Denzll's heart beat high, though he did not daro to take the words In their under moaning. "And now I must bo off. No, thank you, my dear I can not stay to dinner; I havo bo many thlngH to attend to before seven. But tell Sir Georgo I will look him up again in tho morning. And give my lovo to the girls; nnd tell Mildred thnt I know, nnd sho knows, there Is lint ono man In tho world can ever make her happy." He looked kindly at Dcnzll as he spoke, but the latter would not ucucpt tho insinuation conveyed In his words. Mrs. Youngo, however, noticed both tho glnnco nnd the significant tone, and a light broke In upon her. When Lady Caroline had followed Dick Blount out of tho room sho went over and knelt down by her son. "Dcnzll," she said, lovingly, "I know It all now. But am I nevor to bpeak of it?" And ho answered as ho kissed her: "Do not let us over mention It again there's a darling mother." But all that night Mrs. Youngo gazed at tho girl and wondered, pon dering many thlnes and blamlnc. wnm. an-llke, yet feeling in her heart tho while that tno cholco her son had mado waB Indeed a perfect one. After this Denzll mado rapid strides toward recovery, growing stronger, gayer and more like the Denzll they had known In the first days of their acquaintance than he had been for some time beforo his illness. He could now walk from room to room and tako long drives, though Stubber still In sisted on somo hours In the day being spent on the sofa. Miss Trevanion Denzll saw dally, though seldom alono and who shall say how much this conducted toward tho renewing of his Btrengtn7 It wanted but a fortnight of Chnrlle's wedding dny, nnd Denzll, who was feel ing a little tired, and was anxious to attain perfect health beforo the event camo off having promised to attend u wo cuuracier or "Deat man" was lying on the lounge In the library when Mildred came In. "I did not know you were In from your drive," she said. There was less constraint between them now than thero had ever been. "Did you enjoy it?" "Very much indeed." "So you ought," sho said. "Could there be a moro beautiful day?" Sho threw up tho low window ns she spoko and leaned out. "The nlr reminds mo of summer, and the flowers aro becom ing quite plontlful, Instead of being sought longingly one by one." "Yes." returned Donzil, vaguely, thinking nil the tlmo what nn exquisite picture she mado, framed In by tho window and Its wreaths of hanging ivy. "By the bye. did you liko the bunch I gathered for you this morning? Sco there they aro over thero." "Were they for mo?" asked Denzll, looking pleased. "I did not flatter my self that they were." "Well, yes, I think they wero chiefly meant for you," returned Mildred, carelessly. "Invalids aro supposed to get evory cholco thing going are they not? though indeed you can scarcely como under that head now." Sho threw down the window ngaln, and came back toward the center of the room. "Mildred." said Denzll suddenly ho had risen on her first entering, and stood leaning ngalnst the chimney piece "thero is something connected with my illness, a dream It must havo been, thnt, whenever I see you, preys upon my mind. May I tell it to you? The vivid Impression It mado might perhaps leave mo If I did." "Of course you may." answered Mil dred, growing a shade paler. "Como over here then and sit down; I can not speak to you so far away." She approached the hearth rug and Btood there. "I will warm my hands while you tell- me," she said, determined that, should It prove to be what she half dreaded to hear, he should not see her face during the recital. "Well, then," he began, "I thought that, as I lay In bed one evening, the door opened, and you camo Into tho room, and, walking softly over to, my bedside, stood there very sorrowfully looking down upon mo. We were alone, I think" passing his hand In a puzzled manner over his forehead, ns though endeavoring vainly to recollect something "at least I can remember no ono elBe but us two, and U seemed to me that presently you began to cry and stooped over me, whispering some thing, I forget what, and I took your hands like this" suiting the action to tho word "and then somo figures camo toward us, but I waved them back, holding you tightly all tho tlmo; a"nd" hero he paused, his eyes fixed earnestly upon the opposite wall, as though there he saw reacting all that was struggling for clearness In his brain ''and I asked you to do some thing for me then something that would ad my recovory moro than all the doctor's stuflV and you " No, no, I did not!" cried Mildred, Teheraontly, unablo lbngor to restrain uer rear of hln next umnii nn.i ,i passionately to withdraw her hands. "Yes, you did!" exclaimed Denzll, excitedly; "I know it now. It was not fancy how could I ever think It was? It was reality. Oh, Mildred, you kissed me." "How dare you?" cried Miss Trcvnn lon, bursting Into tears. "You know I did not; It Is untrue a fevered dream anything but tho truth." "Do you say that?" he said, relcas- ng her. "Of course, then, It was mcro maglnatlon. Forglvo me; I should not have -said It, but the remembranco of it nnunts mo night nnd dny. This room, too, fosters all memories. Hero for tho first time I told you how I loved you; nnd here, too, you refused me, letting mo sco how wild and tlnfoundcti had been my hope that you ulso loved mo In return. Do you remember?" "Yes, yes, I rcmombcr," Mildred nnswered, faintly, turning ' her faco away. "Over thero"-polntlng to a distant couch "wo met again, after weeks of soparation and oblivion since you say that past thought of mine was but 5 dream and I felt when you entered the room how undying a thing is love. You see this place is fraught with pain to me, and yet I like It. I like to bI hero and think, and plcturo to mysell uiose 01a scenes again, only givinn them a kindlier ondlng." "Do you still care to recall them?' she aske4 in a low, broken voice. "I shall always caro to recall any thing connected with you," ho answer, ed, simply; then "Did I ever than you, Mildred, for coming to my assist ance on that last hunting day? I think not. I have no recollection of all that occurred, but they told mo how good to mo you were." "It was tho very commonest human ity," she said. "Of course that was all. You would have done the same for anyone I know that. Still I am grateful to you." Then suddenly, "Why did you break off with Lyndon?" "You have asked mo that question before," sho said. "I know I have, and I know also how rude a question It Is to ask; and still I cannot help wishing to learn tho an swer. Will you tell me?" She hesitated and then said, slowly: "Ho discovered, or fancied, that I did not care sufficiently for him; and ho wns too honorable to marry a wom an who did not accept him willingly of her own accord." "When did ho make thnt discovery?" "Wo ended our engagement tho even ing of your accident," sho answered, evasively, and with evident reluctance. "Mildred, If I thought," ho began, passionately, trying to read her face, "if I dared to believe what your words appear to imply I mlcht bo mnri enough ngaln to say to you words that havo over fallen coldly on your ear. 1 would again confess how fondly I lovo you how faithfully during nil theso wretched months I havo clung to tho sweet memories of you that over linger In my heart." Sho shrunk nway a little and covered her face with her hands. "Do you Btill turn from me, Mildred? Am I distressing you? Darling, I will say no more. It Is Indeed for tho last time in all my life that I havo now spoken. Forglvo mo. Mildred; I am less thnn a man to pain you in tills wny; but, oh, 'my dearest, do not shrink from me, whatever you do; do not let mo think I hnvo taught you to hate mo by my persistence. See, I nm going, and for tho futuro do not be afraid that I shall ever again allude to this subject." He drew near her and gently kissed her hair. "Good-by," he said, once more, nnd then, slowly nl most feebly, walked down tho room toward tho door. MIsb Trevanion stood gazing after ' him, her blue eyes large and bright with fear; she had an intenso longing to say sho knew not what Oh, for words to express all that was In her heart! Her hands were closely clasped to gether; her lips, pale and still, refused to move. It was tno last tlmo ho had said so; if she let him go now it was a parting that must bo forever; and yet sho could not speak. Her love, her life was going, and sho could not utter the word that wouldTecall him. Al ready ho had turned the haudlo of tho door; the last moment had indeed como -rwould ho not turn? "Denzll!" she cried, desperately, breaking down by one passionate effort the barrier that had stood so long be tween them, nnd held out her bauds ta him. "My love!" ho Bald, turning. And then In another moment she was in his armB and all tho world was forgotten. (Tho End.) A flood Cook. To be a good cook means tho know ledge of all fruits, herbs, balms and spices, and of all that Is healing nnd sweot in the fields and groves, and Bavory In meats. It means careful ness, Inventiveness, watchfulness, wil lingness and readiness of appliance. It means tho economy of our great grandmothers nnd tho science of mod or.n chemists. It means much tast ing and no wasting. It means English thoroughness, French art, nnd Ara bian hoBpltallty. It means, In fine, that you are to bo perfectly and nl wayB ladles (loafglvers), aid aro to a n. , ,..... i.., .... . . usa rlinf i.viKithA.1., t. 7. . nice to est. Ruskln. 1 I m (("rs.. -. -.('irV -". KnrCT5ru4M eW'lettWMflWMS