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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 2, 1913)
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WHY. a ) UHOUHRLIO M mtfumri "'nriyrlgl BV lowed the troopB of either to In jCbmK vads tho territory of the other jCnSH whon In tho purxult or hottl'io In j dlans fleelttK acroBs tho border, Jamoa Trncy wna a Becond lieu- H H tenant In tho 19th cavalry It h P was during tho height of tho Vr Clcronlmo trouhle, mid Trncy, with Ills troop, dismounted, nud aftor a noul and body wcnryltiK murcli on tho trail of tho wily Apacho, found hlnisulf In the heart of ono of tlio droarlost, mont (lodforsaken mountain countries In the wholo rnnso of the outhurn country, Tho troop was cxhniiHtcd and practically with out water, tho men having not a drop to drink avo what wob In their enntoens. Thoy had cut loono from a rlvor In tho enrly mornliiK, expect Ing to find another whon tho day wan dono, but not an much an n rlvulot had they found. Thoro wnH no coffco thnt night and thero wasn't a lluht ooart In tho wholo outfit. Tracy waa unhappy. It waBii't wholly his suf fering condition and that of hla men which weighed upon him. Just tmforo leaving tho Arizona post he had received nows that hid youngor brother, John, U,ml been committed to atnto'n prison In a far northeastern Btato. The offlcor had soon his homo only onco alnco his grad uation. Ho had stayed away purpnsoly. Ilia brother had boon a trusted bank employe. Then camo suspicion, thou conviction and a sentenco. John Tracy protested his Innoconco of tho crime charged against him, nnd his family, knowing tha lad, believed In him, but tho clrcumntantlal evi dence was overwhelming, nnd In Bplto of tho ef forts of the aged father, who spent his tlmo and his money In the boy'a defonso. he went to prison. Ilofore the troop had loft Fort Flanks with Its ndflo to tho red-hot trail of Oeronlmo thoro had Joined na an enlisted man a strapping young of flcor who said thnt ho came from St. Louis. Ills name wbb Harlow, and ho was assigned to the troop of which-Tracy was tho Junior ofllcor. and ho wont with It on Its chnse across tho border after tho Apncho chieftain. Harlow on overy occasion possible nttnehod himself to Tracy's portion. Whcnovor thore w& a Bcoutlng party dotached from tho main body and put undor tho second llciitonnnt'R command Barlow asked thnt ho might bo assigned to It to aharo In tho scouting duty. Ho una a roaorved fellow nnd nppnrcntl of superior educntlon Thoro wero no enmp Jokes for him Ho was grave and taciturn. Tracy had noticed the evl dent nttnehmont of tho tnnn to him, nnd ns he waB a cnpnhlo soldlor and willing to daro nnd to do nnythlng ho was glnd to hnvo him a part of his outfit whon on detached and dangerous orvlco. On the morning following tho night thnt tho troop was prnctlcnlly without wntor and In a country dovold of all green things uavo tho for bidding cactus, tho troop commnndor told Trncy that ho had better make a short rcconnolssanco, feel out the country for tho onomy nnd. ahovo all, try to locate wator. To attompt a march under that hot Mexican sun with tho men, nnd with any Idea of effective sorvlco, was foolhardy. Tracy told hla captain that ho would take but one man with him; that they would strlko south wost, whoro It was thought n hotter proBpoct of water lay, and that they would return ns soon as a find was made. Ha selected Darlow for his companion, and the two struck out through the black, sun-soared country. Thoy went on for thrco houra. Not a drop of tho elomont of which thoy wero In search. Their tongueB wero bllstored. Thoy drank spnrlngly of the water In tholr cantoons, pressed on for nn othor hour and then knew that thoy must return, nack they started. Thoy followed their onward trail as well na thoy could, but nt tlmoa It wns lost, nnd thon circling was nocessnry to tnko It up again. At noon thoy lost It and could not And It again. Thore was a gront Jagged rock rla Ing to tho westwnrd which neither recognized. "I.loutennnt." said nnrlow, "wo'ro going wrong. Wo nover enmo this way. Tho sun doesn't hear right It should ho mnro to our right. I bollovo thnt wo nro going almost directly at right anglos to tho camp." Thoy clrclod again and ngaln, but no trace of tho trail. Then the conclusion forced Itself on Tracy that they woro lost. They wnndored on until tho sun wont down boyond tho block rocka. Thon thoy each drank sparingly of tho proclous contenta of tho cantoons, and lay down on tho gray desert to sloop, Tho sun camo up like a rod-hot round shot. Tracy and Darlow ate tho last of their single ration, and took ono swallow of wator apiece. Thon on they went again. Twenty-four hourB passed. The sua came up once more, nnd with Its coming they staggered forward. Tho can teens were empty. They looked for tho cactus whose leaf ylolds a Juice that helps fight oft the demon of thirst. Thoy could not And It. Tho only vogetatlon were occasional clumps or Btunt d prickly pear cactus, the Juice of whose leaves aecentuates thirst. Another twenty-four houra. The men choered ach other on like the soldiers they were. Tracy began to feel the coming or dollrlura. Oh. for a draught of waterl Ho lookod at Barlow. The man's eyes wero burning, but they had a cour age In them, and something else In tholr depths which Tracy never beforo had seen thoro. On and on and on. They could go no further. Sud denly Darlow turned to Tracy and said In a voice tjat waB chokod from tho clutching of thirst's fcnnd at hla throat: "Lieutenant, I waa afraid that we might bo tempotod to drink thU long ago, so I saved It for tho last extremity. Lieu tonnnt, I have ono good drink of water apiece Isft In my canteen.- Darlow shook tho canteen, and Tracy heard the splash of tho water within. "Drink, Harlow," said Tracy. "Drink; you savod It and It should bo yours. Drink, drink It, I say. It may glvo you strength to go on. If you get back, boy, and the men strlko water, ask them to como aftor my bodj." Tracy was reeling. Ills brain waa awhlrl and his whole system on Are. "Lleutennnt," snld Harlow, "I had more In my canteen than you had In yours whon we Btnrtcd. Men In nn extremity Uko this should share and share alike. I'll take my cup and wo'll divide tne wntor." "Is thore enough for tho two and to do any good?" naked Tracy. "Yes." said Darlow, "ono good drink for each." "Drink first," said Tracy. "I'll not touch a drop until my commnnd Is served " "All right, sir." mild Harlow. Tracy turned away for a moment. Ho heard the gurgle of water. Would It nnvor como his turn to drink? Harlow Bpoko: "Lieutenant. I'm afraid 1 took more than half. Hero Is what's left." Ho poured tho water gurgling from tho ennteon Into the cup. Thoro wns n good round drink. "Tnko It, lloutennnt," .nld Darlow. "I had more tlmn that." Trncy solzed tho cup and drained It. Oh, tho Joy of It! New llfo went surging through him. His oyos cleared. Ho looked at Harlow. Thore was no now llfo In tho man's oyos. Ills Up was drooping. "Harlow," said Tracy fiercely, "you deceived me. You never drank a drop." Somothlng like a smile came Into Harlow's faco. "Forglvo me, lloutennnt," he said, "but there was only enough for one." And then he staggered and fell forward. Tracy caught him In his arms, and, weak though he was, managed to support his burden "Lloutennnt," whispered Harlow, "go on. You are strong enough and may reach camp. If you do, Just como back and bury me hero." Then the mnn'drew his officer's head cIobo to him nnd whispered something. Darlow almost let fall his burden. "Yes, It's true. I wns tho guilty ono and your brother was Innocent and a sacrifice. Tako this," and he drow a paper from his blouse and put It In Tracy's hand. "Forglvo me, lieutenant," he Bald, and as ho spoko his empty canteen swung from hla side and struck agnlust Tracy's knee. "Forglvo you? Yes, Harlow," ho said. Tho enlisted man looked up, smiled nnd died. Trncy lot his burdon gently to tho earth, nnd then ho pressed an, for now thoro wns nn ndded llfo In-his volns nnd nn ndded Interest In living. Ho reached tho top of tho rldgo and looked down. Tho camp was below him. Not tho old camp, but the old troop and a now camp nnd by tho bank of a stream. Refreshed with food, sleep nnd tho yet tnoro precious wator, Trncy recovered. The paper which Hailow had given him contnlncd proof of IiIb brother's Innocence. Trncy led a sqund back to tho point where ho had left Harlow. Thoy found IiIh body. There was peace In tho man's faco. Ho waB glvon a soldlcr'a burial, and on the llttlo wildernesB grave Lleutennnt Tracy planted a cross nnd a llttlo, fluttering flag. BEEF TEA AS AN INTOXICANT Wo find It difficult to bollovo tho cable report that Liverpool physicians are very much exor cised over the case of the traveling salesman with dollrlum tremens Induced by too much beef ten, Bays a writer In tho New York Times. Food analysts and nutrition exports have long been awnre of tho high stimulating power of meat proteins, which, Dr. Chtttonden says, are approximated by one sort of protein from tho vegetable kingdom, that of oatmoal. Tho vogo tarlana, In fact, baso their most effectlvo argu ments In tho fact that tho stimulation from meat Is In a way Uko that from alcohol, effecting tis sue change or metabolism rather than affording nutriment. Deof tea Is tho highest stimulant among the meat Juices. Physicians havo long since abandoned tho notion that It Is a food cap ablo of repairing Ubbuo, for laboratory teatB have proved that It causes more rapid wasting of the body than no food at all. Indeed, dogs fed entirely on concentrated beef Julco aro so overstimulated that they die within a few days. Experiments conducted by the United States department of agriculture on losses In cooking meat showed that beer which has been used for tho preparation of tea or broth had lost practically none or Its nutrltlvo value, while most or tho "flavoring material" tho toxlo nnd stimulating part of tho beef had gone Into tho extract. It Is doubtful If the medical men of Liverpool are greatly surprised at the drummer's discovery of the hilarious consequences to be derived from I eef Julco. Beof tea has nover been regarded by those who know as an Innocuous beverage; those who don't know and who havo been experi menting In their own kitchens ror their own con valescents may well take warning from the sad and remarkable case or the traveling salesman In Liverpool. MOSES' CRY FOR HELP. LHSSON TKXT-Numbers1t:10-. 24. 23. GOLDEN TKXT "The supplication o( a rlRhtcous mutt nvalleth much In Its working." James 5:16. This lesson Is taken from the book of Numbers, "the book of Journey Ings," or aptly called the "book of mur rnurlngB." Tho events of Exodus and Leviticus cover perhaps ono or two years, whereas those recorded in Num bers occupy about 38 years. Read In this connection Ps.95: 10 and I Cor. 10. From Slnal to Kadesh-Darnea are found four general murtnurlngs. Tho first was at Taberah, 11:3, and tho events of to day's lesson which occurred at Klbroth, 11:34. Tho other two were at Hazeroth, 12:15, 1G, and Kadesh, 13:26. This book la full of ImprcsB ive warnings about worldllncss. Moses Was Human. I. Complaint and Controversy, w. 10-15. Moses was grent but ho was human. No man la faultlcsB, and In this lesson wo huvo another Incident Illustrating tho wcaknosB of Moses. Yet despite all this wo llnd inserted In tho very next chapter dod'B esti mate of his character, 12:3. Mosca had been subjected to a terrlblo strain, tho details of his leadership, tho con stant murmuring of the people un der this load ho gave wuy, Just as he had previously yiolded to Impulse, Ex. 2:12, and aB ho did subsequently, Ch. 20:10-13. Tho Israelites aro u strik ing Illustration or the natural discon tent or tho human heart. Any af fliction, and discomfort or privation, and wo forget God's marvelous works on our behalf. His wonderful good ness. That Gofl was displeased 1b In dicated by verse 10, but that did not Imply that Moses, too, was to lose his temper, to resort to murmuring, and to accuse God of being respon sible for the burden or that ho would not help to share the load, v. 11. Ood placed great honor upon Moses by calling him to this task or leadership, and now ho complains, and doubts ror a moment God's sustaining grace, 2 Cor. 12:9; Phil. 4:13. Tho language here used, vv. 12-14, is wonderfully suggestive. Tho utter weakness of the Israelites, the promised goal, the hunger or soul and body, tho sorrows of affliction aro all graphically Bet beforo us. Moses own weakness Is revealed (v. 13) by his words, "where should I havo flesh to give?" Ho seems to forget absolutely God's dealings with Israel beforo thoy reached Slnnl (Ex. 1G), as though God expected any such thing from him. Tho height of his petulanco and bitterness is reach ed when ho exclaims, "kill mo I pray thco . . . and lot me not seo my wretchedness," v. 15. Burden Distributed. II. Comfort and Counsel, vv. 16-18, 24, 25. Moses had been warned not to bear tho eutlro burdon of leadership by his father-in-law, Jethro, Ex. 18:17, 18. Now that ho la unwilling to tako the full honor of undivided leadership God most graciously grants his re quest and appoints others to share tho burden and responsibility. Thore was no more power, howover, but more machinery. God distributed tho bur den and revealed tho fact that Moses power was In proportion to bis burden. Human nature always looks ror the ara or flesh upon which to rely, but sues, a reliance usually brings a curse not a blessing upon those who seek it, Jcr. 17:5. God dealt In riTercy with Moses. Notice how gently ho passes by thiB exhibition or infirmity and notwithsta'nding this lapso, bears tes timony to his faithfulness (12:7). Yet ho is impartial In chronicling his faults and thereby giving us an incidental and thereby giving us tho truth. What a 8ugr,estlon in tho words "I will como down and talk with thee," yot that is tho prlvllego of tho believ er In Christ, John 14:10, 17 and 16:13. God calls a "tent meeting," v. 1G R. V., but beforo he meets them they 'must sanctify themselves, for so only is ono prepared to meet God, Ex. 19:10, 16, 22, These people had been lust ing for the food of Egypt even as to day many who have professed to ac cept Christ aro forever longing for the pleasures of tlmo and sense. Thoy forget tho bitterness of past slavery in tho privations of the present, entire ly forgetful of tho goal or luxury and freedom, Rom. 10:28, 2 Cor. 4:17. God granted their request, v. 18,' to their sorrow, v. 20. The whole trouble was thon "rejected tho Lord," v. 20 R. V. Tho granting ot material prosperity tends to leanness or soul, Ps. 106:16. It frequently -happens that God 'does not answer our prayers becauso he knows that to answer them actually and literally would spell disaster In our lives. Conclusion. This lesson brings Moses very near to us. Such a re markable man as he Is be sometimes seems to be far removed from our actual experiences in life. Yet aB we consider him faltering for a moment beneath his staggering, crushing bur den of responsibility, with strength and courage gone, we share our sym pathy with him and he seems to enter into the actualities or our dally llfo. God reveals himself as one who un derstands perfectly, one who knows exactly all that his servant felt, and one who in tender compaslon had not a word of rebuka. Gently cleanse your liver and sluggish bowels while you sleep. Get a 10-cent box. Sick headache, biliousness, dizzi ness, coated tongue, foul taste and foul breath always trace them to torpid liver; delayed, fermenting rood in the bowels or eour, gassy stomach. Poisonous matter clogged In the In testines, instead or being cast oul or tho system la re-absorbed Into the blood. When this poison reaches the delicate brain tlsauo it causes con gestion and that dull, throbbing, sick ening headache Cascarots Immediately cleanse the stomach, remove the sour, undigested food and -foul gases, tako the excess bile from tho liver and carry out all tho constipated wasto matter and polBons in tho bowels. A Cascaret to-night will surely straighten you out by morning. Thoy work while you elecp a 10-cent box from your druggist means your head clear, Btomnck sweet and your liver and bowels regular for months. Adv. Eye Alone petects Icebergs. Thero nt present Is no nbsolute method of detecting icebergs, except Captain C. E. Johnson and A. S. Gam blu of the cutters Seneca and Miami, which patroled tho, route of tho trans atlantic liners from April to May. Captain Johnson refuted tho preva lent theory that a sudden drop In tem perature mennt tho proximity of Ice bergs. Llttlo or no chango In tempera ture was notlceablo, he said. Nor can icebergs, as generally supposed, be detected with any certainty by an' echo from a ship's whistle or bells, as, nccordlng to Captain Johnston, a perpendicular berg may give an echo from somu directions, but a slanting race reflects tho sound. About ninety per cent, of the Seneca's efforts to get echoes were futile. Tho presence of murrcs (a ktnd of auk), tho otllccr declares, Indicated the presence or Icebergs, but ho ad vises mariners to pay no attention to other birds. Luckily for Him. The amateur adventurer had Just returned from stirring scenes in Mex ico, where he had fought under the banners of the revolutionists. He had come home wounded and was telling his friends about It. "It waa my first engagement, you know. The bullet struck mo just un der the heart." "And you lived? How remark able!" "Oh, no; not nt nil I You eeo, my heart was in my mouth at the time. At the Circus. "Look at that woman! She'B small enough to go through a man's hat." "That's nothing to what my wife can do. She la small enough to go through my pocket." is Uniform In Makeup. "What variety of sweet corn thlB7" asked tho summer boarder. "Tho corn, tomatoes and peas," re plied the hired man, "aro all tho same variety this year canned." ' Their Place. "Who are those broilers you hear of In the chorus?" "I suppose they are tho ones' thoy use In tfo hot weather shows." There Is In every true woman's heart a spark or heavenly Are, which beams and blazes in tho dark hours or ad versity. Wuehlngton Irving. DIDN'T KNOW That Coffee Was Causing Her Trouble. So common Is tho use ot coffee as a beverage, many do not know that It la tuo cause of many obscure alls which are often attributed to other things. Tho easiest way to And out for one aclt is to quit tho coffee for a while, at leifst, and note results. A Virginia lady founa out in wis way, ana biu learned or a new beverage that la wholesomo as well as pleasant to drink. Sho writes: "I am 40 years old and all my lire, up to a year and a hair ago, I had been a coffco drinker. "Dyspepsia, severe headaches and heart weakness made me feel some times as though I was about to die. After drinking a cup or two or hot coffee, my heart would go like a clock without a pendulum. At other times It ould almost etop and I was so norv oua 1 did not Uko to be alone. "If I took a walk ror exercise, aa soon as I waB out ot Bight or the house I'd feel as if I was sinking, and this would rrlghten me terribly. My llmba would utterly refuse to support tie, and the pity or It all was, I did not know that coffee was causing the trou ble. "Reading In the papers that many persons were relieved or such ailments by leaving off coffee and drinking Post urn, I got my husband to bring home a package. We made It according to directions and I liked. the Arst cup. Its rich, snappy flavor was delicious. "1 have been using Postum about eighteen months and to my great Joy. digestion is good, my nerves and heart are all right, in raot, I am a well woman once more, thanks to Postum." Narao given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Write for copy ot the little book, "The Road to Wellvllle." PoBtum comes In two forms: Regular Postum must be well Boned. Instant Postum Is a soluble powder. A teaBpoonful dissolves quickly la a cup or hot water and, with cream and sugar, makes a delicious beverage In stantly. Grocers sen ootn ainas. "Tnere a a reason ror rosu 1 Nj A i" - V "VV t ' it- iSr- V " , w .. j 4