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FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
SOME COOD STORIES FOR OUR
JUNIOR READERS.
The Choice of n rrofetnlonN. a. sto
Well, In Hie Nut York Ledger, dle
Nome Wholsoine Ailtlcr to Young
Men I'ruUe. to tin- Kaee.
"II."
DON'T want to play.
rf,ooot0o
ir re got lo be
It."
Am Hobby looked
fiercely sublime;
"There's no fun a bit
when you hae to
be 'It,'
Ami 1 hnve to tin
If all the ilrat,"
rf ml
Q ' 6 All. Ilnliby, my linivo
r one, go In ami lio
o no 'If:
'Tin a Talc lliat no
conl can escape,
I'or youngsters and mnn of tin; whole hu
man clan
Arc "It" In jomc mimnrr or shape.
Tor Knto plays at tap with tho whole hu
man race,
Ami the shoulders of all men aro hit,
Anil all hear his cry as he "tags" uuil goes
tiy.
His clamor of "Tag I you are lf I"
And llfe-tag's a. Knnto that Is well worth
the play.
Ami the strong soul In Kind to l.e hit,
And new light fills hi eye when ho hears
his I'ate cry
Its challenge of, 'Tub! you arc 'If!"
Bo Hobby, my brave one, begin the long
game.
And don't milk or grumble n bit,
Nnd count It all praise lo the end of your
days
When you hear Pate exclaim. "You are
If!"
Hy Sam Walter Koss.
Choice of it I'roreMlon.
A couple of young men called on mo
tho other dny ami asked me to give
them my opinion as to the eholec of a
profession. They were bright, Intel
ligent, well educated young fellows
with some means, not very much, to
be sure, and were exceedingly anxious
to start In n career that might bring
them a comfortable subsistence and
possibly fame and fortune. They had
hut little choice of professions outsido
of tho law, medicine, chemistry or
mining.
After an hour's talk with them I sim
ply had to give It up and tell them
that 1 really could not advlso, and the
tloctor, an eminent ono In his Bpecltlty,
laid down his visiting list with a sigh
nnd an expression of discouragement.
"There are already," he continued,
"more doctors In tho communities with
whlrh I am familiar than can find
profitable business. The only way for
a young man without Influence or
1acklng to succeed either in the law
sr medicine, Is to have sulllclent means
lo alt down and wait until business
romes to him. In the cities he must
locate himself in the slums and 'work
for nothing and board himself.' Indeed
ae must furnish a certain amount of
medlclno for his patients. Some day
he may by some fortunate accident
perform a successful operation or
itrlkc somo phenomenal case that will
bring him before the public, but it Is
slow work and discouraging."
As to the law, one of the best ways
for a beginner is to take cases either on
contingent or for the bare fees, or hot
ter still, if he has money enough to
float himself while he Is doing It. to
take up cases for the deserving poor.
Say what ono will, there Is nothing
that pays as well as philanthropy, and
the man who can afford, e- on at n good
ileal of cost to himself, to tako somo of
these cases, has every chance of suc
cess before him. Tho professions are
nil over-crowded, and while there Is,
as tho old saying goes, always plenty
of room at the top, It Is such a strug
glo to get there, that men wear out,
break up and go to pieces long before
they reach anywhere near the upper
rounds of the 'adder. If I had my ca
reer to begin over again with busi
ness matters at their present status, I
would with my profession, If I ehoso
lo tnke ono up, fnmlllarlzo myself with
r-omethlng In the lino of producing.
I would become an expert gardener,
florist, bee keeper, farmer, poultry rais
er, almost anything where I could use
my odd hours and moments. A young
friend of mine who haa been practicing
mrdiclno for five years, has more than
made a living for himself nnd family In
poultry raising
Tho advantage of some of these
minor Industries Is that they tako up
comparatively little additional room
on one's place, the returns are quick
nnd the labor Is light. It Is by no
rpeans Inconvenient to have a few dol
lars coming In here nnd. there at inter
vals, and the advantages of having
something to fall back on In case of
emergency, need not be discussed. A
beginner In law has taken up a branch
of engraving, and when clients do not
come, cash does, for his work Is care
ful and painstaking, and therefore
commands a good price. As for ad
vising any young man to devote him
self exclusively to one thing I must
frankly say that I do not see how ho
ran get along through the years when
his business Is coming to him unless
he haa means for his running expenses.
Ho must live well and make a reason
ably good appearance.
It has been said that no man could
do two things well. That may be, but
It depends altogether on what the two
things are. He could not handle two
learned professions probably, but ho
certainly might take up a slmplo busi
ness and carry It on while pursuing his
Ftudlcs or establishing himself In the
work of his life.
It Is of the utmost value to any per
on who pursues a business that re
quires mental effort to be free from
the handicap of extremely limited
cant. Oae does much better wcrk
6
o
wiion unhampered by the dread of debt
or tho consciousness that at any mo
ment a creditor may loom up nnd dis
tract attention that Is needed for other
things. N. S. Stowcll In N w York
Ledger.
Trial of Authorship,
A little girl .In Chicago has recently
published n volumo of verse, to bo sold
for charity. Sho was only six years
old when bIio undertook this literary
labor, or, as she says, "I talked it, and
mamma wrote It down for mo Just us
I talked It."
In ono story sho tells how typhoid
fever broke out among the fairies.
When tho fairy doctor came, ho talked
to tho fairy godmother about microbes
and germs, and "told her to boll tho
water."
Then she. who was of an Inquiring
mind, nBkcd If n hnlr was a sidewalk for
a microbe.
"Oh, no," said the doctor, "they aro
much smaller."
"Hut If the germ had the fever," per
sisted the godmother, "why didn't tho
fever, which killed llttlo boys nnd
girls, kill tho germ? And If tho germ
didn't have tho fever, how could It glvo
the fever? How could a thing give a
thing It didn't have?"
This was too much for tho fairy doc
tor, who could only answer, "Nobody
knows but God."
Later the child breaks out Into verso:
The flower that bends down to tho
earth
Will soon go back to God;
Hut never again will It return
Tho same ns It was plod.
In an apparently much needed foot
note the author explains that "this
poem, which came Into my head quick
and sudden, doesn't make sense, be
causa tho word 'plod,' which rhymes
so nicely with God, doesn't mean whnt
I want it to."
In this embarrassment sho seems
strikingly like real poets.
Jin Watchful nnd Learned.
Recently n small boy, a real boy, who
chases cats and wears out his clothes
and slams the door.showed that he had
rare ability In solving tho problems
nnd answering tho questions that so
frequently come Into a boy'B life.
Near the house was a tall maple tree,
and the boy announced, lnte in tho
summer, that the tree measured 33
foot.
"How do you know?" he was asked.
His answer was, "I measured It."
"Did you climb it?"
"Why, no," tho boy said, with sur
prise; "I mensured the shadow.
Somo ono near him made the com
ment thnt shadows differ In length. Ho
said, "Yes, but twice a day tho shadows
aro Just as long ns things themselves.
All summer I have been trying to get
the height of that tree. I drove n stick
Into tho ground, and when the shadow
of tho stick was Just as long as tho
stick, I know tho shadow of tho trco
would be Just as long as tho tree. I
measured It, and It was Just 33 feet.
Outlook.
Sketch on the Envelope.
The skill of tho trained men who di
rect to proper delivery the many mis
directed, Illegible, bndly addressed let
ters that find their way Into tho mall
has often been remarked. Recently
they were called on to decldo whom,
a letter thus addressed should be de
livered to:
Jft4ftMnlll4 -S5a
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mqj& (Q
"Col. Bill" Shuw, tho general agent
of the C, D. & Q. railroad In Cincin
nati, got this letter promptly, although
it is not too true In its depiction of the
striking personality of the person for
whom it was intended.
I'rulie to the Face.
I once saw a father walk up to a
map his llttic boy had mado and
pinned on the wall. He stood beforo
It a long time in silence, and In silence
walked away. The llttlo fellow was
sitting In tho room, and his father
know ho was there. Ho was watching
with his eager child's eyes, waiting
anxiously for a word of approval. As
rcne came, his poor llttlo face fell
unhappily. Straight Into the next room
walked tho father, and said carelessly:
"Robert has drawn a very clover lit
tle map In there. Look at It when you
go In."
"Did you tell him It was clever?"
asked a Judicial llstener.followlng from
the room whero little Robert still sat.
"Why, no. I ought to have done so.
I never thought to mention it."
"Well, you ought to bo ashamed of
yourself," was the deserved reply.
"Oo back now and tell him."
Untold Llei.
Tho art of telling a He by telling the
truth, but less than the whole of It, is
cultivated by some people; and when
their trick of concealment is by some
chayr.o found out, they ure never quite
believed afterward.
A person of this type was onco relat
ing cortain circumstances to an ac
quaintance, who appeared, perhaps, u
trlflo Incredulous,
"What!" exclaimed tho nartator; "do
you suspect what I tell you?"
"Oh, no," answered tho other; "but I
suspect what you don't toll me!"
The remark was an apt ono, nnd
ought to have been a warning to th
speaker. Youth'B Companion.
Patience Is light or guide to help tho
soul porcclvo the inslgnlflcanco of
trial. Mrs. M. Fletcher.
SHftM
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THE RED CLOUD CHIEF, FRIDAY, JULY 1(5
FOR WOMAN AND HOME
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO MAIDS
AND MATRONS.
For the Woman Who Would 1le (loot!
Health doing lo lied Hungry Hint
to Home Irem.kcr Oddly Ntrlpcd
Woolen down.
I'll Never I.ove Thee Store.
OtH Cjtf Y dear and only love.
Tliat little world or
thee
I lie governed by no
other nway
Hut purest mon
archy: for If confusion have
a part,
Which virtuous
souls abhor,
I'll call a synod In my
henrt,
And never love thee
more.
As Alexander I will reign,
And 1 will reign alone.
My thoughts did evermore disdain
A rival on my throne.
Ho cither fears IiIh fate too much,
Or hl desert are Binall,
Who dares not put It lo the touch,
To gain or loxu It nil.
Hut I will reign anil govern still,
And always give tho law,
And have en-h subject at my will,
And all to stand In awe:
Hut 'gainst my batteries If I tlnd
Thou stoim or vex me nore.
As If thou net me an a blind,
I'll never love then more.
And In the empire of thy heart,
Where I should solely be,
If others do pretend a part,
Or dare lo Bhare with me;
Or committee If thou erect,
Or go on such a score.
I'll smiling mock at thy neglect,
And never love thee more.
Hut If no faithless action stain
Thy lovo nnd constant word,
I'll mko thee famous by my pen,
And glorious by my sword;
I'll serve theo In such noble ways
As ne'er was known before;
I'll deck and crown thy head with bays,
And love thee evermore.
Lord Montrose.
STREET GOWN
Oddlv Htrlped Woolen down.
An unusual combination of wood
brown suiting and cream colored
falllo was effected In tho costume shown
below. Its faille bodice was plaited In
front, had a plain bock and fastened at
tho loft side. Over It was a boloro of
ho suiting trimmed with blag faille
Mb, embroidery of black soutache
mlng at each side of the bands. Sim-
r trimming was put on sleeves and
skirt, and belt nnd bow-at thront were
whlto satin,
This season's tailor girls are a fin
icky lot. They quoto thut men aro no
longor wearing whlto edging to waist
coats nnd copy accordingly, A doublo
breasted white linen or duck waistcoat
with a big black satin or silk Ascot Uo
held by a pear shaped pearl pin is con
sidered very swagger wear. Tho nin
need not. be real, for the Imitation d-
mmf
a
ft iKwtaHv -nrir.
flea any eye test. Tho waistcoat for
men Is cut In a low V that assists tho
manly effect of the garment on tho
tailor girl. Tho nprous (that's tho
cndB) of tho tie aro loosely fastened to
gether with puff effect. With such a
waistcoat tho front or sack coat should
bo left unfastened, but tho careful tail
or girl will rcmembor thnt her Jnekct,
though open, should never be spread as
wide ns tho hips.
Tho nvorage girl who Indulges In one
tailor rig as a change from other cos
tumes Is inclined to feel that cheap
collars and cuffs, ties and bargain
waistcoats will do. Such policy Is fa
tal to tailor effect. Tho swell tailor
girl haH her neckties mado, because sho
selected from tho bolt, which she does
that she may he absolutely cortain of
material. That Is why, too, sho has
her shirtwaists mnde to order. All tho
same, her heart turns to green npploa
Inside of her nt the sight of a girl In
n 60-cont, ready made shlrtwnlst and a
25'ccnt tic, who somehow looks "Just
right," and whose bright smllo pro
claims her freedom from uttxle'v about
her clothes nnd her light lie. cd con
tempt of price tags.
doing to Hrd Hungry.
During the cool weather of .no pn3t
month a blcyelo ride In tho evening
has been a delightful pastlmo Indulged
In by a great many women, says Clil
cogo Chronicle of June 7. Not a few
of these, having come home with n not
altogether unpleasant feeling of being
tired, have gone to bed only to toss for
hours In tho vain effort to sleep. In
nearly all of theso cases tho troublo
has been that tho sufferer has gone to
bed hungry. Some physicians have
declared that a good deal of prevalent
Insomnia Is tho result of an uncon
scious craving of tho stomnch for food
In persons who have been frightened
by the old tradition that catlug before
sleeping will produce Indlgcstlon.nlght
mnro and general restlessness. It Is
not wise to go to bed with the stomach
loadad, bqt It Is how considered one
of the best ulds to rest to partake of
OFDB' "" fli OTH.
some light and pleasant refreshment. A
bowl of beef ten and a biscuit, a glass
of milk and a cracker or two, a light
sandwich, a glass of eggnog, a milk
punch, n little brandy and wnter, or a
glass of lemonade Induces peaceful
slumbers. Seralstarvntlon nt nlcht In
frequently the cause of nightmare, bad
dreams and wakefulness. Tho bed
should bo Inviting, with fresh, crisp
sheets, fragrant with tho odor of lav
ender or rose leaves, and tho pillows,
stuffed with feathers, should bo env.
ered with linen. The counternnnn
should bo removed, the sheot turned
neatly over the warm, light blanket3,
and n down comfortable plncod within
easy reach. Guard against sleeping
under heavy bedclothlng; this prevents
vcntllutlon, and tho porsplrntlon, not
being able to escape from tho body, re
turns ngaln, nnd Is reabsorbed by tho
skin. Ab a rulo peoplo aro afraid ct
tho night air entering tholr sleeping
apartments, but nothing Is mora Im
portant to make one sleep well than
a good current of fresh nlr, and noth
Ing moro detrimental than breathing
mo uiu uuao uir again und again.
Fow women value and appreciate
too necessity oi a light toilet. Tho
hair Bhould have the "hundred strokes"
of the brush, tho teoth careful atten
tion, tho mouth woll rinsed with myrrh
and water, and tho hnrids carefully
washed and anointed with cold croum
which will keep them soft nnd white'
Night Is the time to tako a warm bath!
and this Is also an aid to sloep, for tho
steaming and rubbing produce fatigue.
Night Is also the proper tlnip to take
a fuclal steam bath, after which a lit
tle cold creairi should be applied.
Hint to lloiun Drctiraaken.
In ninety cases out of one hundred
a drew made at home Is undeniably
oy 7-oz.f7-r5;
1897.
MTiiiiu rate, or worse. In thnt mystcrl
ous quality called "style." Why It Is
inni proiessionni dressmakers, who nro
presumably women of llttlo educntlon
and no particular talent, can produce
satisfactory gowns with a pronounced
chic In cut nnd slvln Hint nrnrlnlmn
them at onco to bo "custom made,"
whllo tho nmnleiir, with greater tasto
and cultivated artistic Intelligence and
perception, should mako such abortive
creations wheuovcr sho tries to mnke
her own dresses is a problem that Is
often commented upon. "Homo mado"
gowns nro certainly not ns smart aa
thoso "built" by professionals, but why
not? Why can not women of Intelli
gence who hnvj straitened Incomes,
dress themselves nnd tholr daughters
without calling In extraneous aid? It
seems such n slmplo thing to do, es
pecially In theso days when tho most
reliable patterns of tho IntCBt fashions
may bo had almost for tho itRklng, nnd
materials eost next to nothing.
In tho first plncc, tho trade mark, ns
It wore, Is wanting In nmatcur work.
A dressmaker docs everything by rulo
nnd rote, but this want of technical
knowledge could bo easily rectified
either by taking tho trouble to lcnrn
tho trade, which Is taught In compara
tively few lessons, or by copying In de
tail tho construction of a gown from n
good dressmaker's. "KIiiIhIi" Is also
ono of the great essentials In which
professionals score, to advnutngo. Tako
tho wrist of an nmntour's alcove, for
Instance, and thnt of n professional of
good reputation.
Why the Cornet Nurtltt-n.
Ill n clever article In tho Paris Fi
garo, Jules IJiunltro roundly abuses
the corsot; complains that present
modes receive tholr Inspirations mere
ly from bygone, fashions, or nro genu
ine or modified copies from tho na
tional costumes of different countries,
und adds that woman seeks only to
call attention to excessive exagger
ation of tho lines with which nntnre
has thought fit to endow hor flgurw.
After M. Lomaltro's nrtlclo was pub
lished a reporter wns sent to Interview
tho leading courtiers. M. Doucet ac
knowledged thnt thoro was much truth
In whnt M. Lomnltro hnd said, but de
fended himself by declaring that nelth
er ho nor his confreres wore responsible
for tho fashions any moro than worn
the smart women far whom thoy aro
made and who nro looked upon ns lead
ers. "Fashions," ho went on to say,
"aro a succession of variations which
link themselves llloglcnlly, by tho as
sistance of a fatal caprlco, thereby
gaining novelty by producing a chango
today of no matter what from tho
thing which was worn yesterday. For
Instance, laco comes Into fashion sim
ply becattso It has not been worn tho
day before. Glgot slcevcB grow ex
ceedingly large Blmply that tho chttnci
of chango In tholr decrease would bo
possible, and they will entirely disap
pear because women hnvo had enough
of them. It Is through tho Infltienco
or nil the Hmnrt women In the great
world that tho distinguished Paris
makers nra able to form now fashions.
It would be extremely dlfilcult for thorn
to modify, except In a very small de
gree, existing defects, nnd whntcvor ad
vlcs wo stand ready to glvo thorn, wo
cannot run tho risk of Incurring tholr
reproaches. They ono nnd all hold tn.
nnclously by tho lines of their figures,
and nothing cin ever chango them. II
wo should try to Influence them to
ndopt somo of thoso lovely drnporles
which acccntttnto so delightfully tho
best lines of tho figure somo of tholr
friends would rush up, nnd, with the
sweetest smiles, say; "Ah, my dear,
that drapcr makes you look Immense.
Your waist Is ruined!" This Is tho
muln reason why tho lines so genornlly
oxposed by all women of our day re
main unchanged.
Illack anil White Coitume.
Whon Anna Gould, tho Countess Caa
tellalne, gave 11,000,000 for tho build
ing of a now house for charity bazaars
In tho futuro Bhe assumed, as many of
tho Paris nobility liavo dono, a gown
ot half mourning aa a token of respect
to thoso who lost tholr lives In carry
ing out tho pet charity of France. Tho
countess remains In seclusion, hut can
be seen from a distance nnv dnv umitr.
Ing through tho grounds of her coun
try house In her gown of black and
whlto atrlpe goods, working outdoors
almost like a woman of the peasantry.
Tho gown In which she waa recently
sketched waa a black and whlto striped
oriental BIIk. vory thin, yet with a
thread of coftonTntto make It a good
waah gooda, The waist wu round,
and the eklrt mado vory godet to glvo
It "hang," The sleeves woro very
close fitting except for small shoulder
puffs. All tho garden dresses of h
countess aro mado In this slmplo way,
and over them sho wearB an apron of
plain whlto linen.
Intoxicating liquors have been made
from the aap of the birch, the willow,
tbe DQniar an.4 the sycamore,
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Wg.fllBaVatftr
OITtt Itl II M-i NT fil? PFTXT
villi JDUJUUllil VI! JD UJN.
SOME
GOOD JOKES, ORIGINAL
AND SELECTED.
the drorght lrlnre and a Hlnck Up
Nlggnh -A t'leter Huggeotloli Uiu
trnllng a Itlcycle Term -Whim Wlitim
of Ilia Day.
A Totulilou Tale.
TofCHKI) him. amt
In a trice.
Ho grew to mo an
cold as Ico.
With stnny eye ho
looked mo o'er,
And then he spoke.
Ah, none Can tell.
Or know the pain
Hint vexed me
soro
An from his lips that
sentence fell.
The woilil mnv
laugh nt what It
told,
Itrgardlrss of my rtrlef nnd pnln;
Hut whllo tho story's doubtless old
I nnv It wmtt nirnliial Ml, irrntll
To be refused (point blank, I own)
nun ( lino i "touched" him for a lonti.
A drorgla Prince.
When Vlveknnandl, tho Hindu
monk, visited Chlcngo during tho
World's Fair, ho wns greatly delighted
ono afternoon to learn that tho "Inter
national Beauty show" on tho Midway
Plalsnnco contained an Hast Indian
princess. Ho lost no time, havs the
Chlcngo Tlmes-llornld, In visiting tho
show. III ono of tlm booths wiu a
dusky damsel, arrayed In Rust Indian
costume, and prominently placarded
as a cliarmer from the land of thfl
Gnngees,
Vlvoknnntidl addressed her politely
In Htudiislnneo, nnd for his pains was.
lewarded by n stare of blank astonish
ment. Thon he tried Cingalese with
no better success, nnd nlso tho several
allied dialects of tho Interior provinces,
or India. At Inst the dusky beauty
spoke In slieor self-defense:
"Oo 'way man," she said, "you mus
be crazy I"
"Kxcuso mo," remarked Vlvekanan
dl, In faultless English, "but will you
kindly tell mo whoro you were born?"
"I'so born In Savannah, an' I'se dun
lived In Georgy all mnh llfo," she said,
"but yo can't rool wld me. If you' It a
stuck up no'thern nlggah!" And ho
didn't try to do so.
V
A Clever Hufg-ritlnn.
"Oh. I know what we'll do. Left
race round the fountain three times,
nd tho ono who wins gota tho apple."
Whim-Whams.
"I see tho bicycle In all directions,!"
said tho speaker.
"It wabbles, does It?" suggested
bystander.
It Is no sign that a man Is devout
Just because tho knees of his trouBen
aro worn. Ho may spend much time
hunting for his lost collar button.
Irene And did Fred really print a
kiss on your lips.
Ida Why, certainly; did you stipposi
he waa going to paint it?
Yeast My wlfo has acquired the bi
cycle face,
Crlmsonbcak Well, I congratulati
hor. It can't help hut bo nn Improve
ment on her other ono.
Ho Whero havo you been?
Sho Down town, looking over some
bonnets.
"Looking over somo bonnets, did yoK
say?"
"That's what I said."
"Thon they wero not theater bon
nets." Yonkers Statesman.
A lllejele Term.
"Out for a spurt on
. Why We Hava IU
Teacher (to primary class in Ameri
can history) Can any of you tell me
tho significance of Memorial Day?
That la, why do we have such a day
every year?
Little Willie Wimplctoa Please,
ma'am, I know.
Teacher Well, tell us about It.
Llttlo W. W. So we can pull ojf the
annual road races. Cloveland Leader.
Iiut I.Ike a Maul
Mrs. Dalghren I soc that the Duch
ess of Marlborough our Connie Van
dorbllt, you know has Btayed all night,
with tho queen at Windsor Cattle,
Mr. Dalghren That so? Way dlC
the do It? Doea she think of biiylu
the place? Cleveland Leadw. v.
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