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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (July 23, 1897)
!iB9c:wiwflR 1fjAii S?Si'&STr 'a ' JuTJLL.2rJU' ' A jV -JT 'TTi&ii?E$('rJi'' THE RED CLOUD CHIEF, EBJDDAY. JULY 2 1397. , k- a Wi , r a FOR BOYS AND (MILS. BOME GOOD STORIES FOR OUR JUNIOR READERS. Mw Hrnndpa llollcd the rggs Tho I'lnt of Aid n Hay ami Wlint Cnnie of It I Cant I Will Home Interest ing Mule gketchc. Mill Mlit IMgron. AI tap, tap! I heard nt the door, Just Ilka u llttlo fiilry knock. I'd henrU It onco or twice. Iipforn I went to lift tlio heavy look. Then there enmo the, funniest thing! I looked right out Into the open-air It rrally gave me nulte a sturt I thought at first thcte. whs nothing tlicre. hit I found Miss PIkpoii hnil come to call. So I said, ".Miss l'lgcon, how do ou do7 .wasn't expecting you nt nil, And 'tis really very kind of you!" fnt llttlo Miss Pigeon unlit nothing to mo; She wheeled around nnd teetered out! wid I often wonder what It could be That llttlo Miss Pigeon ennip utioutl Tudor Jcuks. How Urnndpn. lln led the V.gg. "It Ib lmlf-imtit eleven," said grandpa, "and the mason will not have the chim ney fixed before three- o'clock." "Then I suppose, wo must get along with a cold lunch," said grandma. "Well," said Rrandpa, nftcr a mo ment, "perhaps I can boll some egs. I will try It." "Hut isn't It too windy to malio a fire out-of-dors?" asked Rrundma. "I shall not need a fire," said grand pa. "That sounds like a Joke." Bald Edith. "No Joke at all," said grandpa. "Como out nnd see. And bring the eggs," ho added, "nnd a can with a tight cover." When, a few moments after, grad ma and Edith went out in tho back yard, grandpa was putting somo fresh lime Into nn old pall. Ho took the can of eggs they brought nnd filled it nearly full of cold water. Then fitting the lid on carefully, ho set It In a hollow place he made In the lime. Edith watched him cur iously. "Will tho lime burn?" she asked. ".Shall I bring tho matches?" "You forget," said grandpa, "I was not to use nnjr fire. We'll Blurt it with .old water." "Now I know you're Joking!" said Reiki). "Walt n moment," said grandpa, "nnd you'll sec." Ho poured In tho water and put a board over tho pall. "Oh!" cried Edith, when a very short time it began to bubble and steam as if a hot Are were burning under tho pall nnd "Oh!" sho cried a great deal louder, when a white, crenmy mass tamo pouring over the top and down tho sides of tho pall. It did not last long. In six minutes the bubbling had almost stopped, so Rrandpa took a long Iron dipper and gently lifted out the can, all coated with the lime. He rinsed It off, then opened It nnd took out tho nlco white eggs; nnd when they broke them at lunch thoy found them cooked Just exactly right. Short I.eoou In Nut urn I History. Our lesson this morning is about uno of tho most gorgeously dressed, nnd handsomest of all parrots, tho Blue Mountain Lory, which inhabits the great plains In New South Wales. It lives principally upon tho pollen and nectar of tho gum trees of that coun try among tho branches of which it lives, rarely descending to tho ground. When there Is a scarcity of the pollen and nectar, it will cat gross seeds and insects, and it Is for tho lack of theso natural foods that it frequently dies In captivity. Tho first pair of these birds import ed to this country was In 1870, but al though they aro so beautiful, they are not a very dcslrablo bird to keep, as they require so much care, you need never bo surprised to find them dead, A bird fancier says on this subject that any one whose suscoptlble nature would be shocked by tho sudden death of their favorite bird should not be come the owner of a Iiluo Mountain Lory. Aunt Patience saw one at an exhibi tion In Pittsburg somo years ago. Its mate had died suddenly a few days before, and it seemed so sad and mel ancholy, and ate so little, that It was thought it would die of grief. Besides boing pretty they are a very graceful and active bird, and have amusing ways, which make them very interest ing. "I Can, I WIIU" A professor of mathematics in one of our largest collogcs, whose reputa tion as a mathematician is very high, lagan bis career under the Inspiration M SIX of "I can nnd I will." A writer In an exchango tolls tho story: "I know a boy who wns preparing to enter tho Junior class of tho Now York university. He was studying trigonometry, nnd I rbvo him three examples for his next lesson. Tho fol lowing day ho enmo into my room to demonstrate his problems. Two ol them ho understood, but tho third n vpry difficult ono ho hnd not perform ed. I said to him, "Shall I help you?" "No, sir; I can and will do It If you glvo mo time." "I said, 'I will give you all the tlmp you wish,' " Tho next day he enmo Into my room to recite another lesson in tho sniuo study. "Well, Simon, hnvc you worked thnt cxnmplo?" "No, sir," ho nnswercd; "but I will do it if you will give me a llttlo mora tlmo." "Ccrtnlnly; you shall have all tho tlmo you desire." I always llko those boys who nrc de termined to do their own work, for thoy mnko our best scholars nnd men, too. Tho third morning you should have scon Simon enter my room. I know ho had it. for his wholo faco told tho story of his success. Yes, ho had It, notwithstanding It hnd cost him ninny hours of hard work. Not only had ho solved tho problem, hut what was of much greater Import ance, he had begun to develop mathe matical power. Alinut a Cowurdly Hear. No doubt nomo of our boya would llko to go hunting tho sloth bear. If on seeing it tho young hunter concludes that ho doesn't llko hunting much af ter all. why, ho can run away, and there Is llttlo dnngcr of tho bear hug ging him to death, ns grizzly would do. Tho sloth bear Is found In tho mountains of India, where It burrows Into tho earth llko a rablt and lives on ants, houoy, rlco nnd other light food. It is called ursus lablatus, from Its long llp3, and It earns its namo, "sloth" bear, because It has JawB and teeth llko the sloth. Ordinarily it Ib very timid, but whon wounded or when its young nro Interfered .with It will fight as savagely as a grizzly. When alarmed tho young bears mount their mother's back and she scrambles away with them. The I'lnt of Ale John. It Is a difficult mutter to one accus tomed to small dally indulgences to realize tho expense thus Incurred. A Manchester (England) calico printer was asked on his wedding day by hJs shrewd wife to allow her two halt pints of ale a day ns her share of homo comforts. John made tho bar gain cheerfully, feeling it hardly be came him to do otherwlso. Inasmuch as ho drank two or thrco quarts a day. Tho wlfo kept tho homo tidy, and all went well with them, but as she took tho small allowance each week for household expenses, sho never forgot the "pint of ale, John." When the first anniversary of their wedding came, nnd John looked around on his ncnt homo nnd comely wife, a longing to do something to colebrato tho day took possession of him. "Mary, we'vo had no holiday Blnco we wero wed, and only that I haven't a penny in tho world, wo'd take a Jaunt to tho vlllago and seo the moth er." "Would thee like to go, John?" she usked. Theio was a tear with her smile, for it touched her heart to hear him speak tenderly, as In tho oldon times. "If thco'd llko to go, John, I'll stand trent." "Thou stand treat, Mary! Hast got a fortln left theo?" "Nny, but I've got the pint of ale," said she. "Got what! wlfo?" "Tho pint of ale," sho replied. Whereupon sho went to tho hearth, and from beneath ono of tho stone flags, drew out a stocking, from which she poured upon the tablo tho sum of three hundred und stxty-flvo three pences (122.81), exclaiming: "Seo, John, theo can havo tho holi day." "What Is this?" ho asked In amaze. "It Is my dally pint of nle, John." He was conscience stricken ob woll as amazed and charmed. "Mary, hasn't theo had thy sbaro? Then 'I'll have no more from this day." And he was as good as his word. They had tho holiday with the old mother, and Mary's little capital, saved from "thq pint of nle," was the seed from which, ns tho years rolled on, grow shop, factory, warehouso, coun try seat and carriage with health, hap piness, peace and honor. Selected. For III Own flood, A Massachusetts man recently tried to get a divorce from his wife because sho called him "n fool,'.' ''an Idiot," ana" "a.bruto." and told him he "hadn't sonao enough to know when he wns In Milted." The ourt held, however, that, though the husband wad affected In juriously In his health to some extent, the wlfo wns moved In part "by -what so ncd to her good motive ra& by a desire for his success in lire." - FOR WOMEN AND HOME ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR MAIDS AND MATRONS. Dresses for Hie Hriinhore A I.nety Ilenrh down An tdriit lloute Kobe The Matchmaking Mninmn Hints for Glrl und the Household. AI.lj who hnto would love u, And nil our lovca were true, Tho stars thnt swing nbovc us Would brighten In the blue. If cruel words vvoro klsSCS, And every ncowl a smite, A better world thnn this Is Would hardly be worth while; If purses would untlghton To meet a brother's need. The loud wn hear would lighten Above the grave of greed. If those who whine would whlstlr And thoxp who languish laugh, Tho rose would tout tho thistle, Tho giiiiii outrun the chart; If hcurtft were only Jolly, If grieving wero forgot. And teat (i and melancholy Were things that now are now Then I.ove would km 1 1 to Uiity, And all the world would taun A bridal liowtr of beauty, A dream within a dream. If men would cense to worry, And womin cease, to High, And all Im glad to liuiy Whatever has to die If neighbor spake to neighbor, As love demands of all. The rust would rut tho sabre, Tho spear stuy on tho wall; Then eviry day would glisten, And every eje would shine, And Dod would pnu.n to Helen, And life would lie divine. James Newton Matthews, In the Wash ington Times. ttt Pattern for Nmshore Drrit. Brllllantlne makes the most success ful seashore or yachting dress, if you are willing to pay enough for it. Sixty cents a yard is the least you can af ford to put Into a gown that Is to bo worn in the sun and mist, day and Mil night. Tho mn?t uccewful he.tch gownB are mad with a blouse with tight-fitting lining. To mako your waist, first fit a lining of strong, cool material. Many tuto brllllantlnn fnetim lining. Shnpo It after this design and finish it as neatly ns though it were me ouuiue. uui mo waist propor after a paper patern, enlarged from the din gram, to fit the figure, nnd fasten by hooks and eyes under tho broad rever. If a tight-fitting back is desired tho lining can be fitted and usod as a pat- C rn 1 till M s jS&m 1 l IM fiwm ' WSftL BUMMER, WEDDING DHES3. i r,r-OL3fllo tern for the iIicrb nnlcrlal Instead a! tho blouse back. A very neat tilm nilng tonsils of folds of whlto brll llantine put on with tailor finish. Thin dress launders nicely, nnd Is ono of the most vnlunblo gowns of the summer. The Matdiimtkliig Mnmiim, Judging by modern fiction, the moth er, ns such, does not exist In English society, says Munsey'a Magazine. Tho femalo parent Is not extinct, but her nttltmlo to her daughter seems to bo that of business manager or advance agent rather than Riiardlan angel, Tho ambition which In tho American moth er might be labeled "My daughter's happiness," becomes, In the practical codo of tho British matron, "My daugh ter's establishment." Ono seldom picks up n novel of English society that ono docs not meet tho scheming, lynx-eyed mamma, walking diligently nt tho matrimonial Rrab-bag with ono hand, while with tho other rho puhIich for wanl her gentle llttlo ladvllko daugh ter, who Is some day to be metamor phosed Into a British mamma herself. She shoos off tho detrimental and gatheis In tho heir with unabashed frankness, uniting intentions nnd bus tling around vory much llko a steam tug nt n launching. And when a parti suitable In tho matter of lauds anil family tins finally been kocukmI. rha heaves a sigh of relief and prcpaics to do her duty by tho noxt. . This plcturo Is not meroly the cart cntme of a few cynical novelists. Near ly nil fiction that dealH with sielnl life In England shows tho same figure, with moro or less circumstantial evi dence to piove thnt she Is n reality lather than n rarolpssly ncceplcd typo. The syndicated hysterics of somo wrlt pis testify to this cold-blooded, mate ria! view of tho maternal rotation, nnd ciy down the "shninelraB marriage nnrkct" of modern Boclcty, blaming most of Its evils to parental greed. To be sure, al! the worldly and unibl- -m... tlous parents nre not on that side of tho water. Wo havo plenty of our own, but society gives them only a pah she part to play, and a natlonnl dread of tho ridiculous keeps them from open mnnouvorlng. Tho daughter bolr.v quite competont to look out for hei self, the mother is moro dlslntorostcd, nnd frequently wcaps real tears at her daughter's mirrlage, oven thougi it bo tho best match of tho seanon. Ilmuty for Window (Innlenii. Not many months ago nn Eactetn piant lover Imported from Jnpan a new ioi n wnicn promises to ndd much benn ty to many a window garden. The fern is tho dnrnlla, which grows In nbun dnnco in tho land of tho mlkmin. vim roots, which are small, are eevprnl fee! In length, nnd como In small loleir weighing only about ten or twelve rounds. These roots, which to the un Ithtod nppear perfectly dead, are tnken nnd carefully wound around n hani'ful of moss and bound with slender wires in tho shape of a hanging basket. Thoy ore then Maturated with water and nung in the sun. After about n week or ten days tho ferns begin to nppear, and the basket becomes a mass of doll cata fern leaves. In this condition they are offered fo'r sale, and rnnito In price from $1 to ?5, according to the nzc They thrive In the hoii3o undor tho ordinary temperature, nnd only require to he watered onco a week. Then they should be placed In h bucket or 'wain, entirely covoied by water, and nllovvrd to remain flvo or ten minutes, accord Iiir tho hIzp of the ImHket, tin object being not only to moisten tho roofs, but to saturate the mass over which they are wound. It Is best to 4ni n smul! quantity of liquid fertilizer Into this water at least as ofUn as onco a mnhlll TIlAaA ImnVitlH I. I , , """"'" uuDncm, it in claimed,! will last five or six years that Is, the! vuuts will contlnuo to send out forn, lonvcR, though, of course, tho fernti themselves nro llko tho leaves of nnvj other plant, nnd should bo cllnned away when they Bhow hIriio of wlthor lug. The WvUIiiii of Nnlnrleil HoilncUrrpcr. 11. J. S writes, asking for nn opinion ns to tho respoct thnt should bo paid to salatleU housekeepers: aro they en titled to ns much respect as tho gov-i emeus or seamstress? Anower: It la a difficult matter accurately to dotor- mlno tho social otatus of tho Iiouho keeper. So much depends upon tho In-t cumbent herself thnt cases might nU moot ho Individualized. Tho woman who takes n position ns working house keeper Is quite likely to tnko rank with other help, except as to pny, which Is, or should bo, greater hecnupo of tho In crensed responsibility. Tho stipcrliii tendont or linuso wnrdon, ns Inich per sons hnve como to bo called, In nnBwor to n domnnd for n fitting designation. Is usually a better educated and morq highly cultivated person that sho wiu Is n working housekeeper. Thcro nrn certain clearly defined limits beyond which tho houuownrdon's duties and privileges do not extend, and there aro pleasures and profits nttendlng her po sition which, If sho carefully ordetn her comings nnd goings, will bo of very great advantage. Sho should bo courteous, polllo nnd nffnblo, without tho least symptom of familiarity or .my indication of taking advantngn of tho good will and graclousness of her em ployers. She should nover nit down in the parlors or drawing room without an Invitation to do so, and then Bhoulij remain but n short time, unless urgeij to do so, Sho should nt nil times mnln tain n quiet nnd dignified demeanor and on no account lutroduco into the conversation matters which concern her own personal nffalrs, Sho must bo Instant In senHou nnd nut of Benson In anticipating the wants of her employ ers nnd will rigidly avoid confiictliiM with their wishes, Sho should not mnko Miles, but rather havo tho head of tho house make them, nnd do her best to seo that they aro lived up to. It will bo Imperatively necessary fof her to bo blind and deaf to many things, nnd, nbovc nil, never, ns she values her position nnd her future wel faro, to repeat to outsiders what trans plres undor her employe! 'b roof. If she can do all of these things sho will mer it nnd retain tho respect und cstcctu of all who know her. Vulun of it Tactful .Matron. Tho up-to-dnto matron cultivated, entertaining, tactful and full of re sourcesIs among tho most vnlicihlc of social figures. When she takes tho handling of n company thero nro no wall flowers, no brenks In tho pleasure of tho occasion, and no awkward fail ures or accidents thnt tho diplomacy of skilled femininity can avoid. Sho Is the confidante nnd counselor of tho young men and mnldciiB, tho Bate depository of nil their secrets, and, while sho rare ly lends hcrsolf to matchmaking, sho Is quite likely so to nrrnngo matters that two fond hearts can occasionally beat as ono, and engor eyes need not seek their loved ones in vain. And nil of this is done with such a smoothness nnd delicacy thnt, as ono happy girl remarked of such n woman: "She docs things so cleverly thnt ono might Im aglno thnt thoy had dono It them iiolves." And this is the secret of her BuccesB and her popularity. The ma tron takes couples In. charge leads them to somo convenient corner, then entertains herself with one of her dear r.no friends, her chnt and laughter com pletely covering tho undortono conver sation of tho grateful lovers. Society, especially tho younger portion of it, has como to valuo hor presence, and has so completely opened Its arms to her that her kingdom Is established, and bids fair to stand ns long as there aro sonslblo young peoplo who wish to enjoy each other's socloty without com inent from nn ovorcurlous public. Ideul limine Jtnlir. Hero Is a houso robo designed for wear by a young woman convalescing from a fever. Tho material was ladles' cloth of a woolen texture. It was In ono picco, nnd bolted bolow tho waist with a loose girdlo of passementorio, Over tho gown was a long robo of la oXes' cloth edged with possomentorle, and provided with sleeves ong enough to slip down over tho hands on a cold morning. It was lined with the thin nest pink flannel for warmth. How Can HeT Sho surveyed hor lord nnd master as he lay snoring in tho stupor of intoxi cation. She wrung her hands. "Oh, lidw can .'ho drink so?'' sho walled, "How tin hp?" sho confined; "csp'ecli ally when I don't allow hlra moro than a dollar a week out of his salary for frpepdlng money?" Indianapolis Jour OUR BUDGET OF PUN. oOHE GOOD JOKES, ORIGINAL AND SELECTED. Vlie Tendency 'mriird the Clmiln In Our I'ulillc Hi holds -A I'rrscrlptlon Thnt Made the Hoy Well its Moon n He llrnrd It. The New tluilirelU. it, ki.i.ai Ith her first urn- ircllal She vviilked abroad llko any queen, Him held It proudly for display, Admired Its bundle. stroked Its sheen, And never little girl moro Kny Dear Clin! Htich u weo umhrellat One day upon tho tnatket-plnco I mot her: dripping wero her uurlt. Blip looked, dtsplto her sunny fucu, Tho most foiloru of llttlo girls. "Why, i:iln! Where's your new Uinbrcllil7" Bftld I: "tho storm Iiiih drenched jour halrl Just see your frockl Just see your lint! And what Is this you bug with earoT A broom, n ilddlc, or a cut 1" Oh, Kiln! With her first umbrella! Hho looked lit inn nnd shyly spoke, Tho rain-drops petting on her yut: "I havo It hero beneath my cloak, llpcuusc, you see, It might get wet!" Agues Ieo In Ht NIcholiM. Knew the Lungiing?, School Visitor (after tho tencher'n lirlzo pupil, llttlo Johnny, has recited tt race horse speed, his favorlto plcco iioglnnlng: "Atmlnntght lnncs scarded tonttho SturkwnB dreamnot thourweu Irenserkneo nsuppllanco bontshd trcm- !lnt spowor!") An unusually bright scholar, Miss Rushcm; yos, Indeed, It Is n pleasuro to hear him. I didn't know you taught tho ancient Gaollc In this school, but I am pleased to oeo that you do, and thnt your pupils are tnnklng such rapid progro3B In It. Truth. A CIiiiiiro In 111 iuen, A captain In u regiment stationed nt Natal, when paying his company one dny, chanced to glvo a man a Trans vaal half-crown, which, as ono would naturally expect, bears "tho Image and subscription" of President Kruger. Tho man brought It back to tho pay table and said to tho captain: "Please, sir, you'vo given mo a bad half crown." The officer took the coin, and, with out looking nt It, rung It on the table, and then remarked: "It sounds nil right, Dngster. What's wrong with it?" "You luko nt it, sir," was the roply. Tho captain glnnced at the coin, saying: "It's all right, man; It will pass In tho canteen." This apparently satisfied Bags tor, who walked off making tho remark: ,"If you say It's a' right, sir, it is a' fight; but It's tho first tlmo I've seen tho queen wP whiskers on!" An swors. A Strange Fretlnff. "Iphlgcnla," exclnlmcd tho infatu ated man with a trembling voice, "a atrauge, wonderful feeling comes over mo that wo have gone through this ex perience before. Can the doctrine of tho transmigration of souls be true? Aro wo merely rolncarnntlons of beings thnt lived ages ago? If not, how Is this to bo explained? Oh, Iphlgenla, does not this marvelous consciousness impress Itself upon you? Do you not remember now that far back la the dim and misty past I told you of my love, even ns I am doing now, and you lis tened favorably to my " "Why. surely, Rogor,"...interrupted the lovely Iphlgenla, "have "you forgot ten that we were married and divorced ten years ago? I was your fourth, you know." Exchange. We Should Think So. yiv't I ''''" -ik mmwm, lijui-m i .r. . mi M. D. (to anxious mother) Your (,on's case is a very simple ono; we will opeu his back, take out his spine and lay his lungs and heart bare, inject his liver with an acid, and Insert a silver wire nt the base of his (thorax. W will then sew him up neatly, and you'll be surprised at the change it'll make! Truth. A Novel Plan. Crlmsonbcak I understand one of our girls hit upon a novel.plan to make people look at hor new bonnet. Yeast And what was that7 "She atood a thermometer among the flowers." tfv Awk rTgK hfi- w vi U & Ml & l sAgW w?Wiw BHIi ViiriT I I KVK A.I1A in Ycnkers Statesman. J r ' ' "" -S Tough. ,J vvnai a tougn race that young fel- , f,t low nasi uon i you tnirnt so? i "Think so? I know It, I triad to "-? break it once." Cincinnati BBjulwiy r J't HI Jfl M 4, a ' '..:iz H