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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 6, 1897)
TKE RED CLOUD CHIEF, FRIDAY, AUGUST 0 1S07. 4- 1 ! 4 L K ir FOR BOYS AND GIRLS. SOME GOOD STORIES FOR OUR JUNIOR READERS. An Eoftllih School Hoy "ragged" to Ueatti Uratltude of u Kat It NUyeil a Rattle Hnnke Thnt Wae About to Hprlng at Its Mttlo Ilenefactreti. Ifow Many Clan a If Hi a Cut? OW many claws has our old cat?" Asked Kildlo. "Who can tell mo that?" "Oh, thnt," Bald Hurry, 'Vvory one knows As ninny ns you have lingers nnd toes." "Yeth," lisped Kill cl: "she'th Jutht got twenty: Klve- on each foot, I think It-th a plenty." and "Yes," said llerthle, "Just nve times four, That makes twenty no less, no more." Wrong," said Eddie. "That's easily seen, Catch her and count 'cm she has eigh teen. "Cnts, on cneh of their two hind paws, Havo only four, and not live claws," St. Nicholas. Tho Kncllah Way. A London schoolboy committed sul cldo last month, leaving behind a pa thetic letter saying that he could not stand the abuse to which he was sub jected by his fellows nt school. Thoro was practically no Investigation of the matter except that which dieted the remark of the master that the youth v. as of a very sensitive nature, anil Hie Jury brought In a verdict of death while rempora-lly Insane. Youth of nil nationalities Is proverbially cruel. but the cruelest of all are the boys of tho anglo-Saxon race. Since the begin ning of education the schools of England havo been the scene of a long series of petty tyrannies calculated to develop bullies or to result, as this unfortunato caso did, In suicide. Any one who has read "Tom Brown's School Days" will remember the miser able servitude which tho younger and more timid boys were obliged to live In and the brutal treatment to which they were subjected. This custom of "fagging" Is upheld by tho English people, and oven tho gentle Thomas Hughes excused It. It Is supposed to develop manliness In youth. At least that Is what the English urge In Its defense. But It does nothing of the kind. Whero It does not break the spirit of tho boy as In tho case of the unfortunato youth alluded to, It Is apt to create bullies of tho worst kind. In America schools and colleges are by no means so free from cruelty of this sort that England can bo con demned unsparingly, but th fag sys tem has never obtained here and never could. It wouM bo Impossible for a iboy to be hounded to death in this country for tho reasons which led the English lad to tako his life. It was hlK advocacy o' tho Greek cause which got him Into such disrepute with his fellows. The partisanship of the sires la not transmitted In this degree to tho sons in this country. The curious thlug rbout tho English case is that the par ents seem to take tho death of their boy as a matter of courso. Hu Was a Stranger. The following story, which comes from the west, brings with It a lesson tor all, old und young: "A Sunday school missionary, while addressing a Sunday school, noticed a llttlo girl shabbily dressed and bare footed, shrinking In a corner, hor little sunburned faco burled hi hor hands, and sobbing as If her heart would break. Soon, however, another little girl, about 11 years of age, got up and went to her. Taking her by the hand, hhe led her out to a brook, whero she .leated tho llttlo one on a log. Then, kneeling beside her, this good Samar itan took off tie ragged sunbonnet. aid, dipping her hand In the water, bathed tho other's hot eyes and tear stained face, and smoothed the tan gled hair, talking cheerily all the while. "The llttlo one brightened up, the tears vanished, und smiles came creep ing around the rosy mouth. The mis sionary who had followed tho two, stepped forward and asked, 'Is that vour Bister, my dear?' " 'No, Blr,' answered tho child with tender, earnest eyes, I havo no sla tor.' "Oh, one of tho neighbor's chil dren,' replied tho missionary; 'a llttlo schoolmate, porhaps7 " 'No, sir; she is a strangor. I nevor eaw her before.' " 'Then how camo you to tako her out and havo such a raro for her?' " 'Because she was a strangor, sir, and seemed all alone, nnd needed some body to be kind to her.' "Christian Standard. Tho Ileruld. A poor little boy stood some time ago at tho corner of ono of tho busy streets in Glasgow, soiling matches. As he stood thero a gentleman approached him and asked him tho way to a cer tain street. Tho way to that particular street waa very tortuous, but tho llttlo felrow directed him very minutely. When ho had finished his directions, tbo gontloman said, "Now, if you will tell me the way to heaven oa correctly, Ml glvo you sixpence." Tho boy considered for a moment, then suddenly remembering a toxt ho had learned in Sunday school, he re plied, "Christ Is tho Way, tho Truth, and tho Life, sir!" The gentleman at once handed him the promised slxpenco, and left him visibly affected. The child thought tM an easy way to make money, aad going Along the street he mot a conn panlon of hla father's, whom he stopped and to whom ho said, "If you give mo a slxpcneo I'll toll yew the way ta heaven." The man was surprl:d ut from curiosity he handed tho boy i slxeenco and was told, "Christ Is tho Way, the Truth, and tho Life." "Ah," said tho man, "I havo been looking for tho Way In saloons ths, many years, but I bellevo you are right. It was my mother's way." In after years It was his privilege to tell It to tho heathen, for tho. little fellow saved a child from being run over ono day, and, from gratltuae, ho was educated by tho child's father, and today ho Is a foreign missionary, show ing to others the way tu heaven. Sol. A True Story. As a prominent business man In tho city of C was passing along tho street one evening he saw a llttlo boy kneeling In the shadow of a pile of dry goofls boxes on the cornor, Tho man stopped mid listened to the llttlo fellow's words: "Oh, Lord Jesus, won't you help mo? I am hungry, and tired, and cold. Mother said you would. You know my mother. She lives up there In heaven now. She said If I ever got In a tight place after she was gone, to cpll on you for help. I hain't had no trado today. I hnven't earned n cost." Tho man's heart was touched, and he took the boy home and clothed and fed him, and he put him to work In his oirice. AfUr a little, he was sent to school, anil Is now growing to be a useful ana respected young man. lie never doubts that the Lord answered his prayer. As tho old hymn says: "If our faith were but more simple, wo would tako Him at Ills word." And he surely would tako care of ih, for the word says: "Trust in the Lord and do good, and thou shalt dwell in the land and vorliy thou shalt be fed." A llat Worth 1'rotnotlUK, A curious Incident, showing how a small kindness may sometimes bring a large nnd unexpected reward, occurred near Stony Fork, Tioga county, Pa., re cently. Mr. Henry L. Harris and wife and family of nve children live on a farm some distance from the postoQlcc. One of the children, a llttln girl, was taken ill with scarlet fever several months ago, which left her In a partly crippled condition, and she has been unable to leave her bed. Her couch la located in an upper part of the house, which is also used as a store room. Some time ago she told her father that a rat had come out of a hole and run across the floor and he at once proceed ed to trap the rodent. The llttlo girl, however, pleaded that tho rat waa tho only company she had a greato: part of the day, while her mother waa busy, and nskod that it be allowed to remain. So to pleaso the child the trap was removed, and the animal al lowed to run about the room. The girl would feed him with crumb saved from her nono too plentiful meals, and soon the rat became very tamo, allowing her to stroke him, but would scamper away on the approach of any one else. He was a large gray fellow, and capable of making quite a light. Tho child's room was heated with a wood stove, the wood being brought In from outside. Ono day recently the mother, whe was employed In a distant part of the house, heard the child screaming aa though in terror, and rushing to the room found the llttlo one nearly fright ened Into convulsions, and a dead rat tlesnake was lying on the floor, Its neck nearly chewed off. When at last she had been quieted, tho girl said she was stroking Tommy, tho rat, when she saw tho roptllo gliding along the floor towards hor from the direction of the Btove. Suddenly it stopped, emitted a whirring sound, and collet itself for a spring. She was paral yzed with terror, and realizing that It would be upon her before any aid could come cloeed hor eyes and prayed Whether In answer to her pruyor ot from a combative instinct can not bo determined, for the rat sprang forward and fastened its teeth In the sorpont'a. throat. Together they rolled about tho floor, but the rat had his adversary in such a manner that it could not usg its poisonous fangs, and as tho rat clung to IiIh hold tho wrlthlnga of tho snako gradually grow less until 1 straightened out on tho floor. When tho danger was past tho child recov ered her voice and screamed until her mother came. As footsteps sounded on tho stair tho rat disappeared In hi' holo. It Is supposed that the serpent con coaled himself in tho woodpllo during the fall, was brought In with tho wood, and thawed out by tho heat. It was 2 feet long, and had four rattles. Since the incident Tommy haa been granted the privilege ot tho whole house, FOR WOMAN AND HOME ITEMS OF INTEREST TO MAIDS AND MATRONS. Rome Current Note of the Mode" Ideal Triitrllng t'oluuie Very Tutt ing lrr..e for the Summer (llrl Household 1 1 Itit . The (Irrrii llc of l.vrr. ---. HKY say that, afar ' l.l In the liiiul of in .,... WiWMfN tho bright ''I?fY golden sun sinks in it iory m rest, Mid fens wheie Ma li u n t r ne'er v nturod to trend, i A fair lake unruf fled and spur- ( kllng is sproau; Where lost, In his course, the rejU I"- lint A I utii iia uiuii uin.titvini ! I In distance soon dimly, the green Jl of LovorH. There verdure fadci never: Immortal In , Soft waves the magnolia Its groves of perfume;' . . , , And low bends the blanch with rich frultnge ilepress'd. All glowing like kc.iis In the crowns of the east: There the bright eye of nature, In mild glory hovers'. "TIs the land of the sunbeam the green Isle of Lovers! Sweet strains wildly llont on tho breezes that Ulss The cnlm-llowlng lake round that region of bliss Where, wreathing their garlands of amaranth, fair choirs OInd measures stilt weave to the sound that Inspires The dance and the revel, mid foresttt that cover On high with their shade the green Isle of the Lover. But tierce as the snake, with his eyeball cf lire. When his scales are all brilliant and glowing with Ire, FfiOM roti&.TT&-. STREET FROCK O Are the warrlom to all, save the maids of their Isle, Whose law Is their will, and whoso life is their smile; From benuty there valor and strength are not rovers. And peace reigns supreme In tho green Isle of Lovers. And ho who has sought to set foot on im anure, In mazes perplex'd, has beheld It no ' more; It fleets on the vision, deluding th view, Its banks stilt retlri ns the hunters pur sue; Ol who In this vnln world of woe shal discover The home undlsturb'd. the green 1st. of tho Lover! Captivating Continue. This season's summer girl la a nle- turcsquo creaturo If sho Is In touch with the newest fashions, and her prettiest drosses aro a fine compliment for their designers. Quaint would bo tho word for these dresses but that, instond of be ing anything old-tlmo about them, they are decidedly up to date In every smnll particular. Tholr characteristics will be better understood from examination of tho accompanying sketch than from the most' careful description. Tho summer girl Is much quoted ns playing sad tricks with masculine hearts, and If this year's batch of coquettes Is to bo dressed In any such fashion as this tho poor fellows' heartstrings will surely bo in a tangle until autumn. Coming to tho details of the two drosses shown, tho left hand one was scnrlet cash moro, mndo with a plain skirt and n slmplo bloiiso waist ehlrred at neck and waist and finished with a stock collar, belt and cuffs ot black silk. Over this was worn a Jaunty blazor of the cash mere whose novel rovers wero gar- j , a yt. lammmKtM IIP nlslied with black sotitarhe In a spider web design. Several rows of braid fin ished the short linsiu which had tiny Insetted panels on the hips mid two black buttons and braiding ornamented these. Navy blue ranvus was made over red silk In the other dress. Its bloumi waist opened on .'nch side to show a plaited panel of white linen, the yoke having a similar band put on horizontally with Mulsh top and bot tom of finely embroidered batiste In sertion edged on both sides with mir ior white silk braid. Tho front of the bodice hlottscd over "if ; f a belt of black blue silk, but tho back was lilted. Hands of Insertion out lined the skirt's side seams, and a group of narrow tucks waH at each hip. Short watstcd folk should not fear this model, although Ita belt and outer skirt are of the same color. In dresses of opaque stuffs this would ruin a short walsted woman's figure, but the red lin ing shows through the blue canvas to such a degreee as to make It nlmost a purple, so the waist Is not a match. F BLUE ALPACA. An I drill Duntrr. Traveling dusters are with us again, but fortunately not the hideous straight brown linen affairs that went out of the realm of fashion some long time ago. They havo come back much better for their temporary exclusion, and they aro seen In all kinds of protty light silks and fabrics. A duster that Is particularly pretty is mndo of ocru foulard. It Is cut "prin cess" fashion, with a great many full gores at the back, It opens directly down the mldulo or tho front. Tho long V-shaped collet Is edged with a full rucho of tho foulard, nnd thero Is a vff J,l high full JrJiot of tho same m tho neck. Tho sleeves tiro very full blsllop slcoes, 'nlth the full ruche at tho wrist Silk, alpaca and hrllllnntlno are employed a great deal In limiting thetn; dusters. It mry Interest many peoplo to know thnt tho duster Is also to be worn for shopping. It Is bandy to slip on over n irno shirt waist or nice wash dress, and can be made so pretty that a woln nn will like to wear It. Tho fanciest materials arc used In Its construction, Kuln for llitatliiH a Nltlrt. Auipmuiie of skirts Is being some what modlllcd, and their stlfluesa very -.inch so, The fullness Is all carried .round to the hack, the front and the .ldrs being smooth, straight and earo .ully fitted. In cutting out a skirt the edges of the breadths should always be llrst ruled with a ruler long enough tc go trom top to bottom, for any Irregu larity In tho seams of a skirt spoils its appearance and prevents It from bung ing well. In basting tho senilis Iny the two edges together on a long tablo, the bias tvlge uppermost, If a straight and bias edge are to bo Joined, and baste them while they nre lying lint. If the goods Is very thin, like gauze or mus lin or any sort of light silk, baste at I ho sniuo time a narrow strip of paper along the. seam. Stitch through tho paper, which will prevent the machine needle from gathering In tentorial. The paper may bo easily removed afterward. The stiffening has almost entirely dls appeaied from skirts. They are no longer as rigid as If they were made of wood, but have n degree of supple ness that Is much more desirable. A haircloth facing live or six Inches wide Is put around the foot of the skirt to prevent It from clinging close to the ankles, but this Is the limit or stiffness. The wires and various other contriv ances for expanding have entirely dis appeared. Indeed, the wires never met with any favor among well dressed women, ns the effect was disagreeable, and with Hiilllclently good linings no such arrangement was needed for sus taining the skirt. Something Nrr In I.onitnn. For years the bnno of the American ;lrl staying in London bait been her in .blllty to llnd shoes ot home mnko or nythlng like them. American shoos or American feet Is n demand with vhleh dealers at the British capital have at last been forced to comply. A store for the sale of American foot gear has sent out Us advertisement nnd been welcomed with applause, Thoro Is an Independence about tho Ameri can foot which prefers Knelppism to heavy soles nnd calfskins uppeis, and the English shoe knows no daintier makeup except In tho studio of the ar tiste or tho sandal wearing reformer. There Is moro potency In a shoe than many minds Imagine and the clever American girl has begun to reallzo this. Light weight walking shoes will dis place all others next month In tho wnr drobo of the sensible mnld. They are the only healthful covering. Aside from their ventllntlvo possibilities they conscrvo energy. In a light weight pair of shoes the normal pedestrian may tour tho town without perceptlblo loss of vitality. Heavy, uncomfortablo shoos affect tho volco, too. Just how tho scientist knows, but wlso music teachers often are as fastidious abou' a pupil's shoos as hor corset. lUeful In tho Household. The coloring of Oriental rugs Is less likely to bo out of harmony with wall lecoratlon than any other floor covor Ing. In refurnishing tho house remember that souvenir nooks, not cosy corners, aro now tho fad, for both sitting-room and library. Many drooping flowers will freshen wonderfully it tho tips ot the stems are trimmed off nnd tho onds are thou held In hot water for a fey moments. Marshmallow stuffed dates mako a delicious after dinner sweet. Rcmovu the tts from tho dates, fill the space with marshmallow, and roil tho dates in powdered sAtgar. Ono marshmallow will stuff four datos. When ono is hurried in mailing a let ter, and tho only available postage stamp Is found to bo without sufficient glue, moisten the stamp, rub it on tho gummod flap ot an envelope, and quickly press It In place upon the let ter. A lnrgo funnel that (Its Into tho mouth of preserve Jars will, to found of groat asslstanco to the housekeeper at this season of canning and preserv .ng. With the aid of this funnel tho Jars aro easily filled nnd thero Is no rroublo caused by tho fruit being on ,ho ousldo Instead ot tho Insldo of tho trs. In ornamenting summer cottages a bare corner may bo mndo very effective at a trilling cost. Secure un empty nail keg from a hardwaro store, cover It with ebony paint and gild tho hoops. Partly All tho keg with sand to give It weight, nnd fasten a pleco of board ovor the top a llttlo larger than tho keg. Placo It in the vacant cornor and cover tho wooden top with a frlngo trimmed Equaro of protty silk or cretonne. Stand an unused ginger Jnr or n cheap effec tive vnso upon this pedestal and fill it with grasses, dried ferns and cattails. Tho newest designs In tablo llnons aro In commemoration of Queen Vic toria's Jubilee. The rose, shamrock nnd thlstlo aro Intertwined In a hand some design for the border, and In tho cen'er U a bust of Queen Victoria, frnr..d In a wreath of English roses, and tho words, "Queen Victoria's dia mond Jubilee, 1837-1897." Bachelors' rooms are not forgotten in tho supply of souvenirs of the queen's Jubilee. Beautiful sets of cigarette and mutch stands, with nsh trays, nro mado in tho finest pottery, ornamented with tho English arms nnd the two dates. OUR BUDGET OF FUN. SOME GOOD JOKES, ORIGINAL AND SELECTED. (Vhjr Wild Hill In I'rrforatnff tho At miMihern with Ills Thlrty-Klght Call liro ItnvoWnr The Typewriter Ulrl'f Idea of I.lfn In the Country, Shopping. AST samples of the latest styles Sim makes her way along tho ulsttw. And often, backward turning, smiles; With heart ustlr, Fiom ivoni to room, ft em plnoe to place, 'Mid hats, and gowns, and furs, and Incc, The fiidlrss lnliyrlulli 1 trace, Following her, I tnke small Interest, I confess In taffetas, nnd evun less In chiffons, but I ncqulesco And Hympnthlzc: For, since the fates hnve let me win Iter henrt, tliern'H romance even In Tho spool of silk or humlilo pin Thnt Dolly buys. 1 sngely say, "I am afraid This will not wear," or, "That brocade Is almost certain, dear, to fade;" And so would you If, handling the fabrics shown, MomntltncH lier lingers touched your own If Dolly, trusting you alone, Should nsk you tol Oh, busy throng that past us moves, Pricing the ribbons and tho gloves, You cannot sen tho troop of loves Willi laughing eyes Who hide among tho rolls of lncc, Who pee"r from counter and from case, And iiinkn Arcadia of thu place Where Dolly buys! Guy Wetmoru Carryl City r ii. ' ,- vrrtj ' jrri . . . zvw Farmer Unicode "Yes m; this here Jersey caow gives us sixteen quarts o' milk ev'ry day." Tottlo Tlpcrlter "Isn't it kind ot iierj I nlways supposed you had to lake It from her!" Iteaion for It. "I nover hear you speak of youi son. "No. There nro occasionally som little matters of family history that ont does not like to discuss." "He hasn't disgraced tho family name, has he?" "No. Fortunately ho had decency enough to change his name betoro h would consent to run for the legisla ture." Chicago Post. A Header Iteinoval. Mrs. Stickplg "I read today of a woman who has had a tumor weighing UO pounds romoved." Mrs. Wabash "Pooh! that's noth ing. I have soveral times been di vorced from m.'n weighing from 140 t ISO pounds." One nock Avoided. Mrs. Worrld "How In the world did you over persuade yourself to marry a baker?" Mrs. Wise "I was determined to marry n man who could mako his own biFCtilts. You know, ho Is my second husband." An Kyn to lliiilnran, Golrlngskl (the rich pawnbroker) "No, moln young frlendt, I can'd b your fader-ln-law; but (suavely) I vlU bo an tingle to you." Judge. A nirycle Saddle. r Deadshot Dick "What's Wild BUI jo mud about today?" Texas Tim "About a week ago he saw an ad in a paper fer a saddle that sold for $5, so ho sent tho V, an' thoy sent htm a darn toy saddle ter a rock In-horse." Nn Inducement. Castloton "How few girls go In Lathing here this season!" Dlllback "Yes. Tho grand atam b;qk of tho bathing beach has beeq ashed away." Judgo. At a Chlriigo tieauco. Widower "I want to speak to ivlfe." my Medium (formerly u tolephone girl) Number, pleafco." A (lood Collatrial. Jones "I married my wife for love," Brown "With hor money as collat tral. eh?" Wfl Igaorancr, fi' "BSi -j ;' w Vi fs'V- WI tt 'I Hf I !,,! II Sir m $ . 4$r 'U.$ .