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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (April 18, 1902)
H 1.2 n & hT' BEFORE m PV8LIC EYE m m as SWORD FOR URAVE ROUGH RIDER l'rldpiit Itnutevt'tl I'mienta Kmb'.oiii ( Major JrnUliK at C.'tir rt rt ciri. During Piesldont Roosevelt's visit to Charleston lie presented 11 sword to Major Jenkins, tlio Hough Rider, who wan recommendod for gallantry by Col. lloom-vclt. when Hit) present chi" executive was In command of the Hough Riders during tln Hi:hiIh1i Ameiicaii war. The sword In said to In1 oven more clabotate tlian that jlwti Atlinlral Dowry. II iln' l'rnnknr. Dr. I'M ward Kvciett Hula In as situ pic and unulTccted at SO an lio was at K. Tliim his life litis Itself been a sor iiion, teaching us all tlinl, though we Minimi write an he write, nor speak iih ho Hpeaks, nor accomplish what lie 1i:i:i nccompllHhed In IiIb ninrvcluiiply IniBy life, we ean all cultivate the spirit expressed in the motto which he hns (;lven to the world, and. in our circle and according to our ability, do something to help the man who is next to iih to look up and not down, for ward and nol buck, out and not In. and lend a hand. When thin tribute or affection to my pornonnl friend In printed I nhnll be far away upon the sea. If to any reader It seems too personal, he must icnieniber that the frankness of Kd ivanl Kveirtl Hale In contagions, and one cannot write of hlin except with something of that candor which Is ho characteristic of him -Lyninu Abbott In the Outlook. ITALIAN ANARCHIST IMPRISONED ICnrleo 31ulntnin ('oinlrmtit'd for A p. Iiliuulliit; MtirilAriif I'rcOilenl .Melilnley Hnrlco MalatfUu, the Italian an archist, was sentenced by a court of JitHt ut Uoiue. Italy lo live months' imprisonment lor contunuicy on nc counl of i pi tuln ai tides npplnitdlug Hie minder of President McKlnley, which were written for and published In uu nnanhlsl newspaper. Malates lu'a frleml. S'ottovhi, arrested on the Hiiiuo charge, was alro sentenced lo five mouthy' Imprisonment. Mnlutcsta In credited with being the world leader of tho niiarehists of America and Kurope. For the last thirty years he bus been concerned in the risings In Spain and Italy and was active in the Ilaicelona bread riots, the tioublo In Milan, and the peasant revolt In Hi-lly. He has been expelled from every lountry In Kurope except Knglnnd. nnd when be left New Voik be went, to Loudon. The Itnllan police reg.nd him as the brain of the anarchist movement and declare Hint he has been at the bottom or every anarchist ploi lor thirty years- past. llmr 1iii uinto .Meixure tlMiini-e. The rl and the cho are the Japanese measures of distance The rl Is equal to about two nnd a halt Kngllsh nillerf. and It takes thirty-six ihos to mako one rl. Fifteen ebos nre a little more than one mile. One rl equals 1 02711 kilometers, and It is believed that dec imal system will soon be adopted. On country roads Jinrlkslia fares are reg ulated by distance, from 8 to II sen a rl being charged, according to tho eliarncter of tho road, hut on nil the usual routes, to and ftom country sta tions, the exart tariff is known. Olltf. () In IIikhIu. The cheapest grades of Spanish olive nil goes largely to Russia, where tho demand for It Is created by the re ligion of tho country, which requires that olive oil shall be burned In tho lamps used for illuminating tho im ages of saints In nearly every Itusslnn house. drouth of l)rtimiutli Colli.;,.. Dr. William J. Tucker Is about tin ishlng the first decade of his presi dency of Dartmouth college. When ho took, ehargn there, wore irfi students and ut present the number is over 1,400. Over Jl.r.nO.OOO has bpen re ceived in endowments. m wk ., .,.,. , To-day towns do not grow merely because of their location, and this factor of location will become 1p3" mid luss Important us the years go by Chicago In situated upon the most Im possible and unlovely of all places ol human habitation. Hhe Ih simply a city of traiiHpoilnllou. and In no bel ter than her iiillu and boats, though by her tails and boaLi she lives In every wpstern state and territory The same Is true of St. Inils and the vast Routhwcst. One railroad recently planned for western extension, and laid out along Its lines the sites of thirty-eight new towns, each of which was located and named bcfoie the question of Inhabitants for the towns wiut ever taken up. Another railway In tho southwest has name llfty cities Hint are yet to build, and still others have scores of communi ties which In time are to he the bat tlegrounds of luininn lives, the stages of the human tragedy or comedy. The railways have not only reached but (rented provinces; they have not only nourished hut conceived lommimltles The Century. FATTEST CHILDREN IN THE WORLD IMiiirIiIit of lliingiirliiti 1'ritiiinla Clnlni Tluit tlnliiin llMlrictloii. The two fattest and bluest children In the world live near Uuda-Pcsth, Hungary. They are respectively 7 and U years old. Thercse Santo, the young er, is tlits daughter of Hungarian peas ants of the village of Nagy Koros. It Is claimed for Therese thai no child or her age In the history of tho Infantile world ever weighed as much as she does. She tips the scale at IL'0 pounds, as much as the average adult woman. Her cousin, Marissa .IiiIiukz, though two years her senior, woighu tn IMiunds less. What is most remnrk able about the pair iu that their pa icnts uro sturdy Magyar farmers of ordinary height and avoirdupois. The two fat Hungarian girls have been pronounced to bo perfectly healthy by the professors of tho state medical college at Huda-I'esth. Though they have had llatterlng offers from museum managers, their parents, who are far from wealthy, havo thus far refused to allow them to bo taken abroad. They havo beeen on exhibi tion only In the Hungarian capital. I'li'im Culled "Wllil Animal." ... A custom house decision on Hens hat been rendered In Switzerland. A pack age marked "Trained Fleas" reached (lonova. The neareot analogy the col lector could Hud was that of June bugs, which bad been ruled to bo "cil Iblos." The ease went from one odl elal to another till it reached head quarters at Heme, whence after much Investigation and deliberation the con clusion was reached that the (leas camu under the head of "wild aulmalH In a meungerlo." QUEER EXCRESCENCE ON A TREE Striingn Frriik of Nut urn I'roilncril a I nrrmtur. ."Minmirlimi'tU. Worcester, Mass., has a strange freak of natuie In Its "elephant tree," a mammoth elm, with a peculiar growth upon the side, resembling per fectly the trunk of an elephant. TJiu tree stands In the heart of the city, beside the common, and at the tear ot the city hall. Its age Is beyond tho lecolleetlon of the oldest Inhabitant, mil It has been an object of curiosity for a hundred years or more. The strange giowth was undoubtedly cans- -..-Mi llwlll && " 'i3l wa rass WW VSs ed by somo accident to tho tree when It was small, but it has In no way af fected the health or beauty of tho olm, for It Is ono of tho most majestic in the city. Aimer .McKlnley' l'lillitittliriir. Aimer McKlnley, brother of the lati president, has brought to New York from Tampa, Via., a negro boy to whom he has taken a fancy. Ho will edupnto the lad and glvo him ovory opportunity to demonstrate what ono of his race may arise to under tlnj most favorable circumstances. W . Advice nnd Hints on Uotli Subjects That Alay Ue Found of Value. Itoli-ro Ku!l In rnvnr. NMOSS a quick shift Is made soon bolero aultB will bo as numerous In tho npring as they havo been recently. They are present in im pressive numbers among npring street models, in checked tweeds, Btrlpcd lioavy cloths nnd smooth ly finished mater ials. Tucking and RtltchlnL outer largely into mnny h.. 7 rgJHrS of them nnd Btlteh cd bands of satin, silk or velvet arc seen for trimming. Many light cloth gowns have Persian or oriental trim mings In bands, medallions or some fanciful design. Skirts, while trimmed, will not bo ho clnborate as they have been the last two seasons. Triple and double Rklrts are to he worn, tho triple part sometimes coming only from sides and back, tho front breadth outlined with applique lace of some kind, Span ish flojiipcs In all designs plain, stltchpd, tuckod or trimmed continue In fashion. Many light-weight cloth gowns are laid In rows of tiny tucks to below tho knees, tho rest falling iu a Hare. Di.ckn of bodices aro llnlahed with basque or postilion effects. Three quarter, Russian blouse and f til 1 -length coats are worn, I ut tho tendency for spring Is more toward short Jackets aud bolero or cton effects. Koninllilnj; Nntr In Iltnnfti't. New and odd waist of (lowered taf feta. The yoke Is made of whlto taf feta striped with narrow blue and yel low velvet ribbons, and the edges aro finished with a fancy band of blue tn'.ffeta. Tho collar, plastron nnd slcevo pons are of cream guipure trimmed with blue velvet ribbon. The cuffs ajnl the girdle nro of blue taffeta. ' .VairMt Clmvnt ?iit Miutry. 1 l'ho newest gowns aro not showy. TJhc cut Is eo perfect that with llttlo trouble they can bo filtered to lit any one with .no usunl llgure. Tho Hlclrts ure not showing quite so much llnre as earlier In the season, and It is the sleeve still tho sleeve which Is the principal point of departuie. It la tho eblow sleovo, the Du Uarrr sleeve, tho Grecian sleeve tho Mario Antoinette elcovc call It by whatever name you will still It is tho sleeve that makes tho gown this spring. Wlipre there Is trimming on the skirt it Is generally about tho foot, where are ouen r,ecn wldo Insertions of laco or rope hemstltehinc formed with rows or ribbon. Oilil )!lnii Aro Cue fill. Odd blouses of all kinds continue to be modish. Their usefulness assures them long lives. Theater blouses of laco aro moro essential features ot every up-to-dato woman's wardrobo. Both tho real mid the Imitation laces are used for their construction. Tho womnn with long purse-strings selects Jnmiton, cluny or Irish crochet. Thcso Doiuees requlro llttlu trimming, but odd gold dovlces aro often applied to tho richest laces used for their construc mm? if i Oi NEW HI'KINQ UOWNS. f. Hprlne Evening Uoxrni. IIIKKONS and or gandlp.i nppcnr among tho goods set out for now spring evening gowns. but cut smull llgure, nl thotigh their col ors are of the new est und most styl ish. Other sheer fabrics lead them easily for these dresses, though they nro well In list of ncccpttiblcs. Of ull tho array perhaps tho new silk gauzes are thu llnest. They are In white, with waved line design in white silk embroidery, or they have the effect or embroidery. Again thoy nro pat terned with varied sizes of polka dots, some as lurgn as a 10-cent piece nnd giving a most striking effect. Uroehc foulards are also used for evening wear, especially the light designs and grounds. These silks show wav ed designs In Irregular shapes all in ono color, with the plain part, und over this the pattern Is thrown. The result is n niolro appearance at llrst glance and is very charming. Moire unci louislne silks in nil the delicate tints are used for evening nnd are made up plainly or elaborately, as one chooses. White and corn colored moire silks nro much liked. A new sheer silk In crepe nubionne, which has a crepo look ana silk llnlsb. it comes in all the dellcato tints and will be much used for evening. A model gown of It In white appears besides thu Initial. Whlto laco insertion, pale blue chiffon nnd black velvet trimmed It. Tho MnilUli U'nlillltie. No longor Is It the end and aim of tho "eleganto" to possess a tiny waist, says the Philadelphia Public Ledger. That, of n truth, Is sadly out of keeping with the straight-fronted np pearance ono and all are craving to present. Nevertheless, now, perhaps more than ever. Is a perfectly neat and natty waist line an lndlspcusablu part of a perfect whole. And to meet this necessity waist belts aro offering themselves In most persuasive guise. Sashes are very much In evidence, fashioned of soft silk, crepe do chine, chiffon or net. Ilcnutlllml Ilor llndrooin. A clever woman who had a plain deeper toned paper on her bedroom wall below the picture molding and a dalntly llowered canopy Iu a cretonne paper of trailing roses above, cut out carefully irregular sprays, one or two great trailing branches, a hud or two and a half-blcwn rose and glued them to the wall Just under the molding as If caught and held by it. The effect wus charming. Kffnrttvn Trimming. A very ciTeetlvo trimming for light weight (lunnel blouses is a band cf enibroidcrcd linen, which has replaced the coarse lace or taffeta bands so long popular. Pretty striped wash flannels arc made in shirt waists, trimmed with a few tucks or left plain. The latest shirt waist model shows the yoke hack moro Ilka tho waist worn Bcveral sea sons ago. (erman Women Htuilr Mndlrloe. Dr. Irma Klausucr and Mies Hlsa von dcr Ixsyen, who were the first women to take their degreo nnd pass the Ger man state medical examination, have now settled at JJcrlln, where they In tend to practice. Now that this Is al lowed in Germany mauy women are Hocking to Herllu to study medicine. tion. The popular French knot Is much used to embellish bodices of crepe do chluc. (lood Stjlo of Trimming, The present stylo of embroidering rich mntorlnls with hand work of silk, gold, silver, steel or mother-of-pearl beads, bugles or pallettes seems es pecially designed for Hatln, for tho pat terns show to such wonderful advan tage nnd both gown and trimming aro Improved a hundiedfold. BOYS AND GIRLS. Topics Thot Will Amuse and Instruct Junicr Alcmbcrs af the Hausehsld. ruiiine Doc. Wo know that cats aie fond of fish, and travelers tell us that the nretlo dog? like them well enough to do their own catching. Their ' owners never feed Eskimo dogs In the summer time, and one of the most interesting sights of that country is to watch them got their own bienkfnst, says u traveler in the American Hoy. They will not go Into the Icy cold water till they nre very hungry, but In the morning they will wade out in the water und Btnnd as still us a stone until a fish comes sailing bj. They then Jump for him, diving Just as n seal would, frequently sinking under the water ten or ilftccn feet. These dogs arc used for drawing sledges, but they nro tremendous hunt ers. When they see u deer or other game, no mutter how ninny sledges are behind them, off they go llko mnd. Their owners know they nre likely to get beyond control nt this time, and ench dog Is fastoned In the harness In such u way that one llttl" pull of a particular siting by the driver will set him loose, so when tho dogs catch sight of game and start of wildly the driver just pulls the string nnd off they go. There vn o-u-c n tlsli who rcfunvd to swim (Now. what !' Mm think of Unit') Ills folks nil pli.ulnl nnd argued with lilni. llul ho net his tins ilnwn H.U. Kur suliiimiio; he h.i il. was much too slow. And UiH Is si rapid iik you know. Ili would limit up seine swifter way to ko. And then- Hint little UnIi H.it! lie thniiKlit all day. ami he tlioimlit ull lltKllt. Till Ills In n In licKiiu In siwltn; llo thought till lio Inst his appetite. And his frlt'iids nil latiKhcd ut him. They twill be hud nlwus been so queer. Tliey weren't surprised at this striingu Idea, liut ono moriiliiK. when they camo to Jeer. They h.iu u wonderfe' dght! lie hud Iiiimii'SsimI n tlylnj. fish to a shell, In the hollow of which he sat. Mis reins of seaweed, twisted well (Now. what do you Ihlnk of Unit!) Old llshes mipel us ho thundered by. With his "Iuoum out und his heud held high. And the l.idv Unties would liluali and slh When he nodilid und lipji'd his hut Hut the iniei'tTMl pari of this iieir af fair (As I'm sure ou'll nsin' with me). Is the wa folliM eliunid their opinions I here In that IIhIi world under the sea. l'or tiny mid he hud always been so brlKht. Tuhh no wonder his Hehemi! turtiid out ull rlKhl. Aud while they ueie ehccrlhg Willi nil their niii;ht. This little lis. i winked ut mc! -Ida (Jnlilmiillh .Morris In Chicago Itoc-ord-llernld. .Mnsiiierl.lnt: a Komter. 1 knew n little boy who used to per form this trick very successfully. Ho had a bright young rooster, or which ho was very fond, and which he often brought Into the house. He would hold this rooster on his lap, nnd with a piece of chalk drnw lines from the tip of his bill to the back of Its neck, pressing very lightly with the chalk. Al. llrst tho rooster would appear sleepy, and then would nod Its head very drowsily, and finally to till ap pearances go fast asleep. If pul upon the Hoor the rooster would remain standing, but with Its eyes fast closed. Then the llttlo boy would bring a light near to tho roos ter's eyes, and It would stretch Its neck and crow a great many times, as If the sun were just coming up, although its eyes were closed all tho time. Then this young mesmerist would lightly tnp the rooster's bill and spurs with n lead pencil. The rooster would Immediately rnllbi his neck feathers, Hap his wings, tlmm: his spurs nnd go through all the motions of a furious fight. He would keep this up until stopped by being lifted from the floor and then set down ngain. When the llltlo boy would glvo the usual call which summoned the chick ens to their meals the rooster would try his best to pick miles In tho door, thinking ho was making n fine meal of corn. If a few pieces of grass were brushed against bis face and somo but tons dropped upon his toes he would scratch away at a gieat rate, as If do ing his best to desttoy a garden. Does vih jgS&JPgzr-r'i trztfrZT n't II seem surprising that a roostei should havo such an Imagination? Tho rooster was awakened by strok ing tho feathers on tho top of his bead backward und then giving him a slight Jolt and setting blm tiponJjIs foot. It Is curious Hint the more he wns mesmerized tbc easier it became und tho more things he would do. And It did not hurt him In the least. Ho grew so largo and handsome that ho wl?." Dually sold for n fancy price. Qtilncy Optic. Ingenious I'lrrn of Work. Thu following Ingenious piece of po etry 1b Bald to have been circulated iu Philadelphia during the occupation of tho Hritlsh In the War of the Revolu tion. Its author is unknown. Its pe culiarity conslstB in tho manner in which It may be read in three different ways, viz.: (1) Let the whole be read In the or der In which It Is written; (2) thti lead tho lines downwards on tho left of each comma in every lino; (3) In tho same manner on tho right of each comma. My the Hrst reading It will bo observed that the Revolutionary cause Is deprecated, and lauded by the oth crs: "Murk! hark! the trumpet souniU, th din of wur'a ulniniH, O'er seas and solid grounds, doth call us to arms; Who for King UoorKC doth stand, their honors eoou will shine; Their ruin Ih nt hand, who with tluv I'oiiRrrss Join. f Thu nets of Parliament. In them I much delight; I hnti) their cursed lutein, who for tho Congress UrIii. The Tories or ihu iuy, ihey ure my dully I ousi; They hood will snetik uwuy. who Inde pendence houiit Who non-rcHlsianco hold, they havo my hum! nnd heart; May they for slaves ho sold, who act a WhlRKlsh part. Old Munstlelcl, North, and Mute, mny dully blessings pour; Confusion and dispute, on Congress ever more; To North, that Iirltlsh Und, muy honoi still he done, I wIhii u block or cord, to general Wash. Iiigton." Lincoln' KdtiritUon, Lincoln wus hungry for an educa tion; he yearned for growth, for ex pansion, nnd, because many volumes were denied him, he appreciated nil thu more tho precious books which he walked many miles to obtain, and which he read before the log fire when all tho rest or the household were asleep. There was no large library ot hooks staring him in the face, bidding for attention, nnd distracting hls'"f choice. All the energy of his nature was concentrated on that single "Lifo of Washington." He threw his wholu being Into it, nnd devoured It. as only n soul thirsting for knowledge can. Success. Tho Keiitbor finme. A small feather with a very Unit stem must he pi educed to play the feather game; also ji tablecloth oi small sheet. The feather H jilttced upon this, and tho company stands Iu u circle, Holding the sheet. Some one gives the feather a blow and the object of tho game Is to pre veni It from touching any one. Kneh ono gives tho feather a pull whenever It eomra near him, und ovei it goes to the other side again. The excitement produced is ery great, and It is nlwuys a most amusing spectacle, the onlookers enjoying it almost as much as the players themselves. Tin. lluny llro. Great, indeed, Is the i.mount of work which a busy beo will do In a day. Every head of clover consists of about GO Hower tubes, ench ot which contains a very small quantity of sugar. Mees will often visit a hundred different heads of clover befoio retiring to tho hive und In order to obtain the sugar necessary for a load must, therefore thrust their tongues into about 6,000 different flowers, a bee will mako 20 trips a day when tho clover patch Is convenient to the hive, nnd thus will draw tho sugar from 120,000 different flowers in the course of ; slnglo day's work. t.'ut mid Moiue. The players stand hand in hand In u circle, thu mouse being lusldo nnd the cat outside. They danco nround, rais ing their arms nid lowering them al ternately, which gives the cat a chance to jump In nt one side, whllo tho mouse Jumps out nt tho other. Tho cat Is now- n prisoner and goes round "miaul ing," but as tho dunce continues she soon gets out and chases tho mouse who darts In to savo herself, if she guts In by herself, tho cat pays a for feit, but If puss gets in also It Is the mouse who has to suffer Tor It. HclmorM AiiIoihI. An amusing game is "scissored mil mills." Plain white paper, scissors and pencils are tho Implements nnd the guests nre allowed a few minutes in which to cut out any animal they mny choose from tho paper, and ndd eyes cars and other necessary decorations with the pencil. nt ()I1C trIa, ,H ,. lowed, und there must ho no prelimi nary sketching. The animal must be EcIs?ored right out of the paHtr. For innately, however, each one is prlvl logod to wrlto the name or the niiicuil represented. Man Is known by tho company i,. keeps and woman Is known bv her husbn ad's folks. r - i .i-JL.i'W ---" -t-"-