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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 1, 1902)
-. THE SONGS OF Crocuses tlehlmi; (ho ,lust iiiir. And tlu j-tass iti.it Is falntlv -Imwlns, Minting Of JMei.t) l.r later tl t -.speak i'. piaee- but. far nun. KVjiir t,p Imcles ftlowltiK. WBvt hrntd iiihI soft. I iMtrh tin- note lT-ofr bllKliM lilowhiK. Sow of the liir:1 -lir.iM umt mveet Ami tin' tiuuiiit(l ptil.su of uurehlni: feet, That tlio ronr of the town glows still to hear Till the muni lilurs In n xiuMen cheer. Souk of tin. IhihIch, tin- lliiu Roes liy, A scarlet lliittf-i nijalnst tin' nUs (TIip April nky that seems to bo Tender an with a iiietiioryi; t)h. the stcadv sway of tht clme.r inked men Atnl tho lmgli' sung th.il rliiK- n.iln These are uti own -Oh, i II j. dm to meet thi'tn, Thpxp arc om own oh rli h it. I tliPin Fight Lt Westfall Where II. Warren Phelps contributes tho following to the Ohio Stato Journal: "In tho Stato Journal of May III ap pears an account of tho tinvollitiK of n monument to tho memory of Con federate soldiers at Westfall. Mo., a Btibutlt of Kansas City, by the Duugh ters of the Confederacy "Many of tho survivors of the Ninety-fifth and Seventy-second regi ments, O. V. I., of the late On. Me Milieu's brlgnde. well temomher tho battle at Westfall on Kittle Hluo river, Missouri, toven miles from Kansas City, on Monday morning, Oct. 124, 1MM. Wo were not engaged In that battle but made a nearly all night maroli hurrying to get there in time. "Tho command under Major (Sen oral A. J. Smith, three divisions, wont from Memphis to Kittle Hook the llrst week of September and headed off tho enemy, which came down from West ern Missouri, under command of C5en. Sterling Hrlre to take Little Hook. Tho enemy was driven back into western Missouri, nml on Oct. 23 our command marc.'iod twenty miles in close pursuit of the enemy, which was mounted, and wont Into camp at Sun Hot, within ten miles of Independence. At 12 o'clock that night wo received orders to march again, as the enemy Origin of Memorial Daty First Decoration of a. Soldier's Gruve Was Spontaneous Act of Nature Will II. Smith, author of "On Wheels, and How I Came There," sends the following to tho Los An geles Tltiies: "Ou a beautiful May day, thirty-live years ago, there gathered beneath the overhanging liouglis of a fruit-bearing tree beside an open grave In a little churchyard among the mountains of New York, tho friends ami kinsmen of one who, though a mere boy, had faced tho brunt of battle, his body pierced by the enemy's bullets and had won for himself the golden crown of martyrdom In tho military service of his country. There wore nlso gath ered there a few of his comrades in nrms, bronzed veterans, survivors of tho red flumes of carnage that swept Pickett's division from the Held of Gettysburg, who had come to drop a tear at a comrade's grave and voice a tribute- to his memory. An Appetizing Stew Old Soldier Tells of Finest Meal He Has Ever Eaten "I never saw a guerrilla In my life," said one of Col. Opdyke's Tigers (Ono Hundred and Twenty-tilth Ohio). "I never saw a prisoner cruelly treated, but I was ofton cruelly treated my self, mostly by circumstances, hut I generally camo out In pretty good shapo. I had i.ie worst luck whllo wo were penned up In Chattanooga, after Chickamauga. While In tho act of stealing corn from a mule I receiv ed a kick from the aforesaid mule that seemed to mo the very quint essence of cruelty. Thero I was starv ing, and hero was a mulo eating corn. I didn't want all of his blamed corn, anyhow, but tho mom-nt 1 tried to tako ono ear he let loose and 1 went over bnckwurd. "When I got to my feet 1 wns In a retaliatory mood. I killed the mule, skinned tho can ass. cut out what I regarded as tho choicest bit of mulo In An Old Well Remains of Confederate Officer Unearthed at Chambersburg, Pa. A few days ago an old citizen of this town informed Janitor Hennlnger that when tho workmen who aro ex cavating for an addition to tho court house would reach the bottom of a well back of the old Hope Flro Com pany's house, In the rear of the court house, they would likely And soma human bones This morning tho work men reached tho point Indicated and a quantity of human bones woro dis covered, together with a number of brass buttons. " lug questioned further tho man Sc'gavo tho Information said that V-Jng tho civil wnr, lieforo tho town iVls burned by the Confederates, a res ident of Chanibersburg and n Confed erate ofllcor were engaged In a gamo of cards In the lire company's lions". Mr. lionnliiger's Informant was uta THE BUGLES. fast' Thr.se art1 your own. nnd the groat ?. waits to greet ttioin. i Mill ilown thp way that lends to l.ef your Strom? men timioh p.tat. March pant' Match mi Ami what'j to m 1 1 1 1 1 or Htn them? ' Mnrrh pint, ttmieli past, ami who's to. miy thi'in lia ? There Hii no praypr that you couhl pray to hold tlii'tn or deliiv tin 'in. For tho Mm 1 4 on the April wind ami alt, tin' tingles ila Cheer! Tor high hope, or young cour.iRii burning Chi'pr! For quiet pp4 unit for thi sternly tread -C'hoei! For all those who go' Cheer! for their safe returning Ayo, iiml cheer our hearts out In a chi'pr to pledge your iIpuiI' Arthur Kclchum. In Alu-deo's Mafia rliip Confederate Were Drlvort DcLck Into Western Missouri was being held nt Utile Hluo lllor, (ten. mount's and Curtis' cavalry, six miles beyond Independence, by having come in from Kansas; (Jen. Ploasanton's cavalty force was in our ft out anil In rear of the enemy. "(Jen. 'Smith's command started nt A o'clock a. in. The enemy knowing that the cavalry would be reinforced by the infantry at suntlse mnde a determined charge on our cavalry lines and fought its way out. "lion. Smith's command arrived on tho battle ground about an hour nftor the battle. There was every Indica tion that theio had been desperate lighting; bloody nats were lying scat tered about, and then' were many bodies of both Union and Confederate soldiers lying In the timber along tho stream. The southwest bank of the stream showed evidence of a llerce struggle. "Our command remained there dur ing the day gathering up and burying tho dead and then went on Into Kan sas. Tho cavalry followed the enemy Into the Indian territory. Tho In fantry command returned to St. Louis. Wo suffried terribly, ns we had only i libber blankets and the weather became extremely cold, with snow fifteen Inches in depth, before our arrival In St. i.ouls on Nov. 12." ".lust as the solemn rites of burial were over and the last shovelful of earth had been henped upon his rent lug place, God's breath shook the overhanging boughs and sweet bonut! t til apple blossoms came gently down and decorated the hero's grave. "This Incident coming to the ear.i of Commander-in-Chief .John A. Logan was the inspliation that caused him to Issue the order creating Grand Ar my Memorial Day. and over since on tho ::t)th of May the loyal people of this Union gladly follow the e.xnniplo heaven so graciously set and to see that no veteran's grave Is neglected with the (lowers of spring, and plnoo thereon the Hag which tho valor of himself and comrades kept flying un der the blue heaven." Liberty consists of lotting your wife ('o as you please. flesh, boiled it until it was thoroughly cooked, seasoned It with salt nnd pep per, to which I added the stolen corn, after parching and grinding it, by putting it into a stocking nnd beating It until It was practically meal. This stew was to mo In my starving con dition tho most appetizing food I ever ato. Sometimes when I go Into tho high grade restauranta or go to my own table, where the choicest food has been cooked In the best possible way, I think of that mulo stew at Chattanooga. Do you know, no din ner in tho world has over ceemed as good to me as tho flesh of that mule which kicked mo for stealing corn. This was cruelty, of course. Tho mule wns cruel to me, nnd I wns cruel to the mulo, but It was wnr." It Is bettor to bo truo to tho false than to bo fulsc to tho true. cut and wns sent by the Chambers burger to purchase somo boor. On his return ho found the Clinmbers burg man alone. Upon being asked what had become of tho Confederate olllcor the Chnmborsburgcr replied that an altercation had ensued; that ho had thrown tho Confederate down tho steps and In tho fall his neck had been broken, and in order to get rid of him ho had thrown tho body down tho well. Tho man who Is supposed to havo committed tho deed has not been a losldent of this town for many yenra ChamborBburg (I'a.) Correspond ence Philadelphia Press. Somo men object to dogs, nnd somo women object to men who object to dog HOME AND FASHIONS HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS THAT MAY DE OF VALUE. Light Weight Midsummer Costume That Should be Popular Dress of Two Linens a Novelty of the Sea sonSome Little Tips. Olt lite morning a well tut. well hung skirt of plane. F as duck or linen, with a pretty shlitwiilrtt of the same color, is as smart an outllt as is at all nec essary Theie are many good designs for sample pen ales and ginghams, especially I ho silk ginghams, which are made with very little trimming, and that trimming of Inexpensive em broidery. A good model is the pleat ed skill, or skltt wllh attached tlounce; tho waist Is pleated to match or has a box pleat Just in the center with a small stialght band of tho now lllet lace or embroidery, the collar being in one piece, with a straight band. The foulard and India silk gowns In plain colors are also smart for morning, and the black and white checked ginghams which look so much like silk are in gieat de mand. Harper's Ha.ar. Novelty of the Season. Tho dross of two linens, a plnldcd and a plain one, Is u novelty of tho season. A blue plaid or a sprigged How or pattern with plain cream flounces, a collar and turned up ruffs showing sort lawn oiu . beneath, or a coial scheme with paler pink embel lishments aie attractive models. With these (oloied linens the em broldeiy on the white or creamy col lars Is In a contrasting shade of tho color of l he gown, or of the samo tone as the collar. A white linen dress, with collar. "iiiTs and belt of cream color, enibiolderi'd in the same creamy tint, Is exceedingly cool and pretty. Light Weight Midsummer Costume. Among tho fabrics of the season 1b a sort of zebellne, Iron gray in color, with n surface showing white hairs, which Is very similar to tho material gieutly liked for cold weather wear; hut of course It is very light In weight. It Is rather excluslvo in ef fect when made up, as such matrlals do not seem to appeal to persons of common tastes. Tho goied skirt Is very simple In outline, closo fitting In tho upper portion, flaring below, nnd finished ou the edgo with rows of tern SMklssssssm r'rssssssl r lBSSSSBH 2rAteWWA'lSjWy A new modifitttlon or the y IbVA JBvMtj aSEw Mtrqulie ht ii rjr it'. ' U n "&TWfXlyV$&b( Tbe coatritt of lb bUck .a ,J yj9r ZQluUMwSwr vclvtt on tbe btc ftll Ii (try J JtI Jm JUEsC Tb wide lie (ollr cdfitf f (fit II 3MB ld cbllTon, and ttrbift 10 f Xlfir iwi "aSS Bittcb, Ii quill n old ftibloo ' A Ml( mux RsiitUt of Mrrow velvet Ad. II ImSnt vJrW. "' ,sn ,trlm'" " ,muX JVv B larM faVr oacTialocblouui, to vt tbo y fr li jJilH m buntbet of lolit with ti- M J H 'Mflll III ti ' ,UU" d f' HJ I 8Sfc fr Tb bby' b" ' wMt ,Jt It! 3ri) V Jiz55?l rJsN ,''l,, ,oft pbp, -j v nSrV 7mTU diKnrti to b copUd. yf '" vJ'tr'tv (tin Floo chilni wllh uneit f b J 2' II ' ,tU1 '"""' but v,0,lUl 1' iKftr D J& t m stlMiltig done with Cortlcelll stitch ing silk, a coarse silk genet ally used by the be-t dressmakers for this purpose Ov ei laid upon this were applique lloweis, cut fiom white broadcloth, stitched In heavy black hill., which Is also used for the outline stitch, and 1'iench Knots which com po4o the center and stamens of the Hotter and aie worked wllh Cortlcelll embiohlery sill.. The helled blouse with basque shows the same lloer, below which the while silk vos Is botdeteil by siallops outlined by bin? stiaps of the white cloth. Girl's Graduation Dress. Fngottlng. a general teini for open work stitching of whatever kind, fair ly runs riot on the gowns for snmmci wear, and a very dainty llnlsh It is, when propel ly executed with Cortlcelll EE twisted embroidery silk A charm ing frock worn at a recent girl school graduation showed this pretty stitch ing whoiever an Insertion was to be let Into the ciopo de chine of which the frock was composed. This design Is not very ornate, hut of tin elegant simplicity. The skill hns the preva lent panel effect, the latter being en tirely untrlmnied. The fullness is lightly gatheied at tho licit and tho edgo bordered by tin on rows of Valen ciennes Inserting, mounted with hilar stitching In pale blue Cortlcelll em broidery silk. Tho blouso hhows a vast effect, tho continuation of tho skirt pnncl. Tho sailor collar was composed of Valenciennes inserting, and bins folds of palo blue taffeta. Joined by liigottlng In blue silk. Tho bat which completed this costume was of pale blue chiffon with ostiicli tlpa of the same shade. Some Little Tips. Ilrick rod Is a smait iolor for linen drosses. Tassels are. of course, an accom panlment. Separate undersleeves nio called "sleevelets." Silk pendants are either bell or snehet-shaped. Flvo-incli while silk Irlngo adorns one lovely cream dress. Unfiles cut to simulate petals, foul or flvo deep, form a pretty foot llnlsh Black-dotted white dresses are n fad. Tho smaller the dots tho better. Lnco cuffs uro a lovely finish. Lace stocks aro even more effective, but not as now. by tbt WtU-DriiMd Wonu- ' Tell Him So. H .iiu haw a woid of eher Thai inaj light the ialhua drear or a lnothi-r iillgilnt hero, I .it lilm Know. Show him you nppioilato Wli.it ho does, anil do not wait Till tin- licit haiiil of I'ate I.iivh him low If otu hoart contain u thought Thai will liilMhtcr make his lot, Tlun In uiimc). hide It mt, Ti-ll Itltn so. Wall not tilt your filetiil l do id lire i)tii- compliments are said; Tor the uplrlt that has lied. If It know. Does not need to upeed It on Out poor praise, wheie It his i;oii" Line's eternal, golden dawn I iikIow Hut unto our hrother hete That poor pialse ver dear; If ou've nil) word of i heer Tell hllll .so - Denver New. Clever Card Trick. Card tricks which aro not dllllcult to pet form aro often mystifying, never theless lleie are directions how lit place four kings In different parts of the pack and then cut them together Take the lour kings and exhibit them lucewlse, but sectetly place behind the second one two other court cards of any description, which, being thus bid den behind the king, will not be vis ible The spectators being satisfied that the four cards are really the four kings, and none other, fold them to gether and place them at the top of the pack. Draw attention to tho fact, that ou are about to distribute the lour kings In different parts of the pack. Take up the top card, which, being really a king, you may exhibit without apparent Intention, and place It at the bottom Take tho next card, whlc.i the spectators suppose to bo also a king, and place It about half way down the pack, and the next In like manner a Utile higher. Take up the fourth card, which, being actually a king, you show carelessly, nnd re place at the top of die pack You hav.i now teally three kings at the top and one nt the bottom of the pnek, though the onlookers imagine they linvo seen them distributed In different parts of the pack, and are proportionately sur prised when the cards are cut to llrd all the kings are again together. It In best to use knaves or queens for the tvvn ovtru curds, as lielnir less distin guishable from the kings, should a spectator catch a chance glimpse of their faces. What Is a Horse-Power? When men llrst begin to liecomo familiar with the methods of measur ing meolmnlcnl power, they often spec ulate on where the breed of horses Is to be found that can keep at work falsing :t:i,000 pounds one foot per minute, or the equivalent, which is mote familiar to some mechanics, of raising :i:!0 pounds 100 loot per min ute. Since :i:!,00il pounds raise one foot per minute Is called ono horse power It is uatuial that people should think the engineers who established that unit of measitiement based it on what horses could ically do The horse that can do this work does not elst. Tho horse-power unit was estab lished by James Watt about a century ago, and tho figures were fixed In a curious way. Watt lound that tho average horse of his district could raise -2,000 pounds one foot per min ute At that time Walt was em ployed In tho manufacture of engines, nnd customers were so hard to fini that nil kinds of urtlflclnl Inducements were necessary to Induce power usors to buy steam engines. As a method of encouraging them Watt offered to sell engines reckoning HU.OOO foot pounds to n horse-power. And thus bo wns tho means of giving n falso unit to one of tho most Important measurements in tho world. 8neezlng Superstitions. There Is a quaint old rhymo about sneezing which runs ns follows: Sneeze on Monday, sneeze for danger. Sneeze on Tuesday, kiss a stranger. Sneeze on Wednesday, have a letter. Sneczo on Thursday, something bet ter. Sneeze on Friday, sneezo for sorrow. Sneeze on Saturday, seo truo lovo to morrow. A snee.o on Sunday meant n visit from tho pnrson the next day, and a good old English housewife sot every thing in order against his coming, Tho sneeo has cot tain unfailing tra ditions attached to It, especially among tho early English peasants, nnd. hand ed down to our day, they havo becomo superstitions. Tho number of times any one snee.es was always noticed, nnd tho meaning proclaimed with a serious or cheerful face, as tho case might he, according to tho number of sneoes Nowadays oven the least superstitious will say "illess you," or pat you on tho back three times or four or five tlmoB, according to tho number of snee.es. Sneezing was considered very health ful and for this reason snuff became a fashion, which gtew to bo harmful as snuff tnkers found It hard to break away from the custom. As to Users of Tobacco. "Nino years ago we commenced to keep a record ou this subject," says Dr. Fish, an eminent eastern educa tor, "and we have found that tho boy who falls usually uses tobacco, When asked to sign our pledge tho pupil usually answers thnt ho does not tiso very much, but we find that ho continues to fall In his studies. On- if tho questions submitted in our roc- ird blank Is whether or not the pupW thinks tho use of tobacco Is necetisiry to his succ h must admit that many ntiswei tils qumtiim in the af firmative In imr chapel we fietpiont ly nsk all those who have not bad to bacco in their mouths fur twelve mouths to arise nnd he counted. Tho n vet age varies fiom lio to 70 pet cent." Dr rish's theme wns "The Htuilenl and the Cigarette," and, while ho too'i the stand that tobacco In any form had a tendency to dull the mind ot the pupil, ho said that he wan com pelled to admit that the cigaretl form was the most objectionable and the most injurious, lie showed by ro tocltlug stntlstlcs taken nt the uni versity during the last nine years that tho student addicted to the cigarette habit made n much lower average l.i IiIb olass percentages than those who were not given to the use of the llttlu paper cylinders. Cat and Dog Story. Kvorybody knows how much a dot and cat bate each other, but it is very seldom that their dislikes lead to such serious results ns did a dlf feience that lately occurred between a bulldog and a black cat In a fruit store. The owner of the bulldog used to let him run around In the cellnr for exorcise, hut one morning the dog got tired of his narrow qumtcrs, and went up stairs Into n neighboring fruit slote, where the black cat lived. Of course, tho cat did not like to have any one come Into tier homo without an Invltntlon, much less ono of her old natural enemies the dog.i. So as soon ns the dog entered out Jumped tho cat full upon him, nnd, ot course, a light followed, which natur ally drew Into It the owner of tho fruit store and the owner of tho do','. The dog, being very lively, soon turned over several baskets ot fruit ami upset the stands of oranges nnd peanuts, while their masters were vainly trying to settle tho row. An there seemed no early settlement lu sight, the owner of the cat and fruit stand called In a polcleamu, but in tho meantime the dog bad virtually gotten tho better of tho light, hnvlng caught tho cat by tho neck, nnd all tho coaxing and pulling would not per hiiado him to let go. The owner of the dog pulled nml pounded, nnd the Millcomnii, seeing a way out, put bis "billy" between Pruno's teeth and pried open his Jnwn, only to find that tho cat was so badly mangled that it had to be killed, which tho policeman did with two bullets from his revolver. Ilruno's owner settling the differ ence by paying tho damage, they both went out, after having learned onco more that eats and dogs have a stand ing disagreement thnt In but few In stances Is overcome. Chinese Fables. A tiger captured a monkey. Thfl monkey begged to bo released on tho score ot bis insignificance, nml prom ised to show the tiger where bo might find a more valuable prey. Tho tiger complied, and tho monkey conducting him to a hillside where an ass was footling an animal which the tiger bad never before seen. "My good brother," said tho ass n tho monkey, "hitherto you havo al ways brought me two tigers. How 1 It that you have brought me only ouo today?" Tho tiger fled for IiIb life. Thus a, ready wit wards off danger. Tho principle of the noxt fablo tho Chinese always apply to tho European Instructors In tho art of war. A tiger, finding a cat very prolific in devices for catching game, placed himself under her instruction. At length ho wns told there was nothing more to bo learned. "Havo you taugltt mo all your tricks?" "Yo8," replied the cat. "Then," said tho tlgor, "you aro of no further use, and so I shall cat you." Tho cat, however, sprang lightly Into tho branches ot a treo and smilod at tho tiger's disappointment. She had not taught the tiger all her tricks. Do Animals Help One Another? Yes, a thousand times yes. In stances of foster-motlierhood In tho nnlmnl world aro to be counted by tho hundred. From tho days of old Aesop, when tho mouse helped tho lion, and, Indeed, long beforo his time, ono ani mal would assist another, Thnmni Edwards, the working Scotch natural ist, once wounded a seagull and saw two others lift tho stricken bird by Its wings nnd fly with It out of rang" The kindness of rats to their oltl and blind nnd feeblo is almost proverbial Fanny Komblo mentions a lady who observed a cow actually pumpln.; water from a well for another cow. Tho creature raised the handlo be tween her horns and pumped whilst the other dinnk. i 4 Morbid Sensitiveness. Tho surest way to conquer morbid sensitiveness is to nilnglo with people as freely ns possible, and, whllo ap praising your own ability as you would those of a friend or acquaintance, t forgot yoursolf. Unless jou can In coma unconscious of self you will nover either appear at your best or do tho best ol which ou aro capablo It requires will power and an unbend ing determination to conquer this arch enemy to success, but what lint, bou.i done can he done, nnd many who won hold down by It for years have, by tholr own efforts, outgrown it an 1 risen to commanding positions. Success. gMjg7. Mmsmimstmmmim .,H- . 51 w uumiyni, ., "Eivgrs&zZZZ&iiiZiFJ ' F inmtsmmmtrrit