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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 2, 1913)
w M r 4 r I tf ft $ IV f r s-r i a; ic- IVA iYu.. -V"- ." fef $S 3 I v.. H V i The Chief 0. B. HALE, Publisher ' WED CLOUD . . . NEBRASKA i . . ! A Chicago woman soya American girls are too artltlclal. It In self-evident A Chlcngoan who wanted a Rood, Ions sleep shot himself. No doubt he's satisfied. A Kansas doctor nBkB a divorce be cause his wife constantly scolds him. A mighty thin cxcubo. Tuberculosis lends to crltno .accord ing to a Blnghnmton Jutlgo. Is thoro anything that doosn't? 1 Trouser skirts nro predicted as tho 'jnext thing. They hnvo been coming for, lo, thesu many moons. Prom Paris comes the announce ment that nklrtH will not bo nnrrower thU Benson. Thuy couldn't bo. A Columbia university professor says thnt vacations are unnecessary. Certainly, If salary stops during them. Tho price of egg sandwiches has gono up In Washington. Aro they getting ready for the Inauguration this arlyT More man will bo grntoful If wom an will learn him how sho kcops the bobble skirt from bagging at tho knees. A Detroit man wants a dlvorco be eauso his wlfo talks too much. Hut wouldn't this plea, If allowed, clog the courts? Bachelors aro moro apt to go Insane than married men, Bays an expert Thoy don't scorn to go crazy to gel married. A man In St. Louis had his heart taken out and sewed up. But many a broken heart has been easier mended than this. A club has boon formed In Chlcagc for tho purpoBo of excluding cats from grocery stores. And Chicago claims to bo a cltyl Dr. Charles Dana of New York says lovo of animals is tho latest disease Now wo understand why some women marry some men. A Los Angeles 'maniac was arrest ed for cnrrylng dynamlto In a hand organ. Probably lie was prepared to play a dead march. A scientist says ho can keep head less cats alive. Be a flno breed for the man who 1b troubled by midnight felines on tho back yard fenco. Bomo Insano Individual Is circulat ing $10,000 bills. Watch out, ono is easily Induced to accept so Hinall a thing as a counterfeit $10,000 bill. But oven If platinum wears longer than gold in wedding rings It will not neccsBarlly becotno tho universal fashion In this era of matrimonial rapid transit. A divorce was granted to tho wife of a man who did not divide tho bed covering fairly on cold nights. Dl vorces may yet come to follow sea sonal causes. Aeroplanes are now to bo catapult ed from battleships. Plainly, out boasted strenuoslty Is but a stato o primrose dalllanco compared with that which is to come. Fifteen miles of motion pictures havo been exported from this country during tho last year. Judging from tho ones which remain, Tnost of tho 15 miles must have depleted lively chases. The man with tho longest name has been found In Texas. He is Papsous IieodouchoumturyonwtopoloB. If you cannot pronounce It at tho first glanco set it to music. It sings better than It looks. A Now York mnn punched a hold-up man so hard that tho wnuld-bo robber was Identified by his nose. It 'should be a warning to other hold-up jneu to keep their noBos out of what doesn't concern them. Now York is making another cru ado against church bells. The gen eral,. Impression has bcon thnt tho average New Yorker steals into tho house In his stocking feet, Saturday nights, aa early as 0 a. m. It It be true that synthetic rubber for automobile tires can bo made out of grain and potatoes, tho anxious head of a houhcshold will naturally wish to know whether thcro Is any ac ceptable substitute for food. w A Montana man has been arrested for robbing a butcher. The meat sit uation seems to bo getting desperate. According to Punch, trousers arc about 100 years old now. The man who Invented them la entitled to cred it, which perhaps Is moro than can be said of tho porson who Inaugurated the custom of keeping them creased In London not only hats are ordered removed In theaters, but high hair dressing la discouraged also. Mere downtrodden roan Is determined that there are some rights he will still fight for, even If thoy aro tho little ones overlooked In the sweeping away .of big ones. RATTLER KILLED BV A GU MONSTER Reptiles Engage in Death Strug gle in New Mexico Moun tains. EVADED FATAL STROKE Thrice the Snake Sprang and Missed Before Lizard Shook It to Death; Cat Surviving a Dlte Took Deadly Revenge, Dalhart, Tox. Tho "rattlosnnko season" hiHt summer In tho southwest was unusually duBtructivo of life, and was marked by some startling and dramatic incidents. It Is estimated that some, fifty deaths from snukc bites occurred In tho plains country nnd tho mountain regions of Now Mexico, Arizona nnd Texns. E. B. Van Veen of tho Pinal moun tain district tells of a fight between a rattlesnnko and a glla monster. Bob Henry, on returning from his camp by tho Pinal mountain road, was attracted by tho sound of a rat tlesnake Turning, ho saw a rattier about seven foct long and, thrco feet away, a glla monster sitting on an nut hill. Tho snnko stood up from tho ground higher than a man's kneo In tho shnpe of an elongated S. Tho re mainder of IiIh body wuh upon tho ground behind him In u straight line. In addition to rattling, a hissing Bound Issued from his mouth. Tho glla was standing up nB high from tho ground as hlB Rhort legs would permit. Ills tensed attltudo Indicated that trouble was ahead. Suddenly tho snake sprrng at tho big lizard, but It ovud ed tho stroke by flattening himself on tho ground. Tho snnko draw lilmself ui ngnln nnd struck nnd again jnlsacd. Tho third tlmo tho snake drew back and struck, but tho lizard was two Inches to tho right. Tho snako started to draw back for another at tempt, when tho glla monster mado a llghtnlng-llko plungo, and tho next In Btant tho back of tho rattler's neck was In tho bulldog Jaws of tho olgh-teen-Inch lizard, which was shaking It liko n rnt. Several times tho lizard was thrown vehemently Into tho air, and as often It was dragged on tho dusty road, with Its feet vainly at tempting to find a hold. But the laws held tight, nnd In two or thrco minutes tho Hnako lay dead on tho ground. From Flagstaff, Ariz., comeB tho story of John Qustafsou, who, bitten The Back of the Rattler's Neck Was In the Jaws of the Lizard. in the palm of the right hand by a rnttlesunko at Russell's mining camp In tho Copper Basin district, has ful ly recovered. Not only that, but in oculation with tho deadly venom has cured Insomnia, from which GhGtafson hnd been a sufferer for flvo years. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Nelson, of Jo romo Junction, Ariz., vouch for a Btory told of a fight between a Iioubo cat and a rattosnako. Tho cat, the mother of six kittens, wns peram bulating among tho little mounds of a pralrlo dog town when alio was at tacked by a rattlesnake and bitten on tho check. Sho retired to her nest under tho house and for soveral days her head was swollen to several timos its normal size. As soon as sho re covered sho set out In tho direction or tho prnlrlo dog town and nn hour Inter returned to tho house with a big dead rattloHiinko In her mouth, and showing evidonco of a hard fight. Near Blsbee, Ariz., Alfred Kinney, scventen years old, encountered a rattler by tho roadaldo and battled with It. After fho snake, apparently stunned by tho repented strokes from tho boy's riding whip, retreated to its lair and tho boy was preparing to mount his horse, It sneaked out of tho hole nnd bit the boy, and he died a few hours later. Clever Policemen. Now York. Two Now York police men plotted robberies and carried tUcm out so clevorly that Instead of being suspected they wero pro moted to first grado detectives for their supposedly good work In con nection with tho Crimea. XJ -' .''-iz. -ll JjrfZ 1L LYES Wm s jBL 4)pt t WtBBBBBBBBmBBBBBBFw ImsiIBm ' Efcfffl''SlrJfc MTHaO' b9 PANAltA POLICE, FORCE Till Pnnnma cannl Is costing this country $400,000,000. It Is n stupendous sum, but.lt 1b as nothing to tho money which Is being spent for tho objects of that canal ships and shipping facili ties. Tnko only tho Pacific coast of this country. Seo whnt Puget sound, Port land, Snn Francisco, Los Angeles, nro contemplating In docks nlono nnd $50,000,000 will not do moro than well start tho work. Just about that same sum Is earmarked by the threo west ern Canadian ports of Vancouver, Victoria nnd Prince Rupert. Now York, Boston, Philadelphia, Unltimoro and tho southern ports of tho Atlantic coast are putting in port Improvements which will cost far more than $100,000,000; Now York Itself spending $70,000,000. This Ib not taking Into account what Ib pro jected and being carriod out In the gulf ports. Nor does It reckon In tho Improvement of tho Mississippi. Montreal Is spending $14,000,000 on harbor Improvements. Halifax and St. John are following suit Canada 'ntenda to havo its share. Europe Spending Much Money. Europo thinks Itself vitally con cerned, Alfred W. Dyer wrlteB In Rail way and Marine News. Especially Is this the enso with Great Britain, for nearly one-half of tho carrying trade of tho world Ib In Its hands. London Is spending $85,000,000 on Ha docks, although thoso already existing prob ably represent an outlay equal to that upon tho Panama canal. Liver pool, whoso docks have cost $150,000, 000, Is determined that It shall not fall bnck and Is spending nn addition al $1G,000,000. Glasgow and Manches ter aro each providing like facilities to Liverpool. Southhampton thinks $10,000,000 not too much to spend for bettor accommodations for Its passen ger traffic. Cardiff believes tho ex tension of Its coal and general busi ness worth an Investment of $12,000. 000. Tho little port of Bristol, mind ful of tho glories of Its past when this country was first being settled and Virginia was peopled from Its wharves, has authorized an expendi ture of $25,000,000 to bring It up to dato. Germany, France, Holland, Bel glum are taking tho lead on the con tinent of Europe. Hamburg, which has spent $100,000,000 in creating a modern port, thinks that tho opening of the canal warrants tho expenditure of half ob much more and Is setting about tho spending of that money most busily. Antwerp, having $45,000,000 Invest ed, Is putting In $55,000,000 moro. Little Havre with a population half that of Seattlo Is spending $17,000,000, having already expended $50,000,000. Rotterdam Is In nowise behind. Yet the list Is not half run down. No regnrd has been taken of Ireland, of Norwny, Sweden nor Denmark. Neither have been reckoned In the ports of tho Pacific Catlno and Val paraiso, Auckland and Wellington, Sydnoy.-Melbourno and Brlsbnno; Ba tavln, Samarang nnd Sournbayn; Slngaporo, Bangkok, Sntgon nnd Hong kong; of the ports of the Philippines, of tho seaboard and rivers of China, of tho Islands of Japan or of Oceania. There aro fow, Indeed, of these which aro not nwaka to tho situation and which aro not putting forward their best foot. Nor has been regarded the expendi ture upon ships. At the end of 1909 the gross tonnage of all the shipping In the world wns vory nearly 42,000, 000, steamers and sailing vessels, wood and steol. This does not tnko Into account vcssols of less than 100 tona burthen, nor tho wooden vessels on tho great lakes, neither does It Includo Japanese and Chinese Junks, up to 300 tons In burthen, nor, Indeed, multitudinous small vessels, European and Astatic, trading In the Mediterranean, the Black and Caspian seas and In the Mulayan archipelago. Shipyards of the World Susy, That mercantile fleet served the world. It Is uo longer sufficient. Every shipyard In this country, every shipyard in Europo, Is busy preparing. Cargo space Is already at a premium, as sound shippers are only too well aware. In addition to that 42,000,000 tous thero will havo been built by the tlmo of thu opening of the Panama cannl, mainly to supply Its needs, at least an additional 14,000,000 gross tons, tho cost of which Is nearly equal tho cost of tho canal Itself. It Is a significant fact that two thirds of tills tonuago Is being built by tho British, for themselves and for foreign nations. But why why this euormouu ex penditure? What Ih it all nbout? It is a local Idea upon Puget sound that tho valuo of tho Panama canal Ib overestimated that already It has been discounted. If this were true then tho world generally Is engaging In tho pleasant pastime of fooling It self. . There wbb a tlmo in history when tho Mediterranean was, as Its name signifies, the center of 'the world's commerce. At least the center of the commerco of tho western world. Co existent with tho commerco of that day was that of tho orient. Of fabled Hind and far Cathay little was known in the way of trade. Mungo Park and Sir John Mandevllle took business ex cursions to the cast, but tho tales they brought back were regarded as,of lit tle worth. Mandevllle, in particular, was unanimously elected to the Ananias club, tho presidential honors of which he has shared ever slnco, In the popular estimation, with Baron Munchausen. But tho Portuguese found their way round the Capo of Good Hopo to Goa. Tho route was found prac ticable. Tho face of Europo changed almost Instantly. A century later Turkey, Spain, Holland, England, Franco had wrested It from them. Europo fronted on tho Ben which bore Its ships to tho orient. For the trade at first was not with tho"new world; It was with tho teeming population of tho far east. American trade be gan only to assume Its present Im portance when this continent began to have a population which had tho means to buy as well as tho energy to sell. The opening of the Suez canal doubled the trade with tho orient In a few years. It has again doubled. Again Italy sprang to the front; again Egypt and the southern, as well as the northern shore of the Mediter ranean, onco moro upon a world trade route, begnn to assume Importance to bo worth fighting for. It Is that backsight into the lessons of tho past which has over favored tho opening of tho ditch across tho Panama Isthmus. Tho early Spanish conquistndores saw Its advantage to Spain, in that it would open the south Pacific coast lino of America to that country. Today Its oponlng will not only mean that to Spain, but It will mean that to every European nation, and most particularly to tho western states of the union. But now the north Pacific const Is moro Im portant than the south. Thero Is a great trnde In tho Islands of tho Pacific coast Is moro Important than the south. There Is a great trado In the Islands of tho Pacific with Avj tralasla, with the East Indies, and China nnd Japan, to be reached through thnt canal which did not exist when Balboa stood on tho Isthmus. If the cnnnl was worth something thon what must It bo worth now? Such a vision Is sufficient to attract the nttcntlon of tho most inattentive, unseeing of observers. But If Its de tails aro examined In n business way It Is at once seen that one-half has not been told. Nearly one-half of tho population of tho world dwells upon the, shores of tho Pacific. Among tho peoples of thnt population nre thrco nations of one race, and that a race whoso lan guage, laws and activities dominate modern times. These are tho Ameri cans, tho Canadians and tho Austral ians. Backing these are tho reawak ened civilizations of China nnd Japan. Surely an ocoan whoso borders are so populated must count for much. The dominant nation Is, of course, this country, and to It should come the lion share of the increase Chinese Official Eager for Talent. Vice-President LI Yuan-hung boa sent a strong personal appeal to the following men: Messrs. Lo Chen, LI Kal-Bhen, Liu Shin, Chang Chao, Lu Chin-fang, soliciting their services for tho Hupoh government. Ho Bald In part: "Tho universe is not propped up by a Blngle pillar. In our most Im portant duties of reconstruction now we need nil the talents we can' find In the country." Peking Dally News. 67tc ttfertawmetti rfS r 53 Questions From "Rosebud." I found your questions and answers Inst Sunday. I did not know thoy were In there until a friend of mlno told mo about them. I think they nro so nice for young folks to fend. I havo boon going with a girl twenty years old, but sho seems to bo no older than myself (I am thirteen). Wo nl ways went with the boys together, but sho married recently, and do you think It all right for mo to go to theaters at night alone with a boy. My mother does not approve of mo having com pany very much. Do you think It any harm for a boy to kiss a girl? I sup poso you think I nm rather a flirt, but I Just wanted your opinions on it. I hopo you won't think I have asked too many questions. Rosebud. A mother Is perfectly right who dis approves of a thirteen-year-old girl going alone at night to the theater. Don't do It and don't allow boys to kiss you. It is decidedly common and ill-bred nnd no boy of good birth and breeding who has tho least respect for the girl asks her to do It, so if you aro going with that kind of a boy you bad better stop. The Correct Answer. Pleaso state in your column tho meaning of "R. S. V. P." and bow to reply to this Invitation: MRS. J. M. SMITH MRS. R. T. JONE3 At Homo February Twenty-second Threo O'clock R. S. V. P. "500." To whom should answor bo ad dressed? Mrs. W. Tho meaning of "R. S. V. P." Is In English, "Tho favor of a reply Is re quested. If you pleaBe;" the French Is "Repondcz s'll vous plait." It la uses to remind us that hostesses wish an answer to their invitations. In tho case you mention, regret or accept to tho ono whose namo heads tho list, as It la probably at her home whero tho reception will bo held. For a Bride-Elect. I am a young girl of twenty and of very limited means. I havo a very dear friend who Is going to bo mar ried. Could you please suggest some thing thnt I might give In her honor. I enjoy your columns Immensely. M. R. J. Surely, entertain for your friend. Just because your purse is a bit light is no reason for not giving good times to others. Ask tho girls to bring a dish towel apiece and mark the snmo for the bride-elect, then about five o'clock servo a tray with tea and two kinds of sandwiches, add candles and salted nuts and you will have suffi cient, and glrlB love theso cosy times. Name for Girls' Club. Would you kindly suggest a few names for a social club of girls rang ing from tho ago of fifteen to seven teen years? Poppy. One of the dearest lot of girls I know, who meet as a little club, call themselves the "Happy Hearts;" so I think perbapr. this name will just suit you. Concerning a Wedding. At a home wedding should the groom's attendant deliver to tho pas tor who performs the ceromony tho wedding fees when the marriage cer tificate Is given him, or after the cere mony is over? Please accopt my thanks for your answer through your paper. A Con stant Reader. Glvo tho minister the feo when the business is settled, Just beforo tho cer emony, for usually there Is no good opportunity afterwards. Initials Always Proper. Is silver to bo given a brldo always engraved with tho initials of her maiden name? Is her first namo per missible to uso? M. L. Yes, both silver and linen bear the Initials of the bride. Near and dear friends sometimes use the first name, and sometimes a pet cognomen is en graved on a persdnal gift. This is done on silver picture frames, which are much In vogue at present, presumably to hold tho husband-elect's photo, graph. To Mist "Brown Eyes." Begin your letter "Dear Mr. Blank." It la much better than to use his first name until you become more ln.tlma.to friends, and aign yourself "Sincerely yours." I think the elderly man can glvo you something costly without ita being Jewelry, but of course that la for you and your family to decide. I boo no harm In writing to the friend you mention after be writes to you first. MADAME MERRI. KEEPING FACE FRESH Cosmetic Waters Indispensable for the Toilet. For the Worried Woman a Little, Mas saged Into the Scalp, Will Ba Found to Have a Magi cal Effect. Refreshing toilet waters nro a roa) necessity for tho woman of dalntj habits nnd many of these cosmetic waters can bo prepared at homo with Uttlo effort and without grent ex pense Nothing is moro agreeable than a spray of cosmotlc water nfter tho tub bath at tho closo of a tiresome day. A Uttlo aromatic water dabbled on tho fncu and neck will freshen ono up wonderfully nnd often will pro vent tho tired drawn look which Is very detrimental to beauty. Tho business woman and tho pro fessional woman, whoso daylight hours are spent In ofllco or school or Btudlo, will find It an excellent plan to koep a bottle of toilet water handy and two or threo times during tho day rub a Uttlo over tho temples and on tho back of the neck and on the hands. A little of tho fragrant water massaged into the scalp will some times have a magical effect when the head feels heavy and tho wits dull. Somo of the bent of tho purchased waters aro violet, lavender, orange and elder flower, but tho mlxturos for home preparation possess a charm for the woman who likes to bo indi vidual in her toilet accessories, and tho combination of tho different in gredients brings out some very dainty odors. Ono of tho vory delightful toilet waters and one which is really valu able for Its tonic effect, is made from, slmplo garden herbs. If theso herbs can bo procured in tho fresh state the results will bo moro satisfactory, but if not, tho dried ones will answer. The formula calls for one ounco ol lavender flowers, three-quarters ol an ounce each of tho fresh tops of thymo rosemary, rue, sago and mint; ono dram each of calamus, nutmegs, cloves and cinnamon, all of whicb should bo bruised; ono dram of cam phor, two ounces of alcohol and one quart of strong whlto wine vinegar Dissolvo the camphor In tho alcohol add to tho vinegar and put nil the lierbs and spices Into tho liquid; lei it stand for ten days, when it should bo strained through filter pnper. An excellent violet water can be mado by simply emptying an ounce bottle of tho toilet extract Into a pint of the best alcohol and shaking tho mlxturo till it is well blended. The samo process, using any other scent, will answer the purpose, and lilac, crabapplo and heliotrope are all de sirable. Hellotropo water Is mado from one half pint of orange-flower wnter, four dramB of coarsely powdered vanilla, one-half dram essence of ambergris, six drops oil of bitter almonds and tho same amount of oil of cassia, and ono quart of spirits of wino. Let stand for ten days, then filter through tho porous paper especially used for such purposes. Common cologne water requires one and one-half fluid ounces of oil of lavender, one-half ounco oil of rosemary, one ounco oil of lemon, twenty drops oil of cinnamon and ono gallon alcohol. Mix well and bottle for use. These aro all good formulas and will prove satisfactory no matter which ono is chosen. Patsy. You will find that manj cases of baldnesB aro duo to the fact that tho pores ot the scalp nre Alloc" with foreign matter which effectuallj clogs them and prevents the hair from pushing through. The hair follicles may not be destroyed at all, and may be ready to start a growth of halt If tho clogged condition could be re moved and tho hair given a chance to grow. Sometimes thero aro tiny, and almost invisible plugs of dead skin, and when they are removed with a suitable tonic, tho hair growB in a seemingly marvelous manner. It Is really very simple, but Is not generally understood. Madgo and Ruth. Tho hands are rather slow to yield to the influence of a building cream, but If you will uso tho lilac paste regularly at night and occasionally soak tho hands in warm ollvo oil for twenty minutes you can bring back the youthful ap pearanco -again and greatly improvo tho texturo of the skin as well. Tho lilac paste is prepared espoolally for tho hands and la very agreeablo to use. Jonah. Baldness Is frequently caus ed by the pores of the scalp becoming clogged, and this not only causes the hair to lose Its vitality and fall out. but also effectually prevents the new hairs from pushing their way through to the surface A tonic which cleanses the pores and stimulates tho action of the hair follicles would be likely to start a healthy growth of hair, even on a perfectly bald head. The roots of the hair are contained In the scalp, and are always ready to grow new hair it wo will but give nature hair a chance. Oily tonics only serve to clog tho pores and are not useful as ''hair growers." Florence. The intense heat used in the drying process Is quite likely re sponsible for tho condition of your hair. The hair should always be rub bed gently with soft absorbent towels and when dry brushed briskly for a few minutes. Do not Irritate tho Bcalp and do not use a brush which is too stiff. 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