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The Red Cloud chief., 1880-12-09

PROF. CYRUS THOMAS, of the Euited
States chronological Commission, has
made an exhaustive report upon the
chinch-bug, which gives some useful
facts concerning its winter habits. In
sects may pass the winter either in the
egg, the worm or larva, the pupa,
or as the f~ull-grown. perfect insect. The
chinch-bug adopts the last as its winter
state. ."When cold weather comes on
those of the fall brood leave the now
dry and hardened cor~n-stalks, and seek
secure places in which to remain during
the winter. Occasionally they take
fight at the time, but usually they seek
the most secure places which can be
found in and Immediately around the
field. Any rubbish left in the field, if
of a nature to meet their wants, is
eagerly sought; corn shocks, straw
piles, stumps, logs and fence rows are
used a hiding-places; they even con-
ceal beneath the clods when no better
places can be found" Many 90 into
the forest and along the bush-bordered
streams. During the winter they re-
main in a torpid or semi-torpid state.
but are easily warmed into life and ac-
tivity. As the cold weather becomes
more and more severe they press deeper
and deeper, if possible, into the recesses
of their hiding-places. They prefer dry
quarters if readily obtained"
There are two broods of this injuri-
Gus insect during the season. The per-
feet insect comes forth in spring (March
to May). deposits its eggs, which soon
hatch and pass through the stages of
development, to in turn lay their eggs,
which produce the fall brood to hiber-
nate until spring again. american Ag-
ricultnriSt.
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-12-09
The Teeth of the Ancient Greeks.

One of the most remarkable features
of the discovery of the band of Thebans
who fell at Charonea is that according
to the report, all the teeth of each
member of the Sacred Band are sound
and complete. Either these gallant
patriots were exceptionally lucky, or
the condition of teeth in old Greece was
enviably different from that of later
and more degenerate days. The
Romans were well acquainted with the
evils that attend on the possession of
teeth, and bad some considerable
knowledge of the use of gold in
counteracting these evils. If we re-
member rightly, an exception to the
rule of not burying precious objects
with departed Romans was made in
favor of the gold that had been used
for stopping teeth. We moderns may
compare favorably with the Romans in
the skill of our dentists, but we cannot
pretend to rival the defenders of Thebes
in their superiority to the necessity for
these gentlemen. Rare indeed are the
happy mortals of to-day who a truly
boast that their teeth are in the perfect
condition that nature intended, and
that the craft of the dentist has never
been employed upon them. 1t would
be a difficult task to select from our
army, Or any modern army, three hum
| dred men with teeth as sound as those
| of the Theban warriors are reported to
| be.-London NeUs.
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-12-09
Time fer Trausplantlng.

SoxE Of the agricultural papers are
debating the question Of spring or fall
planting Of orchard trees as vigorously
a. il il was up for the first time. And,
no doubt. every generation viii require
10 be freshly told-h anybody al tell
which Of these is best A writer.
whose earnest ana lengthy article is be-
fore me. declares strongly against fall
planting; and says that. although it may
be successfully performed. yet. in mos;
cases IL is at the expense of at least q
years growth. This | take to be mis-
chieyous doctrine. bad for all concern
ed-for the trees. for their growers, for
the planter. and for those who are 10
have the fruit. The autumn is. In our
climate. by far the most convenient
time for planting; for the soil is dry and
warm, and Their: is time To do the work
well. In the spring, on the other hand.
the roads are bad. the soil Is wet and
impracticable, and winter often fingers
SO that summer weather ali nj
once. The planter is crowded with
other cares and labors of plowIng. sow
ing, digging and dressing. and the trees
must share the risks of delay and dis
advantage with the rest. In both sea-
sons early planting is the main essen
tial for deciduous trees. And undoubt-
edly the best season of all is the early
| autumn-October. and next 10 that the
early spring--the trees being on hand.
either growing near. or il brought from
a nursery in November. well heeled-in
in dry ground or stored with the roots
in ashes or sand on a cool and but
slightly damp cellar-floor, so that thev
can be set nj on the first day that adj
mitS of il.
II is essential in either case-but es-
pecially in fall planting. when the trees
will be exposed for months To the often
dry and p~arching winds of winter-that
the wood be plump. solid and SO nearly
ripe As To show something Of the pro-
tective varnish on the bark Of the
young shoots. and of the septum OF sep
aration which permits the leaves To be
detached readily. Young trees o!
many early-ripening kinds a be
planted as early - September, and
even if il is necessary to shear the
leaves off in order TO such early plant
ing. the long seaso of favorable
weather yet remaining will fill and
finish out all deficiencies, and the tree
will be thoroughly established with
new rootlets before winter. ready to
open and rush with V more vigor
than an unmoved tree, if soil and roots
are i'm good condition. Leaves that are
still active must be cut off ON removing
a tree, or they will oon cause a shriv-
cling of the shoots by evapOrating the
moisture which the roots are no longer
in a condition to supply. W. see
a tree set in the spring start so early or
make so much growth as trees do that
have been well and firmly set early in
autumn. But there is little danger OF
total loss in spring planting. If the
tree does not grow much, it will re-
main alive unless the roots have been
frozen, or some part of its channel OF
circulation is ir~recoverably dried or
decayed. Spring planting is, for this
reason, most frequently successful in
some degree with the average of plant
ers.--Sheiah, IN n. y. Tribune.
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-12-09
Tea. Gossip.

SOME Of the new black stockings have
red bands woven into them. 80 - TO
make them look ~ II cross-gartrred.
The big button. the owl button, the
scallop shell or palmer's button. the
Vatican hutton. hand painted on pearl.
and the many-tinted cut steel buttons
are some of the new STYLES.
Bonncts OF white plush, with pearl
and silver faccted beads, white ostrich
and graceful drapcry Of Spanish lace.
are shown for wear NJ day receptions,
the opera and the theater.
The daughter of a wealthy Turk is
having her wedding outfit made in
Paris. and part Of il - a gown "f hello
trope satin with q court train and a
trimming of velvet and point lace. and
a point lace apron and veil.
Tablecloihs are becoming SO rich and
beautiful that nobody will dare Ia use
them. One of the newest patterns isof
damask embroidered with ~peacocks in
three shades Of blue silk and with apple
blossoms. Ii is valued at one hundred
and fifty dollars.
Some of the new trimmings are made
with beaded braid. which initiates beads
without their weight. This braid .
sists of fine round cord, wound around
with a strip Of tinsel Or hnc metal re-
sembling gold. silver or jetted beads.
A mammoth bow Of very wide satin
ribbon is now worn On the left side,
lust below the waist line. This gives a
pretty finish to many simple toilets.
especially when worn with a null iichu.
Three wide loops and two short ends
form this square bow.
The beaver and felt hats come in all
colors. In place of the slightly rolled
brims of last year these have straight
Hat rims. raised at one side with a POM
pom or bunch Of feathers. They come
in old gold and two colors--the outside
of a light tint. the facing Of darker
beaver.
Some Of the bonnets are almost bar
barrie in their rich materials and tropical
colored plumage. Among the new and
unique shapes are the Charlotte Corday
and the Monsignor. an imitation Of an
Italian Bishop. hat; and the caleche.
n revival of the old-fashioned "calash;'
this last comes in beaver. and does
not require any trimming but strings.
A simple way 10 make raised worsted
work is TO take a hairpin or a stiff wire.
bent in shape Of \ straight hairpiD. bend
the wires near or far apart, according
To how high you n your work.
Wind the worsied around the wires.
the threads close. continuing until you
have il as long IS you want 4 single
leaf or part of a flower. Now lay this on
your cloth. or whatever you wish TO
put your work on. Sew through the
middle. catching down each thread or
worsted. Pull out the wire. cut in the
middle of each loop on both sides. pick
out with 4 pin until it all stands up
round. then trim with scissors. Before
sewing on it IS best 10 draw the threads
tight together. passing a thread around
with your needle and fastening. For \
rosebud, wind shaded worsted, the
light at one end and the dark az the
other; over this wind green 4 few
threads over the light and thicker over
the dark. and you viii have a shaded
bud with a calyx outside You can
vary shading and size accordingt to taste
Y. GrdpkLc.
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-12-09
Decency Toward Horses.

A HORSE cannot be screamed at and
cursed without becoming less valuable
in every particular. To reach the high
est degree of value the animal should
be perfectly gentle and always reliable,
but if it expects every moment that 1T
is in the harness to be "Jawed' at and
struck, it will be in a constant state Of
nervousness, and in its excitement as
liable through fear to do something
which is not expected as to 60 along
doing what YOU started it to do. 1t is
possible to train a horse to be governed
by the word of mouth, almost as COM
pletely as it is to train a child, and in
such training the horse reaches its high
est value. When a horse is soothed by
the gentle words of his driver-and we
have seer him Gained down from great
excitement by no other means-it may
be very fairly concluded that he is a
valuable animal for all practical pur-
poses, and it may be certainly con-
Guided that the man who has such pow
er over him. is 4 human man and a SEN
sible me. But all this simply means
that man must secure the animals con-
fidence. ONLY in exceptional instances
is a horse stubborn or vicious. If he
understands his surroundings. and what
is required of him, he gives no trouble.
As almost every reader must know, if
the animal when frightened can be
brought up to the object he will be-
come calm. The reason is that he I'M
derstands that there is nothing to fear.
So he must be taught to have confidence
in tho man who handles him. and then
this powerful animal, which usually no
man could handle, if it were disposed to
be vicious, will give no trouble. The
very best rule, therefore, which We
would lay down for the management of
the horse, is g~entleness and good n
on the part of the driver, Bad drivers
make bad horses usually Western
Rural.
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-12-09
The Time Tor Sleep.

MpsT Americans sleep TOO lttlr All
almost al Am~rs-ans n - ,~~g - The
best advantage. Il IL canoas hos 70
~lactAuily Ne take Cod b-.i ens The
Gospel u not ihe oaly one whicA usea
put away from them 81 nSht tsoi
puts the A-h; oGi aRi call. upoa ever
thing AM every oac - 80 - slrea
Nature accepts the invitation. the f1w-
cr.. the bees. The bris "a l. their s,e~p
soon alter sunset. hut Ne arc al Ike
children; and 40 tsht AsAnsi sleep iiu
Il oyrrpowyrs U, aud carr3rs u - dc
spite ourseiy-, lie glvvih H. be-
loved sleep bat ~ 10 MOI knps IA;
We are IT., beloved. nor that sleep = Ills
GIT, and wc rarely appreciate 4 ul
ON OVcrnSS,srlns auNir;y drives The
nursing sleep from uur home and thea
we bcmoan hrr sNic and ", to charm
hcr bS-k again Ia the morning Cod =
SUI tries = awaken IL. A. n mother her
child. by toe Erntlc,. ot Kisses Tor
what Hiss i - gentle A. that - thr sun
beam and the flowers. and bees and
birds swaNru 20 b~autt and spnE bgt
We shut the tender mother og;. AMI re-
fuse the gfi ii resurrection iifc which
the morning brings. and cling II -uu-
rise To- the sleep which 49, - ,tnUiiy
repealed in the early darSncss IWtcc
every day God saws 10 u. Rest and
life are INV gifts. and twice ever day
We push them from a., I'LL ~ can nn
longer resist them. The two sweetest
AMI most drlIciou, hours ui the tay
ought Ia be the hour ~ falling asleep
and the hour Of awakening. and W.
make them both hours oi discomfort,
even from our childhood. For there
arr va thin-> that nearly al people
are reluctant o. DO 20 To bed al night.
and get up in the morning
No onr person ca lay down rules for
another : sleep ans more than he can
for another : eating; Tor every nature
il a law unto it-e!f; bat there are some
general principles 81 almost universal
application. We put them here ,ersely
for easier recollection.
Night i the time for sleep; daylight
il the time for activity.
A healthy person i his own best
alarm clock. DO not waken yOur chill
dren. II they sleep too late IN the
morning i, il because they do not 80 Ia
bed early enough at night.
The early night hours are the best
sleeping hours; the early morning hours
are the best working hours.
The best remedy for slccple,snesS i
n tired BODY (not too tircd) and atrISt-
ful mind. S.eeplcss children are rare;
for their bodies are CcaSelrssly nj work
and their minds 10 not wurry.
Different natures need different meas
ures of sleep; Humboldt is said ,o have
lived on four hours OF sleep. But eight
hours is Il fair average; and he who
borrows from his sleep tor his work Dor
rows At a frightful rate Of interest, and
Of "A Insurer who will prove Ia bee a VERT
able Shylock.- ChrfStiHn Union.
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-12-09
Not in the Play.

The humors Of the stage are ofttimes
impromptu and entirely Unforeseen A
res.l mule was recently n of the at
fractions in the play of the Forty
Thieves as produced in Virginia City.
New. The result is described By the
Chronicle as follows:
mo sooner had Ali came out Of the
cave with his bags of wealth. and al
tempted TO put them on the back Of the
beast. than he began his part of the
performance. He let fy with his heels.
kicked the shavings (the supposed
riches) out of the bags, kicked down
the cavern. kicked down the whole for
est. kicked down the wings, kicked the
end of the bass-yiol. leaning against the
stage, TO pieces. smashed the footlighis
and finally doubled up Ali by planting
both feet in the pi, of his stomach A
rope was fastened around him and he
was dragged of By the united strength
of the company"
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-12-09
Mrs. Simmons Best Black Silk.

CONSERVATION in the household!
Solemn whispers, Sad CALCULATIONS!
What has happened? just this: Mrs.
Simmons black silk, which has been
laid away in a drawer for ten years, has
been discovered to be cut in every fold.
There is o a spot on it. 1t shimmers
in the sun. Tissue paper was beneath
it and over it. and dried rose leaves
perfumcd it, but it is merely a mass Of
ribbons.
And I've never had n good of
it." says Mrs. Simmons. remembering
the fact suddenly, and with tears.
Never! I've been too saving of it. l
bought it for my sons wedding, and l
haven't worn it since. it seemed too
good to wear in the wagon to church.
1t was six dollars a yard. And it was
too nice for tea drinkings, and l just
kept it folded by. And here is Abijah
going to graduate-my youngest boy
and he said, Mother, wear your black
silk. do and now lCot at it!'
But looking avails little. Saving has
done more than wear for the r1in of
that black silk, as it has for many an
other possession. Let us draw a moral
from it. Saving is good. but use is
better. What one does not need now
is well kept for the future; but to-day
is at least as valuable as the morrow
that may never come; and once started
on a hobby, most people ride it too far.
To suffer in youth that one may be rich
in old age is sheer folly. If it is neces-
sary to live on water Cruel at any time
of ones life, the period after n has
lost ones teeth is probably the best.
Besides, the average duration of life-I
am told lis forty years.
The children-well, save for them;
at least that shows love; but do not
save too much; do not let them grow
up in ignorance, that they may fight
over your grave for your savings. Feed
them well: let them have comfortable
and suitable garments non while they
are young and sensitive. They will be
less apt to wait greedily for your old
shoes. Educate them and teach them
to work for you in your old age as you
work for them in your youth. Children
thus trained are the boys and girls who
love their parents most, and who be-
come the best citizens.
Besides, peeping outside the family
circle. there are people to help in this
world-things to do that should be
done-causes that are worthy. A
spendthrift is foolish; but the future is
a sealed book, and our duties are for
to day. for tomorrow may not be ours.
One may be too saving. as Mrs. Sim
mons has been with her best black silk.
Mary hyle Dallas, tn N. y. Ledger.
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-12-09

a WELL~ksowx means % sending
news rapidly. IN \ country with such
oad roads a. Greece. wAS by traineA
runners; thus Ne are told that Phifip-N
pidss- a professional courier. ran from
Athens 20 Sparta 20 beg for al. iss;
before Marathon. arriving ~ the latter
city ~ the end a the second d1g. All
this vas q distance ofSne hundred and
nfty miles. The constant gymnastic
framing IN which Greek snd especially
spartan soldiers KEEP; themselves 81
De shos armies % make yery rapid
forced marches. In the pre-sn; n
n Spartan arny. though slow
20 start Yet when IL did march. per-
formed the distance IN three days. -
toe Old Cha.seurs de v~ineennes anA
PICKED light troops of the French my
we're trained "a make ssi,, marches BY
running one on either ssde Of \ cavalry
sosaier whose stfrrup feathers they
caught hold Of Thu, we believe. or
something ike il. Is still kept upamong
ths The episode o. the
"fsery Cross" in the LADY 81 The
Lake. shows how quickly n ds;rS
may be aroused by \ welLoryanizsd
system o running messengers. Indeed.
tne ssiftness Of rumor IS rs proyerbial
asis exaggerafion- Lady duff Gordon.
IA ner voyage up the Nile, found that
the news Of her approach invarisSy
o~u'strPPed her movements, rapid -
they were
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-12-09
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CUAITER LII.

IL want n dog I can trust-that has
been trained In watch n thing. and uot
let sBy one but it, owner touch it \
"kre's your hanimai, a better crit
ter never wa found Watch thai.
Dash said the dog fAnrier. throwing a
glove ON the ground "Sow. SIR. you
try to pick that up"
Mr. Hall stopped. bat n fsrre. low
growl. evidently with plenty 81 bite be-
hind il. warned him on.
Take care Of that til / come hacE..
Dash" and tie two left the dog alone.
After n sauntsrthrUugh the building they
came back 10 ind Dash sitting motion
less beside the glove.
lis he fond If children.
Yes. sir but most 1T all a baby Ypu
see. he was brought mp with a baby.
SIR. They were poor folks. but ii most
killed en- Ga sell Dash. only l PAID -
good price for him. and they needed
money badly.
What do you ask
"Sevsnty-hve dollars"
After a little bargaining Mr. Hall
walked OF. and that evening baby as
shoSn her new nurse. Mamma and
TIE boys were delighted. Whiir pour
Dash seemed To think bis hr-i baby bal
come back. and barked and whinsd
for ioy.
All through the bot summer baby
took her maps on the shady pazza, bat
close by her carriage lay her By black
dog. and no stranger dare step near
the sleeping infant Two little girls.
though. often anne aud played wiih the
dog aud baby. AMI Anna and Ella hal
many a happy afternoon with Anna.
f0ndiin'." a. Mr.. Hall called baby
Belle -HoP Lsdyard. IA Ezapssner AMI
CAr0naeL.
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-12-09
Snakes ut the Smithsonian Institute.

YESTERDAY there arrived at the
Smithsonian Institute another lot of
snakes from the Everglades of Florida,
forwarded by James Bell, who is ex-
ploring the swamps and jungles of that
State in search of specimens for the In
stitute. One of these venomous rep
tiles is q Crotalus Adanidntens. or dia-
mond rattle snake, about six feet long
and measuring nearly a foot around its
body, and of the same family as the
large snake described a few weeks ago
as being on exhibition at the Smithson-
ian, but which was killed for the pur-
pose of having . plaster cast taken.
This serpent is very little smaller than
the one on exhibi6on there several
weeks ago. In the same lot are two
a~ncistrodoa ptscir0rous, water moccar
sins, one four and the other about five
feet in length Washington Star.
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-12-09
Save The Brain.

Do NOT oyertax the brain. No man
should do more work of muscle or of
brain in a day than he a perfectly re-
cover from the fatigue of in a good
nights rest. Up to that point. exercise
is good; beyond are waste of life, ex-
haustion and decay. When hunger
calls for food. and fatigue demands
rest, we are in the natural order and
keep the balance of life. When we
take stimulants TO spur our jaded
nerves o excite an appetite, we are
wasting life. There is wrong and mis-
chief in all waste oflife. A man should
live so as to keep himself at his best.
and with q true economy. To est more
food than is needful is worse policy
than tossing money into the sea 1t is
q waste of labor and a waste of life.
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-12-09

regularity obtains. taking tArre 4Hin-
gpenn;al pSneds. u vii BE- fOaad Ia,
The foiiasinz proportions sNtss
asrHss-- nafrs~4 g. rat~s ~ "a n
Nkk~cr tc 80 zs.e-s "a
" a.rFs - sa4s-s 80 "a a.
Marriage Il m~n undsT - ycAr e
ayu Ia ~ognrn IT ~ and over o~curTvl
;ssee IN the arss P~ripi. All oac~ n
each ot the others Statistics prove
that. in countries wh~rr csussn<usa~-
Gus marriages arr Permitted. ih"er ~
IN Be found a grvAisr humh~r - deaf
rIuics aad IDIOTS ikaa clsrS hore.