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The Red Cloud chief., 1888-09-07
AN EXPENSIVE x

What It Costs to Send Cable Messsges q
Various Parts Of the Globe.
The charges for cable service are 80
outrageOusly out of proportion to land
service that inexperienced persons are
staggered. Now a ten-wOrd message,
with its direction and signature. costs
only 81 to San Francisco. and. count
ing the address and signature seven
words. not less than $ll7.9S to Aspin-
wall, and yet the distance is about the
same. The American cable companies
are not responsible for these terrific
rates. for they have to charge the rates
prescribed by the governments or COM
panies they connect with.
Now. to send anywhere ac-Oss tho
Atlantic ii costs. first of all. IL cents q
word. That is the rate to Great Britain.
Ireland. France and Germany. but you
have got TO add to this 8 cents a word
to send to Algeria via Marseillcs. $l.7O
a word to Alden via Bombay. IA cents
to Bulgaria. $1.2o to Cape Verde
Islands. f2.O5 to 81 80 to various points
in China. $2.6l to Corea. 10 cents 10
Denmark. "a to Go cents to Turkey. )
cents to Switzerland. and so OH. 1t
costs more t. send to South America
than anywhere else. the tariff to Co
lOmbia being $G.6S IL word. Ecuador
$3.50. Peru. from 1886 to $5.45. and
Uruguay $2.7l. You can get an idea
OF the difference in rates by comparing
the rates TO China and Australia. 1t
costs $4.O5 to send to Northern Aus
tralia. and onlyS2.O5 to 8. 80 to Chinese
cities.
Some people think the present rate
to Great Britain high at II cents a
word. There are some interesting
facts connected with cable charges.
The first cable tariff between Now
York and London during August. Sep
TENDER and October. 1856. was 800 for
twenty words of not more than one
hundred letters. Twenty words nov
cost $40. Then you had to pay for
twenty words anyway. Daring the
latter part Of 1865 the rate was cut
down to so for twenty words of 100
letters. and since that time it has come
down steadily. By looking over the
old cable c%o:npany's tariffs we can find
an interesting liable:
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-09-07
ANCIENT ROMAN WOMEN.
They Were tho Property u Their Hus
bands and Had No tights.

They Were the Property Of Their Hus-
bands and Had y" Rights.
In the early stages Of Roman history
there Is reason to believe that the
Roman wife was completely under the
control of her husband. The Roman
idea of a family made the father a des
pot. with power of life and death over
his children, who could do nothing
without his consent. This was the case
in regard to the male children, even
after they had reached a considerable
age Women. a~ccordingto the opinion
OF the early Romans. were always chill
dren. They required protection and
guidance during their whole life. and
could never be freed from despotic con-
r Accordingly. when u Roman girl
married. she had to choose whether
she would remain under the control of
her father or pass into control. or, rs it
was called, into the hands OF her hus-
band.
1t is likely that in the early ages of
the city she always passed from the
power Of her father into the hands of
her husband, and the position she occu-
pied was hat of a daughter TO her hus-
band. She thus became entirely sub
Ject to him. and was at his mercy.
Roman history supplies many instances
OF the despotism which husbands exer-
clsed over their wives. The slightest
lndlscretion was sometimes punished
by death. while men might do what
they liked without let Or hind-anca.
III you were to catch your wife," was
the law laid down by Cato the Censor.
''in an act of infidelity you would kill
her with impunity without a trial: but
If she were to catch You she would not
venture to touch you with her finger,
md. indeed. she has no right"
Wives were prohibited from tasting
wine at the risk Of the were penal
ties. The conduct of Iguatius was
praised. who. surprising his wife in
the act OF slipping the forbidden liquor,
beat her to death. The same sternness
appears In the reasons which induced
some OF the Romans to dismiss their
wives. Suspicious Gailus dismissed
his because she appeared in the streets
without a veil. Ant;stius Vatus dis
missed his because he saw her speak.
ing secretly to a freed woman in pub
lie. and r. Sempronius Sophus sent his
away because she had yen.ureH to &C
to n public games without informing
MN OF her moyements.- C0n:empororl
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-09-07
CULTIVATION OF WHEAT.
Colonel Curtis System Of Rotation and
Method Of Manurins.

/ have raised thirty-five bushels OF
winter wheat to the acre by the follow
ing culture. The previous crops had
been corn and oats. This is the usual
rotation in this section of the State.
Sod ground is plOwed for the corn and
the land is manured with barn-manure
either plOwed under or put on the
autumn before. The last is the best
way. If a farmer has barn-manure it
is put ON the surface and narrowed in
with the wheat. and if he has none.
commercial fertilizers are used. No
one thinks of getting a good crop of
wheat without some extra fertilizer.
In my W case IL heavy coat of barn
manure. made during the m was
put on and well narrowed in. The
wheat IA sOwn broadcast, and as the
land was a clay-lOam il was not rolled.
as it was not necessary for securing the
land is mellow and light it is always
best to roll it. as wheat will do better
in a firm and compact soil. The roots
take a stronger hold and the plants
will not rise up so readily when pried
by the frost. In the spring. if the
ground is baked, crusty and hard. it
should be gone over with a square
tOOthed harrow.
In my crop. no extra work was done.
After the wheat had been harvested.
the land was plOwed. manured and
own with fiat turnips. The weather
being very dry. the turnips did not
come up soon enough to make a good
crop. Enough wheat came up to make
it an object to let it grow. and in this
way a good crop was obtained of vOluu-
teer wheat. The best way to prepare
the ground for a good crop Of wheat. is
to make it rich. Barn is the
best. The ~so-called ''phosphates' will
do. in the absence of the other; but the
wheat-grOwer on old lands must enrich
all the soil if he wants to get a good
craD. lover sod, or land in a high
s Oh ltiv91iOn.Hill usually bring
wheat; on such land the
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July and SEVERN harrOwings. This is
a shorter cut than the old method of
summer-fallowing. in which our fathers
had so much. faith. and by which they
ew good crops of Wheat-E. .. Chr.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-09-07
G

"A III is judged by the clOtie:
that he wears ut business and a wOnray
by the clothes that she does not weN
in the ball rOom.-Mtrchant Trarelcr.
1t takes philosophy to make n man
happy in this world. If he cant get
philosophy Il couple of hund: cd thou
sand dollars sill generally dO.-JOur-
nal Of Eiuca'ion.
"A cynical man says that there arc
two occasions when he would like to be
present. Oneis when the gas company
pays its water bill: the other is when
the water company pays its gas bill
TcrGs SytingS.
1T Is said that in some parts OF
Africa there are birds with bills il yard
in length. Those who believe in the
transmigraticn Of souls will ut once
jump to the conclusion that they are
plumbers in transit -DGriinJt3n Free
Press.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SEQ. of Peoria
write that a mistake OF go was made
in the footing of their last bill. and
they inclOsc Il check for the amount"
E:nplOyer-''All right. send a receipt;
but We must look out for that firm
hereafter. They're too honest
Epoch.
Joseph Cook writes that every
man should spend one dollar on mis-
siOns for every five dollars that he
spends on himself. FOgg a Y that
this is the strongest argument for
economy in ones personal expenses
that he remembers ever to have seen.-
Boston Transcript.
What in the world. john" asked
his wife. did YOU open that can Of
tomatoes with:9' ..Can-opeper. of
course" he growled: what do YOU
s'pose | opened it WITH Il thought.
from the language you used. You were
opening it with prayer."-Lite.
Mr.. McDude-..What a wonderful
thing is space. Miss Ethel. The i'm
mensity OF it quite fills my brain"
Miss Ethel (sarcasticallO-..So 1
should imagine. Mr.. Med Ide. from the
nature OF Your conversation" And u
blizzard stood between them Guring the
remainder Of the vOyage.-Ocean.
What this country wants. said
the man who talks politics on the street
car. lis men who are moi afraid TO meet
their obligations" Then he noticed
that in the crowd the conductor had
overlooked him. and he dropped off
the car a block away from his destina-
ton for fear the error would be dis
covered. -Bufaio Express.
"A Waterbury woman Missed 8 loo
her husband sent her to put in a safe
place. and instead of advertising her
loss i'll the local papers she went to bed
and dreamed where her money was con-
This may DE cheaper than adj
vertising. but if everybody was to re-
sort to dreaming for the rccOver1 of
lost articles it would be pretty rough
Oh the newspapers--NorrisrIUe Mruhi.
Mia" demonstrated Bobby. .'when
was at grandma she let ne hav. two
pieces OF pie" well, she ought not
10 have done so. Bobby" said his moth
er. Il think two pieces of pie are too
much for little boys. The older you
grow. Bobby. the more wisdom you
will gain" Bobby was silenced. but
oIly for a moment. well, ma" he
said. grandma is good deal older
han you Christian AdrOca:c.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-09-07

A silver crown piece. known as
-.the petition crown" OF the reign OF
Charles H., fetched $l.775 at Il recent
sale in England. At the latest previous
sale a similar coin had brought only
&I.1a5. A sovereign of Edward Wis
time brought S525, a 50-shilling piece
of the Cromwell era $500. and an oS-
ford crown 1856. A penny of Ethelbaid
brought $3.50, and other Old psRalss
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-09-07
THE SUMMER BOARDER.
some Of the Pleasant Reflection In Whic.
He Is Apt to Indulge.

some Of the Pleasant Reflections In Whic!
He Is Apt to Indulge.
Where there are no mosquitoes there
are apt to be bed-bugs.
The prcttiest bOarder is always
mashed before YOU get there.
The boat always capsizes when you
have your best clothes o I.
A smile from the landlady's daughter
has prot:a:ted many a vacation.
The religious girl doesn't miss going
to church As much rs she had thought.
Never lend to the young widow
whose funds did not arrive when ex-
pected.
The old maid may be near-sightcd.
but she doesn't miss much that is going
on.
The mother always likes to go to the
place where You have asked her
daughter.
The landlord who can interest his
bcarders in farming soon has his crops
gathered.
The landlord who doesn't call his
Well a mineral spring must get his milk
very cheap.
1t is generally 4 long ride to the
house that is only n few minutes from
the station.
The landlords pretty daughter will
nibb!e a: any bait, but sheis very hard
to catch.
The house where no children are
taken is generally already filled with
the landlords.
1t is always the cat belonging to the
next house that catches the bOarder's
canary bird.
The nan who telegraphs home for
more money is probably spending it On
sO:le n else.
The timid boarder who never gets
enough to eat is apt to attribute it to
an increased appetite.
Unless you van to make an enemy
never ask Il bOarier if be- has summereJ
at the place before.
The hOmely girl "a get enough
swinging or boating. but she never likes
to carry the basket.
The cows are always a long way OF
when you go out with the iandlady's
daughter TO bring them home.
Thepretty bOarder never uses a chair
TO get into the hammock unless her
pretty stockings are in the wash.
You may think yourself very shrewd
to d~iscoverthat the fresh milk and veg
etables are purchased in the city. but
the knowledge wOn'tmake you any the
happier.
The man who goes to a place where
good fishing is announced is apt to lose
faith in human nature when he finds
that none of the country boys ever try
to catch any.-Jamcs Jay OCOnmcA. :"
..Yud0C.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-09-07
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

Sheep do better on short pasture
as they Craze close to the ground
Tall timothy or clover docs not sui
them.
When grain D. grass is ready fol
the barn. house it at once. Every
day It remains in the field it loses in
value.-!Purd .New Yorker.
"A poor tool on the farm imposes {:
tax upon tho user every day it is EN-
plOyed. often greater in Il year than
the whole price Of Il good tool.
Trail tomato vines on trelliscs. and
they will not be weighted to the ground
by the fruit. More air and warmth
will reach the tomato. and no: is often
avoided.
Honey is said to be a remedy for
insomnia. It should be eaten freely
on bread Immediately before retiring.
The slecpless should be willing to try
so sweet a remedy.
An eminent bOtaniSt says that the
best time to p-une vines is while the
grapes are ripcning. and that the
young shoots should be selected for
this purpose. as they require for their
development a large Quantity of sugar.
to the detriment of the ripening fruit.
1T is q fact. confirmed by expert
ence the world over. tina: clover used
in a rotation where other crops arc
we'll MANFRED will return to the surface
soil. through its decaying roots. as
much plant food otherwise lost to vcge-
tatiOn Us is removed when the top is
cured for hay.
There's many a little tough. dricd-
up. weather-beaten farmer in the back
districts whose only knowledge ola pen
is the Ii which confined its swine.
who can give more hard. sound COM
nonsense hints on practical farm
management in an hours talk than one
of these theorists could by the devO-
tiOns Of a years space in his depart
ment."
If the cover OF Il tin can of baking
powder be so tight rs o require much
time and labor in getting it OFF when
first opened. do not put it on again even
lightly. because the probabilities are
it will always make trouble. Instead.
tie a piece of thick paper over the can;
it will answer the purpose of the tin
cover in keeping u the air and dust
and n is sure it a be quickly re-
Salt Fish: Boil in plenty of water
a piece of salt fish tina: has been in
soak for 1T least twenty-fOur hours.
When sufficiently boiled 20 allow of it,
pick out all the flesh in small flakes.
and put it by. Slice very finely a
couple Of onions, fry them in salad Oil
ill they begin to color; add tomato
sauce a dash of pepper. and the cod
ish. Let the whole simmer on Il very
slow fire for a couple of hours. shak-
lng the saucepan occasionally.
1t does not appear to be generally
e among farmers. that the
'alue of lime as a fertilizer depends al
most entirely IN condition and COM
Of the soil to which it is APP
'lied. If any injurious acids exist in
ne soil it may neutralize them by I
Orming a new compound which is suit ,
lble for plant food. Again. lime is the
most active agent for rendering the !
oil mellow and setting the plant food
rec to be assimilated by vegetation. Z
it is itself a direct plant food. In I
act, there are few kinds Of soil which I
re not benefited by Il coat of lime more i
less heavy. according to the cOndi-
ion of the soil" I
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-09-07
MISCELLANEOUS.

1, An analytical chemist. Of Cincin-
natl. for sanitary purposes advocate.
the boiling of milk be:orc usin". md
says his own iive-ycar-o!d daughter ba.
never drunk a cup that has no, been
boiled.
There Is a man in Atrhi>ou who
builds an addition To- his house ,ve,.v
time Il daughter gets married. in anti,i-
patton. he says, Of the time when sb,.
will bring her husband and children
home to live with him.
San Francisco claims il takes ,ess
police force in proportion to popul,-
ton to preserve order in that city than
it does in New York. PhiladeIpbia
Chicago. Brooklyn. 81. Louis. Boston.
Baltimore or Cincinnati. Yet the oriy-
inal population of tina, city came from
every portion of the world.
A Philadelphia man one day swal-
lowed his teeth while eating fruit NJ a
street stand. 1t took a button hook.a
policeman and a file of men. with
power to win any tug of war in the
country. to dislodge the distressing
impeachment from the mans throat.
The policeman did the best prelimin-
airy work with his vigorous humping
of the victims back. though the crowd
grew loud and indignant over what
seemed an outrage. They did not
know the gentleman had bitten of
more than he could swallow.
In the course of u funera, sermon
in Stringtown the other day the colored
minister made frequent Use Of the
Scripture. 1.-The quick and the dead
and every time ne used II he would
cast his eye toward the doctor in the
case. against whom he had a grIdoe.
anyhow, and say 1.-The 9uack and the
dead" This was nearly aS bad "A
twisting of the meaning of the text ~
that OF "a border newspaper which al
luded to the survivors and the victims
OF n lurid bar-rOOm pistol matinee AZ
the quick and the dead. respectively.
A Maine fishing schooner recently
caught on the Georges Banks. on "a
halibut trawl. a queer fish. II weighed
pounds. and is described
As being ''about rs large As the top Of
n hogshead. and almost as broad III
When first taken from the
water it was of a bright red color and
marked with silver spots. varying in
size from tina: of a threc-cent piece to
of a silver dollar. After the fish
been Out of the water "a while. the
became purple. except on the fins.
which retained their vivid hue. The
Tins. three in number. were smal. i'm
proportion to the body, and the tail
.as short and broad.
What b~-e-a-u-tiful peaches" said
IN old lady rs she stopped at u stall in
he market and admired IA basket Of
'arly peaches. They were covered
With pink gauze and looked very tempt
ng. The old lSly bought the peaches
md took them home. The next dav
he appeared again 1T the stall and
bowed the stallkeeper a small piece
pink net. do You keep that kind
yelling for sale?9' she asked. The
t%allkeeper told her that he did not.
Well" she said. ''when l got them
home they were small and
our and green. and l thought if
Ould get some of that stuff that made
hem look so pretty and plump in the
asket I'd veal it myself. If it would
improve me AS much rs it did the
caches folks would think Id found
ne Eliza of life."-Dstron Free Press.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-09-07

Then the rate came down steadily to
40 cents. 81 cents. 30 cents. 80 cents.
% cents, ana finally TO II cents. MAX
ing the rate for ten words with direc-
lions about Onc-third what it used to
be To San Erancisco.-Boston Herald.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-09-07
A DEGRADING C.


The Greed for Wealth .ad Its Terrible
Effects on Its Victims.
1t is one of the marked characteristics
Of greed. that there is no satisfying it
or allaying its cravings. You may
gorge a greedy man until he is ready
to burst. until not another mOrsel of
food can be forced into his craw. and
he will still be in distress because he
can hold no more. And SO of the man
whose only thought is to increase his
wealth; the more he gets the more he
wants. and the less serupulous he be-
comes as to the leans by which his
ends are to be accomplished. At the
outset a man who is eager to get rich
will have some respect for the rights Of
others, and will hesitate about grind
ing money out of his fellow men in dis
honest ways. but with increase of
wealth he grows less and less scrupu-
iOus rs to how his gains are to be
secured. until at last he will allow no
mans rights to stand in his way. and
will unhesitatingly compromise honor,
decency, and every principle of justice
than be checked in his ambition to be-
come more and more wealthy. When
greed is allowed its own way it will
continue to gain a firmer and firmer
hold upon q man until it drives from
his breast every feeling of sympathy,
love and compassion for his brother
man; it will sap him of his strength to
resist the assaults of avarice. and will
shrivel up his soul until none Of those
manly virtues which raise man above
the brute can find lOdQment in his
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-09-07

Three years after the landing OF
the English cOlOnists at jamestown, Va,
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-09-07

July anu we hafrO"lngS. n Is
a shorter cut than the old method of
summer-fallowing. in which Our fathers
had so much. faith. and by which they
g ew good crops of wheat-F. D. Car.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-06-30

Mrs. l.. H. Purdy, teacher of
oil painting in all its branches, in
Gliding lustra, water color and crayon
work. A few fine paintings Of Mrs.
Purdy's may be seen ut the Keaough
Bros, W est End ST., Superior, where
terms may be learned.
"The people of West Superior as a
rule are progressive and appreciative,
and yet we learn with regret that the
city is losing a resident, as well as an
artist, lady with twenty years ex-
perience III oil painting, lady with
natural talent, culture and ability for
fine art. The lady referred to is Mrs.
l.. Fl. Purdy, well known to Superb
or's best families, having taught class
here during the long winter months.
The ladies' Of her class have accomp-
lished much during their studies and
have many fine productions to show
Tor their tuition Mrs rurdy leaves
West Superior for Duluth where she
Will probably find new Geld and
good prospects for her professional
duties, as it IS understood she opens
up studio in that city.-DaiIy In
ter-D cpau.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-06-30
A;IYGrksse. HISS.

The following letters were remain
ing uncaIled for at the close Of bust
ness June 23rd and unless called for
within the next 30 days they will be
sent to the dead letter office.
Ed. Anderson; Mr.. Hilmer Ander
son; Il. A. Arnold; John A. Burnett;
J. p Burnham; Mr.. John Cassidy (;
Edward Charlow; Miss Sarah Conor;
Edward Dalton; ar. CharIy Fred
riekson MIR Fiktar Fr. md; Mr..
J O. Froariksson; c. f. Howard;
Mr. James Hdmilton; Mr. Hendry
Kamnneu; Chas, Miller; Ii. B. New
comb; Peter NclsonI; Andrew Nelson;
Mr. Thomc Olson; Mr. A. G. Peters
son; Miss Mary Peternlan; Mr.. Oscar
thinner; John \. Siomn; Maret Sven
son; Mr. l.. T. Stenborn; Mr. J G..
Tappen.
JoHN A. BARDoS. P. NJ
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-06-30
Case Bait clubs.

At the East End of town we now
have two ball clubs, the North Sta.s,
and the Red Stockings, made up of
the young blood of the town. Both
clubs have got very tasty uniforms
aud play first rate, considering the
short time they have been organized.
Both clubs will join the grand parade
of the day on the Fourth of July, and
in the afternoon of that day will play
match game, commencing at three
o'clock, on the grounds near the
Middletown school house. The clubs
are composed of the following persons
ana their positions are in the order
named:
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-06-30

Tuesday night three of the most
desperate of our jail birds made good
their escape. One of them-they
were all in ore cell-called the night
watch, Mr.. Needs, and said he must
visit the water closet. The watch
man, though contrary TO positive
orders Fl m the Sheriff, unlocked the
cell door and offered to escort the
prisoner, but he had ne sooner op ned
the door than he was felled to the
floor and grasped by the throat by a
hand like vice and choked until he
was nearly dead; he was then gagged
and tied so he could not get out or
make a noise, and the three Gespera-
does walked ont Of the lock up and
decamped for parts unknown.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-06-30
Last weeks shipment of iron

Last weeks shipment of iron ore
from Lake Superior mines were 172,-
S58 gross tons. or this 20741 tons
were sent from Marquette; 8l,i49
from Eseanaba; 5,44G from St. Ig-
mace, 44,50l tons from Ashland, aud
q ,021 tons from Two Harbors. This
makes the seasons total to date
So, 348 tons. The shipments at cor
responding date last year were 1885,
541 tons in excess Of this amount.