The Red Cloud chief., 1889-04-12
o. GENERAL

" 0GUeWA6 MVeWESU.
81 Louis has half . dozen o. mor>
professional clock-vinderA They each
have . list Of timepieces which they
afe 70 wind on certain days One ol
them says he attends to 200 clocks Z
day.
"A society lad" is TO send q cup
and saucer TO . young lady. with con-
CALCULATIONS on her engagement. One
Boston maiden received fty-two. no
two alike. and yet all very pretty and
] choice.
There is . cob-pipe factory 10
Gated At Sedan. Mo-. which is doing a
rushing business. The factory pay.
At the rate Of II cents for lt-inch cobs
and II cents for l3-inch cobs. 4 man
hauled . load the other day OF li-inch
cobs which brought him s6S.
"A young lady in New Haven. about
70 b married. overheard her intended
husband cursing al some trivial delay.
but instead Of chiding him she stepped
quietly 70 tho altar. and when the
clergyman asked her IL she would
love. cherish and obey: she answered
In . clear voice. mot BY . long shot,"
and marched majestically from the
church.
Tho gold used for testing In the
Assay Department Of the United States
Assay Once In Now York City Is
claimed to be absolutely pure. being
ono thousand fine. 1t is usually run
into long. thin strips. tina, look like so
much tape or ribbon. People often
ask me-" said . gentleman in this de-
psrtment ''how much gold there is In
. tweuty-dollar gold piece. There is
exactly twenty dollars in . twenty.
dollar gold piece. the alloy used being
In excess OF this valuation"
California has . new grievance
the dandelion. How 1t came about Is
told by the San Francisco Bulletin:
''Some years ago it is said that q citi-
sen imported from the East tho seed
Of the old-fashioned dandelion. He
wanted something to remind him OF
his early homo. Like the man who
imported tho sparrow. he did worse
than he know. The sparrow is every.
whore. 20 10 the dandelion. Tho seed
drifts In the wind like that Of tho
thistle. the down IL built into the nests
Of birds. and every seed which gets a
lodgment on . lawn or grass plot will
In due time produce q million more.
Tho successful Sunset Nine in
Colorado. VA discovered by q young
lady. Miss Nina Ingrsham. Wander.
Ing out from camp ono day. she re-
turned with q few specimens which
she had picked up. He mother deemed
them worth Investigation. and Miss
In4raham went with her father in
quest Of tho place where she had
found tho ores. Clambering up tho
aide Of . cli6. she stopped down and
marked tho spot just - The San vas
sinking behind tho distant riA9o OF the
Elk Range. A discovery stake" was
Immediately set up. This claim vas
leased and bonded to tho Gillespie
Brothers. who at once organized the
Sunset Mining Company. and began
working it
Tho following example Of economy
comes from Pasadena. says the Los
Angeles Times: A fashionable and
wealthy party Of Eve people. whose
worldly possessions foot up near q
million dollars. drove into the city
from . lively little town not far dis
tank A. Il was late . hotel must be
sought q onoa Tho place was found
and tho parties qusrtered for the
night q twenty-five cents q head.
Next day M Of tho quintet went
down and bought ten cents worth
q doughnutA With . pitcher Of water
and tho pastry the whole outfit sat
around In their rooms and breakfasted.
The visitors after such . healthy
morning meal. sought their convey
ance and left tho city.