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The Red Cloud chief., 1889-11-29
= she'll 80: full wen the rest o the

'sn' she'll 80: full wen the rest q the
noighs here"
So, suitirs her actions to her plans, she
covered me with . blanket, pulled q Little ~
the pillow under my head, perhaps to see il
I vas yet alive, 4 recHoued to Anc1 that
they 'uoight a. well 20 70 bed. il they
couldn't shut tier oies for the first wink O.
s.ape.-
That nights experience left NE in . very
nervous state, and It was days before l felt,
Ike Richard. myself again Peggy lid noc
add 70 my comfort, either, by reuarkIng
each morning: An how white and 'fraid-
iookIn' " are, TO be sure"
But. as tine settles al things earthly, it
settled ny nerves a. last, and I cegan 70
speak Of gong back TO Cousin G,s6ys' Eale
cottage. Peggy's blank face Z tea<.y T.
Eurs kept ne several days longer - ~
Hal than I lad intended 70 stay, however.
After all, I am glad now that she kept me,
on one pretext and another, as long as she
did, for thereby I WAS enabled TO meet .
friend Of ulriam's and perhaps add 20 her
happiness o. my return. And this IS how
IL happened. ! was walking in the park
alone one morning while Peggy was On
household duties intent, when I eSpisj a
gentleman walking slowly along a hedge
not far from re. Twas wondering who he
was to have gotten into the inclosure with
out lief, when he looked up and in my d.
Pecuon.
Seeing that / was watching him be came
forward, and. removing his hat with ex-
ceeGiuE grace Introduced himself - Allan
Percival. nephew Of the deceased Sir Ru.
pert, and cousin 70 Miriam Percival Fairfax
'.Did I ever hear Of Miriami DID I know
Of her voyage 70 America, 4 Just where
she was living nowr' were two questions
asked almost in . breath. The frs. one !
had scarcely answered By q mere
m~ouosyUaole waeu toe uexr cane, as il IL
had been kept waiting for years to cake
itself known.
lremembered that Miriam had spoken so
warmly, elOQUsotiy Of this Allan Percival
that l did not hesitate II talking contjenu-
ally 70 him. Indeed I had thought some
tines when she was speaking OF her Lon
don VISIT and his illness that in tine TO
come Alan might ind his affection re-
turned. l~wouterei II I had better tell him
she was living with ne: then l thought
should wait a moment and let hin speak.
Don't De AFRAID CT NE; / knew Miriam
went % America, or az least Intended 10
make the voyage soue months since" be
said. respectfully. II q most musical voice,
! and with those wonderful eyes bent be
seechingly on me. Size intended to go 70
a place called Bay View 70 reside with a
lady friend" ne continued, ia order 70 get
away from sight ard sound OF this
accursed place. and he looked around,
while his handsome face grew dark with
angry sorrow.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-11-29
An M Wind.

While bee-keepers \. the NoEc afs
agitatins for legislation against the
spraying Of fruit trees with Arsenites
during the blossoming season as a pro-
lection against fruit-injuring insects,
sportsnen at the South appear TO have
An equally valid aus for legislation
against the Use Of paris green by cotton
planters for the destruction Of the cotton
worm. Complaints come from many
quarters that the liberal Csc Of this
arseni:s has been playing havoc with
the game birds. which fed upon the
poisoned worms. Of which they are very
fond Partridges and prairie chickens
which were very numerous in many
regions have, it is said. been nearly all
destroyed Whole docks having been
found dead in many places There is
danger that unless the worms are saved
from tho poison the sportsman's occu-
patton will soon be gone in wide areas
Just As it's an i'll wind that blows no
body good. it's . good wind that blows
nobody i'll.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-11-29

The usual method practicej by mar
ket gardeners, and which is at d same
time the most satisfactory and simple,
is 20 plow out a double furrow. going
forward and back in the saue place.
This will make a track sufficiently wide
for three rows one on either sida and
one in the center, the latter resting on
the other two, the heads sinking about
one-hal: their depth between the for
mer. They should be placed roots down
and az the angle a head would naturally
lie when pulled up and laid upon its
side. The heads should be taken up
after q frost. and before severe freezing
commences. After the heads are in
trencnei. have them exposed as long as
they are safe from freezing. then cover
to about the depth Of three inches with
soil. without straw or any other protec-
ton. This is best lone by running the
plow on either side Of the TOW. and
throwing the fur-ow over them
This will be sufficient until ther Il .
prospect that winter is to set in in ear
and leave them for the winter. i. IS
better TO put in a wiSp Of straw in every
thirty feet OF trench for ventilation. II
cas- Of 4 mild winter. After they are
we'll frozen in say frost in the covering
to the depth OF three or four inches, the
trench may be protected against further
freezing BY . covering Of straw or
stalks. in order to permit OF the heads
being taken out as wanted for use. Fo-
seed purposes this precaution Is unlec-
essay.
Cabbages to keep well through the
winter should be stored away before
they have fully completed their growth
They then keep on growing during the
winter, and in the spring will be much
larger than when put away, and IA;
more healthy. Last spring We took
heads from the trenches more than three
times the size they were when putaway.
perfectly sound and tender. while u2a7
Of the matured heads rotsed-Americsa
Acriculcurisc.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-11-29
cAlL,T BY SOME OTHER NAME

Say 10: Love regis IL FOUR bosom.
Burning VII u-cy-es hlEe.
II fo- those you ouSh: - cherish
Tor have;sss CO praise thai tl.ma
Say co,Love alo.e controls you;
Cal /: by some other aaEe
Boas: 20: you're nan o: honor,
No yoCr cob.e deeds proclaim
70 aocrher, ;cyo1're leading
Secretly Axe o; shame.
Say aot Hocor has your seal:y;
Gail j. BY so1s other name.
Say cot I ! yoUr Cas.er-pSss:oa
/, --bilo1- when you're AN
Is b evl tr-cxs 20 triumph
A-t % VI unworthy tsEe.
Sag 10: tSS: aCb.t c. Coves FOG;
Call It ~ so1e o.Ee. name
Plead 20. tia: . sense o:GI-y
Causes you 20 hs-sh,y oiaCe.
And exact : prompt Obedience
o.: tie Cruel laws you frame
Days cot Tie ucv1g sp--c.
Call & By some oih=r uaIe.
Love IS lender AID forging:
Ho-o- h1s 10 - S.th hare:
Pure ambition, CSrs.-3- duff.
F.a1 IL Love cLe.c vital aaDe.
T.Lcve does got Lead you r-lt.-.
Cal -by SINE otter n1-s-
Joseph &c Po.-ard- II ". Y Ledger.
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post. By cramping in the soil and t-ag.
uents Of stone the post will retain its
position and soon become quite rigid
Then on top nail another square board
very slightly slan,ej. so IS TO procecs
the post from rain and sun Il IS sup
posed tia. the hinges and posts have
been adapted to each other.
The gates should be light. perfectly
balanced and OF durable wood it,
structure is important. and herein Is the
point Of failure, il any.
One brace should extend diasonally
from the heel of the gate 20 the uppes
free corner OF the o OF the frame.
being bolced or nailed with wrought
nails and clinched to each cross-rail. II
20 braced the sag or dragging OF the
eate will be very slow TO manifest IL.
self. Sometimes fine gates have pieces
crossing az right angles about tee
middle Of the gate, but they are quite
unnecessary and are harmful - they
add weight with but little increase Of
strength. By the tightress OF the con-
struccion some frunesS is at first found.
but o lost. and N a few months the
gate says and the carpenter artist Is
blamed. Every brace should rest in the
direction of its length. When a second
strip. diagonal from the middle OF the
gate down 20 the lower free corner. Is at
eached. it only resisrs in the direction OF
its width. TIE gate is A B c d. A
brace &C Al should be firmly attached
TO the cross strips with a double strip az
4 4, in which one latch mag hang.
Under the corner D . caster-roller
may be placed with q piece in the
ground for this wheel 70 travel upon
With this there is no probability Of the
gate s-ggins as long as the wood does
not give way from decay.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-11-29
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
MANURE.
The Best Methods OF Making. Saving and
Applying II.

The Bes. Methods OF Making. Saving and
Applying 1t.
Il is an aIl-iuporrant point in the
saving % manure. says the Ohio Farmer.
to Use enough bedding to absorb all OF
the liquid manure. for there is where
the greatest waste OF manur occurs.
The solid manure is nearly always saved.
but q large par: Of the liquid manure is
allowed 20 60 70 waste, and often be-
cause the value Of it is not properly
understood. OF late there has been so
much written and said on the subject
that almost every intelligent farmer
understands its value. Twas uor fully
impressed with its value when I took
Up an old stable floor a few years ago.
There were two or three loads Of worn
out straw. chat and dried manure, all OF
it so dry and light it was difficult 20
load on count of the wind blowing 1t
away: to all appearance it vas not
worth much than so much chat.
We were ~top-dressing whea. with stable
mauure a. the time. We spread this
manure on the same field. but not near
as thick, and the wheat thus MANFRED
was almost twice as heavy. and the
grass where it was applied always lodged
as long as it was in meadow. Since
then I have doubled my efforts in trying
to ave all the liquid I
Think straw and chat a little the
incest Tor bedding, when il can be had.
as they are drier and generally more
convenient: but leaves, muck, sawGuSt
and shavings will answer the same pur-
pose. Yards where stock is allowed 20
run should be as small as possible. not 10
crowd the stock too much. and then the
MANURE will not be washed so much BY
the rain and will be easier TO gather.
Where stock is allowed 20 run 70 q stack
IL the yard. the litter around the stack
should be kept spread over the yard ami
kept as near level as possible, and if
4 thing. have the lowest spot in the
center. think it a good plan 70 allow
hogs 70 run in the yard. as they will
keep il from getting cranped 50 hard.
erd the straw will rot faster.
Il will surprise those who hare never
sriej this plan to see the mount Of
straw that can be worked into MANURE
In this connection l should like 20 call
the attention OF farmers who keep sheep
20 the importance Of keeping them well
bejdej with clean straw. I al quite
sure tha. the benefit from the manure
can De nearly doubled and the only
trouble will be 20 keep the stables
cleaned often, so as not TO let the ma
nure terDenc. as IL would De unhealthy
Cor tho sheep. The common practice Is
20 let sheep u without any bedding at
Ill and never clean the stables until
they want 20 use the mauure then they
have 20 use q pickaxe or spade 20 dig
the auUre up. and i. comes out IN great
chunks. difficult 10 spread evenly. l:
they we're kept beided and the stables
cleaned. the manure would be as easy 70
spread as other manure. and there would
lie double the amount o; it.
It is : good plan to have the stable
floors as nearly water-cishc Is possible,
in order 70 keep the liquid part OK the
manure where il can be absorbed By the
bedding or dipped up and turned owe:
4 >ha Nil.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-11-29
NIGHT AND


Each Day BI1nGS kresn finances, 6Opeo
and Possibilities
The grea: Indian RsiSh Nontja, it is said,
had but one sou, to whsse education he gave
much time and thought. in order that the
boz might be fitted for bis high place.
Among bis devices for the wise training Of
his son was the placing cear hun an old
man whose only duty was 70 say to the
Prince. whenever he was enjoying any
pleasure keenly: The day hath but twelve
hours When the lad. on the other hand,
was sick or in trouble, he changed the
warning 10: The night is but twelve hours
long
Young readers mag think that they, too,
like the Indian Prince. have mentors IN the
miidIe-agei or Old people about TEN.
Every healthy. happy boy or girl LOOKS upon
the 6eligh. OF the moment as eternal and It
is better that they should DO So Why should
the athlete. straiuiug to wiz the race. be
paralyzei with the speccer Of hiOsef As .
decrepic cid man! What boy, struggling
for college honors on Commencement day,
would p%ersevere il be really believed that
day Of triumph to be only twelve hours
long. and thai behind it lay obIiviona
Faith in the Immortality Of their success
is the handspring Of action IN every one OF
the courageous. hi~gn-spIriced boys and girls
who read these words But they would be
wise if they could borrow half Of the ex-
! perieuce Of age, AID know how short-lIved
are the worries, the defeats and pains
which seem incoleraole TO them now. The
mosquito which stiugs you," says the Sioux
proverb. Twill be dead to-morrow." The
poor lad struggling through college in q
crowd Of wealthy classmates fancies the
Notifications q humiIiations which he
endUres will last as long IS life itself. he
foryecs how swiftly in this country social
conditions change. In twenty years not a
NAN in his class probably viii stand where
he does to-day. Each man viii lave found
his place for himself.
There are among our readers, too, many
plain, unactractive girls. VITO dud them.
selves neglected while their prettier CON-
/, pauions are admired and courted. Their
suffering is lot a thing TO smile az; it IS
real and sharp. They are at the age to
which beauty and grace are fitting, and they
lave neither wisdom nor experience 70
bear disappointment ooolly. But they should
remember that there are other and more
potent charms than pink cheeks and bright
eyes. which Will tell In the long run. The
verdict Of q ballroom does not decide their
fate for life.
The night. however dark. is bus twelve
hours long; with each morning come fresh
| chances and possibilities FOR al Of ia
Youths COMPANION.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-11-29
CHAPTER XXI

"Sce told me in secrs.." he said. present.
II. looking " with a sigh: ''our as you
seem 70 KNOW fher Whereabouts also, 1pre-
sumo 1 an not oerrayi1g ny cousin to
stranger or eueGyE'
He paused and his look Of inquiry melted
all the reserve I was trying 20 muster, so |
SAID: Il may as well tell you, then. see
ing you know her plans, hat l Am that lady
friend and that Miriam lives with me- at
Bay View
s-Oh, a. last I have heard directly from
herr he exclaimed. almost beside himseif
with joy. Then he came forward and gave
NE his hand and said he was glad TO see
Mir.au's friend"
Iknew that before he spoke, for the glad
ness was written all over his fne face IN
happy smiles. u~nulstakabiy.
TO BE CONTINUED
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-11-29
MIRIAM.
The R1nslss Ct HeathllGigh Hall
BIZ MANDA L. CROKER.
CHAPTER XX-CoSTINCED.
COPYRIGHT, lssa.

N-COSTINCED
I could ye- 10 further then, for the old
hogseke-p-- Jumped from her wicker chair
and throwing her a-us around ny neck
soboet couvUlsiveIy After her first storm
% ~ove-.oyed excitement was over she
whispered 20 ne II low. broken accents
-Aa' where Is the tear chIlder, p.Aze,
na'an before ire holy saints. NE Letiy,
o. Aspe the ssvcret Til ne Goying day
Living with ne, Peggy"
Living with you, ne Ledtyt' Carlson
tad sprung 20 her feet and stood gazing q,
ne il sheer Advertisement With you!
The Var-in be Praised, With your
A this time he broad rifles OF her cap
nodded AID danced IL most picturesque
fashion. and her oIg blue eyes shone Ike
gems. SO great was her pleasure and SUP
prise
Win IS she coou1in' back 20 pUir old
PecEyF' pleaded she. drawing her chair
close 70 U-ue and sinking into its depths,
nearly exhausted with TIE UomencoUs and
glorious news of Miriam
.Pescy." sad I. Miriam has no idea ]
viii tea where she IS; that Is, here n En-.
gland. and | nave s0ieua.y promised not Il
give her locatioa- Now. GoyoU know where
Iresicet'
No. ma'an. o. don't. It's in Aneriky.
shld sav. but Aueriky's f~orainst ny guess
il ar Oi do1'r .uaC.n' where cne darlint :
ALVIN
That = right Peggy" sa:d 10 every
ore iucuir.ns about Miriam Fairfax you Go
Tot know a-y-able. be perfectly duub,
for Miriam expressly desires you AID ne e
pe."
% understand. re Lecty: OF under.
stand. Az WIN Is sue q coomin' back 70
ue.' questioned Peggy, WITH AZ eye o. the
uain chance.
Il hardy KNOW" l answered. BE
heath is Tot TIE best. butI should suppose
sic might be able 20 cone within q year
or so. Il she Only could get over her being
bSr.shec FROM Ee.cherle.Eh l believe she
would be sure 70 co-e-"
oh! WIN you go home plead with her
for ne; Tel her That Peggy's heart IS Just
bhreaki-' 70 behold sue soiEhc OF her swate
SELF ooce more But what was il, me Leidy.
tuac Miriam seucto pu-r o.G Pesgy for. You
have a uIs,ace Ger ne
"Peggy. SIZE wants ter portrait from the
gallery"
Size made 10 reply fer some minutes AID
was beginning . think SIZE meant 70 oenT
cce after 81. But presently she turned 70
ward re : face I never Z forget
If the young MISTRESS names 10 ive'
COON back why wuG she De Arthur havIu
tie po-thrat.' GLerIec see. b-acing Up
An why couldn't she wait until she COON:
herself, Seems strange lolke 70 ne oic
head
PeEEy had struck TIE chord vibrating
Ease note. aui s1e half G-strusced ne
True enough. II sae intended 10 ONE oac.
to Heather .eigh why SEED re for the pct
Ure- The o.t b~oEsekeeper rocked back auc
forth u~e-vocs.v. rest.ess.y. and Kept watch
ing ne o.. of the corners OF those b.ui
eyes ~covertly. I mus make = q sno
ruothias more or Peggy Ciar.soa woUit
soon begin 10 believe chst l was Al III
posccr.
Peggy" said I. 1t ~ De that tie eri-
- losing her husband and little inoocen
son VIII XII her before she can return.
believe -ha. /. IS grieving that Is killing bel
anyway, instead OF disease. She las to'
portal. OF Arthur Z the baby. but Ia
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&c. her OWE. and doubtless she desires 70
have them al together. I DO not know
whether size thinks she VIII ever be able to
return or not. Threaded always to mention
IL. and she might not want me 70 either:
she Is so sad. Peggy. so sad"
Och hooa-" walled Peggy a t'sdyins
she'll be il hat far-sway country, an it's
ne tha.'u niver set eyes On NE GarIut ony
more, ony moreT"
las long IS there is life there is hope,
Carlson" I vec.ured, cheerfuily.
oh. Wis: but whin there's not much Of
aythur 70 depind OF It's therrisse-"
Vel. Peggy,"I said. hopefully, when ]
go home I shall tell her just how you feel;
how happy you would be 70 welcome her
back TO &~ea,herleiZh, and I verify believe
she'll cone, for she remembers how you
used to love her"
aArrzhI and thin ye can hev The por-
thrAt ma'sn; yis. me Leddy, ye car nike
the swAte. proud face from the gallery. and
carry me OLD weary hearts blissin9 WITH d
% Miriam"
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-11-29
A 0uivefinG Tree.

Front Of Macedonia church IN Columbia
County. Georgia, is . ~quiverinR tree.
Years ago. the negroes Of the neiRhborhoOd
say. q murder was done under its branches
Two men had accompanied q woman to
church and after she had entered the edi1ce
they quarreled about her and oce cut the
other 20 death. The murderer escaped and
ever since every limb. suaIl or large. on the
tree treubles As If il fear or as . suffering
animal would qu1ver. This occufs when
not q breath Of air u stirring. No negro in
Columbia County can be induced to pass the
so-called haa,sed spot alone Il night
Prominent gentlemen s&y they have noticed
the phenomenon. bot N explanation q Il
has ever been volunteered
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-11-29
Raising Grape Vines.

Raising the plants from seed is en-
pIoyed only by skilled c~uloivacors fo-
originating new varieties. Some varie-
ties are easily raised from cuttings. but
the easiest aud most certain way FOR
novices is by layers. represented By Fig.
!. 4 branch Of the preceding years
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-11-29
FIELD GATES.
They Should He lad Ssrong Srv
ieeable Rather Than ShOwy.

ieeabie Rather IhAA Showy.
Nv attention has been drawn 70 his
matter By seeing how some aruers ~
putej to be wealthy. have permitted the
carpenter to make a gate fancy instead
OF useful. In soil closely underlaid BY
thin stones. when the soil OF clay has
been dug through. the first stratum OF
rock may with a sledge be 50 shattered
that q large hole can be excavated sim
ply BY picking on. the fragments With
. crowbar OF drill the next stratum may
be broken up and the hole will be deep
though TO receive the post, which should
not be less than seven feet long tbetrer
longer yet, and at least six inches
square; the hole 70 receive IL should Be
about one foot square
Now nail on the lower end , piece OF
board two inches thick and ten inches
square. This will serve 70 protect the
post and Will anchor it, projecting three
or four inches each side from under the
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FIG. ).

placed in sloping position in the soil,
which is ~coupactly pressed. the upper
bud Just above the soil. Cover the sur.
face with a layer OF fine ma 1ur.-
Country Gentleman.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-11-29

All plants that are set out in tho fAi
for . permanent patch. such A. r.spoer-
ries. blackberries, etc, should be cut
hack to within SIX inches Of the rooeA
Canes that are left On VIII Be Of no -
vantage next season.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-11-29

before winter il is detached and taken
Up. forming che two plants in Fig. ,.
This is the simplest and easiest way TO
increase the plants on a small scale
Cuttings for outdoor work Z made
seven or eight inches long. each with
two or more buds Zig. 81. They are
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growth is bent down as represented. and
covered with soil three inches deep, OF q
strong shoot OF the present seasons
early growth is used in the same way.
Roots are thrown out IS represented. and
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EAxsAR It il said. kas he'd fourseea q
c3ores Ia six YeaxA
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-04-19
VARIETIES.

"A little boy al Paterson, Kan, wrote to
Santa Claus for pony, but was wise enough
to add, "1fhe is mule please tie his hind
legs"
Bell was asked where her two brothers,
aged four and two were. She replied "They
are sitting on the door step talking about old
times"
An old fellow who had perfect horror
ofdoctors was in the habit, when told that
some one he knew was dead, of asking :"Of
whom did be die"
"A preference.-"Doy you believe that DR..
Holmes was right when he said poverty is
cure for dyspepsia ut may be. I'd
rather have the dyspepsia"
City Business Man-"At last am rich
enough to retire from business" Friend
What are you going TO do ?" 81 am going
to buy the old farm that ran away from and
live on it,"
Such thing as hare going mad is not
recorded In the medical works. Such thing
as March hare being madden than Febru-
airy or an April hare is said by DR.. Perkins
10 be an absurdity.
-Mother-"To think that my little Ethel
should have spoken so imperlinently to papa
to-day at dinner! She never hears me talk
in that way to him" Ethel (stoutly(-"Well,
but you choosed him and didn't"
"Isuppose you began the new year righti"
said old Mr.. Benly to hfs son. "Yes, sir, l
did" was the response. "What new resolu.
tons did you make, my son ?" "a resolu-
ton, my father, not to make any new resolu-
tions."
-Dickic, six years old, had pair of boots.
He cut one of them with his Ratchet The
father became very angry and scolded inces-
sanity The little fellow looked his father in
the face and said lfyou don't stop talking,
you'll get me mad, too"
Little Jeanette's mother found her one
day with her face covered with jam from ear
to ear. 30 Jeanette" said her mother,
"what would you think if you should catch
me looking like that some dayf" II should
think you'd had awful good time, mamma"
said Jeanette, her face Frightening.
Husband (pettishly)-"Why, Nellie, do
spend so much time at the looking glassP"
Wife-"To make myself look as attractive as
possible" H-"Pshaw You are too vain.
And what does 1t all amount tor don't ad-
mire you any more" WI know it, dear,
but you are not the only man in the world"
II. puts on his thinking cap.
"A Kentucky gentleman who recently
came to Washington to consult with his mem
Der OF Congress about an office under the new
Administration, was asked by gentlemen
from Boston whether it is really true that the
people of Kentucky are so very bibuous.
"Bibulous !" said the Kentuckian. "Bibu-
lous don't reckon you could find dozen
Bibles in the whole State"