The Red Cloud chief., 1894-05-11

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epithets that some men use in speaking
OF the wife OF their BOSOM" none per-
haps 10 more often used than "the old
woman Young married men soon
form the Labit Of this woman culture
and think it smart. Dear Angelina"
and "Molly Darling" only hear their pet
names for "a short time when chubby"
will address the parlan 70 Of the com.
munity as "Old Woman" The wife
soon begins to think that she is growing
old and one by one OF her youthful
charms disappear. and ere long that
brightest vivacity that would raise NOR.
tails to the skies" is gone. and in its place
the eifervescent spirit Of discomfort
takes its place. Once he was wont to
address her as my angel OF the golden
tresses,' but,now no calls her ''old sorrel
top Wonders "why she has changed
SOL. while he 10 all love and affability,
Kicks the cat into the cream jar, and Is
OH to town till midnight, Just to make
the 'old woman hot As a general
thing this class OF men who have "old
woman on the brain arc chronic grum.
blers and fault finders. II tho recent
freeze frozo his potatoes, why! the "old
woman" is to blame, he didn't want to
plant for n month yet. II the rats have
eaten up his seed corn, he will saddle
the blame on the 'old woman" He will
persist in buying the cheapest grade Of
Hour In order to have m excuse to blame
tho "old woman" for not having bread
up to the standard OF a "Vienner loaf"
II he is a republican, he blames the "old
woman Tor hard times and tho defeat
OF his party in %. If he ia a democrat,
q old woman" ia responsible for the
Mckinley bill, the low prices of corn and
tho hog cholera. And "when life's fitful
fever is over and Satin invites him in.
70 his engine room, he will say, swell il
It hadn't been for tho old woman I'd
been on the cupola OF paradise. Will
some OF our scientists invent an "old
woman" euro and bring the millennium!
The pessimis, no doubt would dread the
cure. but-"If right makes might the
world would DO better for it."
BAND ANNIvERsARy-At tho regular
meeting of the Red Cloud S. OF V. Cor.
net Band the following officers were
elected for the year OF 1898: President,
Oscar Patmor; Vice President, Walter
Warren; Secretary, III. j. Clark; Treas.
urer, y. Z. Bell; Business manager, O.
q. Bell; Asst. business manager, il. J.
Clark. by an invitation from o. G.
Bell. the band and their ladies met al
the home OF o. G. Bell and famil, to
celebrate their I'd anniversary. The
evening was spent IN various amuse.
ments. The band rendered some OF
their excellent music, A most delicious
supper was served, after which the band
rendered National Fcncibles. and bid
ding host and hostess good night, de.
parted for their several homes. The
following were present: Messrs. Oscar
Patmor, Harry Miller, Walter Warren
Robt. Mcbride, Sam Miller, Thad Nc,
Nit. A. B, Sellars, +. j. Grice, Amos
COwden, ii, j. Clark. Geo. Hendricks;
Mrs. ii. II. Hurley OF Denver, Misses
Belle Spanogle, Mary Detour, Jessie
Warren, jessie McKeighan. Lois Pope,
Blanch Sellars, Bertha Talbot. Retta
Aver. Jennie Bell. Lille Smith, j. g.
Dickerson and wife, VIM. West and wife,
CD. Warren and wife, o. g. Bell and
wife.
Med. Review: Who makes the kit
tens Jackiey Why, God makes them
Ethel. He doesn't make them as he
does babies, n by one, but he says,
"Let there be Kittens" and there are
kittens.
See Mrs, Rich for your millinery. She
has q fine line OF French pattern hats
that cannot DO excelled and she il sell
No them very cheap. She has also a