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The Red Cloud chief., 1896-10-09
SEASIDE SOCIAL CUSTOMS.

SEASIDE SOCIAL CUSTOMS.
Tho code Il Not So severe rs In HON.
Iife. but u liza. Limitations.
II requires almost as much diplomacy
and mental work to steer n woman
through the social intricacies OF Il sum
MGR at a resort as to carry her safely
through an Official Washington winter.
The appearance OF informality dcludcg
newcomers into hoping for pleasant re-
l%ations, and then they make what is
known in the vcrnacular as a break"
At the end OF the season they go away
declaring that Sea Rock or White
Wave" Is IA "horrid, stir place. pco-
pied mainly by snobs. and vow never to
return. The rules which govern ac-
Gualntance-making at summer resorts
are Il trii!c more lax than those which
regulate owl acQuaintanccShip. Poo
PIE who meet in hotel dining-rooms or
on piazza corners every day soon grow
TO know II another sufficiently well
To permit them 10 do what the Irish
man calls passing the time of day"
' h'N ihtN ~ ll'lill' ~lllStEiIltN anu NIl-
broidcrv silks, to say nothing of views
ON the scenery ana the company. But
this degree OF intimacy. says q writer
IN The New York Journal. docs not var
rant cHl.S. No newcomer at q hotel
must ever call on IN older resident UNI
til the older one has called on her.
Net even when the acquaintance has
progressed 50 far that one invites the
other TO form joint plcnicing or sailing
parties should this rule in regard TO
calls be intrinEcd. The summer board
er'S room is her Caetlc and my amount
of outdoor intimacy does not warrant
intrusion into II until after a definite
advance toward friendship has boon
made. Cottagors. as "A usual thing.
should take the initiative i'm calling up-
OH any boarders at hotels or boarding
houses whom they wish to know. In
many places the cottage elemcn, and
the hotel element form two distinct
and somewhat hostile clidues. The ad-
vance toward acquaintance should be
made by the established residents. and
not by the transient ones. And yet
the Utmost outdoor civility may cXis,
among beach or rock acquaintance at
a small resort without any house in
timacy. or course these rules apply to
women. the real dictators of social
AS for the acquaintance be-
tween young women and men. II is gov
erned by the ordinary cOnventionall-
ties. Young women do not become ac-
quaintod with young men except when
they are formally introduced by some
common friend.-St., Louis Pos,-Dis.
patch.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-10-09
A bicycle Disease.

Mothers whose daughters do a grea,
deal of cycling should know about a
new cycling disease. People have been
declaring that they have been sud
denly seized with a wild impulse TO
jump from their machincs-an uncon-
trollable impulse, which apparently
seizes them at the most awkward
times, such as midway down a hill.
II Is no new thing, after all; at least.
no newer than tho cultivation of over
strung nerves among us. People af-
hicted with this mysterious malady
ave been OVERRIDING their riding, and
the only cause for wonder is that their
Ill treated nervous systems have not
taken its revenge in an even more un-
pleasant manner.
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prisoner, II he wishes TO tickle his pal
ate with mince pie. n juicy roast or
caEC@ like his mother used TO make,
mus. weeds reform in earnest. These
coveted prizes, q menu chosen wisely.
OF course. by the management. will be
his to choose from for breakfast, din
nor and supper If he will RET UP and
hustle ana be q man.
The reformatory at Elmira Is de
signed for the rcformatory treatment
OF males between the ages of 16 and so
years who have been committed To it
under an indc'ormina.e sentence Of fell
ony. Efforts are made to educate the
men in the trades and intellcctually and
physically. The average period of de-
tcnt.on Is about twenty months. and
the management claims that 4 reform
atory graduate who has mastered the
whole course OF the school of letters OF
the institution may safely be presumed
to know the principles and leading
facts and requisite processes of about
ten great branches of learning that
have a direct and importan: bearing
WI ""''''' ''ONEIN anu lul'ttN'. lb'
inmates arc soldiers, w0rkmCn. room
keepers. trade learners and scholars.
The Sanlc persons arc, AZ different
times. cadets, mechanics and students.
ana all ar" always inmates. 70 make
shoes and clothing. man the laundry.
Copi; and serve the food. tin The farm
and garden. milk the twenty COW. and
feed the 200 swine. haul The coal. feed
the fires, sweep and mop the corridors.
shave tho boards and cut the hair OF
] 200 men. keep the records. distribute
the library. edit the newspaper, teach
forty classes, are a few Of the things
the inmates are kept busy doing.
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Eastern dealers In dogs say that the
demand for their stock has increased
rapidly. They declare that the woman
who formerly fondled poodles and ter
riers for amusement now devotes her.
self to her bicycle so enthusiastically
that she has no leisure for dogs. The
demand for large dogs has almost
ceased, because the men who used 10
take them on their walks now ride a
wheel and don't want TO be bothered
with dogs. Several men who ride reg
ularly on the boulevard are followed by
dogs, but this hasn't become n fad. A
man who owns a kennel offered tn
make me a present of a st. Bernard
pup the other day. This fact OF itself
bears cut the plant of the dog dealers.
for the breed he asked me- to choose
from used to be quoted high here ans
elsewhere.
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resigned his high Office, ~ he did not
think II right to serve an adminis.ra-
ton with whose sentiments he could
not agree. Much pleased by the hon
orable course the King made Calvert
Lord Baltimore, his estates lying in q
town Of that name In Ireland.
Before the papers by which Mary
land was conveyed to Calvert were
made out, that gentleman died, and 1t
was to his son. Cecilius, that the char
ter was granted In June. 1852, by which
the new province was named in honor
OF the Queen, Henrietta Maria, Mary
land. The Lords Baltimore remained
In England always, being literally the
ruling Governor of the colony, but he
eldest son OF the lord was sent to act
as the representative of the nobleman.
Thus there were a great many Cover
nors OF Maryland In this country bear
ing the name Calvert, while the lord
was still In England. At last the lire
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WORTH KNOWING,

II Is lawful in China to kill a grave
robber the instant he Is caught in his
underhanded work.
Tho only quicksilver mines OF i'm
portance in this country are located
In southern California.
The old house In West Brownsville.
Pa, In which James G. Blaine spent his
boyhood has been torn down.
Over 200 children are cared for by
twenty-eight %orphanages and institu-
tons for children in Philadelphia.
In most of the London churches on a
recent Sunday night special thankseiv-
ings were offered up for the rain that
had fallen.
Bicycles have reached the Arizona
Indians, and the people OF Phoenix re-
Gently noted a Pima riding his wheel
along the Tempe road.
SILK worms in the west have taken
an extra turn this year, and a colony
OF $4,000 at Coquille, Ore, is reported
as having spun the o quicker and
better than ever before.
While the militia were in camp at
Lake Sebastocook, in Maine, Il Is said
that the perch stopped biting, espe-
cially OH days when there was much
firing.
At Hood River, Ore, Strawberries
yielded one grower this past season q
profit Of $208, 700 on a patch of ninety
six square rods, or at the rate of nearly
$500 IN acre.
The latest order for women Is the
Royal Victorian Order, which has only
this year been inaugurated by her ma
jesty, and to which no lady has Fet
been gazetted.
An editor, who Is also paymaster at
Great Bend, Mo-, offers a years sub
scription to his paper at 81. agreeing
that the paper shalt be sent free II
Bryan Is beaten.
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liCAt Way Out of LII.

An old lady who was seriously i'll,
found herself TO be in a trying position,
which she defined to a friend in these
words: You sec, my daughter !iar-
riet is married to one o those honey
path doctors. and my. daughter Kate
to an allypath. If | call in the honey
path, my allypath son-in-law and his
wife git mad, an If | call in my ally
path son-in-law my homeypath SON
in-law and his wife git mad, an II /
go ahead an git well without either o.
'em. then they'll both be mad. so |
don't see but I'd better die outright"
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a Worry Chic Woman.

A very chic oma looks her best
In a white foulard silk covered with
queer little black scrolls. In this cas-
the vest IL composed Of black mousssl-
Inc de sole over white satin. On the
moussellne are appliqued lace roses.
The sleeves have a very small pun ana
are ruched. This gown Is so skiifuIly
arranged that It can also be worn with
a fchu OF black mOusseline do sole.
round which Is seen a knife pleating az
mousseline, which, In turn. Is edged
with a little Valenciennes lace. Fou-
lards are exceedingly fashionable, ane
one having a white ground with a blue
pattern upon II has lately been COM
pleted by a good woman. The bodice II
scanned In the center OF the back, ans
drawn In narrow folds to tho front,
where II Is fastened with rosettes orna-
mentcd with diamond buttons. A loose
rever falls on either side OF the bust
to reveal a fchu and collar made oY
esprit net, outlined with grass layr
embroidery frilled with lace.-Ex
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rightful heir to the ti'lc. This g"ntle-
mar Is George T.. Calvert. who ~ In
the Court OF Claims. but his hutnc is
over on The hills of Virginia. a bean
TIM site from which one can see The
winding Potomac. Che Ions. lnug line
of foothills and the plijGcriug douca
of the Capitol and new library. white
the tall. white shaft Of tho WlsAlug,un
monument rises like a d,,rrr piercing
the sky. The trst Lord baltimore wac
Sir George Calvert. who was among
the English gentlemen who obtained
from the Crown tho charter for tho
Virginia Company in 1890. when tue
colonists were rapidly settling OH new
lands In America. Whilc holding the
position of secretary of state he be-
came a Roman Catholic, and M the
prevailing religion was Protestant he
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Mays aud Incing

Queen Amelie of Portugal. VINO. as
every II knows. is a qualified doctor.
has perceived that N-rays might be
utilized to demonstrate the evils of
tight lacing. She has taken photo
graphs OF some Of the ladies of her
court. and has been holding forth en-
ergetically concerning the contrast be-
tween the feminine form divine and the
form as 1t appears when improved"
by the modern corset. One is sorry to
hear that her maiesty's we'll meant eff
forts have not met with much encour-
agoment from her encourage. Some OF
the fair rebels have even gone so far
as to fatty refuse to be photographed.
II the queen perseveres. however, she
will doubtless be able to regulate the
size of waists. just as the Princess of
Wales has killed many an iniudiciOus
mode by refusing to adopt it. To make
a thing bad form is far more offoC-
tual than to seek to crush it by de-
crees or disCredit by arguments. In
England the custom of squeezing re-
Coived its death blow when the Duchess
of York was married, and the curious
world was informed that the waist of
her wedding gown measured twenty-siX
inches. Her figure is beautifully pro-
portioned. "A fact which no one can look
At her and deny.-New York Recorder.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-10-09
PERSIAN SOCIALISTS.
imprlronm ru,, Ioriurc and Death ,.st
D" Not App,ii the Hp,bi.

ID" Not App'li the irnbi.
AS TO the real tcncts of the baabi,
opinions differ, says tho FortniEhlly
Review. They are socialists and un-
doubleday adopt the system of Campu-
nifty OF property, while the ORTHODOX
Pcrsians perslstcntly assert that ,hcy
practice polyandry. and the strange ccr-
omonies Of the Chcragh karmnsh op-
served among the Yczcedis, or Joyil
worshipcrs OF Karrind. a distr'c, near
kermanshah; he this as 1t may, it Is
quite certain that each Baabi looks
upon himself az an incarnation Of Zoe
aud r%cvercnccs the baab. I. e.. Sayu6
Mahommed All, as the prophet Of Coz
ana the ycritable incarnation of The
Deity Himself. Unfortunately for ~,
secretaries Of the baab, there Is a very
simple means of recognizing them. A
man being suspected of baabism H. rr-
qlcstcd to curse the baab; II he be .
haabi he invariably refuses to do thiS.
though he knows full we'll that the re-
inSal viii assurcdly cost him his lie
Imprisonment, torture, death itself ia'i
to shake the steadfast believers In The
mission of the baab.
The writer saw n hnabi led to prison
IN 1850; the man was II priest (nollah@
who had been denounced by his wife
tie was an old man and. though he Was
imprisoned and severely bastinaiocd
aud offered life If he would curse the
baab, yet he refused. When led to CT
cc'ltion and cntredtCd to curse the baak
he replied:
curses on you, your prince Uhc all
Hs-sultan. then governor OF IspahaRi
yonr King and all oppressors. 7 wei
come death and long for It. for | shan
instantly rcappoar on this earth and
enjoy the delights Of paradise"
When he ceased speaking the cxcc9
TONER advanced and slew him
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-10-09
Washington has been visited recent
ly by n rising young Southern woman

. -
who Is making an enyiable reputation
for herself In Boston. This is Mrs.
Caroline Green Noble. whose fame as
a writer OF negro dialect stories. OF
which she IL the interpreter, has made
her well known in Boston. On the site
on which now stands the magnificent
new Congressional Library, rose many
years ago the old mansion owned by
General Duff Green. Here IL was that
Mrs. Noble was born. The death Of
her father left the mother a widow
with several young children, 20 the
family emigratcd to California. Mrs.
Green was OF the distinguished family
OF Pickens, being a grandfather Of the
famous General Pickens, OF revolution
airy fame. Determining to attain her
success in the center OF Northern cul-
ture, a short while ago Mrs. Noble, who
had displayed great talent as a writer
OF Southern life, went to Boston, and
though she knew no one, in a little
while had established a reputation, and
her readings were given at most Of the
swell literary clubs in the Hub. Her
success has been phenomenal, and It Is
probable that she may tom the coun-
try with her readings, unless she ac-
cepts a position on some magazine.
Miss Floride Green. n younger sister
OF Mrs. Noble, has taken up Gamers
work and made such a SUCCESS Of her
fine artistic photography that the
magazines Of New York pay her the
highest prices given for pictures.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-10-09

The United States cruiser Bancroft,
which has sailed for Constantinople,
Is a trim little boat. but Is by no means
a terror. II Is not the intention of the
government to terrorizc the sultan by
sending a warship into his harbor, but
merely to signify by its presence there
that Uncle Sam Is not neglccting his
interests in that country. The moral
effect, so called, is all that is desired.
Minister Terrell believes he can per-
suade the Turk to allow the boat to
enter the harbor, although there Is
doubt as to his ability In that direc-
ton. The Bancroft sailed under
sealed orders. She vas laid down in
1891 at Elizabeth. N. j., by the Moore
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-10-09
a PRETTY STORY.
What u Little Girl said at Iunoh WITH
the Queen.

'"S
the Queen.
An amusing story of Ingenious chiia-
hood is told by a former maid of honor
IN the service Of Queen Victoria. a
little niece of hers visited her ono dav
at court. The queen caught sight OF ths
child. and, pleased with her innocent
prattle, asked the lady-in-waitins to
have the little visitor come to lupchcon
some day ut the palace. The child was
taken on an appointed day to the royal
table. While quite unconscious of the
honor conferred upon her, she wac
quiet and well behaved. and not in
clined TO talk unnecessarily. During
the luncheon chicken was served. The
child ate her portion with keen relish,
and was careful in the use of knife and
fork. Suddenly she stared at the
queen with eyes like round towers.
Then pointing her email finger in the
direction of her majesty. she exclaimed
with a tone Of reprooi: 20, piggie,
piggie!' The queen had taken one OF
the chicken bones quite dclica,ely in
her fingers. but he carefully trained
child, who had been warned in the
nursery that this was n breach Of pro-
pricty In young people. could not re-
frain from repeating an expression THAI
she had often heard her goyerncss use.
Every one Mt the table was startled,
but the queen at once led I'm the laugh
ter, enjoying quite kcenly the joke ~
her W eXpense.-Youth's Companion
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-10-09

"A great, big, oyergrown fellow like
you ought to be at work instead of
begging said the censor!ous citizen.
I'm will!n' to work." replied Dismal
Dawson, but I'm too blamed clumsy.
I've tried the shells and I've tried
threc-card monte, but the Rules got
onto me the very first time"
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OF descent In England died out; there
were no heirs at all in the Old World
who could inherit the title, for though
the revolution made Maryland an in
dependent State that did not affect the
rights OF the Lords Baltimore. who
possessed the titles and estates in Eng
land, and had n of the American
heirs returned to the ancestral: home
they would have taken the title.
The present Mr.. Calvert is In a direct
line from the eldest son Of the last OF
the English Lords of the Baltimore
house. AS he has always lived here In
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-10-09
A SkilIful

A tourist in Switzerland who vax
about to make the ascent OF a noun
tain thought best to ask some ques-
tions as to the capabilities of his guide.
is he a thoroughly skillful climber"
he asked of the hotelkeeper. Il should
say SOL" exclaimed the innkeeper. HE
has lost two parties of tourists down
the mountain side and escaped without
a scratch both times" London Punch.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-10-09
Pretty l.Oud,

He-Miss Uptodate's bicycle rigging
Is pretty loud, isn't It?
Her Rival-Loud! should say il
was. Every time she passes a vacant
barn by the roadside her boomers
create an echo.
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Ills Funny Little Way.

Clara-He has such a funny littIe
way Of kissing me on the back OF M
neck.
Maude-Well, you know, he can't zee
your face from there.
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LIFE IN WASHINGTON.
a DEFENDANT OF LORD BNlrI-
MORE NOW LIVING THERE.
senator Faulkner the busiest VIZ, al
I'll" Capitol rhc Coming Marriage ot
Miss B"Idtc Faulkner Gcncr,i
GUssin.


EN even or those
who have passed
their lives within
the gates of he
capital know that
there Is now living
here u gentleman
WHO can rightfull,
claim that he * he
II defendant
OF the last l.urd
Baltimore AMI ihp
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Cant buy Ours.

Says a fertilizer concern In Nash
vile. Tenn: 1--WE buy your bones and
pay You the highest market price
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APPEAL TO STOMACH.
a QUEER FOOD EXPERIMENT
THAT is BE TRIED.
Problem Of Reforming q Criminal Its
students Numbcv Many Brainy Mcn.
Who VIII wath the scheme with
Interest.

LII civilized ma
tions hold out some
i%nducemcnt TO the
criminal in Coniinc-
ment to sooner Sc
cure his release
FRO legal re-
%straint, says the
New York Times.
\ certain amount
Of time Is taken off
the sentence for
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Brothers. She is commanded by ten
officers and carries n crew of 800 men.
She has been in the seas just three
years and cost the government the
moderate sum Of $25O,0 00. Her length
Ia 1S7 feet q inches, with a beam of -
feet. She draws II feet 9 inches OF
water, has n displacement Of S39 tons,
Il horse power of 1913 and a speed Of
l4.J7 knots. Her armament consists
OF four four-inch rapid-nring rifles,
two torpedo tubes and a few small
weapons of no great power. The Ban
croft will be really n representative OF
the nations dignity at COnstantinople
rather than a menace to the sultan's
capital.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-10-09

America and the estates could not be
rc'trucd 10 the family at this date,
II Ia scarcely possible that. even II he
wished. he could secure from the Grown
any OF the old property of tho family
left in England. Vet such is far from
his intention \ quiet. courteous gen
tlCman with most modest and udae-
gumlng manners. he Is Il thorough
american. and cares nothing for his
titled ancestry. nor wishes to inherit
their lands ar estates. HE daughter,
were lac To claim his Engliih title.
would be Lady Helen. and the child.
who IL about \, il u swcct-faccd blonde
with the retiring manner of her faith.
Cr. Mrs. Calvert was u Miss Swan, a
daughter Of onc Of the most distin-
cuishcd families Of Virginia and a lady
whose arlstocratic descent shows in
her patrician hearing.
The most prominent man in town
at present IL Senator Faulkner, who IA
absorbed in his campaign work. Should
The silver men win IL would certainly
'nem that his services ought TO be sub
.rtantially recognized 10y a Cabinet po.
sition, one for which he Is cmincntly
lifted. Senator Marion Butler auI
family are also in the city, and II would
seem that the silver forces are gather.
ins strongly with great numbers at
Che capital.
The wedding of Miss Boydic Faux
rcr, which will I've celebrated soon nc
MartinsOurg. W. Va. Is expected % b.
"A swell society event, as the parties
are both of such prominence. The
wedding of his second daughter will
leave but II Miss Faulkner to return
to the capital. and az the home Of the
Senator has ever been among the most
popular in the city, the deprivation of
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-12-18

stenographer for her pretty gift and
with much stammering and blushing
spoke of her darning and said he
wished she'd do his darning steady"
"I'm afraid | can't do that. I'm hop
ing to get work any day, you know"
she answered, blushing, too.
"I'll engage you to do my darning,
then" he said, awkwardly.
The stenographer's heart beat fast
err, but she only asked demurely what
wages he would pay.
Then he became very courageous.
my heart and all have and home
for the little brother, too" he answered,
recklessly. forgetting for the moment
that almost all his worldly possessions
were sunk in the Success.
That very day the gold nugget went
to Indiana by express and the proceeds
of its sale paid for little Jimmy's pas
sage out to Cheyenne, where he went to
live with his sister and his new brother.
The stenographer must have been a
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-12-18

she stopped with little cry of dismay,
for a hole of generous proportions oc-
cupied the place where the heel had
once been.
"That will never do" she declared.
half aloud, and, slipping it down from
the mantel, with murmured poor
fellow" she rushed off to her room with
the big sock i'm her little hands. and,
getting out her work-basket. darned
the great hole neatly and swiftly.
"Now he won't lose all of his toys" she
said laughingly to herself as she started
TO replace 1t.
The mine owner had happened to en-
ter the hall just as the young woman
disappeared with his property and gave
low whistle Of amazement. He wait
ed, considerably mystified. in dark
corner. until she reappeared and hung
il up i'm its place again.
When she had run off to he'd he drew
near and examined the sock carefully
1t did not take even his dull masculine
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-12-18

for each sock or stocking plainly re-
vealed it's owners identity. Heading
the row was the hose that protected
Mrs. Malloy's stout extremities from
the chilly blasts, of thick. heavy yarn
of notified blue and white. Next was
one of soft, fine cashmere, which fitted
the No. S foot of the Ohio lawyer. Four
small stockings of varying sizes owned
by the young Malloys interviewed be-
tween il and the one belonging to the
widow i'm the second floor front.
Those of the two school-teachers
came next-one severe black one be-
longing to the elder, the other, with CO.
quettish clocks of red, the younger pre-
ceptress owned. Then the miners big
heavy cotton sock followed, and, last
of all, her own. Rapidly she dropped
her gifts into the stockings, but when
she reached the one next to the last