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The Red Cloud chief., 1897-08-06
Tho English Way.

A London %Gchoolboy committed sui
eide last month, leaving behind a pa
thetic letter saying that he could not
stand the abuse to which he was sub
jected by his fellows at school. There
was practically NJ investigation Of the
matter except that which ELECTED the
remark OF the master that the youth
vas Of a very sensitive nature, and
the jury brought In a verdict Of death
while temporarily insane. Youth of
all nationalities is proverbially cruel.
but the cruelest Of all are the boys of
the anglo-Saxon race. Since the begin
ming OF education the schools o.
England have been the scene of a long
series Of petty tyrannies calculated to
develop DULLES or to result. as this
unfortunate case did, in suicide. Any
one who has read Tom Browns
School Days will remember the miser-
able servitude which the younger and
more timid boys were Obliged to live
In and the brutal treatment to which
they were subjected. This custom of
tagging" is upheld by the English
people. and even the gentle Thomas
Hughes excused 1t. II is supposed 10
develop manliness in youth. At least
that Is what the English urge In its
defense. But it does nothing OF the
kind. Where 1t does not break the
spirit OF the boy as in the Ease OF the
unfortunate youth alluded to. it is apt
to create DULLES of the worst kind.
In America schools and colleges are
by no means SO free from cruelty OF
this sort that England can be con-
demned unsparingly, but thu flag sys-
tenn has never obtained here and never
could. 1t would be impossible for a
boy to be bounded to death in this
country for the reasons which led the
English lad to take his life. II was
bis advocacy o: the Greek cause which
got him into such disrepute with his
fellows. The p~artisanship of the sires
is not transmitted in this degree to tn
sons In this country. The curious thing
about the English case Is that the par.
ents seem to take the death OF their
boy as a matter of course.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-08-06

Are the warriors TO all. save the maids
OF their isle,
hose aw Is their will, and whose life
Ia their smile;
From beauty there valor and strength
are not rovers,
And peace reigns supreme In the green
Isle of Lovers.
And he who has sought to set foot on
its shore.
In mazes perplex'd. has beheld 1t no
more;
1t fleets on the vision. deluding thu
view,
Its banks still retire as the hunters pur-
sue;
o! who In this vain world of woe shat,
discover
The home undisturb'd. the green Isl
of the Lover!
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-08-06
A Rat Worth Protecting,

A curious incident, showing how a
small kindness may sometimes bring a
large and unexpected reward. occurred
near Stony Fork. Tioga county, Pa, re-
Gently. Mr.. Henry l.. Harris and wife
and family of Ave children live on q
farm some distance from the p%ostoffice.
One of the children, a little girl. was
taken i'll with scarlet fever several
months ago. which left her In a partly
crippled condition. and she has been
unable to leave her bed. Her couch IL
located in IN upper part OF the house,
which Is also used as a store room.
Some time ago she told her father that
a rat had come out of a hole and run
cross the floor and he at once proceed
ed to trap the rodent. The little girl
however, pleaded that the rat was
| the only company she had a greater
part Of the day. while her mother was
busy, and asked that 1t be allowed to
remain. So to please the child the
trap was removed, and the animal al.
lowed to run about the
The girl would feed him with crumbs
SdNCu vi hVi hohC toO picLtllu
meals, and soon the rat became very
tame, allowing her to stroke him. but
would scamper away on the approach
Of any one else. He was a large gray
fellow. and capable of making quite a
fight. The child's % was heated
with a wood stove. the wood being
brought In from outside.
One day recently the mother, who
was employed In a distant part Of the
house, heard the child screaming as
though in terror. and rushing to the
room found the little one nearly fright
ened into commissions. and a dead rat.
tlesnake was lying on the floor, It's
neck nearly chewed of. When at las,
she had been quieted. the girl said she
was stroking Tommy, the rat. when
she saw the reptile gliding along the
floor towards her from the direction
Of the stove. Suddenly 1t stopped
emitted a whirrins sound, and coiled
itself for a spring. She was paral-
yzed with terror. and realizing that II
would be upon her before any aid could
come closed her eyes and prayed
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-08-06

going along the street he met a com.
panion of his fathers. whom he stopped
and to whom he said. IF you give me
a sixpence I'll toll you the way to
heaven"
The man was surprised but from
curiosity he handed the boy I, sixpence
and was told, Christ is tho Way. the
Truth, and the Life"
"Ah." said the man, II have been
looking for the Way in saloons these
many years, but I believe you are
right. It was my mothers way"
In after years it was his privilege TO
tell 1t to the heather, for the. little
fellow saved a child from being run
over one day, and, from gratitude, he
was educated by the child's father. and
today he is a foreign missionary. show
ing to Others the way to heaven.-Sel,
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-08-06

For years the bane of the American
;irl staying I'm London has been her in
.bility to find shoes OF home make or
nything like them. American shoes
Jr American feet Is n demand with
which dealers at the British capital
have at last been forced to comply.
\ store for the sale of American foot
gear has sent out its advertisement and
been welcomed with applause. There
Is an independence about the Ameri-
can foot which prefers Kneippism to
heavy soles and calfskins uppers, and
the English shoe knows no daintier
makeup except in the studio of the ar
tiste or the sandal wearing reformer,
There Is more potency In a shoe than
many minds imagine and the cleve
American girl has begun to realize this
Light weight walking shoes will dis
place all others next month In the war
drobe OF the sensible maid. They are
the only healthful covering. Asid.
from their ventilative possibilities the,
conserve energy. In a light weight
pair OF shoes the normal pedestrian
may tour the town without perceptible
loss OF vitality. Heavy, uncomfortable
shoes affect the voice. too. Just how
the scientist knows. but wise music
teachers often are as fastidious abou
a pupils shoes as her corset.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-08-06
Rules for Ba.tInp y skirt.

Amplituue OF skirts Is being ONE
what modified. and their stiffness very
much so, The fullness Ia all carried
round to the back. the front and the
.ides being smooth, straight and care
.ully fitted. In cutting out a skirt the
edges Of the brcadths should always be
first ruled with a ruler long enough tc
80 from top to bottom. for any irregu-
larity In the seams of a skirt spells its
appearance and prevents 1t from hang
ing we'll. In basting the seams lay the
Two edges together on a long table. the
bias odge uppermost, II a straight and
bias edge are to be Joined, and basic
them while they are lying fiat. II the
goods Ia very thin. like gauze or mus
lin or any sort Of light silk, basic mt
the same time a narrow strip of paper
along the seam. Stitch through the
paper. which will prevent the machine
needle from gathering In material. The
paper may be easily removed afterward.
The stiffening has almost entirely dis
appeared from skirts. They are no
longer as rigid as II they were made
OF wood. but have a degree OF supple
ness hat Is much more desirable. A
haircloth facing Ave or six inches wide
is put around the foot Of the skirt to
prevent 1t from clinging close to the
ankles. but this IL the limit Of stiffness.
The wires and various other contriv-
ances for expanding have entirely dis
appeared. Indeed. the wires never met
with any favor among well dressed
women. as the effect was disagreeable
and with sufficiently good Innings nc
such arrangement was needed for sus'
tanning the skirt.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-08-06

nished with black soutache in a spider
web design. Several rows of braid An
ished the short basque, which had tiny
inserted panels on the hips and tao
black buttons and braiding ornamented
these. Navy blue canvas was made
over red silk in the other dress. Its
blouse waist opened on zach side TO
show a plated panel of white linen.
the yoke having a similar band put on
horizontally with finish top and bot
tom Of finely embroidered batistc In
sertion edged on both sides with mar
row white silk braid.
The front OF the bodice bloused over
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-08-06
She Was . Stranger.

The following story. which come
from the west, brings with it a lesson
Tor all. old and young:
"A Sunday school missionary. while
addressing a Sunday school, noticed a
little girl shabbily dressed and bare
footed, shrinking In a corner, her little
sunburned face buried IN her hands,
and sobbing as II her heart would
break. Soon, however, another little
girl, about II years of age, got I'D and
went to her. Taking her by the hand
she led her out to a brook. where she
seated the little one on a log. Then
kneeIing beside her. this good Samar-
itan took of tSs ragged sunbonnet
and. dipping her hand in tbs water
bathed the others hot eyes and tear.
stained face, and sm0othed the tan.
gled hair, talking cheerily all the
while.
THE little n frightened I'D, the
tears vanished, and smiles came creep
ing around the rosy mouth. The mis-.
sionary who had followed the two,
stepped forward and asked, is tina,
YOUR sister. my dear?'
"'No. SIR answered the child with
tender, earnest eyes, 4 have no sis
ter
"'Oh, M Of the neighbours chill,
dren,' replied the missionary; "a littk
s%choolmate, perhaps?
mo, sir; she Is a stranger. l never
saw her before
"'Then how came you to take hel
out and have such a care for her?'
Because she was a stranger, sir
and seemed all alone, and needed some
body to be kind to her. christian
Standard.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-08-06
A True Story.

As a prominent business man In tho
city Of G was passing along the
street one evening he saw a little boy
~kneeling in the shadow Of a pile of
dry goods boxes on the corner. The
man stopped and listened to the little
fellows words:
'Oh, Lord Jesus. won't you help
me? ] am hungry. and tired. and
cold. Mother said you would. You
know my mother. She lives up there
in heaven now. She said II | ever got
in n tight place after she was gone. To
call on you for help. | hain't had no
trade today. haven't earned a
cent"
The mans heart was touched, and he
took the boy home and clothed and
fed him, and he put him to work in his
Office.
After a little, he was sent to school
and is o growing to be a useful and
respected young nan He never
doubts that the Lord answered his
prayer.
AS the old hymn says: IF our faith
were but more simple. WI would take
Him at His word" And he surely would
take care of us. for the word says;
Trust in the Lord and do good. anC
thou shalt dwell in the land and verify
thou shalt be fed"
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-08-06

Whether in answer to her prayer or
from a combative instinct can not be
determined. for the rat sprang forward
and fastened its teeth In the serpent'a
throat. Together they rolled about tho
floor, but the rat had his adversary in
such a amer that 1t could not usq
it's poisonous fangs, and as the rat
clung to his hold the writings of the
snake gradually grew less until 10
Strengthened out on the floor. When
the danger was past the child recov-
cred her voice and screamed until her
mother came. AS footsteps sounded
on the stair the rat disappeared In hi
hole.
1t Is supposed that the serpent o n
cealed himself in the woodpile DURING
the fall, was brought In with the
wood, and thawed out by the heat. II
was 21a feet long, and had four rattles,
Since the incident Tommy has been
granted the privilege of the whole
house.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-08-06
The Herald.

A poor little boy stood some time ago
at the corner of n of the busy streets
in Glasgow, selling matches. As he
stood there a gentleman approached
him and asked him the way to a GER
tain street. The way to that particular
street was very tortuous, but the little
fellow directed him very infinitely.
When he had finished his directions,
the gentleman said. Now. II you will
tell me the way to heaven as correctly
Isl give you sixpence."
The boy considered for a moment,
then suddenly remembering a text he
had learned In Sunday school, he re-
piled. Christ is the Way. the Truth,
and the Life. sir!"
The gentleman at once handed him
the promised ~sixpence, and left him
yisibly affected. The child though,
this an easy way to make money, and
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-08-06

Where lost, in his course. the rapt IN
dian discovers.
In distance seen dinly. the green Isle
of Lovers.
There yerdure fades never Immortal
Soft waves the magnolia Its groves oil
Perfume
And low bends the branch with rich
fruitage depressed.
All glowing like gems In the crowns OF
the east: =,
There the bright eye of nature. in mild
glory hovers
'Tis the land of the sunbeam-the green
Isle of Lovers.
Sweet strains wildly font on the
breezes that kiss
The calm-flowing lake round that
region OF bliss
Where. wreathing their garlands OF
amaranth. fair choirs .
Glad measures still weave to the sound
that inspires
The dance and the rcvel, mid forests
that cover
on high with their shade the green Isle
of the Lover.
But fierce as the snake, with his cyebal,
Of fire.
When his scales are all brilliant and
glowing with Ire.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-08-06
Captivating Costumes.

This seasons summer girl is a pie
turesque creature II she Is in touch with
the newest fashions. and her prettiest
dresses are a fine compliment for their
designers. Quaint would be the word
for these dresses but that, instead of be.
ing anything old-time about them, they
are decidedly up to date II every small
particular. Their characteristics will
be better understood from examination
of the accompanying sketch than from
the most careful description. The
summer girl is much quoted as playing
sad tricks with masculine hearts, and
II this years batch Of coquettes is to be
dressed In any such fashion as this the
poor fellows heartstrings will surely
be in a tangle until autumn. Coming
to the details OF the two dresses shown,
the left hand one was scarlet cash
mere, made with a plain skirt and a
simple blouse waist shirred at neck and
waist and finished with a stock collar,
belt and cuffs of black silk. Over his
was worn a taunty blazer of the CASH
mere whose novel revers were gar
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-08-06
RanaOn for IL.

II never hear you speak Of your
SON"
mo. There are occasionally some
little matters of family history that one
does not like to discuss"
He hasn't disgraced the family
name. has he?"
mo. Fortunately he had decency
enough to change his name before he
would consent to run for the legisla
.ure."-Chicago Post.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-08-06
high full jsbot Of the same ri he

high full jGbot Of the same n tho
neck.
The sleeves are very full bishop
sleeves, With the full ruche OF tho
wrist. Silk. alpaca and brilliantine are
employed a great deal in making these
busters.
1t my interest many people to know
that the buster Is also to be worn for
shopping. II is handy to slip on over
n fine shirt waist or nice wash dress,
and can be made so pretty that a WON
an will like to wear II. The 'fanciest
materials are used In It's construction.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-08-06
City Ignorance.

Farmer Haicede-'Yes m; this here
Jersey caow gives us sixteen quarts o
milk ev'ry day"
Tottie Tiperiter-"Isn't 1t kind OF
ner! always supposed you had to
take IL from herr
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-08-06
One Rock

Mrs. Worrid-"How In the world did
you aver persuade yourself to marry
a baker,"
Mrs. Wise-"I was determined to
marry a man who could make his own
biscuits. You know. he Is my second
husband"
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-08-06
A Heavier Removal,

Mrs. St,ckpig-"I read today Of q
woman who has had "A tumor Weighing
20 pounds removed"
Mrs. Wabash-"Pooh! that's moth
ing. I have several times been d.
vorced from m,n weighing from 14O To
$50 pounds"
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-08-06
An Ideal Buster.

Travelling busters are with us again.
but fortunately not the hideous
straight brown linen affairs that went
out of the realm of fashion some long
time ago.. They have come back much
better for their temporary exclusion,
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-08-06
An Ego to Business,

Golringski (the rich pawnbroker)-
mo. mein young friendt, l can'd b.
your fader-in-law; but (%suavely) I viz
be an JINGLE to you."-Judge.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-08-06
How Many Claws Has a Cat?

OW many claws has
our old cat?"
Asked Eddie. who
can tell me that?"
"Oh. that" said
Harry. every one
knows
As many as you have
fingers and toes"
"Yeth," lisped Eth
Ell: "she'th jutht
got twenty:
Five on each foot,
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-08-06

oF " y fVVFf
and I think it-th a plenty"
Eyes" said Berthe. lust five times four.
That makes twenty-no less. no more
Wrong" said Eddie. That's easily seen,
Catch her and count em-she has eigh-
teen.
'Cats, on each of their two hind paws.
Have only four. and not five claws"
st. Nicholas.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-08-06
FOR WOMAN AND HOME
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO MAIDS
AND MArRoNs.
Some Current Notes of the Modes
Ideal Travelling Costunes Very TAX
Ing Dresses for the summer Girl-
Household Hints.
The Green Isle OF Lovers.

HEY say that. afar
in the land OF
the west.
Where the bright
golden sun sinks
IN glory to rest,
Mid fens where the
n ter nc'ct
e [ u q q u
tread.
A fair lake unruf-
fled and SPAR
Killing Is spread
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-08-06
Al a Chicago seance.

Widower--"I want to speak to my
wife"
Medium formerly u telephone Crib
Number, please"
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-08-06

Deadshot Dick-"What's Wild Bill
10 mad about today?"
Texas Tim-"About a week & he
saw an ad in a paper fer a saddle that
sold fer IS. so he sent the v. an they
sent him a darn toy saddle fer a rock.
in-horse."
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-08-06
A Good Collateral.

Jones-"I married my wife for love-"
Brown-"With her money as collat-
raj, eh?"
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-08-06
No Inducement.

No Induccment.
Castleton--"How few girls 60 In
Eathing here this season."
Dillback-"Yes. The grand stan
back OF the bathing beach has been
washed away."-Judge.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-08-06
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
GOOD STORIES FOR OUR
JUNIOR READERS.

An English school Boy Tagged to
DeatA- Gratitude of u Rat-It Stayed
q Rattle Snake That Was About to
Spring at It's Little Benefactress.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-29
A Measure of Justice.

The postoffice department and the
National Association of Railway Pos
tai Clerks will make a vigorous effort
TO secure the passage at this session
of congress of bill for the relief of in
jured and disabled employees of the
Railway Mail service. A bill of this
character was introduced at the last
session and passed the senate, but did
not get through the house, though the
postal officials say that 95 per cent. of
the members of the house favored the
bill. 1t is proposed to press the pass
age of a bill which will not be liable
to objection on the ground that it Gre
ates a civil service pension list, as all
moneys to be paid to disabled clerks
will be paid out Of the relief fund,
which is drawn from the salaries of the
postal clerks who are eligible to its
benefits.
What the government win be asked
to do is that IT shall accept the trust
of custodian of this fund and shall
dsburse it In accordance with such
rules and regulations as the postmaster
general shall prescribe. On June 80,
1896, there were TAOS clerks in the SER
vice. distributed as follows: Employed
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-29
rHE AUTOCRAT OF CONGRESS.

AS a remedy for what he terms the
dangerous one-man power" of the speak
er, Henry l.. West, in his article in the
May Forum on THE Autocrat of Con-
gress," suggests that 1.-THE absolute pow
er of naming the committees should be
divorced from the speaker. and intrusted
to a committee named at the caucuses of
the two leading parties in the house. If
II be successfully Contended that this ar
rangement, although working admirably
in the senate. would not operate satisfac-
torily in an unwieldy body like the house,
then 1t would at least be wise to place
the speaker in a position where he must
regard the respectful demands of his col
leagues. When, for example, he is pre-
sented. as he was recently, with the ap-
peal of more than ajority of members
to grant consideration to the Nicaragua
canal bill and to the public building bills
upon the calendar. he should be required
to yield to that combined request. Great
as he is, he is not greater than all the
men who placed him in his position.
"If needs be, the rule might be so
framed as to compel his obedience only
to majority OF the members of his own
party; thus relieving him from the possi-
bility of being held subject to the wiles
or whims of his political opponents. I'm
der such rule the measures desired by
the house could be brought up for con-
sideration the length of the debate being
arbitrarily fixed, as now, by the commit
tee on rules. At the conclusion of the dis
cussion the vote could be taken. If the
bill should be beaten. the speaker would
be vindicated in his opposition. If II
should pass, the responsibility would be
with the house and with each individual
member thereof. who Is answerable to his
constituents. At any rate, the members
would have been allowed the privilege OF
recording their DositiOn,--a favor or a
right which they do not now enjoy. Some
thing must be done, unless the house OF
representatives is to dwindle to an ag-
gregation of mere puppets-the useless,
idle servants of a great people. Some
thing must be done; otherwise the speak
er of the house will become not only the
autocrat of congress, but the autocrat OF
| the whole nation"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-29
Advisable Ballot Changes.

Common sense approves the ballot
law amendments embodied in the
Keator bill which is to come before
the legislature today for second read
ing. The principal changes proposed
have to do with the size and form of
the official ballot, and the better safe
guarding of the secrecy of the booth
Should this measure prevail the names
of candidates, with their political des-
ignation, would be printed under the
title of the office for which they are
candidates, and the separate party COL
umn feature, with its tendency intol-
erably to amplify the size of the ballot,
would disappear. For example, If
three party tickets were in the field
for sheriff and prothonotary, instead
of a ballot four columns wide, the
width would be only one column and
the arrangement as follows, the blank
column being left for the insertion of
scattering votes:
FOR SHERIFF..
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-29
Baying the Moon.

1t is to the credit of the New York
legislature that after considerable
bluffing 1t decided to adjourn without
passing the bill to abolish deDartment
stores. That measure, however is a
curiosity worthy of examination. 1t
provided for a graded system and
classification of dealers in merchandise
in towns of 10000 or more inhabitants.
under the following groups: A.-Dry
goods. B,-Clothing and furnishing
goods. Chats and caps. D.-Groc-
cries and provisions. E.-Meats and
vegetables. F.-Wines and spirits. G.
--Jewelry. H.-Furniture and carpets.
I.-Crockery and glassware. lizard
ware, stoves, ranges, etc. K.-Books
and stationery. L.-Boots and shoes.
M,-Drugs and chemicals. N.-Optical
goods, etc.
All persons desiring to engage in the
sale of merchandise were to be COM
PEELED to take out licenses for the
group desired, and were to be
prohibited from dealing in any other
class OF goods in the same store or un-
der the same license. For exarnple A
man who had license TO sell clothing
and furnishing goods might not sell hats
and caps; groceryman might not sell
stationery; a hardware dealer might
not have crockery on his counters, and
a dry goods merchant might not sell
groceries or boots and shoes. The pen
atty for violating the law was fromtsl,
-A9 10 $4,000 for each offense, and prem