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The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-16

planned from the beginning the 2rob-
lem OF fitting the library Is compare
lively simple. Instead Of movable
bookcases, which are always cumber-
| some, low shelves should be arranged
around the walls as permanent fixtures
or they may be carried up to the cell
| ing to All odd corners. Dust Is a great
enemy of books. and to keep this out
is the excuse many people give for
sticking to the old-fashioned way OF
having book cases with glass doors, but
this end is Just as we'll obtained by
pleasing escaloped leather valances on
the shelves or hanging attractively
India silk curtains In theN front
OF them. The tops of the low shelves
furnish an admirable place for the
display Of artistic bric-a-brac, which,
IL possible, should have a classic lit
erary significance. II is needless to
say that this last quality should also
distinguish the pictures that adorn the
room, none of the furniture should be
formal. The library should give IN
air OF inviting quiet, welcoming the
lover of books to its inhabitable inte-
rior. Comfort is the first considera-
ton, an open fireplace being most es-
s%entiol, nc matter what heating ar
rangement the house may have.
The central feature of the room
should be an elegant library table for
books and magazines, q desk made for
writing and not for mere display, one
or two STRAIGHTFORWARD chairs, several
easy chairs, and a comfortable lounge.
Round out the furnishing of the
home library by letting the room reflect
your individual tastes and preferences.
Do not attempt too much elegance or
Formally, or 1t will constitute reproach
to you.
The attached plan shows that the
architect has provided a most attrac-
tive library, finished in cherry, with
flooring Of maple. the whole room lend
ing itself to the most artistic furnish
ing, and that without a great outlay
of money.
The arrangement and sizes Of the
rooms are shown by the floor plans,
the width Of the house being "A feet 4
inches. and depth, including verandah,
25 feet 2 inches.
This design can be built in the vicin-
ity Of New York for about 3 $500,
though in many sections of the coun-
try the cost should be much less.
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ton, and the head rolled over on the
sand with every appearance Of death.
From fifteen to twenty seconds had
elapsed during these observations.
1t was possibly this story which in
duced De Laborde of Paris to make GER
tain experiments upon the severed head
OF a murderer Tor than an hour after
execution. In this case blood was in
jected into the arteries an dby means
OF an opening In the skull II could be
seen to circulate. The eyelids opened
and upon the placing Of a light before
them the pupils Of the eyes grew small
er. Possibly had the experiments been
made Immediately after execution the
results might have been much more
curious.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-16
Church and q

1t is for Christians in America to
give to the world an example and a
proof that We car live in peace and
amity as brethren in Christ and chill
dren Of one father. Let us be warned
by English history to keep Church and
State separate. and to maintain at ev-
cry hazard liberty Of conscience for all.
God speed the day when we shall for
get the battles Of the Boyne and Join
our forces in the only warfare against
sin. We want to see our children,
Catholic and Protestant. marching in
friendship and unity under the banner
OF u Lord Jesus Christ and the flag
OF our common country.-Rev. j. v.
O'Conner.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-16
PERSPECTIVE r

America the laborer, the artisan and
the farmer are ardent readers of the
daily newspapers, and often of class
publications, wen II they do not ven
ture into the field Of general literature.
The magazines owe their enormous
circulation to this widespread love of
reading, there being dozens of them
that sell far more than a hundred thou
sand copies every month, thus proving
that they must go into millions of
households. The tremendous and ever
increasing output of books Is another
testimonial Of the habit of the people.
This growth of love for reading must
to a great extent influence the lives OF
the people for the better, and although
1t by no means follows that a library
will make readers, there can be no
denying the fact that a convenient and
comfortable DON with something of
artistic simplicity and finish about It,
set apart and dedicated as a library en-
courages and fosters the habit. That
this Is known and appreciated by the
people is shown by the fact that Of late
years a very large proportion Of the
houses built contain a room set apart
for that purpose. 1t is we'll within the
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-16
WORLDS LARGEST FLAo
II VIII Consume 100 Yards Of Hunting
and viii Have n tSO-Foot Pole.

~ VIII GOubuEn0 " B1EWn VI htuuNAu8
and Will Have n 1SO-Foot Pole.
Captain George C. Beckley OF the
Wilder Steamship Company, Honolu-
In, who arrived here recently to take
back the new steamer Helene, lately
launched here, Is having the largest
flag made Of which shipping men have
ever heard Of. 1t will be Of the ex-
t~raordinary width Of forty feet, and
will be eighty feet long, consuming
In all no less than 700 yards of bunt-
Ing. The monster flag is to be raised
on the Helene on the maiden trip OF
that vessel as she leaves here for the
Hawaiian islands. II Ia a Hawaiian
flag, OF course, and as such will dwarf
every other flag, no matter Of what
nation that comes into port. When the
Helene gets into Honolulu the flag will
be taken down and will finally be put
on a gigantic pole, towering In the air
from the heights Of Punchbowl hill.
The pole will be, as Captain Beckley
tells. $50 feet long. It Is to be made Of
a monstrous Puget Sound FIR tree, and
Is now en- route to the islands on the
bark Klickitat. The way Captain
Beckley happened to get the idea of
cclipsing the world in the way of flags
is peculiar. He Is a commodore in
the Hawaiian navy, and has been for
over thirty-five years with the steam
ship company, OF which he is a direc-
tor. On the v Of his departure for
this country a dinner was given him
by the employees of the company, and
he received a present of a fat purse.
Captain Beckley said. as 1t vas handed
him:
THE money will be used In the pur-
chase Of the largest Hawaiian flag ever
seen In Hawaii. 1t will be larger than
the great flag of the American league,
and will fly from the foremost of the
Helene from San Francisco to Homo
lulu. Then It will float from a tall
pole in my yard Oh the slope Of Punch
bowl hill"
This is why a heavy manufacturing
firm here is nov busy with the great
flag.
1T will be the biggest flag Of which
I ever heard" said Captain Beckley
yesterday. There isn't another one
like 1t in the world."-San Francisco
Call.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-16
How the Chinese DO Things.

Everything relating to the Orient ID
Of interest. The Chinest do every.
thing backward. They exactly reverse
the usual order of civilization.
Note first that the Chinese compass,
points to the south instead OF thu
north.
The men wear skirts and the womer
trousers.
The men carry on dress-making ant
the women carry burdens.
The spoken language Of China is no
written, and the written language II
not spoken.
Books are read backward, and wha'
we call foot-notes are inserted in tn,
top Of the page.
The Chinese m first In
stead of last.
The Chinese shake their own hand
instead OF the hands Of those the!
greet.
The Chinese dress in white at fun
erals, and In mourning at weddings
while old women always serve a
bridesmaids.
The Chinese launch their vessel
sideways and mount their horses from
the of side.
The Chinese begin dinner with des
| sert, and end with soup and fish.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-16
A Race of Sun-worshIppers.

Two Danish officers, Messrs. Olouf-
sen and Philipsen, have just arrived at
st. Petersburg. on their return from a
journey Of exploration to the Pamir
country, where they reached places
hitherto untrodden by Europeans.
They have brought back with them
owe 800 photographs of the places they
have visited and types they have met,
among others. tribes who are still fire.
worshippers and totally uncivilized in
their mode OF life. The men Of these
tribes, and eve their animals, are of
very small proportions. the bulls and
cows being no larger than a European
foal, the donkeys about the size of a
large dog, and the sheep about as large
as a small poodle. The use Of money
Is unknown to them, and their only
trade consists In the bartering of furs.
Women are bought at the rate of fye
or six COW or fifteen sheep apiece.
These natives are very timid, and or
the approach Of strangers take TO
flight. Messrs. P~hiipsen and Oloufsen
have also made interesting meteoro-
logical observations. In the course Of
their voyage they occasionally reached
a height Of $4,000 above the level Of
the sea.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-16

interference OF men, either as individ-
uals or az legislative bodies. writes
Amelia E. Barr in New York Journal.
For many years I have been a silent
witness to the injury and injustice OF
the prefix Miss when attached TO
women of mature age and Judgment.
As soon as n boy casts of his knicker-
bockers and short coats-as o o as the
first signs Of manhood appear-he dis
cards the prefix of master" and as
m the prefix appointed for matu-
rity. Nothing would insult a young
man OF 16 moro than to call him by the
immature title of Master" instead Of
Mr." Yet a oma Is not permitted
by social usage to assume the title OF
Mrs" until she marries. She may be
a woman Of great intellect, OF great re-
sponsibilities; she may be the bread
winner of her family; she may be the
director, the soul. the spirit Of wide
spread moral enterprises, but IL she has
no succeeded In getting a husband she
10 forced to retain the prefix given to
schoolgirls.
Imagine Mr.. Chauncey Depew called
Master Depew" or Mr.. Tom Plat
called Master Platt." Yet there il
nothing more incongruous in such ap-
pellations than there Is In Miss"
Frances Willard or miss" Florence
Nightingale or Miss" Harriet Martin
eau.
In opposition to this injustice is the
equal n OF giving the title Of MRS"
to any immature, foolish girl who sue
ceeds In getting married. Much virtue
lies In those three consonants, Mrs."
but why should their influence and dig
nifty come only with O wedding ring?
10 = woman imperfect. immature, I'M
worthy Of being mistress Of herself
until some man marries her? Is she to
be regarded as a minor until she be-
comes q wife? DO not years and study
and travel and Joy and sorrow and ex-
periences OF all kinds perfect her as
well as they do male humanity without
the sacrament Of matrimony?
Miss" Ia an appropriate and not ugly
dehniticn Of a girl in her teens, but for
that very reason It is totally inappro-
pirate for q mature woman; conse-
Quently. there Is that want of harmony
that ID offensive and this indicates It.
SELF by o definite want of respect to
those who permit themselves to be i'm
properly addressed. no matter how in
nocently they suffer. For the world
cognizance only OF conditions; 1t
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-16

FIRST FLOOR.
memory that when a house contained
two rooms on the first floor in addi-
ton to the dining room, one was called
front parlor" and the other back
parlor," or more %euphonious, a parlor
and reception room. At the present
time. however, n Of the rooms is al
most invariably dubbed "the library"
even II 1t only has a beggarly array of
books. Indeed 1t Is not uncommon for
a house of any ~pretensions to have a
study" In addition to a full flcdged
library.
1t Is meet and fitting that the library
should be a general sitting room and
the place where the best Of the house
life centers. Most plans that are
drawn now, give the library one OF the
choicest locations in the house, and
full advantage is taken of this fact. in
the fitting and furnishing Of the room.
Inasmuch as the library is most freely
used in the evening, 1t is not essential
that the room should be the most boun-
tifully provided with natural light, but
still the architect has given sufficient
windows, II he understands his calling
30 that the furnishing Of the room may
have a quiet, dignified tone that its use
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-16
WRITES OF JOURNALISM.
The Inventive Small BOY Holds FortI
on Newspaper Work.

The Inventive Small Boy Holds Forth
on Newspaper Work.
A bright little boy who attends one
OF the city public schools was told b:
his teacher a few days ago to write an
essay on Journalism" says the A.
lanta Constitution. and the next day
he handed In the following: Jour
nalism Is the science of all sorts OF
journals. There Is a heap Of kinds OF
journals. Journals is a good thing
'cept when they is hot journals and
then they is just awful. My ma, she
takes a fashion journal what is al.
ways full OF pictures Of horrid old
maids with the ugliest dresses on
ever saw. The fashion journal is 8
heap gooder than the hot journal
cause the hot journal stops the trair
and the fashion journal starts 1t. Tht
fashion journal don't stop nothin' bu'
the broken window light and pas banl
account.
There is sheep journals and hos
journals and brass journals. too, and pr
has got a journal downtown at tho
store and writes things In 1t abou'
folks he don't want to forget. Then W,
had q woman I cooked for us nance
Sally Journal. She wal the funnies
journal l eve saw. She was a bald
headed journal.
"They amt no more journals that
know Of.
Up. Sd forgot to say that a MAJ
what puts grease on the car wheels Il
called a journalist"
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-16
ELIZABETH GREATOREx DEAD,
First Woman OF America to Win Inter-
national Honors In Art.

First Woman OF America to Win Inter-
national Honors In Art.
Mrs. Elizabeth Greatorex, who died
a few weeks ago in Paris, was the first
OF the women artists In America to
win international recognition and was
the only honored by member
ship in the Artists fund. She was also
the first woman to receive the compile
ment OF election as associate OF the Ma
tional academy, says the Boston Even
ing Transcript. She was born In 1919 in
Manor Hamilton, Ireland, and was the
daughter OF a clergyman, the Rev.
James Calcott Pratt. She came to New
York city in 1910 and nine years later
became the wife OF Henry Wellington
G~reatorex, an English musician. After
her marriage she studied painting in
Paris and Munich. She visited Eng
land in 1867, and in the eos and early
'7O's was in Germany and Italy, and
produced the book of sketches and
etchings known as THE Homes Of
Oberammergau," summer sketches in
Colorado, "Etchings in Nuremberg
and "Old New York from the Battery
to Bloomingdale," the letter press of
these volumes being written by her sis
ter, Mrs. Matilda p. Despard. Eighteen
of her sketches were exhibited in the
art collection at the centennial expo-
sition in Philadelphia. A large pen
drawing Mrs. Greatorex made of
Durer's home in Nuremberg is pre-
served in the vatican in Rome. In the
centennial year she also produced the
three paintings, "Bloomingdale
Church." "St. Pauls Church" and the
North Dutch Church." each painted
on panels taken from st. Paul's and
the Dutch church in Fulton street.
New York city. Mrs. Greatorex was an
honorary member of the Sorosis. Her
daughters, Kathleen Honora and Flea
nor. both artists Of repute In Paris.
survive her.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-16

lces not trouble itself about the rea-
tons for them. Thus thousands of noble
women, smartlng under this sense Of
some Intangible shame, marry insult
ably and ~unhappily merely to get rid
OF the belittling Miss" Every woman
Of any experience knows this to be the
case.
Such q belated relic Of the dark ages
ought 10 to be forever ~relegated In its
proper place. Girls may be Miss" as
long N boys are Master" but after a
certain age. which women can deter
mine by a consensus OF opinion. girls
should assume the prefix Of maturity
whether they are married or unmar-
ried. TIN they do SO they practically
assert that marriage, and marriage
only, makes a woman mistress of her.
self. They practically assert that un-
til Q woman marries she 10 a minor In
all things. They practically assert tina,
intellect. worth. public and private abil.
ity, home responsibilities we'll filed
spotless reputation, great social : and
moral reforms. are unworthy Of respect
In Q woman unless she adorns some
man and he justi6es her In assuming
the title Of Mrs"
This 10 not q dificult reform. The
only point that could be urged against
4 would be that the universal assump.
ton Of MRS" by women out OF theil
teens would make social confusion. But
not more so In the cas- Of young WON.
IN than II does In young men. Father
and son distinguish themselves by tn,
insertion Of their Christian names, or
II that Ii the same. the SUNK of "ju,
nioe." Girls could stand In precisel!
the same relation to their mothers.
Matrimonially, the effect would b,
good. A pretty woman introduced Al
Mrs. Blank would piQue an admirer In
20 guessing or finding out whether sh'
was maid, wife or widow. II he did no
q enough TO nnd this out. she woult
know ct once that his interest VA
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-16
Tn. smoker ana the Non.smok.r.

~ ~ sho ANoANohhO8cEs
From the Philadelphia Bulletin: The
young man who modestly smokes his
cigar In the place allotted him Is, In
sever cases out of ten, the very chap
that rises with alacrity TO give his seat
to the censorious and ungrateful prude
who flies to the papers with forcible-
feeble plant and platitudes against
smoking. Most, II not all, the human
titles are found In the smoker. His IL
a nature for reveries. kindly impulses
and doughty devotion. While the non
smoker. in seven cases In ten. is lean
OF frame, sour OF visage. %finical. exact.
ing, spreads his shrunk shanks selfish
ly over a double portion Of the seat. II
Is he. as a rule. that makes every WON
an that enters a q stand painfully In
the aisle. her arms wrenched out Of
shape and in an involuntary exhibition
Of unfeminins cslisthenics.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-16
THE LIBRARY AND ITS At
MOSPHERE.
Copyright. 1897.

There may be one or two countries
where the percentage Of illiteracy is
lower than in the United States, but
there Is no country more deserving to
be called a nation Of readers than this.
The %peasantry Of other lands rarely
make a practice of reading, but in
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-16

QDCOND FLOOR.
suggests. II through any oversight the
room Is dark and gloomy, light colors
must perforce be chosen, but under
ordinary circumstances a rich. warm
tone Is far preferable, especially as 1t
is the only one that can be In harmony
with the books that are to play such an
Important part In the furnishing.
Reds and browns are the most pleas
ing colors. but these may be shaded
to light fawn color, OF terra Gotta or
warm yellow II necessary. Paneled
ceiling and hardwood floor, the latter
covered with rich oriental rugs, II
means permit. OF course these are
not essential, some of the most de-
lightful libraries have merely papered
ceilings and floors covered with cheap
err carpets or dark mattings.
In . new house where everything 10
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-16
Just One Question.

"Oh, dear Mr.. Cocker" exclaimed
Mrs. Canaan, II am told you are an
expert in dogs. ! do love dogs 80. I
have the dearest little pug. His name
is Cupid. The sweetest little thing.
just as fat as he can be. Now. Mr.
Cocker, l want to ask you lust one
question. You will tell me, / know
Certainly, Mrs. Gazzam."
rs an ocean greyhound anything
like q water spaniel?"-Harper's pa.
Ear. ~
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-16
The Old story.

Police Magistrate-I would not like
to think. prisoner, that you attempted
suicide. Yet witnesses testify they saw
you on the pier a minute before the ac-
cident. But why did you 60 Off"
T~ankey-lsh the oil story-hic-I
s'pose didn't know I was--hic-load-
ed."-Buffalo Times.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-16
Sea. Attachment for u.mmoc...

This Ii an invention by which a seat
attachment frame gives to the ham,
mock the shape Of a chair, the seat
running longitudinally with the ham
mock and being adjustable. The ham,
mock passes through the rings which
cross the longitudinal frame and can
be folded back at any angle desired.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-16
Dolly Ate . Pint Of so.,.

Dolly Sommers, aged IL. eloped with
Harry Williams, Of Aurora. Ind, but
Mrs. Sommers caught them and took
Dolly home. Dolly went to her cham
Der and ate a pint of soft soap. She
was pumped o u and is awful sick but
Is happy, because ma thinks II she
wants to marry as badly rs that she'd
do Tx.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-16
An Iusinuation.

Miss Oletimer-"Kissing is very un-
healthy"
Miss Pert-"Your health Is perfect,
isn't II, dear?"-New York World.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-16
MRS. FOR ALL WOMEN.
DISABILITY FROM WHICH SEX
CAN EMANCiPATE ITSELF.
Matrimonial Eject Would Be Rood
Amelia y. Barr Says There IL Only
One objection to the Reforms Not
. Dimcult Reform.

UGH has been writ
ten on the political
and public wrongs
of women, but they
have a private. per-
sonal disability OF
great significance.
from which they
a e~mancipate
themselves prompt
ly and p~erpetually
without the aid or
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-16
POST-MORTEM ACTS.
SOME REMARKABLE INCIDENTS
RELATED BY HISTORY.
Th'ef's Headiess Body Cut Up Capcrs-
Some of the Msraeis That Have Been
Preserved to Us by the Ancient Chro-
nicles.

HE remarkable "a
pertinent m a d 9
upon the head of
{ h e ~deoapitated
Able Bruneau in
France Is by no
m g a n 8 without
precedent, says the
Philadelphia Times.
1t is impossible to
read much in his
tory without COM
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-01-12

1t Is now possible to throw a beam
from q search light winch will :. be VS.
IDLE 80 miles from where the lit is
located, and practical men -claim
there Is no reason why the penetrat-
ing bower Of ightshanlh not be used
to a still greataF,seStsAt.8 Within. a
years time it isttAeNthtit will be pos
sible to flash &aignal with search
light $50 miles.
WHEN bilious or costive, eat a
Cascaret, candy cathartic, cure guar
anteed, 10c. 25c.
The Gazette says it iasrumSsed that
one OF the District Judges will short
ly resign.
bstOnega Foto. Co. have decided
to continue their 81 rate on Cabinets
one week longer.
The world has learned moro from
its poor than it has from its kings.
! Trib, tried and true. eliminates
lameness brought by bruises.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-01-12
READ THE RECORD.

The record Of Senator Jones as
compiled by the Silver State will be
. revelation to the people of Nevada
Reports have been circulated, dime
and again, of the, Senator's neglect of
duty, but no proof Yasfurnished and
the people paid no attention to them.
30 it has been i'll regard to tho ap-
Polntment of residents of other
States tc positions which by right
should have been given to the people
OF Nevada. We suspect, however, that
the list as published not only in
eludes the appointments made by
Senator Jones but those made by
Senator Stewart as well. Let this
be as it may it calls for some e.
PLANTATION from Senator Jones. -.
While the evidence. furnished BY
MIR. Nixon on the subject of the Sen.
ator's residence in California, Is moi
conclusive, it will raise grave doubts
in the raihds of the people as to W here
be actually does reside. Upon this
question there should be no doubt
for none but actual and bona tide
residents should fill our offices. The
question OF home rule'in Nevada pol
itics can not be kept in the back.
ground much longer.
The INDEPENDENT publishes the
record out of spirit of fairness to
the rival candidates. for the Senator.
ship and for the information of its
readers. If not true. it. will doubtle
meet with prompt de aial from Sen.
ator Jones. If true. is it not.stine
that Nevada elects a Senator who viii
attend to her interests and give the
State the consideration it deservesi
We think it is.