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The Red Cloud chief., 1898-05-13
Diagnosine Disease.

\ medical man. far ahead OF his
pathy and his training, unable accu-
rately to diagnose a disease which had
for IA long time baiiled him. tried an ex-
pertinent. Being an expert bacteriolo-
gist, and knowing by sight the infinit-
csimal atoms that live to destroy hui
man life. he put the patient into a Rus
sian bath, allowed him to remain I'M
til he was drenched with perspiratiOn,
and then scraped his skin to secure, II
possible, through the emulation a sufii-
Client number OF bacilli to enable him
to determine the nature of the ailment
from which his patient suffered. So
many TO the square inch meant danger,
and by a simple process of mathematic-
al calculation, he soon discovered the
enemy that was sapping the strong
holds Of life. He estimated that mil
lions Of bacilli were washed out OF the
body by those streams of perspiration.
Having established this as a fact. he
made II his practice to examine all
obscure cases In the same way. II the
system is overcharged with bacilli and
the perspiration furnishes courses up
on which they float from the body
surely this ought to be one OF the
most accurate methods of diagnosing
doubtful cases. That the porspiratior
of human beings Is poisonous Is an ad,
mitted fact. Small animals are readily
killed by subcutaneous injections O,
perspiration collected after violent eX
ercisc.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-05-13
Appearances Are D%eceitfui.

One OF our soldier readers sends us
a story of one Of his comrades. "A pri-
waite, who recently found himself an
inmate of a military hospital. I'm
mensely pleased with his altered condi-
tons and b~lissfully conscious that his
pay was steadily running on, he felt
positively g%rieved one morning to find
himself feeling as well as ever he did.
The doctor paid his usual visit with
the clinical thermometer. which found
a resting place under Tommy Atkins
tongue. While the physicians atten-
ton was distracted, however. the in
strument was gently transferred to a
basin Of hot tea standing near. and
after a few moments deity returned
and finally handed back with the mer-
curry rigid at 100. Great heavens
exclaimed the doctor, aghast, his pro-
fessional calmness rudely shattered.
you ought to be stone dead, No
body was ever known to live at any
thing like that. Get to bed. quick.
Your case Is a desperate e."-LOndon
Telegraph.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-05-13
OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABE,

A little south side girl was standiI
al the window as a drayload OF hid
was passing by. Running into the ne
room she exclaimed: "Oh. MANN
there goes "A whole pile OF cows owe
coats"
Tommy, aged three. was playing o.
on the lawn one evening and. happel
time, he ran into the house exclair
ing: Mamma, mamma; tome her
quick; God jes' let one of his sta.
FAM"
Little four-year-old Oracle had bee
sitting very quiet for some time, ser
ingly lost in thought. What are "
thinking about, DEAR" asked h
mother. oh" she replied, II was ju
wondering where the todays go wht
they get TO be yesterdays"
An observing girl Of five was visi
ing one Of her playmates who own,
an o%reuinette, and she was very mu,
taken with it. On her return horae 81
described 1t to her mother as a m
chine in which they poked porous pla
tiers and ground them up into music.
Little Willie disliked to atteI
school. so n morning he Thought
would play off sick. What Is the ms
ter with you. Willie?" asked his mot
er. Not knowing a whole vocabulary
ailments to select from. on the spur
the moment he replied: why, n
teeth itch"
A bright little fellow of five who b
been engaged in a combat with anoth
by was reproved by his mother, W
told him he ought to have waited u
iii the other boy commenced It., wei
replied the youthful hero. ~ I'd wait
for him to begin II there wouldI
have been no fight"
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-05-13

BROKE IN A THOUSAND BITS.
parted i'm her impatient fingers and re-
vealed the poor elbow staring out in
all It's denuded uglincss.
THAT settles that" snapped Mrs.
Claverton to herself. us she threw her
self into a chair and cuddlcd her help
less arm down in the charity Of "A big
silk pillow; ANY woman who doesn't
know enough to make IA sleeve long
enough to be-right can't expect any
more work from me What kind OF a
dressmaker is she, anyway. II she
hasn't sense enough to put on an extra
inch II a woman's arm is getting "a
trife thin? I've been going too much
and sleeping O little this winter. !
must get away this Lent. and live on
milk and porridge till Easter. It's a
shame that Providence made a woman
out of a bone in the beginning. and
then keeps on reminding her OF II
through all the ages"
There came n light click on the pol
ished floor without, and Mrs. Claverton
looked up TO see Mamie, her new maid
stop irresolutely in the doorway.
IL didn't know you had come
down, ma'am," stammercd the girl. as
she turned all rosy In that e~xaspcrat-
ingly becoming way the girl had. 81
was going to clean the chandelier"
Mrs. Claverton hesitatod. II wasn't
pleasant TO sit in Il while q ser
want manipulated "A lot of soap suds
brushes and old cloths before ones
eyes. She had decided To spend the
long, rainy morning there IN the H.
brary before the wood fire. Yes. thu
girl could do II some other time-it wa!
such a nuisance, anyway, that maids
and buffers always did their work II
such an destinations way, 1t woulc
have been so much better II they Youl,
have got through with IL when TIT
family was in bed, or out Of town. 4
woman never knew when she nigh
come into her Owl house without u
ming against a man with a feather dus
ter In his hand, or a girl with an Odo
Of gasoline about her. Still, Mrs. CLAY
erton sighed resignedly; and informe,
the maid she might as well do it the
as any other i%nopportunc time, 1t ha'
been neglected long enough.
Mamie flushed again, but dragge,
her little set Of steps TO the middle u
the room and hogan IN her Apologize
timid manner the polishing OF the gilt
tering arrangement OF brass and crys
tai above her head. Mrs. CiayertoI
watched her dreamily. She didn't con
fess Il even to herself, but some way
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-05-13

~ WIG '''F
hlithc humor, for her dinner last night
had proved a disastrous failure, thanks
To the fact that her guest ot honor had
failed her at the last moment. lh'fe
had been no good reason for the IhlnG
having fallen Hat even then. FOR the
rest OF the people she had asked were
certainly most cOngCnial. hut II was
toward the end uf the season and. per
haps. they were getting weary ot earh
ether. Moreover, when they had coinc
with the idea tina, they were going to
meet a lion II certainly was a disap-
pointmcnt to find only the same men
and women whom they had met every
where for the last three months.
Hence Mrs. ClavCrton had frcttcd her
maid. scorncd her toast and hnaily emu
ed in a frightful pet. till her eyes nap
pencd TO light on the last new tea
gown. That was a diversion, at least,
and the lovely creation OF she"ny SATIN
and pillows OF creamy lace succeeded
in smoothing away the frctfnl lines
about it's mistress forehead with u
marvellous ~suddenncss.
The gown was particularly fortunate
in the way IT trailed in the back. ana
Mrs. ClavnrtOn, with a cautious peep to
see that the butler was not in TIL" lower
hall. went down step after step, with
her head turned back in rapt contcm-
plation of the luxurious folds, gliding
gracefully over the rich. old. polished
oak of the staircase. In the library
she stepped with stately tread up ana
4., ..Ia. tlA, colt dam lInG plGn
moment growing more and more con
WINGED that. even though her cheehS
were losing n little of their color. hcI
shoulders and the line at her wais'
were as distinguished rs ever. And
then, Just when the salve OF content
ment promised TO sooth the lacerated
feelings of my lady. poor Mrs. Clav'r'
ton was unfortunate enough to pull al
her happiness down in a ruin over hc'
ears: for, NJ she stopped to lean he,
arm against the mantcl In front OF the
open fireplace. in order to get a close
Peep AT her treasure Of a drcssmakeri
skillful arrangement of becoming lac'
close about her long neck. the tiounc'
edgirg of the sleeve Of the precion
new gown fell back. with "A cruel lac'
Of appreciation OF the situation. AM
: left reflected there in the mirror jus
beyond "A poor. thin, red elbow. with 1t
i knotty point all too vivid to lcav
any room in its owners mind for tn
hope that she was not growing oldc
after all.
Mrs. Claverton set her teeth with
I vicious snap and she tugged so 81,
I agely at the hateful lace frill that
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certainly not. dearest. Amelia Will
80 and fetch him." Esther returned.
II had better 70 at once, madam,
said Amelia. quietly.
Yes. say Mrs. Harris il very i'll
that it is urgent"
Yes, madam" answered Amelia
She walked of to the Victoria road
at a pretty quick pace, thinking nara
as she went. HIN; from what he Ola
me, he never spoke to her before to-
day. Queer. | wonder If he knows
about this baby. Shall | wire him. or
shall | keep the news as a little sur
prise for tomorrow? I'll keep it,. The
sight of his lordship's face will be
worth something"
She knocked al DR.. Franklin's door
and asked to see him in exactly the
same quiet, self-possesscd way that she
had spoken to Miss Brand, II all che
time her thoughts were running on
this new fancy of his lOrdship.
~ little sickly-lOoking girl. littlc
better than a child" she was thinking
rs she followed the neat maid into 4
waiting-roOm. Not, | dare say, thai
she's looking her best just now; but
still. what he can fancy in her after
Il woman like me-but there. Yes
sir" she said aloud. Mrs. Harris ha
been taken suddenly i'll. and Miss
Brand wished me to come and fetcl
you at once"
Miss Brand" said the doctor, III
quiringly. who il shc?"
Mrs. Harris cousin. sir"
"Oh. yes. yes. ! gee. I'll be roun'
in three minutes-in three minutes.
Very we'll, sir"
Amelia Harris wen quickly away
her thoughts still with the old lord
Some women wouldn't do the thing
he asked Of them the things he ask
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-05-13

day from Miss Brand and went of
about II O'Clock to get various things
that were wanted, and among other er-
rands she had Il telegraph form 10
hand in at the p~ostotice.
1t was from Esther Brand to Rich
ard Harris, and announced briefly, but
TO the point, son; both we'll"
1T will cost a good bit, Amelia
Miss Brand said. Il don't know exact
~ what, but they will tell you at the
p~ostoflcc. And, by the bye, you might
bring back "A dozen stamps for India.
We shall be writing to Mr.. Harris by
each mail
Yes, madam" Amelia Harris an
swered.
She was a clever woman, that same
Amelia, for she went to the Office and
handed in the telegram, saying, "Will
YOU tell me, please, what that will
cost"
The clerk added it up and told Aai
the amount. Thank you she said. 81
Will tell my mistress"
She did so; but only that the tele'
gram had cost so much, and the mon
ey which Miss Brand had given hel
was short Of exactly that sum.
"Oh, not so very much after all" re
marked Miss Brand. I'VE will SEM
him another wire in a week or so Il
let him know how they are going on.
1t will be a great relief TO the gen
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-05-13


OF me" she said 10 herself: and IL
they promised to they'd play him false
in the end and be jealous, and all that.
Not me, though. Lord Aylmcr can do
what he likes, and think what he likes.
and go where he likes; it's all II TO
me so long as I'm paid for my trouble.
Ny! he must be in earnest over this
business. Five hundred for a months
work-fve hundred pounds"
BY that time she had reached the
Mansions. and she went in, took off
her bonnet and cloak. and hustled
about as only "A thoroughly good work.
er can do, getting ready for the great
event which seemed imminent. which
indeed was imminent, for by the time
morning light shone over London town
there were two more inmates of the
little fiat in Palace M~ans!ons--a stout,
motherly nurse, who hushed upon her
ample bosom a Wee fragment of hu-
manity. a very small and soft pinkish
person, who had grunted and saualled
already in quite an alarming fashion.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-05-13
Could Not Guide 10 Flow.

A certain incident connected with
the great Napoleon, while he was in
exile in Elba. IL commemOrated In the
island, to this hour, by an inscription
affixed to the wall of a peasants
house: "A man named Giaconi was
blowing when the famous exile came
along one day, and expressed his in
terest in the work. Napoleon even
took the plowshare out OF the mans
hand and attempted TO guide II himself.
But the oxen refused to obey him,
turned the pillow and spoiled the fur
row. The inscription runs thus: Ma
poleon the Great, passing by this place
in MDCCCXlN., took In the n~eighbcr-
ing field a plowshare from the hands
of a peasant, and himself tried to run
the pillow, but the oxen, rebelllous to
those hands which yet had guided Eu-
rope, headlong fed from the furrow.'-
Anecdotes
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-05-13
ASKS FOR ORANGE BITTe.9s.
Uuinor Causes . Toung 'sas
trouble In plahcrty's Place.

Trouble III tlahcrtys race.
Thcy tell this st. Patrick's Day story
OF Dennis Flaherty. Originally a resi-
den as well as a native OF County
wicklow. Ireland, Denis Is now the
keeper OF a large saloon over In West
Madison street. For the purposes OF
this story 1t Is also we'll to add that
Dennis Is a loyal citizen Of the United
Statcs and an ardent lover of the en-
crald isle. Everyone wore the green
about Mr.. Flahcrty's place on St. Pat
riCk's Day. The proprietor was adorn-
ed with an artificial shamrock In green
silk. each of the two bartcndcrs sport
cd II green ribbon on his vest lapel.
and every freshman who stood long be-
fore the bar bore the prevailing color
In some manner or had forcible atten-
ton drawn to his delinquency before
long. II was into this atmosphere OF
affection for Erin that three young
men wandered early In the evening.
They were not Irish, but when they
looked about them and saw that the
green was In favor 1t occurred to the
wag Of the trio that he and his com
panions could make a hit by falling In
with the rcigning spirit. Give us some
whisky-bc sure it is Irish he said to
the bartender nearest him. Yes, OF
course, make mine Irish. too" said II
of his friends. Proprietor Flaherty
looked pleased. lie was standing at
the end of the bar, beaming along the
line of customers. And I'll have Irish
whisky" said the third young fellow.
For the space Of half II minute he could
have secured Il gift Of half the saloons
stock from the tickled owner. But %
fatal humorous flash came to him, and
he added: Throw in a dash of orange
bittcrs." when the crowd pulled Mr.
Flaherty and his two baricnders from
the upper side Of the three young men
and the proprietor had busted on his
clothes and recovered his breath, he
remarked: Orange bitters. Is it? The
stun would make you sick, youns
man"
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-05-13
PETTICOATS OF THE SEASON
Fuller Than Of Yore. Hut Pretty ans
Economical

Economical.
The new styles In p%etticoats are be
wilderingly pretty; better still. they
are cminently sensible in material ant
cut. Silk Is the favorite material. and
as there never al a time when sill
could he bought so cheap, II Is quite
possible, even for the woman who hai
To consult economy, to have several
Fashion requires that Innings OF tn,
cloth suits this year shall be OF con
trasting silk. and one of the newes
under TIE gown of the same color a
the gown itself. but just a shade o
two lighter. All these are fuller thai
they were, but the fullness is gathere'
into a small space at the back. quit
like the skirt of the gowns. and tn
fit over the stomach and the hips l
carefully attended to. a deep Span
ish fiouncc is still the fashion, but tn
skirt itself extends under the fiOunc
now. One or more ruffles to trim tn
fiounce and just as many inside ruches
or little %fiounces, az can be put o
are added.
Lace insertion Is very much used
black laces on the %flounces OF petit
coats to wear with street gowns, whit
lace on those to wear with light gown
in the house. In all the petticOat
there Is some attempt at wiring, eitht
with a feather bone run through Jul
above and just below the flounce, {
the dress offenders, put into the bac
breadths. so that the petticoat hans
out full and wide. The objection ofte
raised that silk petticoats are too col
for winter veal Is quite done
with by lining them with flannel {
far as the knee. This does not ad
to the weight and yet gives suficiei
warmth. In all styles 1t Is most In
portant that the petticoats be cut ,
fit the dress II a smart" effect Is d
sired.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-05-13
Like Home, Sweet Home.

Magistrate-You admi, that you en-
tered the house of the prosecuting wit
pess by the door at 2 o'clock in the
morning? Prisoner-Yes, your honor.
Magistrate What business had you
there At that time of night? Prisoner
! thought 1t was my W house. Magis-
t~rate-Then why did you, when this
lady approached, leap through the win
dow, jump into the c~istern, and hide
yourself? Prisoner-Yonr honor, ]
thought IL was my wife .-Tit- Bits.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-05-13
LAYING THE BLAME.

HE rich. u ! a G. V
folds of Mrs. CLAY
Crtuns new morn
ing gown trallCd
after her. rs she
W ore it Il q IL
stairs for the first
time. with an clc-
ganCC that put its
wCarcr in IA fine
mood. She had risen
in ANYTHING but u
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-05-13

What n distinguished looking mai.
your father is! His white hair gives
him such an oristocratic look"
The Dissipated Son-"Yes, and he
cas- thank me for it."--Tit. Bits.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-05-13
CHAPTER XVIII.

VI ], IL l \ III a L IT'S
proved herself to
he all that Lord
Alymer had said
she was: "a strong,
active and capable
woman, quiet and
quick. "A good cook,
neat in appearance
and respectful in
She took
Inc orders for the
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-05-13
a La Wheel.

First Shade orothy's wings o
ways look well. What does she do
keep them so nice? Second Shade
Trades EN- every season for a ne
pair.-Life.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-05-13
One Thing sure.

She-Do you think the north pole
will ever be discovered? He-Not as
long as people are willing to pay TO
hear men tell how they didn't find II.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-05-13

Love laughs at l~ocksmiths, but when
the lover bolts there's apt TO be q
breach OF promise
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-26
AN INTERESTING METEOR.
It's Lingering Trail Changes to the
Form of q U Shaped Loop.

Its Lingering Trail Changes to the
Form of Il U Shaped Loop.
Professor r. w. Prentiss, instructor
of mathematics and astronomy at Rut-
gers college, in New Brunswick, N. j.,
had the good fortune to observe in the
early hours of Tuesday morning, Nov.
is, a curious meteor of considerable
brilliance which passed through the
constellation of The Twins. Professor
Prentiss began his observations at IL
O'Clock, and when he left off at $3.50 a.
N. he and Professor Frederick Dodge,
who was with him, had counted 25 me-
teors. A good many of them had trains
lasting few seconds. A few minutes
before / o'clock he observed a meteor OF
unusual brilliance quite close to the
Radiant, that point in the constellation
Leo from which the most of the early
November meteors appear to radiate.
At :35 o'clock he saw the most re-
markable meteor of the night. 1t passed
between the stars Castor and Pollux In
Gemini. 1t had train Of remarkable
persistence, being visible more than five
minutes. During this time it underwent
many curious transformations in shape,
changing from the ordinary straight
trail by gradually moving into q D
shaped loop, and finally changing to
hazy mass and then passing from view.
During this time. five minutes, the trail
drifted uniformly and slowly from Iota
Gemini to Theta Gemini, distance OF
about 10 degrees, in northwesterly di-
rection. The meteor's convolutions Gre
ated an impression on the eye similar tc
that of a snake gliding through grass.
Professor Prentiss debated within him.
self what might have caused this odd
change Of shape and the drift of the
trail. He suggested that it might have
been either the influence of air currents
or an illusion of perspective as the me-
teor fell. 1t was an open question, he
said.
Another interesting meteor Of Tues
day morning was one which appeared
very close to Gamma Leonis, the stan
nearest the Radiant. On account of the
nearness of the meteor to the Radiant,
its path was gradually foreshortened
and appeared almost stationary. Pro
fessor Prentiss was just explaining tc
Professor Dodge that this foreshortenine
would take place if a meteor should ap-
pear in that place when at that instant
the celestial wanderer did appear there.
New York Sun.