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The Red Cloud chief., 1898-03-18
PENNY WISE, POUND FOOLISH.
Nebraska Man Saves - and Loses $3.50
Worth Of Cattle Thereby.

From the Sioux City Journal: w
Bart"l, a wcll-to-do farmer and feedei
near Hubbard. Ncb., saved 81 In
bridge tolls Yesterday afternoon and
lost 5000 worth Of cattle for being oi
an economical turn OF mind. During
the day he had been to the stock yards
and purchased forty-hve head OF feed.
'rS from X. Becker IL Degen, and ear
" in the afternoon he started to- drive
them TO his home. Before leaving ne
was cautioned not to drive them across
the ice, az the ice was considered UNI
SAFE because OF the thaw OF the past
Few days. which made 1t rotten. Cattle
drivers at the yards offered to help him
to the bridge for u paltry sum. but he
knew a thing or two himself and re-
Jected all offers and assistance and
good advice, and started out with his
cattle. They were turned In toward
the river near Jones street, and instead
or stringing them N he let them go
on the ice In n bunch, and before ne
a time to realize that n catastrophe
was imminent the leader of the cattle
~ NV w SiNIhS way tuu INV sihen
ened their pace and soon all were
huddled together In u bunch. The Ice
gave way under the combined weight
OF the herd and all but two were pre-.
cipttatcd into the murky and chill wa
ters OF the Missouri river. Mr.. Bartel
threw up HIS hands in horror when he
saw SO many good. hard-carned dol
In 10 ,p,,.,..l T.. "A. .ulu.
meath the water, aud sat down on the
river bank and began to cry. For
tuiiately a number OF cowboys from the
yards had followed along mt a respect
III distance. anticipating just such an
accident. and they were soon on the
ice rendering all the assistance possible
to save the cattle. ARIZONA Bill" u
typical cowboy. and one OF the charac-
ters about the stock yards. put spurs to
his horse and was soon on the ice
showing the boys how they do things
IN the wild and woolly west. With
nothing but long ropes for lariats he
cast the larlat with as much precision
as though on the plains. As the rope
settled around the head OF a ''critter"
he would give II to the other boys,
who would all pull together and get the
"critter" on sound ice. and while they
were engaged in this Arizona Bill
would have another "critter' ropped
and ready to be dragged ont. II took
quick and hard work and they were
successful in saving thirty-two out Of
the forty-ive that went down. The
saving OF so many In such a short
space of time was due to the expert
ness with n lasso Of Arizona Bill. who
never missed a throw out of the thir-
ty-two. Thirteen cattle were drowned
and their carcasses were strewn along
the river clear to the stock yards. The
cattle which were saved were soon
rounded up and driven back to the
stock yards and after a short rest they
were again started for Nebraska, but
this time Mr.. Bartel concluded that
1t was much more economical to cross
on the bridge.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-03-18

INTERNATIONAL PRESS ASSOCIATION.

to afford 10 send the child home, IL
the climate vas bad for it. Why. Dick
dear, We should not be able to afford
not stand the heat"
THAT is true" he admitted.
And don't you think" she went on
eagerly, that | would rather live as
! am doing o for a year or two
longer than | would run the risk Of see
ing you die, perhaps, because we had
no money to bring us home? Just
think what | should feel like Ii we were
in such a case as that"
But, darling, you don't know-you
don't realize how very different life
would he out there" he urged. Here,
very few people take the trouble to
notice us. n way or another, and "
they do. it does not much matter. But
out there, as military secretary,
should have a lot to do. | should
scarcely have n moment to myself. I
should not be able to 20 anywhere
with you, and probably very seldom be
able to come and see you"
But YOU would be able to come some
times" she answered, with a brave
smile. Every one knows that half \
loaf is better than no bread, and If
IN cannot get even half n loaf. it Is
foolish to quarrel with the slice which
keeps one from starving"
Dicks heart felt like to break. "Doro-
thy. Dorothy" he said. my dear little
brave. unselfsh wife. every word you
say makes me love you a thousand
times more than | did before. My dear
wish; you shall decide everything. ana
II will give all the rest of my life
to trying TO make you feel that YOU
did not throw away your love and o n
iidcnco when you gave them to me-
So they arranged that Dick should
accept the appointment Of military Sec
rotary to Lord Skevversleigh, and tina,
two days later he should go and see
his uncle again. and tell him the de.
cision to which he had come. Doro-
thy had begged him to go and see him
the following day, but Dick held out
firmly there. No, he would have ono
more day of liberty before he wen,
over to the enemy and gave himsel'
IN.
We will have a real happy day
darling" he said, when Dorothy hat
given way about imparting the news
to the savage. 'By-and-by we shall
have more money than opportunity o
spending 1t together-'let us make ha!
while we can. First, we will 60 ant
have a look at the shops together, anc
| will buy you something you can al
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-03-18
SHE KEEPS YOUNG.

Here Is a marvellous woman. Every
one has heard of Mrs. Kelley, the vet
eran actress OF England, who was so
famous In her day and now enjoys the
friendship of all the prominent people
on tie stage because OF her wit and
charm, which has not deserted her,
though she has entered upon her 93d
year. Her good humor and optimism
have kept her bright and young and
she does not look a day owe 60. She
takes a keen interest in dramatic af-
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-03-18
(To be C~ontinued.)
AS WE SEE OURSELVES.
II Never Il as other People See Us-En.
crossed with our Own Affairs.

IL never Is as otuPr Ifbpic sec ts- I.ns
crossed with Our Own Affairs.
Don't you dread people who meand
er on In long-drawn-out detail about
their own concerns?" exclaimed Mrs.
Ego. II sat next to Mr.. Langweilig at
the BIS dinner last night and | never
was so bored! A clever mineralogist
Is bad enough, but n stupid one Is I'M
e%ndurable. His whole conversation con
sisted of elaborate explanations of the
why and the wherefore OF unimport-
ant events and happenings in his own
family. Her listener laughed to him
self, for he had just come from his
club, where he had happened to see Mr..
Langwcllig, says the New York Tri-
bune. II am just going TO Mrs. Ego's,"
he had said to Miss -, won't YOU
come along?" Mercy was the an
swer. Il sat next to that lady at a
dinner at BIS last evening and | am
sure she must be talked nj as far rs
! am concerned; it was one steady
stream about herself and her family.
from soup TO coffee. | assure you that
q " ~ on ~ WIN tuHeNdNS,
"Did you hear that Jack w. married
again?" said one Of his friends, a frail-
looking little man, who, from under
the shadow of his stout wife's ele-
phantine proportions, looked like a
pigmy. "The lady fair Is a widow.
| am told" he continued, unconscious
Of the parallelism, who Is as tall as a
g~renadier and weighs considerably
over 200, and contrasts with Jack, who
is a small man, they say, irresistibly
funny" How comical it must be!'
said his companion. grinning. yes
Uttered the little man, and the anus
Ing part of 1t Is that Jack Is s~erenely
unconscious OF the comparison that
people cannot fail to make, and strut1
about as proud as a peacock"
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-03-18

present representative Of Putnam coun-
~, Ohio, in the house OF representa-
tives. Mr.. Ross is an old minister OF
the gospel, and has had ample oppor-
tunity to see the necessity of some au-
tomato and in~corruptiblc voting ma
chine that would register the vote OF
the people. He started in about eight
years ago to perfect Il machine for that
purpose, and has succeeded far beyond
his original hopes or an~ticipations. II
the Ross voting machines were used
the result Of any election would he
made known within u few moments
after the polls are closed. or az soon as
the different sum totals OF the pre-
cincts could be added together. The
machine is a box about three feet wide
by three feet high. 1t Is shaped on the
top much like the Keyboard of the
ordinary typewriter, with keys similar
to the key OF the typewriter, In rows
at stated distances apart. The surface
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-03-18

Is inclined. Over the top Of the ma
chine fits down close a sheet of platin-
nm around the keys. Under this plat
mum is pasted between the rows of
keys the various tickets to be voted.
There Is DOR for half a dozen diff
ferent ones. and II there were more
tickets placed in the field then more
space might easily he provided. II is
so arranged that the minute a man
steps into a booth his weight upon the
lloor throws the triggers Of the ma
chine open and 1t Is ready to be man
ipulated. Before this Is done, how
ever, the representative OF every party
who has a ticket in the field has to be
present, and. by turning a certain COM
bination, admits the voter to the booth.
He cannot enter If one be absent. SO
O o as the combination of the machine
Is thrown open and ready for action
the vNer may see the ticket he desires
to vote. The row Of keys at the top
are for n straight ticket. For exam
pie. II he desires to cast a straight
Democratic ticket, he presses the key
opposite the name on that ticket, and
at the same time every other key on
the board Is locked. Say he wanted
to vote for n certain man for governor
one one ticket. lie presses the key op-
posite his name. At the same time the
keys are all locked opposite the names
of the other candidates for governor on
other tickets, and also the key Just
used, so that a vote for two men on the
same ticket or for one man twice can
not be cast. This Is the ease with all
the rest. If he neglected to press the
key opposite any name for a certain
Office no vote for any man would be
marked.
On the same principle as fares are
rung tip and kept account OF in street
cars automatically, the number OF
votes for each man Is kept track of and
the sum total noted at the bottom OF the
column. AS Dor as the sheet Ia taken
from the machine a glance tells how
many votes each man has received. The
machine, as arranged at present will
count as many as $500 votes. Mr.. Ross
will take the machine before the pres
ent assembly of Ohio and endeavor to
have IL adopted instead Of the Austral-
ian ballot system.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-03-18
Saving Closet Space In FIats.

New York Evening Post: In fats
and apartments where space Is at q
premium, an arrangement suggested by
which additional hanging space Is
gained, is to fit wooden poles in the
unused space OF closets and w~arJrobes
into sockets made for the purpose.
Hooks may then be attached to there
poles, and the hanging spaces be
doubled or trebled. The same idea IS
useful in a small hall bedroom, where,
perhaps, it is impossible to nail the
necessary hook piece close to the wall
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-03-18
TEMPERANCE
IT," 'and az the Vine Gives Prohibition
Points.

tbltltNs
The average tourist In Southern Cate
fornia is surprised at the strong publi-'
sentiment against the liquor traffic in
the land of the vine and wincprcss.
and, particularly. TO find the very
ulN'ile high license laws In force IN
dozens of the towns for the regulation
or saloons and harruoms, says the Bos.
ton Transcript. The Temperance
league Of Great Britain has sent tn
southern California this season Il COM
mitt"c of five solely to study the sue.
cess OF the measures devised In this
region for temperance purposes. There
IL u wide ocean Of difference in tenn
rerancc sentiment in northern or CEN
tral California-thc land OF Bret
lIartc's stories and the free and easy
mining ways and southern California.
The difference has been caused by the
immigration of thousands of New Eng
landcrs and Iowa people into the
southern part Of the state IN the last
Two decades. The newcomers have
brought with them stanch ideas con
'AII''ldlN' WV" !" wv
gion. and the old-timc Californian OF
song and story. with his vineyard and
~winopross, has fast become the minor
ity In this region. In Pomona valley,
FOR instance, where New Englandcrs
predominant, but II small winery re-
mains. All the other wineries Of ten
years ago have gone out of business.
In the San Gabriel valley, where the
immigration Of Iowa and Maine peo-
pie has been heavy. less than one.hf-
tccnth the area of vineyards of ten
years age remains. hundreds of acres
formerly devoted to u growing OF
wine grapes are o 7 ded by The
orange and lemon grove - the Yam
KEGS and lowans.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-03-18
Tor Parents-How to Ruin "A Son

Let him have his own way-allow
him free use OF money-suffer him to
o v where he pleases on the Sabbath
day-give him free access to wicked
companions-call him to no acount for
his evenings-furnish him with no
stated employment. Pursue any of
these ways. and you will experience
a most marvellous dellverance, II you
have not to our yer a debased and
ruined child. Thousands have realized
the sad result. and have gone mourn,
ing to their graves.-Ex.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-03-18
RARE AND EXPENSIVE DRUGS.
Extract from 10000 Flowers Contained
In One Pound Of saffron.

I" thc fOunu az StWrOu.
Saffron would strike IN ordinary OBJ
server as decidedly expensive at 90
s~hillings a pound until told that It is
composed of the central small portions
only OF the flowers OF n crocus. 10000
OF which 1t takes to yield the material
for one pound. says Chambers Jour
nal. Otto of roses sells ut COS odd
per pound, and 1t takes 10000 pounds
or nearly five t0ns-of roses to ob-
tain one pound of the oil. Aconitinc.
extracted from the root of monkshooa.
Is said to be the very strongest poison
extant, the dose being 1-600th of a
grain. II Is sold at the rate Of G27
per ounce. Turning from the vegetable
to the animal world in search of rare
drugs. the writer refers to the musk OF
the Asiatic deer, which at &c to G.
an ounce must be a prize to the willy
hunter. In some Of the tropical seas
II floating understanding mass Of am
bergris Is met with, worth at prcsen
In the market. This ambergris Is sale
to be the diseased hillary product" o
the whale. Another peculiar ANNA
product In use as a drug Is n solution
of the pure yenom OF the rattlesnake
given occasionally in malignant scar.
let fever; while less strong, il perhaps
hardly less repulsive, is powdered cock.
roach, which in siX-grain doses has
been prescribed. with good effect, il
is said. for dropsy.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-03-18

so very old in years, but aged in wick
edness. A handsome man still, with
aquiline features, q flushed face, and a
goodly crop of white curly hair. Your
first thought on looking at him was,
What a charming old gentleman"
your second, What a pair OF steely
eyes," your third, What a Mephisto-
pheles." Yes, without the shadow of
a doubt. Lord Aylmer was a wicked
man, with Il bad heart filled to the
br!m. and running over with all man
ner Of evil.
They say. you know, that women
noveNsts always make their heroes all
good, till they are as insipid as the
dummies in a tailor's window; or else
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-03-18
DMCllIngH-NnI Hnmcs.

There are thousands Of places In
which people dwell. and which. for lack
OF a more suitable name, are called
homes, to which the sweet, soul sooth-
ing Saxon monosyllabic word home can
not be ~truthfully applied. Is the bru-
tai d~runkard's den n home? Is the fire.
less, bedless, foodless room, tenanted
by a wife and children. made gaunt
with furnishing, a home? Is the SPLEEN
did mansion, where jealousy is and
faith Is not. or the pretty villa, where
the victim Of mans prolihgacy pines.
heart broken. or any other dwelling,
high or low, where moral degradation,
like Poe's room, casts its narrowing
shadow on the floor, a home? No; not
one OF these places deserves the ster-
ling name, coined in the heart. by
which the happy designate their
ONES - nm
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-03-18
The blizzard HOMled.

The blizzard howled fitfully. varying
is performances with shrieks, while
the patient herd Of cattle huddled to-
gether as closely as possible. From
the very center OF the bovine pack
arose the voice Of the youngest calf:
81" he said, with much satisfaction.
lam the warmest baby in the BUNCH
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-03-18
VOTING MADE HONEST.
ONO MAN HAS a STRAIGHT
FORWARD MACHINE


T Is toe honest to
I've popular" was
the rather CaustiC
observation of Il
gentleman who was
exam | 4 the
good qualities of
y. u. Ross newly
patented oti x
machine.
The inventor of
the machine Is tn"
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-03-18
Watch Made OF PaDer.

A paper watch has been exhibited
by a Dresden matchmaker. The paper
is prepared In such a manne" that the
watch is said to be as serviceable as
those In ordinary use.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-03-18
XVIII.
ORD Aylmer '

ORD Aylmer was
sitting alone in his
library, smoking a
cigarette, and won
dering what answer
Dick would bring
him when he
thought proper 10
come again to give
in his decision.
He was q hand
some old man, not
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-03-18

A big dog upset n lamp In a Topeka,
Kan, house. and the fire which ensued
consumed the house and contents, in
licting a loss VI 5 1000.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-03-18
.2O Centuries In 1897.

John II. George, of Philadelphia, Ia
The Oldest bicycle mileage champion OF
1897. He rode 32.479 miles. including
226 centuries.
New-York tribune., 1898-12-11
LESS FDUCATION FOR NEGROES.
NORTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATS PROCLAIM
THEIR INTENTION OF RESTRICTING
INSTRUCTION FOR THE SUB
JECT RACE

Raleigh C.. Dec 10 (SpecaD D-Under the
Constitution and laws Of this State. the money
collected by taxation for the support OF the
public free school system is apportioned per
capita among all the children Of the State. both
white and black The negroes pay very small
norton Of this tax. or course. the tax on real
estate cannot be Nvade1 but the tax On per-
soual property and the TAX on the poll easily
escape payment. For many years there mas
been q growing sentiment throughout the
state that tha children Of each race oueht 10
be educated by the taxes paid by each race. II
the money was divided in this way, the iHna
for the education of the white children would
h. greatly increased. and the fund for the negro
children would be ereatly decreased Accord
Ing 20 the present Constitution the tax FOR iIee
public schools must BE- apportioned without re-
gard t. race The recent campaign FOR "Wnl's
SUPREMACY" has brought this subject AGAIN
before The people and there is gathering a
strong sentiment in favor Of an amendment 10
the Constitution which viii compel the appor-
t.onment of all taxes paid by the white people
for school purposes 70 education ~ white chill
dren. and u all the taxes paid by the negroes
- education Of the negro children.
Her, IS the argument for the change. as
voiced by A citizen today
There is now a general demand all over the
State for good field hands and il is fact tnat
q negro who & educated TO any extent wiN not
remain and work on the farm or ~ any other
manual labor. The calling of minister. lawyer.
doctor. teacher. clerk ETC.. is sought By ne
eroes both men and women. Who have been
educated 10 any extent Educated negro women
will not cook and wash and work in the fields.
The assertion that good field hands are be-
ing destroyed by too much schooling is heard
throughout The state. tn. taxes for schools
will not 5e increased. Much NJ the sentiment
FIR 4 division ~ a school fund according 10
race has been brought into life and activity
becqus. the negroes have been pressing them
selves forward and ciamorlng for more reco--
milton in all departments Of the Government.
Th.v were not satisfied 70 make haste slowly
and 10 let well enough alone, but they must
trv 10 force matters beyond their natural
limits In doing this they have given the ne
proes q hack-snt that they Will rot recover from
g. TWENTY-FIVE years. There vu ne 10 oppo-
ei,i,n among the white people 20 the proposed
amendment t. the Constitution as herein set
forth and its injection into the campaign .
1000 Will greatly aid IA keeping the race issue
before the people and IN keeping the Democrat
e. Marty in UDTrI
New-York tribune., 1898-12-11
THE CAUSES or ARNORY FIRES.
GENERAL Butt THINKS THEY MAY BIZ DUE TO
THE PRESENCE OF THE ARM
CRERs' FAMILIES

A. meeting OF the Armory Board in the onioe
of the Mayor yesterday the secretary reported
that since the last meeting several small fires had
occurred u the armory buildings Brigader-Cien-
eral McCOskry Butt said that be was making
investigation TITO he causes Of the fires and would
report 70 The Board .ater He irtmated that tho
fires we're due the fact that armorers kept their
wives and families In the armories He would
ascertain how far the presence Of families In arm
o-ies was responsible for Tres he said. and would
report upon the advisability % keeping armorss
clear Of families
TIE Commissioner ~ Public Buildings reported
that the drill floor Of the nth Regiment Armory
IN Brooklyn had settled and the condition Of the
building Was dangerous As II will take SO 500 70
put Tho bull ling ir condition. and the city can
nor issue bonds FOR that purpose Commissioner
Kearny was requested 70 use money tor making
repairs 70 the armory out OF his appropriation.
Application vas made behalf Of the "a Naval
Battalion Of Brooklyn. for a armory on thu
waterfront The battalion IS using the
armory formerly occupied by the 18th Regiment.
but has received notice 70 move out 10 make room
for a school This was referred 20 General Mo-
Leer and the president
New-York tribune., 1898-12-11
NAY SIZE l. TOWNSEND BURDEy.

Word was received IN this > from London
yesterday by cable that a weli-known firm OF jew
ell. rs had retained a lawyer OF this city 70 ns,i-
tute proceedings against /. Townsend Burden To
recover the balance OF a reward offered FOR the
Burden jewelry IN 1875. The lawyer mentioned was
seen at his office at No II P!ne-st yesterday
morning ard said that yet he had direct
knowsledge that he mad been retained in the case,
but thought II quite lkey that the report was
correct Until ne felt sure. however ne declined
TO talk about the case. because he did rot know
on what grounds the action would be brought
New-York tribune., 1898-12-11
ANATECR SHOPLIFTERS DISCHARGED.
TILE srEGEL-COoPER COMPANY WOULD NOT PRESs
THE CHARGES AGAINST MRS SWIFT
AND MRS RAYMOND

Mrs. Laura Swift wife OF the Rev Dr Albert
Swift. the woman who was arrested In the siegel-
Cooper Company's department store Friday
afternoon. charged with stealing umbrella. was
arraigned In the Jefferson Market Police Court
yesterday morning Her husband with her
Upon the request Of George Benedict. the store de-
tectVe. the complaint dismissed.
Mrs Sarah Raymond wife OF Russell Raymond
secretary and manager % the American safe De
post Company OF No 5l Fifth-ave. also appeared
before Magistrate Olmsied In the Jefferson Mar
ket Court Her case was also dismissed. Mrs
Raymond was charged with stealing o bottle OF
perfume from the store
The Magistrate said afterward that no formal
complaint had bcoa preferred against either Of the
"
New-York tribune., 1898-12-11
PRIVATE BOOTHS BODY TAKEN HONE

The body OF Private Frank Booth OF the lis,
Regiment. who fell the battle OF San Juan Hill
was brought 70 the home Of his mother. in Jersey
city yesterday. and will be buried In the Hoboken
Cemetery to-day. Funeral services will be held in
St Marys Church Jersey City and Captain Raj
ferty and detail Of his company will be present
Booth nineteen years old, and the only son Of
\ widowed n.o.hax-
New-York tribune., 1898-12-11

coins. except the real" or ten-cent piece There
is an "escudo" or half-doar. but the number
u these coins in circulation docs not appear TO
be large. The common coin is the 'peseta,' or
twenty-cent piece. and the double peseta. Tho
greater portion of the Havana population does
not yet understand why an American silver dol
lar is worth more than a Spanish silver dollar
and cannot be made 10 take twenty -tve-cent
piece for more than pescta. The dime IL re-
irois entirely.