The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-03
ALMOST
Little Stuff Which Almost Escaped Pub-
lieity Through Carelessness.


Those show people don't know u
good thing when they get it.-All they
know is tn kick about something's
They Kick II the newspaper don't say
something about them and they kick II
the newspapers express their own
views about them They kick about
the siz' of the crowd that ~patronizes
them after their first nights appear.
ahce.-And then TO cap the climax
they Kick about the condition of the
opera housc.-One Of Them remarked
that 1t was nothing but u big barn -
This may seem SCI to an outfit that Is In
the habit of using dry goods boxes aud
empty dwelling houses To show in
When they strike u first class town
with II first class opera house they don't
know how to act.-rheir repertoire of
plays and songs were about as. new
aud up to date as the scenery and bust.
ness cards on the drop curtain.-In
fact, the whole surroundings reminded
one of n petritied woods with petriiied
birds on petriiicd limbs sin ging petri-
fled songs in pctritied voices .-How.
ever, we live in hopes.-That il in
hopes of electric lights instead of stage
stars,-Just imagine electric lights
flashing on fairy forms as they glide
back and forth across a beautifully |
painted stage finished in gold and
o.nyxy).-And raised seats so X-ray
machines won't be necessary to look
through hats to see the stage.-Such a
picture presents itself when Red
Cloud arrives at the electrical age
(now dim distant.)-But to come to the
present.-'Aint our opera house a daisy
(withered, of course)s-The weather
the past week has been of the frosty
Observation-Disclosures the weather i'm.
proves for the better something comes
along to give us a chill.-If you have a
building project or anything in the inn
provemcnt line keep it hid until sum-.
mer.-It will no doubt save consider
able in the way of ice bills.-There are
some girls in this city who take a deal
OF pleasure in flirting with the show
Ifellows.-Their ''mammas" should be
more watchful or they may get ''stage
struck "A young and giddy girl has
n natural desire I o want to be an
actress.-They think it is real cute to
catch a show fellow.-They should sit
around a hotel and hear the naughty,
naughty talk these show fellows in
dulge in about them.-Their cheeks
would wear a sunset glow for some
time.-And now the zebra collar craze
has struck us.-They are said to be the
style.-We suppose IL someone said it
, was the style some fellows would wear
their collars high enough to have their
} hats set on them instead Of the place
! where their brains are supposed to be
--Or perhaps it might be cut low
enough to show their manly bosom IL
, fashion said so.-Common sense Is the
best fashion plate yet found.-Striped
= and Hashy clothes are put on dummies
/ to attract attention to a clothing store.
. Striped clothes are also very popular
around penitentiaries.-But what a
! man or boy around a civilized town
= wants to wear stripes for is a query
, Perhaps he thinks someone will take
him for a clothing dummy or a convict
, Yesterday was grounding day and
the pesky critter didn't see his shadow
around here.-If the old adage holds
true we need not look for much more
cold weather.-It is to be hoped that
he won't fool us.-We have had enough
cold weather for one time The cold
wave Of the past week has been the re-
suit of many people losing house plants
] Wonder what some people think
about that new electric light prOpo
. sition.-The meetings at the Methodist
. church CONTINUE with undated inter
I est.-The special meeting Of the city
council next week will no doubt be In
: teresting .-Several Of our young mer
, have the building fever and will begir
4 the erection Of residences AS soon al
the weather opens up.-Tbis is g0Ot
and will give us IA good set OF prOpert.
u holders who will improve their owl
property and thus improve the town.
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