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The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-25
Packed Ia Plaster.

The ingenious Germans have devel.
Oped a novel method OF packing and
shipping butter, which may be Of in
terest to American dalrymcn. A light
wooden case or box IL lined thorough
ly at the bottom and sides with u lay
er Of plaster OF paris n quarter Of an
inch thick, Oh which pieces Of common
glass are laid before the plaster sets.
The edges of the glass slabs arc made
perfectly air tight by means OF
gummed paper, and into the perfect
fitting box thus formed butter,
wrapped IN good waterproof paper, In
ten-pound cakes, IS placed. The glass
top is now put ON aud made alright
with strips OF gummed paper. A layer
OF plaster of paris one-quarter inch
thick Is now run owe the glass cover
and the lid nailed Oh the box. Each
case Is made to contain about two
hundred pounds OF butter. The plas.
ter Of paris being a non.conductor,
very little heat reaches the butter,
which arrives at its destination IN
good condition.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-25
A NATIONAL
Magnitude OF the Enort To Change IN
a~ueMrNtton Day.

ausmrwtion nay.
A national movement has been
started from, Washington 10y the in.
nuguration committee having for iis
object a change Of the date OF the
Inauguration from March 4 TO tue last
of April. This II not q new V
mcnt. but we believe IL IL the first time
Il has been undertaken In q way TO
enlist directly the peoples influence.
II has been begun sufficiently far In
advance of tho meeting OF Congress
70 enable the promoters to bring to
| bear whatever weight the scheme nay
have acquired from their efforts.
An effort has been made 90 enlist
Congressman in the fight. Ii does not
| appear that the latter are friendly to
| the scheme. They feel some cmbar-
rassment on account Of the changes
| which 20 along with the alteration or
Inauguration day, and they are. TO
some extent. pcrplcxed by tho tenn
porary change In the term Of the
presidency. for IL the date II changed
| the incoming President must either
lose two months of his term or he
must cut that much from his success.
or's term. Still, r Congress can he
assured that the people desire the
| change these ADVERTISEMENTS would
not prevent It. II II not like some
other matters upon which that body IL
asked 10 ~legislatc, and which more or
| less involve their own interests. leg
islatorS are apt to be apathetic con.
cerIing almost any question until II
Is brought home 10 ticri that the pco.
| pie demand n.
The arguments For n change have
been given So often AZ scarcely to noel
repetition. One OF the strong st IL that
the Inauguration las become the
grandcst aud most inspiring Of nation
nj functions, and the American people
literally -FOUR cut to II from all Qvers
tiers Of the United states. This brings
many thousands crori climates which
are quite tho opposite OF timt which
IL likely to prevail In washinGton Oh
the 4ui Of March. and subjects them
10 c0ntrastc very injurious to health.
Ia q measure this applies "a nll WIN
attend the inauguration. There IA opt
to be either a down1pour OF rain or an
atmosphere which is more uncomfvrt.
able ana mor dangerous 10 health,
The people who have the p~atrloti3n
to attend the Inauguration are entitled.
1t wcnld seem. TO have ;heir co ns ,rt
AMI health concidcred In cxilg the
date tf tho august event. Baltiri,rc
American.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-25
weird Courtships.

Touched with infinite pathos. nc well
as witt surprising weirdness, was
the courtship OF n young Lancashire
miner who wOoed his cousin, a girl OF
nineteen, acros the dying bed of the
formers father. The girl, who had
been summoned TO nurse the old man.
fell In love with the son through
watching his tenderness to his aillng
sires and thus 1t came about that while
the aged life was ebblng away two
young lives were cOnverging toward
each other. The father IN his final
moments guessed their secret and
joined their hands. and thus did this
remarkable wooins wear to Its end.
In Germany. where the mortuary
system Is far more complete than our
own. and where both male and female
attendants are employed, It IL no un,
common thing for courtshlps to be
carried on III these halls OF the dead,
and many marriages have been
planned and arranged anid Their
surroundings .-Tit.Bts. =
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-25
III. Yiser,s Musical Ear.

A student OF animal habits recently
mace corn Interesting experimt nts
with music at tie Zoo. gays Tlt-Bits.
A violin player approached q sleeping
tiger, and at the sound Of the music
the tiger awOke. and, raising its head
without moving It's body. looked for
some time with fixed attention at the
player. 1t remained for a while In q
fine attitude listening to the music.
and then, making n peculiar sound
that In tiger language docs duty for
p1rring, IL lay down again and doxed.
The soft mcsIc was played ON while
the great beast lay as II luiled to sleep.
I'hc violin was then put aside for the
piccolo. At the first note OF the new
instrument the tiger sprang to Its feet
and rushed up and down the cage,
shaking Its head aud ears. and lashing
its tall from side to side, As the notes
became stIl louder and more piercing
the tiger bounded across the cage.
reared on Its hind feet and exhibited
the utmost displcasure.
The piccolo was stopped, and a very
soft air played upon the flute. The
difference In effect was seen at ONE.
The tiger ceased % rush about. and
the leaps subsidized to a gentle walk
until the animal came to the bars. and
standing still ana quiet once more lis
tel ed with pleasure to the music.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-25
SOCIAL PRETeNpg7S.
Various Methods Adopted In England to
Deceive the Unsuspe cting,


The ways oc social %pretendcrs arc
always amusing and often ingenious.
The query. DO YOU know the Smythc-
Hobsonsf' and tlc reply. "ol. init
mately; why | dined with them only
two nights ago" are ommon every
where, though they deceive no one. In
England. however, there are special
forms and devices which are particu.
larry Interesting. An Englishman
tells of u certain ingenious friend OF
his who, when writing n letter. In.
variably begins with Dear Duchess"
Through this he lightly run his pen,
and then proceeds below sobcrly with
Dear Smith" By means OF this sim
pie device he has contrived to advance
himself considerably In life.
I'm the earlier days OF my London
career" continues the EnglishmaD.
II remember having been much i'm.
pressed by r.; individual who was
apparently acquainted with all the
carriage folk In town. His hat was
pe~rpetually on the move. No sooner
had q carriage dashed past than he
| would leisurcly bow. at the same time
remarking: Why, there's Lady Bal.
| tlmorc. What a charming woman she
Is! or otherwise making some such
airy comment OIL the situation. As
a matter OF fact hc was every bit as
| complete a stranger 10 the lady rs I
was myself. I groan when { recall
| the numerous dinners aud other OK
pensivc civilities I wasted on this
cxecrable old humbrg In those limo.
cent days"
Another self.advertiser rad once.
and Once only. been favored with a
brief conversation with q prominent
| royal parsonage. Ever afterward he
invariably addressed every one as
"Sir." occasionally. however. correct.
ing himself and %apologizing on the
grounds Of his long connection with
royalty. Stili another Individual con-
trives to enter upon his intimacy with
great people Immediately on learning
Of their demise. No sooner do the pa.
pers announce that The Right Hon.
0rable the Earl Of Scatter,nore'' has
departed this life than this fellow
straightaway adopts the late peer ms
an old and much-lamented friend. lie
thrives on these 81 SPURIOUS post-mortem
intimacies.
The most surprising scheme. accord.
Ing to American notions, Is that Of
MIS-. Somerset CObbles. n fascinating
and ambitious little lady. possessed OF
pretty eyes and a fixed determination
to make her way up in the world
Daily for weeks did a smart single
brougham bearing the royal colors and
stamped with the royal crest. display
itself at her door, and daily for weeks
did the envious neighbors grind thei,
teeth thercat. Somehow her secret
leaked out. She had. It appeared
bribed the coachman into bringing hi.
masters carriage to do short duty
each day outside the door!--Chicag,
News. -
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-25
Extremes meet. Maine and FIorida

Extremes meet. Maine and Florida
are geographical extremes, one being
the most %n0rthcrly ana the other the
most southerly OF the Atlantic coast
States. In neither eau the general av-
cragc of soil and material resources
be compared with the conditions in
other States, but Florida is the great
winter resort, and Maine Is becoming
a great summer resort. Some of the
keepers Of hostelries do. in fact, mi
crate with the birds between st. Au-
gustine and Bar Harbor, ministerlng
alike In the cold days aud the hot days
TO the pleasure Of pleasure seekers,
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-25
WORDS o. WISDOM.

The richcst minds need not iarg. u.
brarics.-Alcott.
Dyspepsia Is tn ref iorse of a guilty
st0.uach.--A. Kerr.
In all things II Is letter to hope than
TO despair. --Gocti.c.
He who wishes to do wrong is ncvcy
without q eason .-Syrus.
Raslncss brings cucccss to few, mis-
fortune to many. -Phaedrus.
DO not yield to misfortuncs. but
meet them with fortitude Virgil
Pride 10 increased by ig~noralcc:
those assume the most who know the
lcast.-Gay.
Language was given to us that we
might say Ileasant things to each
other. -Bovee.
Jur greatest glory Is not in never
falling, but fl rising every time we
fail.-Confucius.
Virtue alone outbuiids the pyrami Is.
Her monuments shall iaot when
...gypt'c fall.-YOung.
On the sands OF life sorrow trcads
Heavily. and leaves n print tine can
not wash away.-H. Nceie.
However rich or elevated VIC may
he. a naraeiess s0riethirs Ia always
wanting to u imperfect fortune
Horace.
Men must b, decided on what they
mu,t dc. and then they are able 10 act
with Wig " In what til ~ ought I, do
Mcncius.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-25
Naturally the ambitious young

Naturally the ambitious young Ca
madam. hungry FOR metropolitan op-
portunities. goes to New York, Or Phil.
adelphio. or Chicago, or Boston. The
drift In this direction Is as inevitable
rs that OF bright Scotchmen to Lon
don. And 80 Canada loses every year
her best brains and her most vigorous
energy, says the Philadelphia Satur'
day Evening Post.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-25
The Governor Of Jerusalem, Moham-

The Governor Of Jerusalem, Moham-
med Djevad Pasha. prevented n
drought tho past summe by tapping
SOlomOn's Pools, nine miles distant
from the city. The water was con-
veyed from the "sealed fountain"
mentioned in the Song Of Solomon"
through pipes ten centimetres In di.
ameter. There seems to be almost q
suggestion Of sacrilege In applying
modern mechanics to sacred history.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-25

The Circuit Court Of Baltimore has
been asked to decide as to the legality
of an affidavit to a bill Of complaint
taken by long-distance telephone. The
case In question is In relation 10 the
appointment of a receiver and the OBJ
lection is that the s;gnatory was not
In Baltimore at the time Of the certify
ing Of the paper, but that. OH the ON.
trary, lie was In Cincinnati.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-25
re population of Norway Is about

The population of Norway Is about
2,20O.OOO Gouls. 1t was 2,110,0OO In
1891, with a probability that $1,000
seamcn and fishermen were absent
from home ON the day that the census
was taken, and that there has been q
net increase Of 5000 since. This is
an average Of 1880 Inhabitants to the
square mile. showing Norway to be
the most thinly settled Of all Euro
pcan countries.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-25
Tarmers' Roads.

A Cl5patci from Wabash, Ind, to
The ctatc Journal Gays that farmers In
tic northern part OF Wabash County
arc building gravel roads. independent
Of the county commissioners, at a rate
which will soon leave few Of the old
rlCd highways In existence, under a
system which makes construction easy
and cheap. One turnpike Of ten miles.
extending froEl N)rth Manchester to
Disko, 10 0 being completed. and
tho burden, I'm Ter tic self-assessment
system evolved. Ina, scarcely been felt
amoug the land owncra These farm
ers entered into an agreement TO build
the road. every owner of property
abutting Joining In the pact u pay
. $50 per c.crc In work or cash. within
three years. Land assessed extends
back a half milo en- either side Of the
road. The work is done In dull sea
sons. and the locs OF time Is not felt
by the farmers. While the construction
Of the road Is pushed rapidly. At the
end Ct the tire, years the county com
missioners are notified OF the compile
tlon OF the work, the county curveyol
inspects the road. aud IL 1t complies
with all requirements, 1t IL accepted
aud the commissioners, under the
gravel-r0ad repair act, Undertake e
keep II In good condition.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-25

Ribbon makers In Europe say that
their industry has suffered greatly be.
cause Of tho popularity Of the bicycle.
Women who ride the machine wear
hats which have no other trimming
than the single band. generally OF
black, ana the picture hat Is adorned
with feathers to the exclusion OF rib.
hous.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-25
HALFWAY TOWN.
sY InANk wAIcnrr nnrr

An easy road runs smoothly down
To Halfway Town.
For everything that's but begun.
And everything that's never DONG.
just rolls aside. and one bv one.
Goes into Halfway Town.
Half'inished walls a,c rambling down
In Halfway Town.
uahfinished streets are always lined
With halt-done work OF every kind;
And ell the world lust lags behind
In dreary Halfway Town.
Keep straight along. and don't look down
Z Toward Halfway Town.
They say, IT every one should try
10 keep on moving. brisk aud spry,
We. should discover. by and By.
There'd be no Halfway Town.
Youths Companion.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-25
Fcnsrsi historian.

ccrlin Is In possession OF a shorthan !
writer with a unique speciality. He
attends all funerals of prominent per-
sons and takes down verbatim the
address OF tho officiating clergymen.
Then he prepares highly ornamented
copies Of the addresses and sells them
to the friends OF the eulogized dead,
His business Is 80 good that he has
found 1t necessary to engage a stan OF
assistants.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-25

Australians are already beginning to
look with disfavor on the clause In
their Constitution which authorizes
the exercise of the imperial veto ON
their legislation. II Is becoming evil
dent that this veto right will prevent
tho passage OF desired legislation.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-25
s,,orts,uen.s dune.

Half the guns and rides brought
here for repair said a gun nanufnc-
turer in North Twelfth street, ivan
nothing but a good washing with cold
water. When ride barrels become 81
foul that they viii not shoot true they
should be washed aud not scraped. IL
Is a good plan for a man going Shoot
Ing TO carry q small syringe, and after
every ten shots he should squire some
water into the gun from the breech
aud shoot u cartridge out OF Il while
1t Ia wet. The water softens the pow
der that has accumulated IN the rste
and the bullet forces 1t out."-rhiia-
dNph!a Times.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-25
En-c, On property values.

DO State roads Increase the value
of abutting property Is II question
often asked OF the Massachusetts com
mission. AS u partial answer. II can
be said that information has been re-
ceived from distant parts Of the State
setting forth the fact that certain
farm lands which were on the market
for come years. without u customer,
were sold shortly after the completion
of the State road, and at prices above
what they had been offered for. As
there are neither steam nor electric
railways within several miles oil some
Of the pieces Of property referred to,
II IL fair to assume that the Judgment
OF the local informa1ts, who attribute
the sale and the rise In price 10 the
state road. IL correct.
Although IL Is difficult 10 obtaiI III.
rect evidence m 10 n rise In the value
Of property, there IL no lack Of testi.
mony M to the value Of the roads to
the users of them. From all parts Of
the State reports have been received
which clearly show a material reduc.
ton In time between given points, a
decrease in the number Of horses on
certain stage, mail and milk routes,
and large increase In loads with the
same number of horses. These re-
suits surely mean that the social con.
ditions ere improved. the cost of main.
tanning regular lines of transportation
by highway is reduced, and the pro-
| duct OF farms and isolated manufac-
tories Is moved In n manner 10 In.
crease the margin Of profit.
Real property II subject to the sarie
laws. whether II he urban. suburban
or rural. Its market value IN regulat.
ed by It's earning capacity. liz near.
ness TO beautiful Or picturesque scer-
cry. and stiil further by It's religious.
educational aud social opportunities.
A rise In value may follow an I'm:
provemeut OF any one Of these con.
ditions. but 1t must follow a better
ment Of oil. The commission IL con.
fdent that the case ID not misststed
when II says that wherever q State
read has been begun, a bettcrment
along the lines suggested will follow
Its completion.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-25

The vanity Of human Intelligence
seeks various outlets. One man seeks
to devise a perfect government and
another Is in search Of perpetual mo
ton. Neither has succeeded as yet.
and both are stlll hopeful In spite Of
the strictly practical people who shake
their heads aud declare II can't be
done.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-25

anarchy Is n kind of despair OF the
incompetent says the Brooklyn
Eagle. Is II not rather the rage Of the
lazy? Most asssssins have been young
men. Young fellows of twenty. eight
do not easily despair, but many of
them feel hatred, anger. envy and
other emotions Of the lazy and deca.
dent,
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-25
Always Room For More.

'Tlc man who thinks lie knows II
ALL" says the Manayunk Philosopher.
generally hyes long enough to learn
that even the biggest encyclopedia oc-
casionally needs Supplement-
Philadelphia Record.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-25

Without emulation, competition and
comparison there can be no improve
ment. Rut In competition there can
he co operation and fair play. remarks
the Christian Register.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-25
The Farmer aud the Automobile.

~ otosoE Suu tnS AutOunODhbes
Ordinarily the chauffeur on pleasure
bent takes only scant interest in that
branch Of autOMobllism which Is cor
ccrned with transportation Of freight.
Nevertheless, there IL an intimate and
necessary connection between the pro.
gress OF heavy motor wagon traffic
and the pleasures Of those who never
expect to operate al automobile for
utility purposes. These pleasures de-
pend very largely upon the mileage OF
good roads that are at ones disposal,
and the goods roads problem depends
for It's solution almost exclusively upoa
the advancement Of automobile freight
traffic and automObllisM for agricul.
turai implements aud the general hus.
bandry Of the farmer. so long rs
the farmer Is compelled TO employ
horses anyway. for blowing his fields
and hauling produce and provisions
to and from town, so long win he be
disinctined to purchase automobiles
for any purpose, but the moment he
can dispense with all horses, save
pVt uups OLc Ncum. uHu Cuu DcSAi W
see n saving in doing 80. he will also
be willing to listen to the financial
argument In favor Of good roads. ana.
this argument being Immensely
strengthened whom lie can measure
the traction EFFORT on u poor road In
the dollars and cents expended for
gasolene (or perhaps ALCOHOL, he will
o o be willing to pay his share for
road Improvement. It might be a pay.
Ing investment II all automobile manu-
factt,ers would cndov a special ilsti,
tuition for advancing the application
OF mechanical power to all kinds of
work Incidental to agriculture. II
wOull at all events DC a novel and
m%eritorious departure. ami might be
inadc successful under competent
leadership, although most other forms
CT cooperation which lool; 20 tempt.
ing to the theorist provo 40 futile IL
Practice. automobile r'oI ics.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-25
Stsla's Summer Trip |
BY Eils NJ. Ness.

AN sick anu tired OF this HE.
1 would rather die now than
endure II year after year. with.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-02-01
WANT CIVIL GOVERNMENT.

Washington, Ian. 29.-When the senate
convened yesterday, the presiding officer,
Mr.. Frye. called attention to the following
cablesr,.m, which was read:
of the senate and the speaker Of the house
of representatives, Washington: There
have be"n acccessinns to the federal party
by thousands in all parts of the archipelago.
The attitude Of the hitherto irreconcilabIe
press AMI the general public opinion show
that the labors Of the party to bring peace
will soon be crowned with success. Until
now, political parties have, attempted for
,nation on plans more or less questioning
the American sovereignty. Our platform!
makes the main plank the sovereignty OF
the United States with liberty to each cit
iZcn to pursue peacefully, his political ideas.
Til" hour Of peace has been sounded. On
Of hitherto irrcconclliablc Ideas, but some
more obstinate decline to join, for though
willing to accept the sovereignty of the
United States, the. prospect of an indefinite
continuance of the military government
United States. and delays their submission,
THE adjournment Of the present con
gress without giving the president author
lty to create purely civil government with
for ut least year CT such government until
the new congress, will certainly c6ntirm
this distrnst The directory Of the federal
onrty believes that comforting such anthor
,ty on the president would inspire cont
lencc. hasten the acceptance of the sover-
@ignty of The union, and the coming of
"acc. The directory, therefore. prays both
;olScs of 90. grcss to authorize President
aicKinlcy to Establish the civil government ninem
whenever nc believes it opportr;.c.
Prank II. Eourns.
DIR. pHrdo de 1avcro,
''FlOrcntino Torres,
Jose Mar Tomas del Rosario.
'F. :. ATclaEO
"Dirc"torv Of Federal Party"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-02-01
THE NEWS in IOWA
$4,000 DUE THE STATE.
Senator I.ot:,rop Holds Government Owes
3gF~Ntg ss fh3Tt This Sum. lE

Senator Lot:,rop Holds Government Owes
This Sum.
Des Moincs, Jan. 31.--Senator J. >.
Lothrop Of Sioux City presented 70
the executive council yesterday ms
reasons for believing the state could
collect from the federal government
the interest on the money pa out
by the state in the time OF the clvll
war in the equipment Of troops. The
sum to which the state is entitled
according to Senator LothroP, IS
S42O, 900, and he seeks to be appointed
as agen. to make the collection ON a
commission. The members OF the ex-
ecutivc council are convinced the
state has n claim against the govern
ment, and steps toward the collection
will be taken.
The question that hampered pro-
ceedingS yesterday was whether the
executive council had the power, or
the governor, to name an agent TO
press the claim for the interest. Sen
ator Lothrop was unable to answer
this question, but he will communi-
cate with the council later, either d.
rectly or in writing, after looking
into the law on this subject. Cover
nor Shaw and Attorney General Null
len will take up this phase of the
matter and determine what are the
rights of the state as to the claim,
what tie exact amount is and wheth-
er an agent can be appointed to I'M
dertakc the active work Of collection.