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The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-09

death. ana the class would be his
mur---'
Hes so far recovered ~ to get the
entrance prize away from Dick Far.
well, who's from our " preparatory
school," interrupted Ralph, s~arcasti.
cally. Il guess he can stand IL IL The
other fellows can. From IL or ~
O'Clock tn daylight isn't long-there'll
he enough about to dig them out by
that time."
I'm sorry for n thing. boys. and
that IL, | cam he with you during the
whole performance on Monday night
have got to take the 11.3J express "a
do an errand for father. He wants me
to take an invitation TO Judge Cornish
hes the oldest member of the trus.
tees, you kn0w--tO he present at the
dedication of the new library. But
III get some OF the fun. aud will be
back The next forenoon for some of
the glory"
"Yes. we must put in Stanley"
whispered Ralph. determinpdly. on
Monday evening after they had buried
mp TO his head The president of the
class, and he'd better he the next
man in--quite an honor to be next the
president, yet stanley's an honor
man."
Come. we must hurry" looking nj
his watch. Il want 10 see onc more
i~n-Stanlcy's the man"
Tin willing to submit to any
thing, gentlemen. that won't iniure
my health" declared Stanley. calmly.
as the s0phomorcs led him to the
ditch. but to put me in there In my
condition would be-
Excellent! - better than a water
cure" Interrupted Ralph, tying his
arms.
"lteady..' Aud they lifted Stanley
In and began throwing the earth about
him.
There goodbye fellows. Must
hurry 10 catch my train. Wish I
could see II out. Enjoy yourselves,
Aud he was OF.
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ditch, ana fill The earth back In around
them. leaving only their heads eX.
posed. Twill he great when the fell
lows get about in the morning-to see
the campus grown up heads
Whom had we better put In" was
the excited query of Il number of the
boys.
The president of the class. of course
George Peterson, aud Frank Clark
and Charles Mason-'twon't do 10
leave him out-Henry Hammond and
anybody suggest amy one clsc:'
Edward stanley what's the matter
with him.
"Hc mustn't cscapc-wOndcr l hadn't
thought OF him. exclaimed Ralph.
Edward Slanley-why, boys" in
terposcd Billy. hurrledly. "'twOuld he
the death Of him-to he kept out all
night exposed In that way! Don't you
know he's just recovered from n dan.
gerous illness-'twould cause his
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-09

done? Any Of the others injured :
Seen father:'
saw him at praycrs-same prcxy
he was yesterday. But what do YOU
mean by the others being Injured, and
all that sort OF thingg"
Why. Stanlcy-he-he's dead.'
Dead! NONSENSE! He was aliye
enough only ten minutes ago-and
that's saying a good deal after ones
being in Professor Taylor's class for
m hour
IL thought-haven't you seen the
Jomnal?"
"Oh. I see! Why, man, that wasn't
Stanley. In fact. 1t wasn't anyonc
here--twas Mt Hartland. Prexy-ex-
cuse me-Dr. Gilman spoke Of it at
prayers. Didn't you read the whole
accountI"
NO; IL thought twas Stanley"
1t might have been, IL after the
boys had gone ! had not"
"Did-did You release them:" In.
terrupted Ralph, catching hold of
Bily's arm. his tone a tremulous pray.
er Of t~hankfulness.
One OF them-and then they re.
leased each other"
"That-that will be the last lazipe
at Bradford: exclaimed Ralph. with
tears In his eyes. IF ! CON help IT,"
1t was-and not even the faculty I'M.
derstood the reason for Il. Only Billy
anew why the presidents son used
every influence In his power to eradi.
cate the custom.-Adelbert Il. Cald.
well, In the Chicago Record Herald.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-09

A writer in the New orleans Times.
Democrat, In commenting on the
pedigree fad" in the United States,
says: 'Pedigrccd horses, pcdigrecd
cows, pedigreed dogs, pedlgrccd hogs,
pedigreed cats and harcs-cvcrything
must have a pedigree nowadays. And
when II ONE TO the human family,
the family tree Is the thing a sort of
genealogical bush with the ~ofshoots
and limbs named according 10 historic
connections. 1t has a humorous side,
and I imagine that many Of the great
men who figured so colslicuoUsly In
the early history Of the American re.
public would be- very much startled at
the number Of persons claiming a
family relation. ] have never bothered
much about my own lineage, except to
trace back TO my great.grandparcnts
In order 10 locate my nationality, but
my lot has been cast with persons
who arc thoroughly imbued with the
Importance OF the family tree, and In
nearly every instance they have fig
ured George Washington In on the
deal. He Is By. far the most popular
American In this business. A conven.
ton OF his relatives in this country
would be something tremendous"
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Couldn't Fool Him.

a gentleman ~ day saw a boy
peeling the bark from one OF his choice
trees with a Ratchet, The gentleman
tried 10 catch the boy, but the latter
was 100 quick for him, so the farmer
changed his tactics. Come here. my
little son." lie said. In a soft. tiutelike
voice, with counterfeited friendliness.
"COme here to me a minute. I want
to tell you something"
"Not yet" replied the recipient.
"Little boys like me don't need to
know everything GLASGOW Times.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-09

The time is coming when there will
be millions in corn. IL Colonel Sellers
were on earth to-day there IL little
doubt that he would begin planting
corn on a large scale. The value OF
the corn crop of the United States il
1900 was sG20. 2lO,llO. or more ,han
double the gold output OF the whole
world
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-09

The Christian Register thinks that
II IL still possible In the whirl aud
rush of modern affairs to live ms IL life
were worth living Tor It's own sake.
Nature Is still omniprescnt, aud offers
her delights to all who have eyes to
see and ears TO hear.
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why HIS Cisvernss. C.,,,d.

Alexander William Kinglake, author
OF "Eothen' and "History OF the War
In the Crimca," was NO admirer of the
daily press. even In early days. Once,
looking at old Mr.. villiers. then father
OF the Commons. he remarked with his
meditative drawl: "A clever man, a
very clever man. before he softencd
his brain by studyingtbe newspapers"
-Argonaut.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-09
medals.

a German scientist u that
he has discovered n bean In South
Africa that answer all the require.
mcnts of Il perfect nutrimcnt. Dos.
ton confidently claims to have dis.
covered that bean years ago.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-09

Sapphcdde--"I can safely say that |
know my own mind" Miss Caustiquc
lis that ally''
Hoax-"Golf Is bad for the eye.
sight" Joax--"I thought golf players
had TO be l%ynX-eycd,"
Artist--"My last picture positively
cant be improved upon Critic
Gracious. IL IL as bad as thatl'
Though luck may play n shabby trick.
Don't rail with importantly.
For maybe, u YOU stop to kick.
You'll miss an opportunity.
Washington Star.
Mr.. Softieigh tout horseback ridimg)
shall we take the bride path, Miss
Antipucf" Miss Antlque--"Ob, this Is
10 sudden"
Fathcr-"Well, my boy. any college
debtsi' Son-"Nothing. sir, but what.
With diligence, economy and sclf-dc.
nlal. you will b. able to pay
Nell-"When he proposed she
snapped him up. She had been sing
Ing In n church choir for thirty years.
Bellc-"The chants OF q lifetime, ch:'
It's an easy matter 10 find n way,
Ii n man only has the will:
It's OH easy matter to get along
After he starts downhiil.
Chicago News.
You don't seem to know joke" de-
clared the humorist scornfully, rs his
manuscript n handed back. II knew
these said the editor. They're old
friends"
Mr.. Gotrox-"Grncious. What Is
that noise downstairs?" Mrs. Go,foy
--'Oh. It's nothing. dare say the
new English butler Is Just dropping u
few h's.'
festive got q new way 10 tell a
persons age" Jess-"Is That 80! VIII
you tell any ones agc:" Tess--"Ycs.'
Jess-"Tell me yours, then -Phlladei-
plin Press.
Some sage has said that the great
rule OF life IL know thysclf.'" Yes:
but there should be u second rule; And
when you know yourself don't tell
what you know" :.
'.No, sir" said the cd nan Wit,
emphasis; my daughter shall never
leave the parental roof" Good re-
joined the would-bc son in-law; II
have no objections 10 that" :
"What Is IL that win 60 law 2
stove-pipe down, and up a sore y:.f
down. hut won't so up n stovc.p:pc
IN or down a stoNa.pipc up.' "Civc 1t
up. What Is it, An umbrella
"The number Of people who speak
English" said the amateur statisticlar.
lis now 49, ZOO, 900" 1t Is n w0a.
der" said the cynic, 'soMc OF them
do not find their way on TO the s.age."
Wigg-'Herc's IN article in The pa
per about n club OF acronauts- thai
meets In a balloon" Wagg-"Gracious.
I wouldn't wan TO belong 10 that cnd
be dropped for non-paymeni OF dues
had a dream the other night,
And woke up very sore;
] dreamed | owned a god mine, bug
Alas! my dream il Ger.
Philadelphia Record.
Blobbs -"Wh profession Is yeer
son going to follow" S!obhs-"Hc ia
anxious to bc an a%etonaut.' Hobbs
well. that's one of the professions in
which there ought 10 be plenty Of room
nj thn ton" -
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-09

The Russian Government gives n
gold medal TO every couple that cclc.
bratc their golden or diamond we'd
ding. Last year GIL couples received
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-09

The first thing u woman wants is to
be well treated: once in n while she
wants to he petted; the third thing.
she wants 10 be admired: the fourth.
she never wants to be centradicted.-
The testimony Of DR.. Pepper, OF Sam
Francisco.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-09

1t Is estimated that one viii
destroy 100000 insects IN u year. aud
yet there are about 100000 individuals
struggling to destroy that one crow.
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cwaAce.
- M nosrRr MAcxAY, IN succrss.

When sorrow rends the heart with fever.
isl pain.
Aud wrinss hot drops OF anguish from
the brow.
10 scothe the soul, to cool the burning
brain.
%. who 81 welcome and 80 true as thou!
The battles blood.diinmed scene and an
gry glow
The dcath.encircled pillow OF Distress
The lonely moment OF secluded woe.-
Alike thy guidance aud thy worth con.
fcss.
Alike thy ralor and thy friendship
bless.
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Courage! Beat OF our Joys and woes!
Fen in the darkest hour Of earthly III.
Never undimmed, the welcome beacon
CLOVIS,
Throbs with each pulse, and beats with
every thrill!
! Bright DER the wasted scene thou hoy.
crest still.
Angel Of comfort to the falling soul.
Cndaunted by the tempest wild and
chill,
Whose angry and disastrous pillows roll.
And faint what thou hast done with
death and dole!
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-09

A musical fish hns been discovered Ia
lower California. II must he fine TO
hear II run It's scales.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-09

"r RY as hard rs they might.
the professors Al Bradford
were powcrlcss to stop haz-
inc I'm fbn fanors nlI inuti-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-08
EMPRESS JOSEPHINE.
Chateau % Malnaison. where she
lived, t. BE Preserved b. the
French Covernnent.

No place in Paris Is pore historically
interesting than the estate of Aalmai-
son, which is intimately and charming
lyassociated with the great Napoleon
snd Empress Josephine. The chateau
Iof the beloved empress sits in the CEN
ter of large park, and the grounds
and the buildings have been bought by
the state IS national property, to be
preserved as q show place and an OBJ
ject of enlightenment to the masses.
The estate was bought by Josephine
de Beauharnais in 179s, and the roman
ticalIy located grounds afforded jose
phine and the futn re great conqueror
their first trystinS places. The early
and the happiest days Of their married
life were spent there and giant cedar
that stands behind the chateau marks
the spot where a youthful lovers they
played tag, with kisses for forfeits.
It was there, TOP, that the emperor's
crown was first offered to Napoleon.
The royal couple seldom visited the
home Of their cSurtship and early hap
piness during the glorious days Of the
empire, but after her divorce the hui
inflated emprl IS sought seclusion in
this restful retreat. where she died
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THEIR FIRST MEETING.

Basirs eyes opened. The girl flushed
crimson, and would have ran from the
room, but he caught her hands, and
before he was well aware he had told
her the story Of his love, and she
had confessed that she loved him and
had loved him for long time, and
that her great fear had been that his
pride would prevent him from tell
ing her the things that were in his
heart.
So when Basil was able to leave the
hospital he and Isabelle were mar
ried. Then the problem of the fu-
ture had to be faced. He was de-
termined not to throw himself upon
Isabelle's people. But he could no
longer drive a cab. He read the call
for volunteers for the imperial yeo-
many, and Isabelle smiled through
her tears as he left her to go to
South Africa with his regiment. For
a valor at Ladysmith he was pro-
NOTED and received his D. S. O., and
later on his commission and a place
in the regular service.
And Isabelle now rejoices that she
once nearly murdered a cabby.
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IA n @a6AC.
MONUMENT TO yosEPH1NE.

five years later. A year afterward,
upon his return from Elba, Napoleon
passed a night at the chateau, plan
ming for his last disastrous campaign.
Queen Hortense received him. affec-
tionately at the home Of her mother.
perhaps the only woman the great
conqueror ever really loved The last
five days Of his liberty were also spent
there. After the battle of Waterloo
and abdication Of the throne he re-
turned to Aalmaison, whence he was
taken to his lonely exile on st. Helena,
. saddened and ambition-crushed
man.
After the property was sold by Jose
phine's heirs. it passed through many
changes of proprietorship. Atvarioua
times the chateau has been q point of
attack by foes, having been sacked by
the Prussians, bombarded by the Ger
mans and besieged by other foreign
invaders. Naturally it was allowed to
fall into neglect and decay, but It II
now being restored, redecorsted and
refurnished in exactly the same style
as when it was occupied by Napoleon
and Josephine.
In the neighboring village Of Reuil
is the grave of Empress Josephine.
which is marked by . beautiful white
marble monument. The empress, ar
rayed in her court robes, is represent
ed in kneeling posture.
Queen Hortensc, after the death Of
her sonin the Romangues,s went to Wis.
it Malmaison, but was refused admis-
sion without a ticket, the property be-
ing then in the hands of q Swedish
banker. It was presented ia the state
by the present, owner, Mr.. Osiris. The
work Of restoration has only just be-
gun, and the chateau is not yet open
to public inspection. Josephine's bed.
chamber, like all the other rooms, will
be draped as she herself draped it, and
the colors and concentrations VIII be
copied from the originals, and the lit
tie iron chest in which she kept her
jewels will stand at the head Of the
royal bed, as it stood many years be.
fore.-Detroit Free Press.
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A&fFBBI'6{k||{S|p|e1E4|Ia
GEs{slA741EFlg!
AN ENGLISH ROMANCE.
Cfue Story Of . London Cabman WIN
Married . Rich Girl and Won 4
Army COnmfssiOn,

Basil Longwood awoke one norm
Ing to find that he was a paupsf. His
elder brother, upon whom ne title
had descended and who hid been
named as his guardian to Gre for his
property and give him IN income
each year, was a hopeless bankrupt.
Investigation showed that were the
estate sold it would Ply but small
amount of the debts HAT the brother
had incurred, and thet the patrimony
which Basil's father had left him had
been squandered.
Not a single tarthing of the for
tune which BAH had once thought
his own could he claim. His brother
had not only Brought ruin upon the
family name, but disgrace as well.
and to none of his former friends
would Bash 60 for help.
Basil vent to London. and for
weeks sought some sort Of employ
ment. He could find nothing. Final
ly, vixen he was almost starving, he
had - opportunity to get situation
as driver of hansome cab, and ac-
cepted at once.
For four years he drove the cab.
He had become somewhat embittered
and he refused to battle with destiny.
He said to himself that fate had con-
spired to drag him down from his
high position, and he would submit.
Ore day, while driving in street
running into Hyde Park, a phaeton
! drawn by a pair of gray horses and
Nriven by young girl came crashing
into his cab, and threw him to the
pavement. He was picked up and
carried into a drug store. where it
was found he was badly hurt. The
young woman who had driven the
phaeton that had caused the acci-
dent, sat by him and expressed her
sorrow for the unfortunate cab
driver.
When Basil was taken to the hos
pital the young woman called upon
him there. Every day she came and
brought flowers and fruit and every
thing that could add to Basil's COM
fort. She would sit by his bedside
by the hour and read to him from
the books that he loved.
1t was some time before he found
courage to ask her name. When he
did it made him the more unhappy.
She was Isabelle varness, the daugh-
ter of the baronet. Basil could only
think of himself as q cabman. and
never for q moment would he permit
himself ever to speak to Isabelle Of
love.
But one day while he was asleep
and the girl was sitting by him wait
ing for him to awake, she bent down
md kissed him on the forehead.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-08
QUEER VARIETY OF MOSQUITO.
tests Oil Pools in Southern
California.

The very latest creation to appear
on earth is an insect which, in the
larva state, is undying under circum-
stances which would annihilate all Of
the other insects in existence. Its
appearance is so very recent that it
furnishes an exceedingly interesting
subject in showing what the creative
tendencies of our time can bring forth,
says Science.
This new creation, which is locally
known as the soil worm" is not a
worm at all, but the larva Of an in
sect. In the spring of the year it
can be found in nearly all shallow
sunlit pools of oil throughout south
ern California. It came from no one
knows where.
It never was noticed until the oil
industry in southern California was a
few years old.
They appear early in the spring and
rapidly disappear with the coming of
summer, although few may be found
on very warm days as late as October.
Instead Of these maggots being the
larvae Of any and all kinds of flies,
there has been but one kind SO far
found. It also appears to have been
especially created to exist in the con-
ditions where it is found, and nowhere
except in pools Of oil. Specimens sent
to the Smithsonian institution re-
vealed the fact that the newly created
insect belongs to the mosquito family,
and that the WORMS" which live in
the oil until the pnpa state is reached.
are first cousins of the "wigglers," or
'wiggle-tails," which infest open rain
barrels and pools of water.
The stiff, viscid nature Of the adher-
ing oil, which dries upon the outer
covering when the maggot withdraws
from the pool, no doubt greatly in.
creases the difficulty of any attempted
movements Of the pupa. In few days
it breaks its covering and energies, .
long-legged, slender-winged fly, which.
fortunately for the oil regions, has
not yet acquired the blood-sucking
habit of its near relative.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-08
THE wIFE,s PURSE.
II Should Contain an Equitable Share
Of Her Husband's Income for
Her Personal Use.

"The average American husband
does. not seem to be able to get. il
through his well-meaning but halting
mind that nothing on Gods earth hu.
initiates a wife more than to be com
PEELED to ask her husband for money
writes Edward Box, of 'The Wife and
Her Money" in the Ladies' Home Jour
nal. "She instinctively hesitates to dc
it, and ofttimes she goes without
rather than ask. Every wife should bs
given all that it is possible for the hus-
band to allow for household expenses.
and it should not be doled out to her
in driblets nor given to her as favor.
but as her right, and without ques-
ton. Over such share she should
have independent sway to do with Is
she sees fit for the wisest interests Of
her home and children. That is one
riphtful step. But there is still an
other. She should have IN allowance
Of her own apart from the family
share of the income. have no hesita-
ton in saying that if the truth were
known it is just this humiliating de-
pendence upon a man for every little
trifie that a woman needs that is max
ing thousands Of women restless and
anxious for outside careers. This il
the only fair excuse I have ever been
able to see for the hysterical rantings
of the modern advanced woman. In
that particular she is right and is ab-
solutely justified in filing a protest. A
wife is too great and important fac
tor in the life Of her husband to b
made a financial dependent"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-08
The Verx MAJ.

A Glasgow gentleman recently recon-
mended to the notice of city merchant Z
young fellow who was looking for clerk
ship. Some few days later they met again,
had proved a wise one.
Not at all" replied the merchant.
Dear mel" said the other. 81 thought he
would have suited you down to the ground
so full of CO."
"Yes," responded the merchant, che waa
too full Of go. Why, he's clean gone, and .
thousand pounds of my money, too"
you don't say SO! Why, thought he
for"
$50 he is" was the emphatic reply>-"so
he is."-London Answers.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-08

THE trouble 1t Troy" said the professor
appears to be that feeling of inaction
seemed to take possession of the Trojans
They were, 30 to speak, seemingly under the
influence Of fate from which there was No
escape. This was plainly shown when the
wooden horse was discovered outside Of the
": s What . il NJ ninsh ORR y.
liant young janitor, '.just a. soon a they got
the wooden horse inside, all the Trojan
women rushed away to get on their loveliest
clothes, and all the men toddled of to get
their tall hats and their Inverness over.
coats"
"And why should they do that" cried
the astonished professor
because they thought it was 4 horsa
show" replied the bright youth.-Cleve
land Plain Dealer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-08

TESTS that Miss Waite? She's getting
awfully big and stout, isn't she?" Jess
Eyes, ridiculously So" "Ridicu'
lousy? Why do you say that" jess
"Her first name is Birdie "-Philadelphia
Press
sirl." sYeth. thir." sDo Won know I'm
going to spank you!" mo, thir." "Why
amt II" "Cauth you can't catch me-.
indianapolis News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-08

Dainty New Lunch Sandwich.
A new and appetizing sandwich for
the lunch basket or the five o'clock
tea is made by chopping dates or figs
very fire, moistening with hot water
and lemon juice and spreading on thin
slices of bread. A sprinkling Of fine
;y-chopped nuts or nut butter COM
pletes the filing.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-08
How to Keep BRASS Bright.

how 10 AeeP nHoSo 0EIB0t.
To half pint of methylated spirit
add half an ounce of shellac. Let it
stand few days in tightly-corked
bottle and give it shake occasional
". Then pour of the clear liquid and
use it to paint lightly over your brass
after cleaning. It evaporates very
quickly, so must be kept well corked.
If possible, the brass should be warm
when it is applied.