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The age-herald., 1901-09-04
A KENTUCKY COLONEL

Bell and Peoples Phones No. 1o1z.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-04-12
British Postal IlefOrns.

Among the new century reforms
which the postal authorities are credit.
ed with having under consideration is
the adoption of the system known for
many years In India as the value.
payable" parcel post. Under this
scheme. for very small commission
the postoftice delivers parcels. collects
the value of the article. and transmits
II to the sender of the parcel. During
last year 2.500,00O parcels were thus
carried by the Indian postoftice, tn,
commission realized amounting tc
$4,000.
The Indian postoftice has a similar
sytem of paying money orders, til,
whole operation occupying no NOR,
time than II at present takes in 'deliv
ering registered letter and obtaininl
the addressee's receipt for 1t. This sys
tenn Is also under discussion at the gen
eral postoilice. The number of letters
parcels. money orders, etc, carried b,
the Indian postofiice last year wa,
52O,0OO,0O0. The number of com
plants was infntesimal, and practi
cally the whole of the work Is done by
natives, There should he little difticul
~. therefore, in introducing these emi
nently desirable reforms I'm the Eng
llsh system.-London Express.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-04-12
She and the Parrot Are Quiet.

A Louisville couple living In a fiat re-
Gently had parrot given them. They
accepted the bird, which was young
one, unable to say word. 1t was
duly installed in the fiat and the fol
lowing conversation took place be-
tween the husband, the wife and the
cook:
Husband (who has approached the
kitchen mistress guardedly while his
wife is QUIT say, Jane. you know
we have that parrot here. Now, I'll
pay you "A reasonable amount il you
viii never say word before it. so it
cannot learn to talk"
The following day the wife tackled
the cook. II say, Jane, you know we
have this dear little parrot to raise.
Now, I'll give you hat and dress,
nearly new. II you will talk all the
time before 1t. and teach II to talk"
Jane is hedging and drawing rev
enue from both sides of the house.
Smart Jane.-Louisville Times.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-04-12
Origin of Writing.

Arthur j. Evans. discoverer of the
remains OF great prehistoric palace
at knossos, In Crete. which Is believed
to be the original Of the tabled "Laby-
rinth," says that the revelations made
there carry back the existence of writ.
ten documents on Greek soil some
eight centuries beyond the earliest
known monuments of Greek writing.
and five centuries beyond the earliest
dated Phoenician record as seen on
the Moabite stone. These discoveries.
therefore, place the whole question of
the origin of writing on a new basis"
Mr.. Evans thinks that the Cretan
hieroglyphs exactly correspond with
what, in virtue of their names. we
must suppose to have been the picto-
rial originals of the Phoenician letters
on which the alphabet is based
Among these are aleph, the ox's head !;
beth. the house; daleth. the door, and
so forth. This contravenes the old
theory of De Rouge that the Phoeni-
clan letters We're derived from early
Egyptian forms signifying quite diff
ferent Objects.-YOuth's Companion.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-04-12
A Little Tale From the Persian.

There was a young man who loved
beautiful maiden, but he was poor.
One day he asked her to he his wife,
and she answered.
II love you. Still, do not wish to
be a poor mans wife. Go and get
money and then return and we will
live happily ever after"
The young man went away and ere
long began to sway the markets. He
made millions and still more millions.
and the maiden waited.
When the man had ten millions he
wanted to outshine one who had fifty
millions, and when that wish was graf
ified he longed for hundred millions /;
then he yearned for two hundred mil
lions, and at last he SET a billion up as
the amount he wished to accumulate.
When. one day in those parts GER
tain old maid lay dying, she said:
There's no use expecting a hog to
keep his mind on anything else after
he gets his feet in the trough."-Chi-
cago Times Herald.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-04-12
HOW BIRDS HELP FARMERS.
They Prev on Mice, Insects and Othe,
yermin.

Nermin.
THE bulletins on birds and man,
mails published by the Biological Sur
vey at Washington correct widely pre-.
valent errors as to the economic status
OF species that affect agricultural inter-
ests. and demonstrate the inefiiciency
and wastefulness of bounty laws, un.
der which millions of dollars have been
expended by the various States and
Territories without accomplishing the
object for which they were intended.
Birds are the farmers most valua.
BILE aids In his lifelong battle with the
insects that play on his crops. How
important, therefore, that he should
not destroy them that do him greatest
service. In the case Of hawks and
owls the division has shown, by the
examination of the stomach contents
of about three thousand of these uni.
versally hated and prosecuted birds,
that only six out Of the seventy-three
kinds inhabiting the United States are
injurious. and three OF these are so
rare they need hardly be considered,
leaving only three to be taken into ac-
count as enemies of agriculture. The
Others prey upon mice. insects aud 9th.
er vermln and rank among the farm.
ers' best friends.
since Its establishment, In 1885, the
division has examined the stomach
contents OF nearly fifteen thousand
Dirds belonging to two hundred species
and sub-species. and has published in.
formation on the food habits of one
hundred and forty Kinds, mainly
hawks, owls, crows, Jays, blackbirds.
sparrows, thrushes. tiycatchers, swal-
lows, wrens. shrikes, woodpeckers,
horned larks and cedarbirds ARTHUR
Henry I'm Ainslpp's
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-04-12
Universal Penny Postage,

Little New Zealand. those three isl.
ands In the South Pacific Ocean. pro.
poses to lead the world in postal rates,
and will on the first day of the new
century inaugurate system of univer.
sal penny postage. This Is TO be done
as an example to the rest of the civil.
lied world, In the hope that 1t will be
followed. No matter what other coun.
tries may do. New Zealand proposes
to carry a letter to the remotest re-
glons OF the globe to which postal ar
rangements penetrate for one penny
that Is. two cents. The local colonial
authorities say that the reform Is
needed, that the way to reform is to
reform, and they propose to go ahead
with it, though they know 1t will entail
loss of S4OO,OOO the first year. 1t Is
expected that this deficiency will dis
appear with the stimulus given to cor
respOndence by the diminished rate.
1t is further expected that the British
empire will fall in line with the re-
form, and that before long the entire
civilized world will adopt the penny
standard and all reap the benefits of
the cheap universal postage.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-04-12
Renovating Royal Palaces.

Whenever there Is n new reign In
Russia all the churches in Moscow
are painted and regllded. A new reign
in England is the signal for the reno
walton of palaces. All town and cOun-
try palaces belonging to the Crown
will be repaired. decorated and inn
proved during the period of mourn
ing at the expense of the State. Many
changes will be made at Windsor, and
Buckingham Palace will be trans
formed internally. Many alterations
will be required before these cold, in
artistic apartments can be adapted to
the requirements of a permanent
home for the King and Queen. Many
of these rooms are lighted by candles.
but circuit Of electric light will be
extended from the ballroom. drawing
room and throne room to every sec
tiOn of the palace. The gardens will
need little attention, as the turf is
perfect, the lake picturesquely bOr-
dered with lawns, and every tree In
the forty acres shapely and well Or
dered.-LondOn correspondence New
York Tribune.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-04-12
FIELD.lORE,

In burrows dark beneath the plow.
With thoughtful mien and happy face,
Slow DER the rolling prairies now
The farmer walks with measured pace.
No sound is near. The vast clear sky
Holds naught but soft and solemn light (;
His heart is warm, his purpose high,
He loves the day, nor breads the night.
Something there is the prairies hold
For all the lonely silence there
That makes the spirit strong and bold
To conquer hate and stife care
The hcaving fields awaken hopes,
The distant sky line lengthe life.
Aud toiling on the windy slopes
The mind forgets its angry strife.
The calm that broods bv wood and stream
A beDedction is to him
Who would things were not as they seem
Where trade and tumut grow more
grim;
The open hill, the sweeping view.
Make selfishncss seem darker still,
For these fair prairies life renew
And give their all 10 him who Will.
Charles w. Stevenson. in the Chicago
Record
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-04-12
TOYS For English Children.

The ingenuity displayed in the pro.
ducti0n of penny toys is marvellous.
novelties coming out nearly every
week. The foreign producers are quite
alive to the fact that child soon tires
of plaything and wants another, so
they keep up supply of things bright,
novel and ingenious. Moreover. each
toy has Its season. AS the summer
approaches, when children delight to
be out of doors. the Germans send us
musical rollers and jingling cars. and
for the long winter evenings they sup
ply novel indoor games and intricate
puzzles-amusement for many even
ings-at the cost of one penny. Then
the United States send lead pencils.
wood blocks and colored toy books {;
the French, dolls and tin toys, as well
as all the more expensive articles of
this class.-Chambers's Journal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-04-12
Peculiar Ads.

In Iexas a man once advertised for
"A boss over 5000 sheep that can
speak Spanish huently." Then there
was the horse dealer who boldly ad-
vertised: "A splendid gray horse,
calculated for a charger, or would
carry lady with switch tail" w.
=. Gilbert, Of Gilbert & Sullivan opera
fame. was standing on the steps of
his clubhouse, when a stranger ap-
preached and asked: Does a man
belong TO your club with one eye
named WalkerW Il don't know"
was the answer; whats the name of
his other eye" An ad. contains the
request for n coachman to look after
pair OF religious turn Of mind."-
Confectioners' ard Bakers Gazette.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-04-12

Mrs. Higgins" said he, MS they went
out the door.
They found Miss Katharine alone.
| and as she came into the room and
Hopkins rose to greet her, she ran
| quickly by him with little nod. and
falling upon her knees In n very glrlish
but pretty fashion before the smiling
youngster. she cried:
"Oh! this lovely child And she Is
really yours, Mr.. Hopklns?"
Hopkins smiled.
"All mlne," said he, "by virtue Of
adoption"
Then Miss Katherine took the young
ster upon her lap-the prettlest picture
he had seen for months was that--and
they fell to talking Of other things.
while the child. with her big blue eyes
upon Miss Kathcrine's face. listened
thOughtfully to 1t all, and wondered
why her papa" looked so happy. And
Katherine at Its head. meanwhile,
grew strong and waxed exceeding
great.
Ten minutes passed and then, as
Miss Katherine was asking the little
girl about herself the youngster sud.
denly stralghtened up. and looking at
her tboughtfully. said:
ayes. ! loves my papa and my dolls
and everything, but loves you too.
Won't you be my muvver?'
For moment Miss Katherlne's
pretty face turned from rose TO white
and back again. but before she could
make answer to the youngsters re-
mark Hopkins had swallowed his fear
and the crisis was passed.
You hear what the youngster says.
Katherine" said he, taking one OF her
soft hands In his and leaning forward.
II love you, too. dearest. and I want
you for my wife. DO you think you
could love me-and be a 'muvver' to
this little one?"
What her answer was Is no matter
now. but some time later. as Hopkins
and his yOungster were walking grave.
ly. though how happily only she and
Katherine knew, home again, the child
looked to him for moment, and then
whispered up to him:
And | said IL right, didn't I, papa?
Jes' like you told me to?"-Waverley
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-04-12
THE PHILIPPINE FORESTS.
or Enormous Extent and vaiue-40O va
rieties of Trees


IL has been estimated that the for.
ests OF the Philippine Islands cover an
area of about 100000 acres. The
island OF Mlndanao with an area of
some 20,0O0,O0O acres has immense
tracts of almost unbroken forest. The
same is true with regard to the islands
OF Mindoro and Palawan. and even in
Luzon, the most densely populated is-
land OF the group, and where most tim
Der has been cut, there still exist mil
lions OF acres of virgin forest. The
Forests Will prove to be among the
greatest resources Of these beautiful
and fertile Islands, and, IL the disposi-
tion OF the timber Is judiciously man
aged by the Government, sufficient can
be cut, without destroying the forests,
to provide funds for many much need.
ed public improvements, and to recon-
pense the United States for the great
military and other expenditures. Much
OF this can be done with absolute ad-
vantage to the forests. as millions of
cubic feet Of timber should be cut In
order to thin the dense growth so that
the maximum annual growth of the
trees can be obtained.
One peculiarity about these forests
Is that there are no great areas GOV.
cred by any one species of tree, so that
to accumulate a cargo of one kind of
timber 1t must be assembled from diff
ferent localities. There are many rea.
sons why large capital will be required
to carry on a successful timber trade
In these islands, but with sufficient
means there is no commercial venture
that will yield more remunerative
profit.
IL Is not definitely known how many
different species of trees exist In the
archipelago. but the number Is proba-
bly, from 400 to 500. of which large
proportion are hard woods.-The For
ester
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-04-12
He Must Have a Garden.

House Agent-"l.et me see. have
very nice vanacnt Hat, sir, OH"
Applicant-"Won't do. l don't want
tiat. must have a house"
"HouseY"
"ies, with garden"
Garden"
Certainly"
"um-well, now think of It, l have
one place a little out of town that
might suit, There is a space OF ten or
fifteen square feet at the back. 1t is
now paved with stone, but the pave.
ment can be taken up easily enough"
That will do"
".All right, Fond of flowers, ehY'
mo, but I've got to have some sort
OF garden, you know, because I'm the
editor of an agricultural paper."-Tit,
HitS. -
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-04-12
Heart to Heart Talks.

l did not decry her judgment, or he.
come angry with Bridget when she in.
formed me that she thought the new
milk man was perfectly heavenly.
simply told her that 1t was but nat.
ural that he should remind one of the
milky way, at which we both laughed
heartily.
And was not this far better. girls.
than II had become angry thus dark.
enlng the day for both of usy-Indlan.
apOlls Sun.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-04-12
Side Lights ON History.

From beneath the pile OF shields the
sabines had thrown upon Tarpeia as
they passed through the gate of the
Roman citadel was heard faint
sound.
one OF the soldiers bent down and
listened.
1t was the voice of the troocherous
maiden.
You think you have killed me-" she
said in hoarse, mutiied accents. "yu-
lains and murderers, shall live in the
Latin school histories ages after your
names have been forgotten"
Then all was Chicago Tribune.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-04-12
THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE
STORIES THAT ARE TOLD BY THE
FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS.

ospection--News That Travels siow-
Iy-They Went Hsives-sponge Cake
The story Teliers-Force Of Habit
A Doubtful Compliment. Etc. Etc.
Back in the dim perspective of the past
We see our eager, hopeful youth again;
II certainly is not what we are now,
And somehow, not what we thought we
were then.
,, Puck.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-04-12
A Pathetic Bereavement.

Miss Singer II saw in the paper
that there Is to be an entertainment
for Musical Orphanage. Pray, what
may musical Orphanage be-"
Mr.. kenitall--"I can't say positively.
you know. But imagine it must he a
child deprived of its native air."-Har.
per's Bazaar.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-04-12
Diamond Drilling In British Coiumb mbia.

A good illustration of the close COM
mercial relations which modern meth
ods of transportation have brought
about between the lends of the earth"
is shown in the present condition of
the rock-drilling industry for prospect
ing purposes In British Columbia. This
industry has been very largely stopped
on account of the South African war,
through the great increase in the price
of "borts," the black diamonds which
are used for tipping the drills. These
diamonds ordinarily sell for SIG ca
rat, but now cost so per carat, The
result has been that diamond core
drilling. as 1t is technically called, has
risen in cost from $1.5O to 81 a foot.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-04-12
BlaIneless.

They say there is danger" said the
poet, that contagious diseases may he
spread by the circulation OF library
books"
"Oh, well, l wouldn't worry about
IT, his friend replied. You will never
be to blame for diseases that happen
TO get spread that way" - Chicago
Times Herald.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-04-12
Changed His Mind,

Friend-"But l thought you were
going to commit suicide in case she re-
jected yOu?"
Rejected Suitor-"So l was, but af.
ter l made the threat to her and left.
l came back and peeked in the window
and saw her reading a novel."-Ohlo
State Journal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-04-12
News That Travels slowly.

II see that the egg famine is at an
end"
"It will take 'em month to find that
out at our boarding house. Cleveland
Plaindealer.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-04-12
A Fatal Bean.

Mabel-"Why so despondcnt, Ath.
ena:"
Acknowledgment told me tonight
that his love for me Is dead"
Mabel-"Oh, that's nothing new. He
has killed everything he has gone into
FOR dozen years. Denver News.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-04-12

Mrs. Darling-"YOu told me before
we were married that you had an in.
come of $4,000 a year. What has lie.
come of it?"
Mr.. Darling-"Can't tell you until
get an itemized bill from your Dress
maker,"-Denver News.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-04-12
A Doubtful Compliment.

TOm-"Ida told me she had put my
lock of hair in a conspicuous place"
Jack-"Did you find it so?''
TOm-"Yes, she dropped It In the
cage and the canary made nest of it."
Chicago News.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-04-12
The Usual WAY.

Mamma. can ! have that piece of
mince pie that was left from dinner"
'No, dear. it's cold"
mo, 1t isn't, mamma; warmed it,"
"Warmed it? WhenT'
after ate it, mamma. .''-ClevelanJ
Plaindealer.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-04-12
They Went Halves.

"I got an apple" said the generous
little boy; dyer want some CT it?'
"Assuredly." replied little Emerson
Hubb. II shalt he delighted 10 90 you
--er -,,hemispheres. Philadelphia
Press.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-04-12

First Boy-"l've got to take lckin'
when get home tonight"
Second Boy-"Father or mother?"
First Boy-"Mother."
Second BOy-"Oh, WELL that went
amount to much"'-Scmcrville jour.
nal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-04-12
Force of Habit.

Mr.. Haist-"I want couple Of eggs.
boiled three and half minutes. and
hurry up about it, for I've got to
catch"
WATERFALL right, sir. They'll be
ready In a minute" - Philadelphia
Press.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-04-12
The story Tellers.

Doesn't 1t Jar you when woman
tries to tell funny story"
mot so much as when some try. A
woman never attempts to use the Irish
dialect when she doesn't know."-Phil.
adelphia Press.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-04-12
Sponge Cake.

Mistress-"Do you call this sponge
cake? Why. it's as hard as can be!'
New Cook--"Yes, mum: that's the
way a sponge is before it's wet. Soak
II In your tea, num-" - New York
Weekly.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-04-12

1t Is proposed to illuminate the
| Yosemite Falls, 2G00 feet i'm height,
by the use of twenty arc lights in con.
or effects. Some Of the roads are also
to be lighted with electricity.
Henry r. Miller. United States Con-
sui at Shanghai, declares that the con-
sumption of -four is rapidly increas-
ing in China, and he argues from this
| fact that there will soon be great
demand in that country not only for
American -four, but also for mill ma
chinery.
Although an order for machinery to
cut tunnel mile and half long on
the Manchurian Railway has only
just been placed lin America), 1t Is
hoped that the tunnel may be COM
pleted In a years time. The road will
then be opened and afford through
route from Europe to the Pacific coast
The Ontario government has re-
near Lake Temagami. a great lake
lying west Of Lake Temiscaming, on
the Upper Ottawa. This will be used
as national park where the timber
will be preserved, and the game will
be allowed to increase. The number
of beavers and deer is increasing.
A United States Treasury report
estimates the present yearly consump-
tion OF corn by hogs, mt least eight
thousand million bushels. or thirty
eight per cent. of the present crop. and
the average consumption by each hog
at not far from twenty bushels and
total number slaughtered the past
year over rather than under forty mil
lions.
An attempt is being made to free
the streams of Louisiana and Florida
from the water hyacinth. Hundreds
OF skiffs and small vessels have been
caught by the water hyacinths. and
are unable to get out of the streams
In which they were used. The drain.
age canals in New Orleans are in
peril. and the logging industry of
Southern Louisiana is in danger of
destruction. There is room for a new
and successful process.
In experimenting with the Gray and
Mundy submarine telegraph recently.
an SOO-pound bell was let down into
the ocean twenty feet below the sur
face. 1t was found that when the
bell was tolled by means of mechan.
ism the sound could be easily heard
on ship mile away, without any
sort of connecting apparatus. the
sound waves being transmitted
through the water, which is of course.
much better conductor than air BY
the aid Of microphone attachments
the bell was heard at a distance of
twelve miles.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-04-12
Proprietary Medicine Purchaser..

There is no question that the great
middle classes, the people in the coun.
try towns, are the ones who buy pro-
prietary medicines. Hustler.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-04-12
Left In London Cabs.

1wenty-one thousand pounds worth
of articles are left in London cabs in
year.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-04-12
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

1t is proposed to illuminate the
Yosemite Falls, 2G0O feet in height,
by the use of twenty arc lights in con.
nectlon with means for producing col
or effects. Some Of the roads are also
to be lighted with electricity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-13
MARI0NS THE LEADERS
THEY LEAD THE L. ID. l.. IN STAND
ING, AVERAGES AND HIGH SCORES.
Slight Falling OF I'm BOwling-Full
List of Averages I'm Tcnpin League
Averages of other Leagues.

The bowling of the members of the In
dianapolis Bowling League has not been as
consistent during the last two weeks as Ii
was during the first series Of games which
ended before the holidays. There has been
a small decrease in the averages OF a ma
jority of the bowlers and the list Of bowl
ers with averages of $50 or better is not as
large as it was a few weeks ago. The Mar
ions are still at the top, Bryson leading
and Knox q close second.
There have been a large number of total
scores above 600 in the /. B. L.. games this
season and the Marions also hold first
honors. in that. respect. TIL first division
OF the Marions have rolled the following
high scores: GIG. 927, 957. $50. col. $40. sl2, s31,
and the second division holds the following:
922, 912, 1.009, 917. The W~ashingtons come
second with six for the first division as fol-
lows: 500. 979. 902. 900. sos. 95I and the second
division with 943. The other teams have
900 scores as follows: Turner's. 500: Ko-we-
Bias, 9O6; Pastimes, sos; Capital Citys, 90l,
go, SOC; Crescents, a56; Lenox, 9fS. The Ma
tionals and North Sides nave failed to roll
scores as high as 900.
The averages for the four leagues in the
city are as follows.