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The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-02
The Arabs and the Tclephone.

We had Il party Of Arabs along with
us, and took them all over "a great
newspaper office. Everything was
wildly astonishing to them. They had
imagined that the Koran contained
all the wisdom and knowledge Of the
world, yet here was the telegraph, the
telephone, the electrotype, the printing
press. The place was a veritablc en-.
chantcr's castle TO them. They would
never have believed In the telephone
II l had not called up their hotel and
got n of their own party at that
end OF the wire. The dcrvish who
had come along was bold as well as
pious. When he heard that his friend
live miles away was talking through
the instrument he made a dash at it.
lie was greatly excited, ami yelled
In u mcgaphOnc voice. He thought
we were tricking him. but here was
his friend talking Arabic. He rolled
his eyes at me In n despairing man
ner, and then began n search for dew
lis. being quite convinced that the
phone was an invention OF Satan
The Independent.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-02
The ScOttIah Regalin.

1t IL rumored in Edinburgh that the
Scottish regalia, which has been kept
In the castle for over two centuries,
will be temporarily removed to Holy.
rood Palace when the King holds his
court. The regalia. OF which the chief
Is Brucc's crown used at the corona
ton OF every subsequent monarch Of
Scotland. were locked up In a room
In the castle just after the union IN
1907, and brought To light again in
1917. by order Of the Prince Regent.
During the civil wars some of them
were kept In DunO;tar Castle, In Kin
c%ardineshlre. which was held by Ogil-
Wy. of Barras. against Cromwel's
troops, The wife of a minister was
allowed to enter the fortress to see
Ogilvy's wife, and she and her maid
between them struggled out the
crown. sceptre and sword. When
DunOttar surrendered and the valua.
bles We're missed Ogllvy was sem to
prison In England. london News.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-02
WISE WORDS.

II Is n great mistake not to enjoy
aud make good use of common things.
Most likely you cannot command the
best that life has to give, but you can.
ut least, get near TO It by improving
whatever I'M in your way. Happi.
ness depends very little upon the vast
ness Of ones possessions. but IL does
very much upon a spirit Of content
ment which. coupled with willingness
and ability, enables n man to get all
the good possible out of his lot.
The universal self-delusion Is this:
when a man has a good thought. he
fancies he has become what he thinks
for the moment. Good thoughts arc
very good; but unaccompanied by the
difficult processes of character, they
are often no better than soap-bubbles.
There is a kind Of knowledge from
which many persons shrink. Ii il that
which involves certain duties and re-
spopsibilities which they are not will.
ing to accept.
Uncertainty Is the cruelest trial for
the heart of n Oma to endure. when
that woman Is resOlute and brave. and
feels ready to face any danger cour-
~ageously.
No man knows the state Of another;
IL IL always TO some more or less i'm
aginary man that the wisest and most
honest adviser IL speaking.
Some people are so anxious to keep
their left hand I'm ignorance of the
deeds of their right that they keep
it in perpetual idlencss.
Surely terror Is provided for sufi-
GENTLY In this life Of ours, IL only the
dread could be directed toward the
really dreadful.
The artist Is n true creator. He can
embOdy tho nOblest aspirations of his
mind. and give them II reality and a
name.
When caught In n falsehood. don't
assume a look OF injured innocence
and tell more lies to hold you up.
1t is worth more to the world for Il
| man to live right than die happy.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-02
BeyOnd the Span OF Life.

To be sentenced to Imprisonment
for the term of ones natural life Is
hard enough, but to be consigned to Il
dungeon cell for Il couple of thousand
years Is, indeed, narrowing. Yet for
tign judges not infrequently impose
sentences Of several centuries, without
1t being considered anything remark.
able. Not long ago an Italian adven-
turer was convicted Of slxty-three dis
tlnct forgeries, He was sentenced In
each case, with the result that he will
be free In the year 20S9.
A couple OF years ago Il young man
was arrested In Vienna. who, upon his
W showing. should have been SEN
fenced to 300 years Imprisonment.
A total Of 400 charges was brought
against him, and he was convicted and
sentenced on all of them, But the
Judge was a merciful man and. In
passing sentence. he threw off 1000
years In consideration OF the mans
youth. A little time ago, in the great
Calabrain brigandage trial in Naples.
the public prosecutor demanded sen.
tence upon 24S prisoners. and. although
the average sentence imposed was 4
little over Ave years. the aggregate OF
the sentences amounted TO 1900 years
imprlsonment.-ChicagO Chronicle.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-02
COntaEIOn In Schools.

Any one who has worked In school.
rooms must have been impressed with
the fact that the children come into
frequent and close personal contact.
such as putting their faces together,
blowing into each others faces, kan
lining states and papers, and sitting
close together.
Common means of c%OntagiOn are
these: kissing, exchanging handker-
chiefs, ribbon. chewing gum, whistles,
slate and lead pencils. which are al
most always, consciously or unconscl.
ously, carried to the mouths. Coins
also are treated In the same way.
Drinking cups, by their common use,
often spread diseases. School books
are ready carriers OF cOn,agion. Then
also may be mentioned the dangers
from ovcrcrOwding the schO0lrooms.
which leads 10 the breathing of impure
air and tine dissemination OF germs,
Wraps which are no absolutely need.
ed often hang where they dry and are
aired In the sch0OlrOom.
The foundation for many eases of
pulmonary diseases and chronic In
validism can sometimes be traced To
u badly ventilated schoolroom. Moth.
erhoOd.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-02
LOVES RuMMAce SALE.

Promises broken and shattered, 1H
Tokens In sad disarray, u,
Letters all crumpled and scattered,
F1irtations faded, passe;
Relics Of summertime play,
Roses all wilted and stale, "
Idols shorn down to the clay
This il Loves Rummagc Sale! n
Hearts that are twisted and battered,
Fans that were thick in the fray,
Slippers that g,ided and battered,
Gloves to 0forgetfulness prey; ~
Bachelors sunk In decay,
Elderly maids that bewail,
Vanity, pride and display
This In loves Runmagc Sale!
Meaningless words that have nattered,
Trinklcts and rings thrown away,
Vows that are shop-worn and tattercd,
Courtships that lasted a day;
Cab bills one never can pay.
Weddings that did not prevail,
Jealousy, scorn and dismay--
This is Loves I,ummagc Sale!
L'ENvoT.
Princess, hast turned up your way
The heart that your glance did impale.
Buy II, Z IL cheap enough! Aye,
This IL Loves Rummage Sale!
-fbrold MacGrath. in Puck.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-02
Not born unicially,

At n certain station In India the
wife Of u civilian In charge OF an I'M
poriant department presented her lord
and master with a son and heir. The
native stan OF the office thereupon pc
tirioned for n holiday in celebration of
the suspicious event, says London
Truth. Not feeling justified in stop.
ping the Government work for a day
Oh such u prcteSt, the parent sum-
moncd the head clerk TO his assist.
ance. This gentleman. a babu of n
characteristic type. devoted many
hours consideration to the problem,
and after weighing all the pros and
cons, delivered an opinion to the eff
feet that the desired holiday could not
properly he granted, as The baby had
been born to his chief In his private
and not In his official capacity. This
~oracular response seems 10 suggest
that u nan might have a son born to
him In his official and not In his pri-
vatc capacity-though ! confess ] do
not unite sen Low that eon,d hs-
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-02
HOW FLIES PROMOTE DISEASE.
They Garry Germs on Their Toes From
Infected Material.

For two or three years past
medical men have been calling
attention 10 the part which
common flies play In the dis
semination OF diseases. They first
alight upon the spit Of a victim OF tu-
~berculosis. the faccus Of n typhoid pa
tient or other infected material, and
then rest OH food which has been care.
lessly exposed. Thus something worse
than the Matching of maggots IN fly
blown meat may result. The latter Is
more revolving than dangerous. But
the former is more dangerous than ic.
voting.
Commenting on these facts. Ameri-
can Medicine recently Remarked:
RESTAURANTS infested with flies are
special denominations. The danger
from this source Is not small, and MS
the summer Is now upon us In
good earnest. with hordes of these
pests, 1t seems desirable that every
thing possible be done to limit
the amount of mischief done by them.
More effective measures are needed for
destroying flies and preventing their
multiplication. The wal on mosqui-
toes by our sanitary department In
Cuba has shown what can be done in
DISCRIMINATING insects, aud the prepar-
tions which are already being made
IN several different places in our coun-
try show that the people are willing
to act If they are shown the best WAYS.
Until some successful method has been
devised for exterminating flies special
care should he taken to prevent their
access to sprtum. pus or other infec-
tious material: fruits and foodstuffs
should he thoroughly cooked or
washed IL flies have been allowed to
come in contact with them. and should
be protected from flies after prcpara-
ton for use
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-02
when Reed Counted . Quorum.

Former Speaker Reed was In the
Supreme Court, ut Washington. The
Justices were slow In assembling. MIR.
Reed waited with an e%lephantine pa
ticncc. Presently n friend of his
leaned over TO him and whispered:
Mr.. Speaker, can't you count a
quorum"
A look of grave reprOach o%yerspread
the fat Maine face. Sir" said he In
a tone Of freezing dignity, you forget
that when l counted a quorum. there
always was n quorum."-New York
Times.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-02
Locomotive and Roat.

A Swedish State railway engineer.
Herr Magnell, has been commissioned
10y the Paraguay authorities TO con.
struct n combined locomotive steamer
for the traffic between Altos and
Pagua. This amphibious vessel will
be nearly twice as large as the Svanen
-Swan-which at one time maintained
the traffic by land and sea between the
Viskau and the Baltic In Central Swe.
dan.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-02
shume.

Perceiving now that the block was
inevitable, the noble prisoner be-
thought him Of suicide.
'Shall ! chuffie of this mortal coil:'
unused he.
But the executloner, being a man OF
some wit wlthal. OWNED his thought.
"iou shuttle after ! cutr Quoth this
functionary, briefly.
The Duke was silent at this. 1t w;ha
not his Grace's wont to handy words
with n OF the cOmmonalty. Detroit
.~Iaurnai
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-02

She stamped her feet In pretty rag
"Ha! ha!" sneered the heavy villain.
you'll have to pay excess postage OH
them. You had as we'll stamp them
some more"
True, her feet were not the kind
that made Cinderella famous, bat waa~
1t real chivalry In him to say such
things!-Baltimore American.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-02
A word.

Il think" said the gentleman with
the unworldly expression. that your
daughter is now sufficiently advanced 4
to take up the subject of harmony"
Excuse me-" sand Senator Sorghum
rather distantly, but I must remind
you that you are employed to teach
my daughter music, not politics.
Washington Star.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-02
An Encouraging Setback.

Mr.. Pcrkins-"Miss Simpson. my
heart holds q great secret. but feel
timid about confiding It to you"
Miss Simpson-"Well, Mr.. Perkins.
I can't help you out any; the man who
proposes to me. Mr.. Perkins, shan't
have n chance to throw 1t up to me
that ! led him On."-ChicagO Record
Herald.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-02

" tive town OF Canaan, he
did not expect to ind his
memory canonizcd. Fifteen years was
hardly enough time, he thought, for
his fellow townsmen to forget his
faults OF enlarge upon his virtues.
Doubtless those people were still alive
who. IL they remembered the boy mt
all. would do 1t to their sorrow; still
time usually softens grievances, ana
Busby. with the MD of his newly &c.
CURED wealth, hoped to find some
kind Of quasi welcome In the quiet
town under the Gins.
He had never seriously Injured any
one, he thought, and, although the vii
lagc dogs might beat n hasty retreat
on the return Of this prince Of practi-
cal jokers, the majority OF the inhabi.
tants had enjoyed In full measure his
many pleasantries.
dignlty-was not q little ashamed Of
Ills carly pranks. and he determined,
rs he alighted from the stage and en-
tered the city hotel. to sign some tlc-
titiOus name and look cautiously about
the old place 10 see what his standing
might he among the saints at home.
He vas highly gratified to find the
town unaitered In any particular. We
like to see change and progress In the
great world ut large. hut Our native
place. where we spent the happy years
OF Our bOyhOod. Is blessed with too
many memories 10 admit of any In
prOvement.
Busby vas thankful to find the vii.
iage parson preaching the same kind
OF exclusive hereafter that had fright
ened him into obedience fifteen years
before. He congratulated himself on
finding the old pump stlll yielding de-
liclous water from the same cracked
spout: to have repaired 1t would have
been an impertinence he felt. He
blessed the lazy and penurlous school
directors for having failed 20 plug up
n single knot hole In the venerable
abode Of knowledge where u success.
sion Of pedagogical tyrants had only
partly subdued his spirit of fun.
The external landmarks Of Canaan
"'"' S''oU i"'".', " ""'""s Nv i"'
sohne' OF tue inhapi'ah's 'here were
many missing races.
The old f0gies were mostly on deck
pusoy '"'e.e1",e ioes-a niue more
laxative. malevOlcnt and reminiscent
perhaps. They were whiting on the
same red fence which Lad always
served as a resting pace Tor tue uh-
a. Ils. ll a. H. 5000
employed. jim listened 10 the records
I Tue young man VINO had gone west
anu the girls VINO had married wealthy
men. some OF his Old associates occu'
rieo POSITIONS OF honor ana trust; III
iaet. al had done weli-so We'll that
he telt cmboldened to ask AFTER him
seit-hot without many misgivings.
There was a Slight chnnge or expires
sion ON the races OF the old worthless
at the mention OF this hayward youth.
The Oldest inhaD!tant coughed, the
postmaster grinned. anu Inc venerable
deacon looked the other way with a
knowing smile.
1t was q trying moment for Jim.
The'r significant glances nettled him
mol q little. Ii he could not refrain
from coming to his own defence.
nc was always an active boy" he
said.
TOO everiastingly active" returned
the deacon with u suggestive grin
Every dog aud cat knows he never
slept 1 calculate there warsn't no
kind o tomtooiery he didn't practice
oeiore he pulled out or here or n sud
cch' Everybody prophesied he'd be
hung. anu l guess the best people felt
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-02

"HOw much do I owe you, doctor:'
Ten dollars"
"Phew! Your colleague, DR.. Knod-
Ter. charges only S. for a mild cas-,
like this.'
THAT may be; but you must remem.
Der that he has a much larger prac.
tice."-New York Times.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-02
Sentenced to Hard Labor.

kind lady, kin yer give a pore de-
servin' man IA bite to eat!"
Here's n good piece O. cherry pic
for you: sit right down Oh the door
step aud enjoy t."
"Oh, lady; yer means well, but eat
In cherry pie with tn stones in amt
no pleasure-it's work, downright
work."
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-02
Weight OF Honey bees.

Five thousand honey bees as they
leave the hive weigh about one pound,
hut when The insects return from their
visits TO the flowers. frcighted with
honey. they weigh nearly twice as
nnn.s -Nawark AJpariisar
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-02
Amtabillty.

"She has an admirable trait" re-
marked one woman. "She gos-
sips
1T Is indeed an admirable trait"
answered the other. ANY one who
keeps perfectly quiet and let's others
m%onOpolize the conversation cannot
help being ~csteemed."-Washington
Star,
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-02
In the Museum.

"Tile legless man is always putting
his foot In it," observed the Living
Skeleton to the Snake Clarmer.
what has he done now"
"Last night we were having a friend
ly little game. and he asked the arm
less wonder to take a hand."-Balti.
more American. ,
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-02

whore the short Come Out Long - A
E%xpedient "A Secret - Pointed Out -
Hard ia Piease-Accountcd For-Ths
Trunk Habit, Etc., Etc.
In other mems financial loss
There's comfort if we choose
The millions we've not como across
We've never had to lose.
Chicago Record. Herald.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-02
The Height OF 1t.

IL never see him taking her out for
a walk now"
mo, they're engaged now, and they
are economizing."
why, it doesn't cost him anything
to take her walking
well, it wears out shoe leather, you
know."-Philadelphia Press.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-02
The Trunk Habit.

Mrs. Won Blumer - well, we'll.
you've been travelling for years.
haven't you? When are you and your
daughters going to settle down."
Mrs. HUFFMAN - II don't know.
Why. the very thought Of 1t makes the
girls homesick.''-New York Herald.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-02
Pointed Out.

Jimmie, l can't recognize YOU in
this group photograph of your achool"
"You can't? Why-that's me right
there i'm the middle-sittin' pigeon.
toed."-Chicago Record-Herald.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-02
Hard to Please.

81 can't get on with that young
woman ut all"
whats the trOubleY"
"Oh, she gets mad when l say she's
..ature, and she gets mad when | say
she's immature"
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-02

He-"So you've been letting other
men make love to your
She-"It's all right dear. Not one of
them knew that you and l were en-.
caCed.'-New York Herald.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-02
Accounted For.

Mrs. Slimson-"Willie, your shirt il
dripping"
W~illie-"Some boys tempted me to
go in swimming, and l ran away from
them so hard that I got into an awful
perspiration. "-Harper's Bazaar.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-02


The manufacture of carbon for use
In electric lighting. and for other
| purposes, has grown to be n great III
| dustry In the West Virginia gas belt.
| The processes require great heat.
A train OF steel freight cars carries
| twelve to twenty per cent. greater
| tonnage. uses less water, fourteen to
| sixty per cent. less coal and runs fast
| or than q train of wooden freight cars
Of the same size.
Stokes calculates that n droplet OF
| water n t%housandth of an inch in diam
| eter cannot fall I'm still air at u much
greater rate than IN inch and Il half
| per second. If il Is of one-tenth that
| size, 1t will fall q hundred times slow
| err not more than one inch per minute.
The United States, with the consent
Of the Mexican Government, has es-
tablishcd u coaling station at the ex-
treme point Of Lower California.
| About 81 5000 has been expended for
| docks and coal storage bins, and 5000
tons Of roal have been shipped from
| Baltimore. The station is at Pichal-
inqui, Oh the west coast of the PENN
sula.
s.laaWyT-Nv; -
Larger freight cars are TO he used oil
German railroads. Thrt c-truck freight
cars of twenty-five tons each will be
tried in place OF two-truck cars of
fifteen tons each. An experiment was
tried formerly with four-truck cars,
but they were too heavy and could
not he used OF all roads. Tie wear
and tear Oh tic truck Is also less with
the large tliree-truck car.
a Vicnnesc inventor has developed
a new incandescent lamp flament
which possesses extraordinary light
efficiency among other good qualities.
The thread Is made of the powder of
an infusible metal. such as thorium.
under great pressure. This is then
specifically oxidized. On the pass.
age of the current the flament Is said
to become very compact, resembling
graphite.
The gas engine has been. for years,
steadily growing In efficiency and
favor, and now, according to Professor
Thurston, of Cornell University, is
seriously competing with the steam
engine In important commercial work
on a large scale. He says that recent
tests show the large gas engine to be
of substantially the same thermal eff
iiciency as the best steam engine.
while using a fuel considerably cheap.
cr.
Some two years ago a resident of
Boston, Mass. devised q new spinning
machine. which he took with him to
Bradford, the centre Of the spinning
industry of Great Britain. There, aid
ed by local engineers and experts, he
improved his appliance. which Is now
In active operation. 1t is capable of
spinning n variety of materials, such
as asbestos AMI peat moss, as easily
and as readily as wool. and when
completed 1t Is difficult TO determine
The original nature of the fabric.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-02
An Eypedient.

"Didn't you have. trouble in getting
so many antiques?'
Dear, me. no. had them made TO
order."-Detroit Free Press.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-02

The manufacture of carbon for use
In electric lighting. and for other
has grown to be a great in-
dustry In the West Virginia gas belt.
The processes require great heat.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-02

A train Of steel freight cars carries
twelve to twenty per cent. greater
tonnage, uses less water, fourteen to
sixty per cent. less coal and runs fast
or than a train of wooden freight cars
of the same size.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-02
The UnwelcOne Guest
fly Pierce II. barnard.

Jim Busby returned
from the West to his ma.
tive town of Canaan. he
did mt cynprt IN lind hia
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-02

Stokes calculates that n droplet OF
water n thousandth of an inch in diam
eter cannot fall In still air at Il much
greater rate than nm inch and Il half
per second. If it is of one-tenih that
size, 1t will fall a hundred times slow
err not more than one inch per minute.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-02

9S1-.rsAYl,N
whore the short Come Out Long "A
Expedient "A Secret - Pointed Out -
Hard to Piease-Accountcd For-Ths
Trunk Habit, Etc, Etc.
In other mems financial loss
There's comfort if we choose
The millions we've not come across
We've never had to lose.
Chicago Record Herald.
An ESpedient.
Didn't you have. trouble in getting
so many antiques?'
Dear, me. no. had them made TO
order.'-Detroit Free Press.
- II.
A secret.
He-"So you've been letting other
men make love to your
She-"It's all right dear. Not one of
them knew that you and l were Ell.
gaged."-New York Herald.
Pointed Out.
Jimmie, l can't recognize YOU in
this group photograph of your tchool"
"You can't? Why-that's me right
there in the middle-sittin' pigeon.
toed."-Chlcago Record-Herald.
Hard to Please.
81 can't get ON with that young
woman at all"
'.What'S the trOuble?'
ooh, she gets mad when l say she's
...ature, and she gets mad when | say
she's immature"
Accounted For.
Mrs. Slimson-"Wlllie, your shirt il
dripping"
WiIlie-"Some boys tempted me to
go in swimming, and l ran away from
them so hard that l got into m awful
"-Harper's Bazaar.
The Trunk Habit.
Mrs. Won Blumer - well we'll.
you've been travelling for years.
haven't you? When are you and your
daughters going to settle down."
Mrs. HUFFMAN - II don't know.
Why. the very thought Of 1t makes the
girls homesick. New York Herald.
In tho Museum.
"The legless man Is always putting
his foot in it," observed the Living
Skeleton to the Snake Charmer.
''What has he done now"
'Last night we were having a friend
ly little game. and he asked the arm
less wonder to take a hand."-Balti-
more American.
One Doctors Reasoning.
"HOw much do I owe you, doctor:"
Ten dollars"
"Phew! Your colleague, DIR. KnOd.
Ter. charges only S. for a mild cas-,
like this.'
THAT may be; but you must remem.
Der that lie has n much larger prac.
tice."-New York Times.
- -
The Height or 1t.
81 see him taking her out for
a walk now"
mo. they're engaged now, and they
are economizing."
why, it doesn't cost him anything
to take her walking
well, it wears out shoe leather, you
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Press.
Availability.
"She has an admirable trait re-