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The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-06

the scattered agricultural communities.
Isolated the people are not. for one OF
the advantages in dealing with them Is
their almost universal custom of living
together in villages and groups. SO that
there Is no tracking down the separate
little homesteads situated miles apart,
as in America or England. In ordi-
nary times these villages are left q
good deal to themselves: perhaps the
only government official they see in
the course of the year Is the tax col
lector. But there is a sense OF depend
ence nevertheless, and II anything the
least out of the common occurs the
nearest English magistrate Is the man
who must be consulted. The head man
of the village may be the recognized
medium OF communication. but when
it comes to action his powers are very
limited.
India. in short. is becoming over
governed and with laws often alien to
the genius of the people, however APP
propriate they may seem in the eyes
of modern civilization. Their natural
protectors find themselves Of little ac-
count unless they enter into the pre-
vailing occupation of the well to do
and become grain dealers ar merchants
or rivals In some other way Of the
ruling race, and their interests they
then imagine to he the continuance OF
cheap labor. But until the value of
that is raised to a much higher per-
manent level the people will lever be
able to take care of themselves. aud
each recurring time of scarcity and
famine will be accompanied with the
same pitiful tales of distress and suf-
fering which no commissions Of in
quiry will ever eradicate.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-06
RED AS A DANGER SIGNAL.
This Color Represents Physicai lea
Says n Reflective Writer.

This Color Represents Physical Fear
Says n Reflective Writer.
II picked mp an old volume Of South
Sea travels the other day" remarked
a young railroad official a night or two
ago, land was struck by one Of the
customs of the far away Society Is
landers. which turned my thoughts
upon the subject of cOlors and their
effect on the human mind. II appears
that on the islands there Is a kind of
seaweed. or semi-marinc growth,
which when dried burns, with u bright
cherry red flame, somewhat like Ben
gal fire. The natives Of the different
islands OF the group collect the stun,
cure II and keep a supply on hand. II
IL, however, never burned. except in
times OF danger: but the moment that
any grave emergency arises a heap OF
the hay Is set on fire. and every ma
tive within sight of the signal is In
duty bound to rush to the rescue. The
custom brought home to my mind
the almost universal use OF red light
as a danger signal, and caused me to
wonder whether there is not some
other reason than mere chance for
that hue's having been singled out as
a symbol of physical danger. Efforts
have been made, with considerable
success. to show the relation between
the n OF sound and sight. and It
has been pretty clearly shown that the
color gamut does have a corresponding
musical scale; so why not assign to
colors also Il scale OF nervous sensa-
tion-thus red represents physical
fear: blue, AS we all know from the
lurid light of the moon. and the cleo
trio fash, s%upcrinduces ineXplicablc
mental dread; yellow light, | would
say. rouse a sensation of physical
unrest, without any feeling of danger.
while white light arouses only pleas
urable sensations or a mild ~intoxica-
ton. or course, the analysis might
be carried by scientific study to other
colors and combinations in endless
degree, and the nan of an investlgat-
ing turn of mind might find 1t inin-
itely interesting TO chase the red light
as Il danger signal back through his
tory. and find when and how the sym
Dol was first adopted New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-06
Ir suRELY WIS A nAn CAsE.

a little man recently walked into Il
lry-goods store and said
IL do not know how to use the tee
phonc. WIN q please call up this
lumbcr? Thank YOU"
Here Is the number. what shall [
iay tn the DOCTOR"
Tell him that his paraly2cd patient
$ walking around this morning.
Yes
That | think there is hope for his
recovery. cut OF the hair and put
'ourteen fly blisters on him last night.
| found that his appetite IL fine. hut he
won't touch raw meat. Onc of his ears
tell on during the night and | think
he Is blind in one eye | find there Is
no use In giving him medicine. II
makes him howl. His tongue looks ms
II IL had been put through Il wringiny
machine. What does he want me To
iu?"
lie says to let the patient alone
until he gets downtown. by the way
Mr.. Blank. | don't know your patient.
but II must be u sad case"
Yes" said the little man rs II look.
Ing for sympathy, according 10 tho
New York Mall and Express. IL think
h n he was ut n time the finest col
10 that ever cracked a bone"
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strongest feelings of humanity and
willing though they may be to exert
themselves. they may. nevertheless,
max n failure where before they
scored a success. The great thing is
tn understand the people, and as off,
cials are constantly being moved about
in the way of promotion they are apt
tn make use of experience previously
gained when they really ought to he
commencing again almost at the bot
tom. This no doubt largely explains
the failures brought to light in the
famine administration a year ago; ter
ribly hard conditions were imposed
where h people were unable to bear
them. and far too easy ones where they
were much more favorably situated.
This at once raised the question
whether Ii is not possibly to govern
SO vast a country mor largely by it's
" inhabitants In accordance with its
own wants and traditions. That does
II moan establishing representative
institutions and placing the mere ma
chinery Of government In the hands OF
the natives; it is quite possible, indeed.
that the latter has been done 10 far
too great an extent already. The low
cr branches Of the civil service have
been thrown open and the ambition of
the native seems to he to obtain a
government situation, where he Is soon
drilled into all the red tape Of the Off
cial class. In this way thousands of
them came to be employed in famine
administration and were much more
reluctant to break through the stipu-
lated regulations than the Englishman.
II they make a mistake they run the
risk of being cashiered. whereas an
English official In case OF
always feels at liberty to exercise a
certain amount of discretion, for which
he will not be harshly treated by his
superiors as long as it is not abused.
Work Impcrfectiy Done.
But this Is not the kind of govern
ment that a country like India stands
in need OF. Municipal and we'll regu-
lated institutions are all very well for
the cities and larger towns, but Just
as a sledge hammer Is not the proper
instrument for cracking a nut, so these
institutions cease to be applicable to
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-06

raja, a NOBLE. or a man Of wealth Is
marked by a headstone upon which
some pious words OF Arabic invocation
have been rudely carved; some others
are squared roughly; but for the most
part the graves have nc other orna-
ment than a round piece of water
worn granite p%rotruding only a few
inches above the surface of the ground,
or q rudely carved wooden peg lean
ing crafty to one side. Two or three
of the raves have tumble-down cree
lions built owe them by the piety of
the surviving relations OF him who
lies beneath. Their devotion, how
ever, has not been equal TO the task
OF keeping their work In repair, and
the decaying uprights and cross. pieces
have the appearance OF n pile of spell
cans. Traces may be noted in other
parts of the cemetery of spasmodic
attempts to fence in some OF the
graves. but these have long been
abandoned as utopian. On one raja's
grave may be seen a huge iron four
posted bedstead, which Oriental wis
dom-doubtless after long and anxious
discussion--has at length devoted to
what It's owner conceived was the end
for which it was originally fashioned.
Rude huts rise here and there among
the graves. with the grasses and creep
ers clinging about their knees, and
these are built by the desire OF the
dead-who have left money behind
them for the purpose--to accommo-
date the priests and holy men who
come to chant verses OF the Kuran
during the quiet nighttime, that the
souls of the departed may rest in
peace. All the graves, from those OF
the kings who ruled the land to those
of the peasants who titled the soil. are
nameless; and thus, when a man has
lain beneath the sod for a year or two.
even those of his kindred who held
him most dear are unable to say with
| certainty where their brother lies bur-
led educational Review.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-06
THE D..

An Irish farmer went into an iron
monger's shop TO buy u scythe. After
serving him the shopman asked him II
he would buy Il bicycle.
What is that" inquired the Irish
man.
IT'S Al machine to ride about the
town on"
And, shure. what might the prica
IF 1t be-"
Fifteen pounds"
I'D rather see fifteen pounds In q
'ow."
hut what n fool you would look
riding round the town on the back of O
,ow!"
"Shure, now" replied the lrishman;
mo half such II fool us I'd look tryinp
to milk q bicycle"
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-06
FOES OF RAM.

The Prohibitionist had a%ssailcd the
Demon Rum mercilessly. and with ev-
sry fresh onslaught the man with the
red nose had applauded.
Friend" said the lecturer ut last.
you look like one who has beer a
drinking man."
You bet ! have been. stranger re-
piled the man earnestly; but It does
my heart good to Zee you git out after
rum. ] never did have no use for IL.
'Tain't a ut drink for any man. You
can't hammer 1t too hard for ME. an
when you're through I've got a bit OF
old rye here thatll warm your heart
up good. I like a man that knows
what to hit an what not to hit
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-06
~ MNNMAI
S-.E32A. -
~ ATW

Following the custom of the past
thirty-fve years. the Indian govern
next has appointed n commission to
inquire into the extent of the recent
famine and the methods adopted for
coping with Il. having In view the col
lection of information that may be of
value In the future. The report of this
commission has just been published,
although II was completed and signed
~ early as last May. The excuse given
Tor Withholding il from publication is
hat it would not have boon policy to
publish It until the Indian budget had
been passed and Lord George liamil-
ton offered 10 the world mis- recent
slowing paregyric on the prosperity
uG India, which, needles. To say, was
aiken with a very big discount by
'~Nerybody who knew anything about
IT,. But 1t succeeded only too we'll in
the object il had in view. namely,
Salying the conscience of the British
people, and p%ersuading them to believe
that their administration of India left
little or nothing TO be desired.
AS far as the report itself Is ron
ccrned it lacks the importance of sew
"ral OF its predecessors. that of 1881
more particularly. This Is only saying
that the ground has been effectively
cleared, the rules and regulations laid
down for administration during fam
inc periods being found on the whole
workable. Severe famine, however,
rarely occurs twice running in the
anne district, and as India Is a great
congeries of people rather than q ma
lion there has to be a good deal Of
latitude permitted in dealing with
them. A famine code must necessarily
I've limited to broad principles and the
application of them left to those on
the spot. and it is this that always
calls for inquiry and criticism.
a Task of Large Moment.
The same men rarely have the work
TO do twice in the same place or un-
der exactly the anne conditions and.
actuated though they are by the
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-06
HOW BOOKS ARE REVIEWED.
FubIishern' Plan to Save Vaiuable Time
for the Editor.

u W. |" h''"p' s'p
for the Editor.
They we're discussing sanCtum Sc
crets and the talk had drifted to book
reviewing. 1T must take n lot of
time ever to read all the books, aside
from tho writing Of the reviews" re-
marked the very young reporter. The
literary editor smiled. There are
tricks in all trades and the book pub
fishers have theirs" he replied. See
here" and he picked up from his desk
the publishers announcement OF a
novel that had just come In for review,
says the Philadelphia Record. This,
in a general way, gives me an Idea of
the story, but here is the key printed
ut the bottom: Chapters 2, 3. ., 10 and
70 give the key to the plot; pages 80
To 102 show something OF the authors
descriptive powers; pages 40 to Ill,
chapter 20, to page 2l3, and pages 222
10 225 reveal his knowledge OF the
something OF his humor. Chapter 30
presents the heroine in a very striking
and dramatic light; pages 292-293 ana
chapter 80 conclude the incidents of
chapter %. The last chapter gives evil
dence of the authors knowledge of In
dian character which he uses to make
a terribly impressive end of his half
breed villain From that You will see,"
continued the literary editor, that it
isn't at all necessary to read the book
unless you want to. A cursory glance
at the pages indicated by the publisher
will give you ample information for
the writing of "A ~perfunctory review"
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-06
THE ruLLMAN SLEEPER.

IL heard a funny conversation not
long ago on a Pullman" said a travel
ing man. 1T was bedtime and two
ladies lei mt were getting themselves
ready to turn In. They were talking
about the inconvenience OF 1t, when |
heard one remark:
well. l u say that | do not like
these sleeping cars at ALL
"'Oh.' responded the other In u more
cheerful frame OF mind. wait till you
have lived awhile In n Nat, as ! have,
and you won't think the sleeping car is
SO bad, after al"
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-06
NATIVE CEMETERY, MALACcA.

All the Graves from Kings to Peasants
Are Nameless.
The Makam is that vast native ceme-
terry in which 1t Is the desire of every
Panang Malay to find his last resting
place. 1t overs many acres of ground,
and the little nesan, or headstones.
rise everywhere through the rank
growths that cover the fruitful
soil. A few trees stand here and there,
trees with thick, fat leaves, soft and
tiabby to<Rnlch, of the kind calleo
"sRaons' sMalays, because their
shape is not unlike that OF a fiat rice
ladle. Occasionally the crave of q
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-06
Mutual Pleasure.

First Citizen stopping p%asserby)-
Excuse me, but you have my umbrella.
Passer-Are you sure 1t Is yours?
First Differentiated. I am. for there
are my initials on the handle.
Passer--Then you are the man I'm
looking for; I'm sure you will have no
objection to giving me the new um-
brella you took In exchange for this
Richmond Dispatch.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-06
COrrobOrativs..

Examining physician ito applicant
for insurance)-H'm! Young man.
there il something the matter with
your heart. Applicant-YOur daughter
fuond that out a long time ago.--Chi-
cago Tribune.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-06

Miranda Milkwecd-"Law. child.
how'd your head get to he 80 big?"
Emerson Longfellow Beaconstreet-
at Is caused. madam. by a superabund-
frontal lobe. IN ultra vascular growth
of the mid-brain and extraordinary de-
velopmental phenomena in the medulla
O%blongatn. THIS condition has, for its
primary, %causation. excessive intellec.
tual s~ttt'nuosity."
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-06
D.. % ROW ED wITrICIsMs.

. From JaveaRl.
More worlds to conquer" Alexander
cried,
He frets and sweats. pent in the mar
row side
or our cramped universe, Let him go
And roacl, his destined end. at Baby
Q lon:
A coffin shall content him. Death alone
Your great mans littleness Is bold to
own.
From "The Queens Chroniclsr,"
by Stephen Gwynn.
-..t .
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-06
Ruin Ahead.

Mamma-No dear, you cant go out
this weather. Now, II you'll promise
not to ask me TO let you play outdoors
III get yoa any toy you want. Tommy
All right, ma; get me a bow and
arrow.-Philadelphia Press.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-06
They Cost Nlonef.

She-'Do you find golf a very diff
ficult gamer"
IIe-"Oh. no! Not after you've ac.
CURED a little knowledge"
She-"What do you consider the
most difficult things to acquires"
He-"The sticks and balls.''-Phila-
dclphia Press.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-06
The Cxsr en- Route.

HAS his excellency donned his bull,
let-proof shirt?"
Yes. you highness."
And his great coat of six-inch ar
mor?"
Yes. your higbncss."
And no suspicious characters have
been found within q thousand miles? 20
mo. your highness."
Then let the armored train pro-
ceed."
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-06
FROM MorTns 90 usurs,

How Old are you. little girrf~
asked Il visitor of 3-year-old Minnie.
I'm not old at all was the reply.
Tin most new
Teacher To what class OF birds
does the hawk belong?"
Small Pupil Birds OF prey"
Tcacher-"rhat's right. And wh.re
docs the quail %bclong?"
Small pnpil-"On toast
81 do hope I will grow tu he ninc
feet tall" said little Tommy.
why do you wish to be so tall.
dear" asked his mother.
80 when | ret in Il crowd | can see
what Is going on" replied Tommy.
What do you think of your new
baby brother. Margie?" asked a visitor
Of n little i-year-old miss.
Not much" was the reply. Be
fore he came M said | was tn,
apple of her eye; now | 'spose I'm
nothin' hut the core
Johnny (aged 6)-"Papa, can I 80 ia
he circus this afternoon"
Papa-'No. my son. A good hoy
would % want tn go to n circus
Johnny--"Then, papa. don't you
think I ought to go while I'm bad
enough to enjoy it?"
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-06
Pleasantly In Passing.

well. declare" remarked the thin
man. who vas being unc0mf0rtably
crowded by a very stout person, "the
trolley company ought to charge pas
sengers by weight"
Think so?" retorted the stout per-
son AT that rate 1t wouldn't be
worth their while to take you on at
all. "-Philadelphia Press.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-06
Put on Her nIettIo.

~Sidney--"I can always make my wife
keep n secret"
Rodncy-"How do you manage
that?"
S~idney-"I start out by telling her
that | know she can't keep it."-De.
troit Free Press.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-06
Ruin Ahead.

Mamma-"No, dear, you can't 20 out
this weather. Now. IL you'll only
promise not to ask me to let you pla,
outdoors I'll get you any toy You
want"
T~ommy-"Ail right. Get me a bow
and arrow"
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-06
ROCKEFELLER ON SUCCESS.
The Advice of the Richest Man In the
World.

Recently John ID. Rockefeller ad-
dressed the students OF the Uniyer-
sity of Chicago, to which institution
he has given more than nine million
dollars, He spoke In part as follows.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-06
4 Wild Guess.

"They say the Shamrock's captain
didn't lay his course right" Perhaps
he didn't put enough tacks into IT,
Cieyeland Plain Dealer.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-06

She-"Oh, tell me frankly, what shall
I do to keep from drowning"
He-"Shut your mouth"
She-"ugh! You brute! I've y good
mind TO drown first"
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-06

The Up-tO-NOw Influenza.
Have you hay fever" mo; that's
old. | have the e!ectuc fan snifYles.'
Puck.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-06
Million, of CIgnreitcs

In one New York factory 1000, 900
cigarettes a week are turned ont on
an average all the year round.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-06
The strnxxler.. Outlook.

Dobbs-"An artist needs some high
ambition to keep his art fervor alive"
Daubs-"Oh, well, maybe our pie
lures will get worked up into soap ad-
vertisements some OF these days.
Detroit Free Press.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-06
when tho Temperature Ecu.

When the Temperature Fell.
I'm so worried about Brother Hen
ry," said Clara to her caller. II do
hope he'll come out all right"
"How long was he sent up for?"
asked Mr.. Hunker. sympathetically.-
Smart Set.
The Casual Observer.
This old world has some curious ways.
You watch with eager eye.
And don't know II you ought TO laugh
Or II you ought to cry.
Washington Star.
just n Beginner.
She-'Has she many friends in soci'
ety."
He-"0h. yes; she hasn't been In
! long, you know Smart Set,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-02-14
"And now, Jack, you know ali that l

And now, Jack, you know all that I
can tell you and you, Mr.. Manuel, can
decide as to what you will do. MY enc
my enemy is here. Were you to arrest
him, 1t would be at my instigation, and
I should also be arrested, and Justice
might be baulked. On the other hand,
If you would do me the greatest favor
that man can possibly do me, let me
settle this matter in my own way"
The Fijian paced the room for sever
al seconds. Then he stood and fronted
US.
"You say, Capt. Tremayne. that you
have made no lasting friendship. Let
me prove that you have. Finish this
affair when and how you please. Let
me know what you wouldhave me do,
and I will do it,
THANK you from the bottom of my
hearth" said my father. grasping Man
uels hand. you are indeed friend"
When we had talked for some time
longer for points that required elucid-
alton would keep cropping up, we We're
shown to our room.
What is the question that you are
going to ask Maurice Lennon?" said.
II am going to ask him whether it
on Travers' life"
"And if he denies it?"
eff he denies it, and can make good
his denial, I shall do as said"
And then we knelt side by side and
prayed that on the morrow the right
might triumph.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-02-14
Developing Babyhood.

Last and most important, we find the
impulse to create, to express through
ones activity ones own inner life. In
children this impulse shows itself in
the love of "making-up" and acting
out stories in which they themselves
are heroes and heroines, in the inven-
ton Of wonderful new designs in build
ing, modelling, and in modifying all
their actions to suit their personal
ideals. In this way the sense of INTEL
lectual selfhood, the feeling OF individ-
ual power, grows against a background
of initiated activities derived from ones
physical and social surroundings
1t is interesting to note that in lead
ing up to this highest form of childish
play we have followed in correct order
the steps which brought mankind from
. sava"e to aclvilized condition -Har.
per's Bazaar.