The Red Cloud chief., 1901-01-11
ALMOST FORGOTTEN.
incidents OF Every Day Life Which Very
Few People Stop to Think About on
Account Of Their Littleness.

The anxiety over the ice harvest Is
past. A large amount ~ that cold AT.
ticle is being put up.-If all the small
pox stories that aro put 10 circulation
were printed in book form they would
cover many pages.--Sone people hatch
up q few fresh ones every morning be.
foie they 20 down sire ct so that they
will have something Ia talk about -
This week tae snow came on too sud.
den for those POLITICALLY Inclined to
send us In a batch on snow, beautiful
snow.-Next week the snow will prob.
ably have disappeared and 1t will be
too late. - Nebraska weather Is not
conducive to good now poetry.-Every
young person wanting to get married
in Riley county, Kansas. must willingly
or unwillingly tell A. Story-then
swear.-Up in this country they some
times get married unwiliingly because
plaintiff In he case tells n s%tory-then
swears.--A girl named Cara Working
was married the nther day to u nan
named True. 1t was a case OF true
love.-Now suppose in a few years she
wants to take part of her maiden name
as all the excessive club ONE do, it
will be q case of Cara Working True.
The good man plodded through tne
snow on Wednesday, he held no edge
over the siuner.-This is the time of
the year when the business maj takes
an invoice Of the stock ON hand and
figures up what he has made during
the past year.-As Don as this is over
the wise merchant takes n half page in
the local papers, iuaugurates n clear
ing sale and gives the people the bene.
III in order ~ keep from carrying over
what remains Of his winter stock lis
your swesr.o6 in good working order
yet?-Can you say In truth and sober
ness 81 hold no enmity against any
man that | would not freely r~ecoacile
should find in him u corresponding
disposition f"-lf not cultivate your.
self to be thus furgiviug When the
fall excursions Of h~omeseekers come
and two stately BRICK buildings loom
up on the lots north of US the real
estate men will point u them with
pride.-Tney will tell who built them
and praise their progressiveness as cit.
isens.-What answer will they make ms
to the reason that some Of the other
little shacks are left standiuge-They
will say, ''oh so.and.so are some OF
tho richest men In eur midst bat they
are satisfied As long rs they get taxes
and . little sxtra.-Iusurance 10 not
thought Of as they are not worth ir.
suring.- Property that 10 not worth IN.
su, ing comes under the head Of Ordi.
nance No. IA, providing for the reno.
val or destruction OF buildings dam.
aged by fire or decay.-Wby do the
city council not inforce this ordinance
or repeal n'-Why should these build.
ings be allowed to stand and reduce
the value Of good buildings9.-The side.
walk ordinance Is being inforced on
ri h and poor alike.-Why not this!-
We wouder why, we wonder why
How many OF the council have u string
tied to them.--The names of those who
can prove an alibi will be printed next
week.-We are glad that we are going
to have a fair.-Are you neighbor far
mer'-If YOU are begin to count out
your biggest seeds, which will raise
the biggest pumpkins, the biggest
ssusshes aad the biggest potatoes.-
The CaIRF 10 goisg TO Offer II GEARS
su subscription to the \ who has the
best Of each Of these, and also for the
best boar black pig and the best COW
ssmed Speck.-We are going to Offer
a coffin to the subscriber who 10 the
far,hest behind Oh subscription and
a valuable prize 10 tae one paid far
therst ahead