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The Red Cloud chief., 1901-07-26
JONES IN CONTEMPT.
Goadea Rals Mayor Of Toledo. a., Fined
In Court.

Samuel NJ. Jones, the golden rule"
mayor Of Toledo, o., has been fined
IS and cost for contempt Of court. He
promptly paid the fine. The mayor is
quite regular In attendance at police
court and has at frequent times made
remarks which were not Of a very COM
~plimentary character as to the manner
in which justice is dealt out in the
average court. This morning, while a
prisoner was being tried for a petty
offense, the mayor wanted permission
to ask the prisoner n few questions.
The privilege was granted, and tho
mayor inquired of the prisoner II he
had a bank account. The reply was in
the negative. The mayor then asked
TO see the mans hands, and they were
shown him. Judge Wachenheimer
wanted to know the purpose Of the
mayor, who replied:
ut Is obvious" and left the room.
A bailiff was sent after him and the
Judge assessed the fine, the court
claiming the mayor was in contempt.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-07-26

Jewelry stealing under Of ac-
,omplished skill in dentistry Is the lat
est device OF Partisan rascaldom. Its
practitioner Is an ingenious and ele-
CANT young man Of 20 named Pasteur,
who operated by preference among
ladies of q certain class. One OF these
whom he met some weeks ago COM
planned OF toothache, which he under
took to cure, and did SO efectually.
This cure obtained him many patients,
upon whom he operated at their own
residences. After his visits articles OF
jewelry were missed. and complaints
were made to the police, but they were
quite unable to obtain any clue to the
culprit, until the other day one OF his
victims accidentally saw him in a cai.
and promptly gave information which
secured his arrest.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-07-26

According to a Cairo correspondent
the directors Of the great French COM
pany enjoying the practical monopoly
Of the Egyptian sugar and molasses
industry have just completed arrange
mcnts by which they become conces-
sionaires for "a number OF years OF
some 10000 acres Of land In the vicln-
ity OF their great works ut Nag
Hamadi, In upper Egypt. These lands
will be devoted principally to the cul-
ture of beetroot. The company al
ready possesses extensive fields of
canes. Egypt 10 now not only able to
cater for herself as far as sugar is
concerned, but has begun to success
fully compete with French and Aus
TRAN sugar in the Levant markets.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-07-26

Captain Smiley. OF the Fifteenth
regiment, y. 8. A., returned recently
from the Philippines. where he was on
the staff OF General ]. C. Bates. was
recently telling Of his visit to the sui
tan OF the Sulus ut his island capital.
''rhe sultan. the day saw him." said
The captain, wore a dress suit with
out collar or cuffs. For h%eadgear. he
had a skull cap, on the front Of which
was set an diamond. He
Is a little man, with a no more strik-
ing personality than Is given him by
his costume. When standing he hard
~ comes above the elbow of the aver
age American"
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-07-26

The coal mines In Japan To- yield
come 1000, 900 tons annually. OF which
more than three-fourths hail from the
mines at the island of Kiau-siu. In
the year 1899 the exports of coal from
japan amounted to $500, 900 tons, the
rest being consumed at home for rail
ways, steamers and factories. Private
individuals hardly use coal at all In
Japan. From the harbors of Kiau-siu
the exports during 1899 were about
double what they had been four years
previously. Most Of the Goals 60 t.
China and Hong Kong.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-07-26
Women Physicians In Russia.

Russia has long prided herself on
having the first women physicians.
The C~hautauquan refers to the career
OF Nadezhda Susloff, one of the earliest
and best women doctors, as particular
ly interesting. Born a serf, and freed,
with her parents at the emancipation
in 1851. she and her brothers and sis-
tiers received the best possible educa-
ton at home and abroad, for her par
ents were both extremely intelligent
and her father acquired wealth after
gaining his freedom. Everywhere in
Russia and in the continental schools
Nadezhda was brilliantly successful.
For thirty years there has been no
manner Of doubt as to the sympathy OF
the public and OF the medical world
with the Idea Of thorough medical in
struction for women. Men started the
movement. In 1870 one professor and
two other men undertook to establish
courses for in~structing women. In ten
years there We're $50 women students
the majority coming from the "priyi-
legged classes"-that Is to say not peas
ants. The majority were members o,
the Russian church, but there We're
several Jewcsses. Roman Catholics and
L%utherans. In 1877 twenty-four stu
dents were sent to the seat of war.
during the Russo-Turkish campaign,
and did so we'll that they received i'm.
perial permission to call themselves
after due examination. women physl.
cians," and to wear a badge"
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-07-26

dawned, without seeing or hearing
anything worthy OF note. But he was
coming upon something very soon.
Just as the sky began to glow with the
rich, red glare of the rising sun. no
came to a point where q marrow pass
between two steep hills opened. into a
pleasant vale. and just here his horse
was stopped by a stout a who ad-
vanced. spear In hand, from some trees
by the wayside.
Hold" said the sentinel. who
are your"
"A wayfarer, as you may see," re-
piled Judah.
whittier are you travelling"
ITO the north"
"Of what are you in pursuit."
Just at this present moment I am In
most urgent pursuit of something to
eat"
Have you money in your purse?"
Enough for present USE"
Are you afraid of losing IT."
How"
by robbers"
Bless you. no. ! am rather anxious
to see some Of these robbers"
You may see them sooner than you
would like"
THAT cannot be. sir; for I would
like to see them at once
"Ah-what would you with them?'
Never mind. II I am SO fortunate
as to find them, they shall know"
Perhaps I can find them for you"
II believe you an; and. my good sir.
II you will conduct me into the pres
ence Of Julian. I shall thank you
Upon my life. you give me credit
for wonderful power"
Il give you the credit Of belonging
to Julian's band; and as 1 am very
anxious to see him, I ask you once
more. to lead me to him."
The man hesitated u moment, and
finally said, with q smile breaking over
his sunburnt features:
"You are ~free-spoken. and seem to
be honest; and I think I will lead you
to the man you seek. But my bold
friend, you have need Of some fair
purpose"
Lead me to Julian, and I will be
answerable for the rest"
Very well; you shall not ask again.
Dismount, and follow me-"
Ito be continued.)
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-07-26

Prince "a ~Loewenstein. president OF
the German Catholic Union, has un-
dertaken a systematic campaign
against duelling. He has therefore
drawn up a statement. to which he
has obtained 1ls signatures among his
" friends and acqualntances. The
prince declares that the number Of sig
natures would already be incompar-
ably larger II officers Of the active
army thought they could publish their
real views without imperilling their
military position.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-07-26
viii Light the Railway.

In a comparatively short time the
entire right of way Of the Illinois Gen.
trail railroad in Chicago and as far
south as Matteson, ILL.,, will be almost
as light during the nights as during
the days. The company has just fin.
ished a big electric light plant which
will furnish power for illuminating all
the tracks, stations and yards for o
distance of thirty miles.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-07-26
Contract for Cavalry Horses.

A dispatch from Sturgis, s. d., says:
The government has officially informed
G. A. Martin that his bid for furnish
ing 225 head Of horses for the Thir-
tenth cavalry at $io7 per head has
been accepted. Tho housewares ON
the ranges arc sending in word that
they can easily supply the entire num-
her needed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-07-26
HERE AND THERE.

On the farm Of William Parr, near
Ruskin while all hands were at dinner
the other day, William billions separ-
ator caught fire on the inside and was
destroyed.
p. Baudin, minister of public works,
was shot at while driving to a cabinet
meeting at the Elysee palace, Paris.
The author of the attempt upon the
life Of nj. Baudin was "a woman. The
use is said to be an alleged grievance
of her husband.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-07-26
FARMER HANGS HIMSELF
Heat and M-Hcalth Prompts Him to Com
init Suicide.

init Suicide.
The body Of William Dibbcrt, a pros
porous German farmer, who lives six
miles northwest Of Plainview, Neb.,
was found hanging to a rafter in his
granary. Mr.. Dibbert had been aflict-
ed with kidney trouble for the past
year and during the day had worked
in the harvest field, but when he re-
turned At night he failed to show up
ut the house. He was found by his
mother In the morning, having hanged
himself the previous evening. A doc
tor was summoned and gave as his
opinion that he had committed suicide
by hanging. Mr.. Dibbert was thirty
eight years old. Having become over
heated while working in the field, he
concluded to end his worldly troubles
in the above manner
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-07-26
Want Bsttar Wnres,

A Chicago dispatch says: Railroad
switchmen throughout the country +
said TO be planning a general demand
for an increase In wages. II IL stated
they will not attempt striking meth
DDS to gain their point, but will carry
on an argumentative campaign TO carry
ON the desired increases.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-07-26
Turns Over Ten Millions.

The first meeting OF the trustees OF
the Carnegie educational fund was held
at Edingburgh, Scotland, on the 18th.
Lord Elgin, who presided, read a let
ter from Mr.. Carnegie announcing that
he had signed the deed placing $4,000,
600 ut the disposal of the trustees.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-07-26
sale of Rond Postponed.

The date Of the sale of the Omaha &
st. Louis railroad at Quincy has been
postponed until next October. 1t is
still held that the Kansas City 4 North
ern, connecting, will be sold July "a.
Both roads are leased by the Omaha,
Kansas City & Quincy.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-07-26
Ella Anather Cayeat.

A third caveat against admitting the
will of the late Jacob =. Rogers to pro-
bate was filed at Patterson, N. j., re-
Gently by Flora A. Rogers, a niece OF
the deceased millionaire and sister to
Mrs. Westerfeld, who filed a caveat on
Saturday.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-07-26

Science has proved that moonlight
Is more fatal to the complexion than
The sun In his %splendor, and they are
low selling in Paris little moonshades
made OF a double thickness OF NOUS
seline de sole with a light fringe, the
handles of which fold back like those
Of the %marquises Of our grandmothers'
lime.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-07-26
started for Penitentiary.

Sheriff Lancaster conveyed Newton
Houck TO the penitentiary at Lincoln
from York, Neb., to serve a three year
term for rape.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-07-26
Three Killed by Iightning.

Robert Cook, Charles Swisher and
Charles Scott were killed by lightning
while seeking shelter in a barn from
n electric storm near Arthur, Ill.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-07-26

A Chicago photographer has invent
ed and patented an automatic "nickel
In the SLOT photographing machine,
which will make a complete picture in
20 seconds The machine is called the
Photographic" and is said to be as
simple as 1t Is remarkable.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-07-26

South Australia holds the best honey
records Of the colonies. nearly 10000
pounds being produced In n year
alone.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-07-26

The asbestos mines of the province
sf Quebec supply ni%ne-tenths OF the
asbestos produced in the world. The
mines were discovered in 1873.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-05

the committee arose and said "the speaker
hardly eededauintroductio ion, but was here,
and would now favor the people with an
address"
The major came to the front and begged
to differ with the honorable committee,
and then introduced Hon A. p. Bishop, OF
Andover college. as speaker of the day
The committee stared with open-mouthed
astonishment at the sudden collapse Of their
programme "IIow in thun--? What in the
ma? Who in the dev-?' and their ex-
cited vision focused on the third mem
Der. But he was listening intently to the
major, who would add another word be-
lore he sat down. | am glad he said, in
concentrated way. that God has so
prospered me this year that / can give the
'honors to our friend here, and buy my
own lemonade
Then he subsidized smilngly, amid three
rousing cheers, waving of flags and the toots
of the comets.
The lghtnings of seven furies shot wrath
fully at Benzie's happy face, but he was
enjoying his Fourth as only one could
whose plans worked well, and he did not
see them, or hear the muttering thunder
Of that committee
The Smithville people then listened TO
AZ eloquent address. cheering hilariously
to show their appreciation.
After it was over. aud everybody had sung
America Farmer Robins slipped bank
1ote into the majors hand. saying: "That
squares our account" And the old man
laughed and allowed it paid better to in
,roducc speaker than to speak
But that committee, Not a soul ON the
grounds could tell when it disappeared; not
even the third cOrnot bV whom il sat had
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natter she asked, breathlessly, while he
stood twirling his mustache and looking
out and down over Smithvlle in good.na
tured contempt,
Nothing the matter, my dear he an
swered blandly, only I've a plan which
that committee would never dream emanat-
ed under the palmIeaf of an old hayseed
like me" and he laughed gleefully.
Mrs. Robins smiled her approval, and
went back to her sewing. She could trust
Benzie if it was planning he was doing, and
she hoped the committee would trust him,
too, for she never knew him to stop short
of success. But when ten minutes later
she saw her husband making Decline for
the Bowling cottage, she unused discon-
eertedly; ooh, | should hope if the mat
ter. of the address was left to Benzie, he
would make new deal Everybody in
Smithville knows the majors grafton by
heart this minute. Dear! he didn't have
much of a plan, after all, if that was it,"
Nevertheless, as the hot afternoon waned,
and Mrs. Robins sewed and sighed over her
disappointment, the third member" and
the major discussed the hayseed plan very
satisfactorily.
Toward teA-time Benzie came up between
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said the boys of the present day didn't
know how 10 enjoy themselves as he used
lhe boys dldn't look very enthusiastic but
they knew better tnau to say much. Then
he tool, out a tin can, filed it with crack
crs, laid a fuse, and stood up looking SO
pleased and benevolent that | hadn't the
heart to tell him that the boys would rather
do it themselves
And | suppose the fuse failed to work,
so"
It did, until Mr.. Smithers leaned over
to investigate. Then it did its work thor
ouFhly. Mr. Smithers was in the act OF
telling the boys that people were never hurt,
save by their own careIessness, but he didn't
finish the sentence"
Mercy, was I've much hurt And"
when the smoke cleared away little.
we saw him dancing like dervish who had
found a hornets nest in his path His
whlskcrs, the pride Of his lie, We're singcd
ole eyebrow was gone and his eyes soon
sweled shut. The explosion had blown down
the flag pole, which was not very secure
and it just grazed his head in its fall Il
was sorry for the boys to hear his re
marks!'
"Gracious, your day was spoiled"
1T wa, my dear For the rest OF j
Mr.. Smthers lay on the ground while }
baudaged his eyes with cold water.
And the boysy Did"
"T.rF had rather a hard time, too, what
with being called unhappy orphans every
few minutes, and knowing they would have
no dinner They also discovered tnat all
the matches had gone up in the explosion
and no more rccracEors were possible
"Oh, weren't you glad TO get home:'
81 certainly was but il was late When we
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THE JMI3HERJ PICNIC
Whole Family Is Glad That tho FouIt,
Comes But Once o. Year

uWIELL. what kind OF Fourth had
AVA you, Mrs Smithersy' asked little
AAA Mrs. White, who had run in to
borrow pattern and enjoy the news. 81
did enjoy seeing you start off with the
wagon loaded down with lunch baskets.
frecrackers and flags. | said then to Mr.
White that Mr. Smithers may be a little
well, eccentric, and I'm sure, Mrs Smithers,
clever people are always eccentric look at
Daniel Webster and Robert Burns-but he
is the best of fathers. Yes, I'm sure you
had an ideal day, right in the heart Of ma
ture, and"
ooh, yes, we spent the day in the heart
of nature, but | can't say that it was an
ideal one Next year, Mrs. White, we
spend our Fourth in town; tit is safer!"
Good gracious you don't mean to say
that the horses ran away. or
CHOSE horses haven't run anywhere for
a good 70 years, my dear. Mr.. Smithers es
pecially arranged for a safe pair. We
reached our destination two hours late, and
then Mr. Smithers would send the team
back so that the horses might rest. The
driver was to come bacl, for us at seven
o'clock lie did not seem to appreciate
the thoughtfulness of MIR. Smithers."
"Oh, well those people never do appre-
ciate--"
NO. as Mr.. Smthers says, you must do
right, and not expect to be appreciated.
Well, the boys were wild with delight
when we arrived, and Mr.. Smithers started
at once to put up the iagpole. 1t took two
hours, and not one OF us was allowed to
speak or move, because it made him nerv.
Gus, so the time passed rather slowly Then
Mr.. Smithers read the Declaration of In
dependence, to put us into the proper frame
of mind"
You must have been ready for your
luncheon by that time"
1--WE were, but we didn't enjoy it much,
after all. The driver had placed the lunch
baskets on an ant heap before he drove off
/ couldn't help suspecting that he did It
on purpose"
THAT was unfortunate, but, still
Eyes, as Mr.. Smithers said we had plenty
of fresh air, pure water, and
But the worst thing about fresh air is
the fact that it makes you hungry. and pure
water is not filling, say what YOU please.
True. Well. after eating what luncheon
the ants had left, VIC set to work to enjoy
ourselves. Then Mr.. Smithcrs told the boys
that he himself would fire off all the fire
crackers, as he did when he was a boy lie
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"THAT COMMITTEE"
A Fourth of July
Story
n ~ Nj. cnncnrrn
BY MANDA L. CROKER

T1OT? o my! The double row of red
In and yellow hollyhocks on either side
H the white path dropped and looked
ragged in the intense heat. Ordinarily, Ben
zie Robins would have pitied the pore
things" but now he sat gloating over them
with savage delight, glad to see something
knock under"
Suddenly the heel of his right shoe
crossed the ample instep of his left, bring
ing the twin patches on the knees of his
summer jeans into the perspective, and he
exclaimed: 81 yum! / will see if that
committee gets ahead of me; it will be after
the Fourth of July, if it does!"
The toil-worn hands went down into the
Jeans pockets to hobnob with four pennies.
harness buckles and bits of string, which
he always carried for emergencies in his
vocation, and he fell TO work on a plan to
defeat said committee.
Two weeks previous he had been appoint
ed as zone of three to prepare a Fourth
of July programme for ambitious Smith
vile, and the little burg was already be.
ginning to buzz with patriotic expectancy.
Much depended upon the successful plan
ming, for Smithvile always celebrated; in
the grove if the weather was fair other
wise in the time-honored city hall.
The other members of this very impor-
tant trio were close-fisted citizens of the
village, while Benzie dwelt on the "outer
Sige,' as he put it.
At the meeting called to make arrange.
ments, these two had everything their own
way, completely ignoring the third mem
Der. Bcnzie made no dcmur until it came
to choosing the speaker of the day, Then
he stood out stouty for change; he want.
ed cone from abroad he said. but they
ridiculed the idea. and choruscd their OBJ
iecrons
1--WE simply cant afford 1t. they re
peated; times are hard, money is tign,.
and besides Maj. Downing could crate on
this coming occasion, Just as well as he
had for the last ten wears And he
wouldn't charge cent All he ever eX.
pected 'was the honors and the Tree lem
onade," this last with a cunning chuckle
Farmer Robins was so Disguised that
he lowered up head and shoulders above the
majority, saying hotly that "whcu Iis ideas
Of independence day dwarfcd down to
such minimum that they could be put
20 soak in glass OF pink lemonade, he would
be quite ready to vote down the Fourth al
together" Then he had bowed himself
out with the remark that they might con
slider themselves a committee Of two And
now he meant to defeat that Bowling ora
ton or die hence the planning.
Presently ne sprang to his feet shout.
ing: 81 have il" so loud that his wife came
out in alarm. why, Benzie. What is the
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= -, = ~
to represent tn states An Judge White
I'D been all ready with ms copy o tn
declaration under ms arm, an aslHn every
body II they thought IT was gong ram n
spoil tn dolng5, we d mad dinner at Tn
grounds with tn liolllSes an IN PerryS'
me n Llbble an. tn KIDS. Ihey d a been
singln OF tn star Spangled Banner and
we'd a had plenty o hreclackers an fire
works at night, Well, | amt mentioned
IN Fourth t tn KIDS tins year; maybe
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-05

he said, gravely: The Fourth OF July
speech for Smithville is secret as deep
ns the foundations OF freedom, but strik
ing an attitude, lit will reveal itself about
two o'clock p. m. on that day, and don t
you forget il.
"N-o," she said, frightening and hest
tatinC. She was puzzled at the triumph
written all over her husbands face in great
sunshiny capitals But once more salts
fed with Benzes planning though she
could not say why, she turned away and
eft him writing to beat everything.
The Fourth OF July dawned up the east
ern rim, and flashed to the zenith for
Smithville. as usual, but it was not des-
ined to 60 a-westering quite so usual as
heretofore.
The two anvils and the one little brass
cannon, a relic of the sixties and a rib of
the majors Grafton, had done their duty
IN jubilating and were left to the silence
Of the deserted streets, while the crowds
had disappeared in the direction of the
grove, as the weather was fair"
The subcommittee had worked faithfully,
aud the picnic grounds were spc and span
with new seats, stands and score of CON
veniences not dreamed OF hitherto The
most noticeable of these was the speaker )
aVahI' ProiuseIy uraped IN bunting ana
5uaIueu we" ., 't 'he corners by tne stars ana
strlI,e'' i ne'G was plenty OF room Tor
the SmIhVllo paha' ana lne mead commit
zee pa'k OF 'he speaker Ghair winch was
'rHPeu III the american 81, colois,
put nuSS ana JolIE as everybody seemed
TO oe' '3eI ren'arheu 'Ne t"GI that benIle
Robins ana not appear, Iiad me commit
zee gu'rf'led: llad t"G Two sleek grocers
summed lNe p'g-neaf'ea Iai'nerf NO one
.o"Iu tell unless u was 'ne committee and
1t was as re'ieeht ana solemn as an oyster
r, Anou' noon however. Do leaked out that
FARMER honIns had h'y4-toheI company
IRON the cliy' ana could not be present
uhtlI afternoon tneh ne was coming TO the
speech bringing ms company with NM
NIUE before Two o Clock ana When the
na9d nod disposed ltseii on the platform
ana was beginning series OF little mu-
Sicll toots To can the people together, Ben
zIe fooins ana ms arisIocratic company
came out TO the grounds