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The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
Do the. Dylno Never Weep7

IL have stood by :he bedside Of
hundreds Of dying people," said an
old physician at Topeka recently, and
I have yet to see a dying person shed
q tear. No matter what the grief Of
the bystanders may be, the stricken
person will show no signs Of over.
towering emotion. l have seen q cir
Gle Of agonized children around a dy-
ing mother-a mother who in health
would have been touched to the quick
by signs of grief in a child-yet she
repOsed rs calm and Unconditional as
though she had been made Of stone.
There Is some strange and inexplica.
BILE Psychological change which &C.
companies the act of dissolution. II
Is well known to all physicians that
pain disappears as the end ap-
proaches. And nature seems to have
arranged II SO that mental peace shall
also attend our last lingering mo.
ments."
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08

a hard worker. he was obliged to re-
tire from business on account of III
health last May. Since then he had
been suffering from the disease which
was the indirect cause Of his tragic
act.
Friends and relatives believe that he
vas temporarily deranged. That Is
the only explanation offered as a solu
ton Of the suicide. The merchant was
prosperous and happy in all of his rela-
tons.
He vas recognized as n OF Chi
Cages self.made mon. He was born In
the village Of Nordstetten, Germany. in
1853.
In December, 1882, Mr.. Rothschild
was married. His wife was Miss Gusta
Morris, daughter Of the Chicago
packer. and Melville Nelson Rothschild
is the one child of the union.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
HERE AND THERE

After consultation with the treasury
department. the revenue collector has
seized a pearl necklace valued at $12,-
800, which was found In the baggage of
a prominent Philadelphia woman who
returned recently from Europe and
who failed to declare the jewels. Duty
of GO per cent will be asked on the
pearls.
A severe electrical storm visited
Rock and Keya Paha counties, Nebras-
ka, Friday night, burning out all tele-
phones and killing some stock. About
two inches of water fell, which was
greatly appreciated by farmers north,
but interfered with haying very much
In the Elkhorn valley.
The cruiser Des Moines will be
launched at the Fore river yard,
iA0pcy, Mass, September 20. Her
Ss.rnsor will be Miss Helen West,
daughter OF Harry West, a business
man of Des Moines. Miss West was
selected for this honor by the people OF
Des Moines.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
Had His Nerve with Him.

II had a nervy n today" said
the bartender, according to the Phila.
delphia record. "A country looking
zap. who had seen the free lunch sign
outside, came gawking in, and as soon
as he got his bearings made q dive
for the solid food counter. In a
minute he had made the picked tripe
dish look like thirty cents and had
put the crackers and cheese out OF
business entirely. l glued my eyes
on him and sung out, Hey, there!
Have a beer?' He was too busy to
talk, but shook his head no. 'Mebbe
some whisky l says. Nope he says,
with his mouth full of corned beef
sandwich. Well, say, he was SO busy
over there that l thought 1t was up
to me to put a stop to 1t, SO say
sarcastic like, How about a
bottle O. wine?' Much obliged he
says. but when | left home prom
Used the old folks | wouldn't drink
nothin',' | was so stunned / let him
get out without leaving his card"
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
lExpenslve Clears.

One reads from time to time OF the
fabulous sums paid for cigars. A fav.
orite story Is that Mr.. Chamberlain
never touches anything cheaper than
a 5.shilling cigar, and that every time
Lord Rothschild smokes ten shillings
vanish into the ambient air. Accord.
ing to Mr.. Weingott, the well'known
tobacco merchant. all such stories arc
the purest invention. AS far as mere
quality of tobacco goes, the best cigar
in the world al be purchased for i
shilling %sixpence, and anyone who
gives more than this sum Is paying
for size, peculiar shape or for some
peculiar brand which Is only valuable
for its rarity and not for its excel
lence. Those t%orpedo-like cigars which
one sees in tobacconists' windows In
cased in glass sheaths are mainly
traps to catch the unwary. The
remarkable thing about them Is their
size and their startling variation In
price according to the locality III
which they are sold. In the West END
they are priced at anything between
Gl and l5s; in the less gilded pre-
cincts of the city they are sold Tor
7s Cd apiece.-London Taller.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
NEW KIND ARMOUR PLATE
Able to Stand the Test OF Powerful Ex.
plOsives


A Washington, d. c., Aug. /, dis.
patch says: The navy people hope to
Offset the recent development in high
explosives and armor piercing projec-
tiles by the army through a cOnsidera-
BILE Improvement in the resisting power
OF the armor plating of a battleship.
Lieut.. Cleland Davis, attached to the
naval ordnance bureau. has produced
an m plate. which recently was
tested at the proving grounds at Beth
lehem, and the results encourage the
naval officials here to believe that the
m plate has again overtaken the
gun In the never-ending struggle for
supremacy. This plate is obtained by
a novel process, carbon being driven
directly into the surface of the hot
plate by an intensely powerful current
OF electricity, the result being a face
as hard as glass, and OF any thickness
desired, supported by a rough back
which, it Is claimed. cannot be cracked.
The depth Of the hardening is regulated
by the length of time the current plays
upon the plate. 1t Is claimed that an
average plate car be completely treat
ed electrically In five hours. Moreover,
the plate Is claimed to be a third light
er for the same resisting power.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
Is GOOD FOR JEWELERS..
Pins.Pons Hard on Watches, and the
Man Who Makes Repairs Profits.

Man Who Makes Repairs Profits.
Ping pong is q fine game" said a
jeweler. who does a lot Of repairing,
to a New York Sun man. No outdoor
or indoor sport has ever given US so
much to do. 1t is surprising how many
persons have broken their watches
since the game became a fad.
you see, people play the Came with
out removing their coats or waist
coats. In the excitement they forget
about their watches, and the first
thing a man knows his timepiece
bounds out Of his pocket. Sometimes
1t strikes the table. but wherever 1t
does fall the watch is damaged.
That Is not all. A player may tie
his watch to his pocket, but still 1t
GEES out Of gear. The constant jump.
ing around and the swinging OF the
arms disturbs the works SO the watch
has to be brought to us to be regula-
ted.
II have had as many women's watch.
es az mems to repair. The women
are even more careless than the men.
Their watches dangle from their shirt
waists, and as a result the watch
jumps around like a weathercock in a
gale Of wind.
Surprising as 1t may seem, my in.
come from repairing watches has al.
most tripled since the craze for ping
pong began"
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
WORK OF SCIENTISTS
NEW INVENTIONS OF WORTH
PLACED ON THE MARKET.
Device that viii Rid Cattle OF Flies
that Torture Them While In the
Stsble-Home Exercising Machine
Novelty.
Home Exercjsjru Machine.

A competent authority on the SUD
ject would probably admit that a large
proportion of the ailments ordinarily
attributed to the stomach have their
origin I'm a weakness OF the muscles
surrounding the abdominal cavity.
with attendant fabbiness and inability
Of the digestive organs to perform
their natural functions. Adolph de
Clairmont of Topeka. Kans.. has re-
Gently designed n simple form OF ex'
ercising apparatus which he claims
will tend to strengthen the muscles
above referred to, assisting them
materially in the performance OF
their work. The device needs littie
explanation. owing to Its simplicity.
There Is a hinged board with sup
ports to raise II from the floor ana
q latch To maintain the sections riga
while In use. A cushion Is also pro-
vided for the head and there are
braces secured to the ~footboard to
enable the person to rise to n sitting
posture by a sheer pull with the feet.
To use this cxerciser the patient takes
the position shown. with his feet In
serted in the braces, when. by rails
ing and lowering the upper part oil
the body slowly the muscles are exer'
G, | throughout the entire length OF
the trunk. Care must be taken not to
indulge too freely in the exertion at
the beginning, as ov~erstraining the
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
Now an Automobile Sled.

An automobile sled, says Electric
ity, is the latest invention of the
Nuernbergen neutrality-suspicious.
Union. Il Is to be driven by a ben
zine motor. water cooled, and
equipped with electromagnetic spark
ing devices. The cooling water cir.
culates in the body OF the sled
through pipes which are 30 disposed
as to constitute q foot-warmer. The
steering gear includes a tilier, which
is connected with the front runners,
A single lever controls the direction
Of the shafts revolution. The sled
Is driven by a spiked wheel, which
bites the ground and is geared up to
the motor shaft.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
Persons, Places
and Things
FOR READING AT NIGHT.
Special Beds Provided, with Electric
BuIbs at Headboard,

buIbs AZ oboa
Speaking of new things. there is a
French bedstead which provides for
the individual who reads after going
to bed or during wakeful hours In the
night.
There are single iron beds, and in
the top Of the rather high head Is set
an electric light. A reading desk Is
attached to a bar. which crosses the
head OF the bedstead and can be
raised above II when required. There
are disadvantages to this light. which
must shine In the eyes us well as on
the book or paper.
Better arrangements are made In
some of our big hotels. There is ar.
ranged at one side of the bed an arm
with an electric light attached. which
ran be pulled over the bed at the will
of the occupant, and IL below the
eyes, though quite high enough for
the light to fall upon the book.
The top Of the electric light globe
Ia covered with n dark green shade,
and zone Of the light can go up.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
Accuaed of Wife BeatInR

The time Of the county court at Osce-
ola Friday was taken up in the trial OF
q ase entitled The State of Nebraska
VS.. William Rosenberg, who was
charged with assault and battery. and
by the looks of the mans wife 1t was
more a case OF battery than assault. for
Mrs. Rosenberg had a very black eye
and was battered up about the face,
and she said that her body was con-
siderably bruised where Rosenberg
had struck her. The court bound him
over to the next term of the district
court, and required him to give a 5000
bond to keep the peace.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
REBELS LOSE MANY
Fierce Battle Waged at Aqua
Dulce, Colombia
GOVERNMENT TROOPS FIXED TO TIGHT
Losse Insignificant Compared with That
\ 'Enfe Revolutionists Who Cannot
e Wien Enemy Belief That
Result Will be Decisive

A Panama, Colombia, Aug. 1. dis
patch says: The peace commissioners
who left here July 30 on the British
steamer Cana to visit the REVOLUTIONARY
general Herrera, near Aqua Dulce. re-
turned to Panama at noon today. They
informed the representative of the As
ISOLATED press that they were unable
TO fulfill their mission because a severe
engagement between Herrera's forces
and the government troops has been in
progress since Tuesday. July 20. when
the revolutionary forces began to at
tack Aqua Dulce.
At 8 o'clock Thursday morning the
best battalions OF the revolutionary
forces attacked the government en-
trenchments with fierce courage. The
slaughter Of the revolutionists is said
TO have been excessive and b%arbarous.
That same afternoon the white flag
was raised in their camp and they
asked for an armistice during which
they could bury their dead. This was
granted.
The losses of the rebels I'D to
Wednesday. July 80. were reported ut
over two hundred. while the govern
ment forces lost eight men killed and
eleven wounded.
General Moreno, one of the peace
commissioners who returned today,
says the entertainments at Aqua Dulce
are masterpieces of military art.
1T the expiration of the time of
armistice the engagement recommended
with the same fierceness. Nine gov
eminent battalions which had not
taken part In the fight were still being
held In reserve last night.
General Salazar. governor of Pana.
ma, has received a letter from the gov
eminent general Morales Perti. saying
he Ii very enthusiastic as to the out
come and that he hopes to win a battle
which will decide the fate OF the 18TH
mus.
General Salazar, in his turn. is doing
everything In his power to help Gen.
eral Bert.
At 3 o'clock this afternoon he dis
patched further supplies of provisions
and ammunition for Berti's army at
Aqua Dulce.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
Compulsory House Service.

Probably compulsory domestic ser.
vice will have to be resorted to some
day. That will not only help to solve
a dihicult problem, but 1t will also
lift the social stigma of the kitchen
industry by main force. Compulsory
military service for men is common
enough, and even Australia will al
most certainly find 1t necessary some
day. Compulsory domestic service for
women-say from the age Of 10 to Fl
lis no greater a hardship. There Is
the same reason for compulsion in
both cases--a great national demand
and an insufficient supply.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
Proares. Of Japanese Commerce.

In three and a half years Japan has
added TO its merchant navy 800 steam
ships and 100, 900 tonnage, and also.
5000 sailing vessels Of 10000 ton
mage. In 1896 the country possessed
only a single steamship over 5000
tons; II has now twentyone OF this
class.
In 1895 Japan owned 627 steamships
Of 429, 774 tonnage; and ia sailing;
vessels of 24,Ol4 tonnage. In 1899.
$40 steamships Of 407,534 tonnage;
and LASS sailing vessels OF 165, 40
tonnage. In 1900, 763 steamships of
l9S,375 tonnage; and 2,783 sailing yes.
sells Of go 6l tonnage. In 1901, 942
steamships Of b57.l6 tonnage; and
3.4l6 sailing vessels Of 315.767 ton
mage.
The number of sailors has increased
until in 1901 there were 15,412 officers
and engineers t304 fOreign) to tho
merchant feet. The small number of
foreigners il az striking as tho In
crease of the commercial navy.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
Politicians In Quarrel.

The breach between Senator quay
and Gov. Stone Of Pennsylvania has
been widened beyond bridging POSSIBLE
ity by the announcement from Wash
ington that Miss Sue Quay, daughter
of the senator, Is to christen the ar
mored cruiser Pennsylvania when the
vessel shall be launched from the
Cramps shipyard. According to long
established precedent, Miss Jean
stone. the governors daughter, should
have been selected for that honor, but
the Cramps, doubtless acting on a NM
from influential quarters. a chosen
Miss Quay to officiate.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08

Weeder attachment for cultivators.
may work equally well when the cui-
tivator Is moving In either direction,
Il is mounted on a swinging arm, con
trolled by n crank within easy reach
OF the driver. BY giving the crank n
half turn in either direction tho rake
is lifted from one side Of the cut
tivator to the other. or can be elevat-
ed to drop u load Of weeds at any
desired point in tho field. Edwin =.
Clapp Of North Rush, Pa, Is the tn
ventor.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
The l.tes, Washing Machine.

There are two very good reasons
why many housewives continue to do
their washing over the Old.fashioned
tub and scrub the clothes on tho wash.
board every Monday. instead Of max
ing use Of the modern washing ma
chine. One IN the cost Of the ma
chine and the other Ia the necessity
OF finding room for an extra article
of washday furniture, which. In tho
majority Of city houses, is no small
item. To both these reasons the
washing machine invented by Leonard
b. Brooks Of Independence, Ia, gives
the very good ssnswer that 1t requires.
only a small outlay Of cash and takes.
up no extra space when not In use,,
and II goes without saying that II will
do It's work quite IN we'll AZ the ma
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
Fastens on the side Of the tub.

jority of machines Of this kind now
on the market. Tho inventor, nc
doubt. obtained his idea from the old
fashioned clothes-pOunder which II
was customary to use in connection,
with a small cask, to hammer the
dirt out of the clothes, instead Of
rubbing them by hand. Tho pound
Ing head il stin used In tho new in
vention, but with this decided i'm
provement, that IL has "A spring tC.
lift the head after each stroke, thus
eliminating fully half of tho labor Of
operating the machine. Tho washer
Is clamped on n side Of a common
washtub, and when not In nso can
be swung out OF the way, thus leaving
the tub open for the rinsiDg OF gar
ments as they are removed from tina
water. When the washing Is finished.
the machine can be folded up and
placed inside the tub, ~ may bs sus'
pended from a nail In tho basement
or stairway.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
Rob an Editor

Burglars entered the residence OF
Mr.. Risley, one Of the editors of the
Grand Island Democrat, and private
secretary to Congressman Shallen-
berger, and thoroughly did" the house.
However. Mr.. Risley maintained the
honor of the profession by keeping
most of his money In the bank, or in
his pockets, and but little change was
secured. Some jewelry, however, was
taken,
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
Good for Her,

The Living Church quotes this from
a Connecticut woman's diary, dated
1890: I'VE had roast pork for dinner.
and DR.. s., who carved, held up a
rib on his fork, and said; Here, la
dies. is what Mother Eve was made
Of Yes said Sister Patty. and it's
from very much the same kind Of
critter.'"
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
Labor Saver for Farmers.

The farmer Of to-day must have his
laborsaving appliances Just as much
as the workingman of any other class.
and. really. there seems to be greater
need of machinery on the farm than
In any other field, az the manual labor
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
STRENGTHENS muscles Of abdomen.

Strengthens muscles Of abdomen.
muscles would cause injurious effect
instead Of benefit. The special ten
dency OF this form OF exercise would
be to dissipate the surplus flesh Of
the abdomen, as well as increasing
the muscular power, thus tightening
the load to be carried. also.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
BRIDE OF A VANDERBILT.
Miss Kathleen Nelson to Wed the
Heir to S12. OOO. 600.

The formal announcement Of the en-
gagement of Reginald Vanderbilt and
Miss Kathleen Nelson Is expected
oon by friends OF the young couple.
II is said the announcement has been
delayed solely because 1t was desired
by the Vanderbilt family hat the
young man graduate from Yale first.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08

Gotha, whose betrothal has just been
announced by cable. are both grand.
children Of the late Queen Victoria
Princess Beatrice is the daughter OF
the late Prince Alfred-Dukc of SAKE.
Coburg and Gotha-who IA succeed.
ed by his nephew. the young Duke OF
Albany, In 1900. She was born at
Eastwell Park in 1884, the very year
that gave to the world the present
ruler of the ancient Saxon duchy.
Prince Arthur is the son OF the Duke
Of Connaught, the fifth child OF Queen
Victoria. His mother was Princess
Louise of Prussia. and young Arthur is
lust one year older than his iancce.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08

he Is already In possession OF the $12,.
000, 900 left him by his father.
Miss Nelson is one Of the most
beautiful girls in society. She Is 20.
Several years ago the devotion of Reg
inald Vanderbilt to her was the sub.
ject of gossip in Newport and New
York. OF late Mr.. Vanderbilt has made
frequent visits from Yale to take Miss
Nelson out driving and escor her to
social functions.
Miss Nelson is tall and graceful,
with a beautifully modelled. expressive
face, a wealth Of light brown hair and
a dazzling complexion. She possesses
many accomplishments. She ia a niece
OF Frederick Gerhard, and her sister
is Mrs. Arthur Kemp. She was the
acknowledged belle of the season in
which she made her debut.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
9AnnAuuAuuun neutrality-suspicious.
Important Happenings
SUICIDE OF CHICAGO MERCHANT.
Abraham N. Rothschiid Kills Himself
in Fit OF De~spondency.

Abraham M. Rothschild. millionaire
and former president of A. NJ. Roths.
child a. Co. committed suicide at Chi.
cage. last week.
Insomnia from overwork indirectly
caused MIR. R%othschild's death. Always
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
Peculiar Snow,

A peculiar snow observed 0n Mont
Malet in the Alps has been reported
by M. A. Burns. It Is called eau.
casian snow and IN very porous, with
grains reaching an eighth OF an inch
In size. The slight adhesion Of these.
grains gives great liability 10 ava.
lapches.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
Apparatus to brush pests from cattle.

a trap from which the flies cannot
escape, and In which they are des-
troyed by the cattle tender. The H.
Illustration shows the shed complete,
with a COW in the act OF entering,
and also presents a view OF the inner
end of the shed, with the brushes in
position to do their work.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08

Wheels within wheols-Soutb
American revolutions.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-07

WASHINGTON, Nov. I'm the
course of the next ten days the federal
government may confidently expect to
take hand in stamping out the bu-
bonic plague in the city of San Fran
cisco. The curious condition of affairs
existing on the Pacific coast relative
to the prevalence of this dread Asiatic
disease has already been brought to
the attention of the president by the
proper authorities. The situation, in
short, is this: The state authorities
of California refuse to recognize the
presence of bubonic pleague within
the borders of that commonwealth, and
in spite of the undeniable declarations
of the most eminent psychologists
that deaths from plague are constant
ly occurring there, the state officials
stubbornly decline to take steps to
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-07

salt water was abandoned and drilling
stopped. In the course Of time the
bed of the creek changed, until now
the water flows over the mouth of the
old well. At any time one may see
the water bubbling up over the hole,
caused by the gas pressure.
AS far back as the people in that
vicinity can remember the we'll has
made an annual eruption. The dis
turbances this year were somewhat
earlier than usual. and attracted more
than ordinary attention, on account OF
the oil operations IN that section. The
eruptions have been taking place now
for the past four days, and at one time
the water and c.. we're cast up nearly
fifty feet. Just after flow a match
may be touched to the creek and a
fame will fit across the water, the
gases causing tLio.
Only few feet from this old well is
the Hammons oil gusher, which makes
480 barrels of oil daily.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-07
I'm OLD VObCANIC OIL WELL
Kentucky GuSh6r SDOutS Regularly 6V6rv
November

BARBOURVILLE, Ky, Nov. 7.-Oil
operators who have visited the Ken
lucky oil fields this fall have been very
much puzzled over an old volcanic well
on Richland, six miles from Barbour
vile. The we'll in question becomes
disturbed regularly every year during
November, and at intervals during
this month erupts big streams of OIL
gas salt water, mud and other sub
stances.
The we'll was drilled in 1S40, near
Payne,s Creek, by the old settlers, who
were after salt water, from which they
obtained their salt supply. The machin-
cry used in the drilling was very crude
but the drillers got to depth of $50
feet, when they encountered an immen-
Sc stream of oil, which gushed for
several days. The people did not know
what the oil was, and were very much
disgusted at the nasty black stuff, y
as they termed it, The effort to reach