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The Red Cloud chief., 1902-09-26
Enjoys Joke on Himself.

Peter Lynch is a New York man
who is philosopher enough to extract
some fun out OF a joke at his own ex.
pense. He suspects some m Of hav-
ing inserted an advertisement in the
papers putting him on the matrimonial
market. Mr.. Lynch is handsome, pass.
ing rich, debonair and 35. He IL also
a member OF the exclusive Montclair
Bachelor Club. He said: There were
$40 young women who wanted to mar
ry me up to 6 o'clock last night. This
morning I received twenty more pro.
posals, all of them coming from WON,
en- scattered through New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut.
! belong to a bachelor club and would
be subject to a heavy fine were l even
to make the least semblance Of a goo
goo at any member OF the fair sex.
OF course some of the boys think they
are having a great Joke on me, and
have engaged other girl friends to
push the game along, but | am a good
healthy subject for them to practice
on, and ] guess | am having as much
fun out of 1t as they are"
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The modern home of moderate
cost is one of the most difficult prob.
lens that confront the architect OF
today. SINGS he must produce for a
modest expenditure a design which
will embody the numberless comforts
u conveniences heretofore ouly
dreamed of by the rich. This result
} can only be achieved by long study
and through a natural genius in con.
struction and design.
Part OF an architects business is
to make housekeeping easy and
economical. Beauty is also import.
ant. Nothing attracts more than an
artistic house. II costs no more
money than an ugly one. But you
must know how. II Is the thought
tina 10 put into the construction that
saves the money. II is the knowledge
of design that enables the architect
to form a simple, yet refined detail.
A cozy ingle.Iook. a dainty oriel win.
Adow render a home doubly attractive.
and should you wish to dispose OF
your property. a practical and attrac.
tive design will frequently double its
value.
A few new features worked in this
dainty little home makes it stand out
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lotte. @; at the third battle Of Plevna
where the Turks moved the Russian
down like grain, 1875; at Santiago. ~,
at Colenso. 5.5; at Paardcberg. 3. ant
at Spion Kop. 1872. In the last thre,
only the British combatants ant
casualties are reckoned. the number ol
the Beers not being known.
Now these figures do show a small
er percentage Of casualties in the tatei
than in the earlier vars. But the
change is n uniform and is not al
ways marked. Gettysburg was more
destructive than Waterloo and nearly
twice as costly as Austerlitz. lnker
man was worse than Jena. Plevna
surpassed in dcstructivcness most of
the Napolconic battles. Our fight al
Santiago fell little short of Austerlitz
In the Boer war the British losses al
Colenso and Paardeburg were light
but at Spion kop they were heavier
than those at AustorlitZ, at Jena. al
lnkerman. at Sadowa. and at Grave
lotte, and fell Just short Of equalinr
those at Plevna. Moreover. as the
writer quoted himself says. the Boer
losses In these battles were probably
much heavier than the British, and
SO, IL they were taken into account,
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-09-26
CHAPTER X.

Paul Learns That Laura Is in Alaska.
He, he, he!" chuckled Ned Padgett,
rubbing his hands gleefully at seeing
the tables turned. You hove in
sight, mates, in good time. Must "a
had fair winds"
Paul had no difficulty In making
out the two men, companions of the
third, whom he had met on other &C.
casions. As these were the men who
had robbed him and whom he and
old Glum had chased in the forest,
there was little mercy to expect from
them. With thongs of seal-skin Paul
and the hermit were quickly tied hard
and fast, and told they must move on
before the Indians returned.
AS II was dark and the snow falling
rapidly, there was little danger OF
even the Indians following on their
trail, shrewd as they were in such
experiences.
The night was dark and the snow
falling, 80 1t was difncult travelling. A
strip OF walrus hide was tied about
the arms Of each above their elbows
and fastened about their backs. They
were heavily loaded, and threatened
with the knotted stick which Ned car.
ried In his hand when they staggered
under their heavy loads.
On, on and on they staggered
through the darkness and over the
uneven ground. At last Paul. utterly
exhausted, sank down at the DOT of
a tree.
Get up! Go on" cried one of their
captors.
II cannot"
"Ye lie!" cried Padgett and raised
his club.
But M of his companions quickly
interposed with:
Hold on, Ned. Don't be a fool,
now, and throw away every chance
we have"
What We goin' t do?" asked Ned.
Were too far away for the Met
l~akahtlans to ovcrtake us. so we Will
60 into camp and wait till mornin'."
A roaring fre vas quilt against the
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quite prominent when compared with
the ordinary five.room cottage. Note
the beautiful bays and divans-such
a rosy place for the large. easy pill
lows. and Just the place to show them
of to advantage. The large open
stairway gives a roomy effect that
you cannot get in any other way. In
the ceiling of the first story the 5oists
are pine, dressed and vanished. on
which Is nailed a double floor, the
under layer forming the ceiling. The
rooms are not SO large, 1t is true, but
large enough to be easily furnished
in artistic effects without expensive
outlay. Large rooms half furnished
look bad. Why not consider quality
instead OF quantity ever in building
q home?
Cost 5000, built first class in every
respect.
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do in the story books, doing strange
things that you had supposed could
never happen in reality.
Besides the array Of new kinds OF
air craft, 1t Is a fact little known that
every American.made hydrogen bal
loon in use in the United States
whether by the government or by pri-
vate individuals-is a product Of this
one farm.
Most striking among the things to
be seer at the balloon farm Is a fly
ing machine that really flies; not
merely a working model Of an airship
that flies q few feet along q track on
the ground, but a fully completed fly
ing machine that scars into the &C
tual skies Is high as any bird-a ma
chine that ascends, that turns and
dives as readily as an eagle does.
Many other curious aerial vessels
have been turned out from the Myers
balloon farm. and some greater won
ders are in course Of construction. II
Is not only his own inventions that
Mr.. Myers constructs on his balloon
farm. He makes all sorts Of aerial
contrivances-scientifc kites, freak
balloons, air vessels-for other In
ventors.
The greatest number Of the balloon
farm products, however, are big hy-
drogen balloons"
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WAR LOSSES, OLD AND NEW.
Perfection Of Modern Weapons Has
Had No Marked Result.

FSFpcCttOV OV WOUCVU VCoPOUo TOO
Had No Marked Result.
Mr.. Maurice Lows highly interest
ing analysis OF the cost OF the Boer
war and other wars, recently printed
in the Tribune Review. and an article
in the London Chronicle celebrating
other phases OF the same topic, sug-
gest to some the conclusion that mod
ern weapons and methods of battle
have greatly lessened the number Of
casualties. That Is a welcome con-
clusion. and II may be in a measure
justified. But 1t is probably not as
fully justified as some suppose. One
writer says that the perfection OF
modern weapons leads to an extraor,
binary reduction of casualties" But
his W statistics in the London
Chronicle scarcely bear out his enthu.
siastic belief.
Beginning with Marengo, he gives
statistics Of the number of combatants
and the number Of casualties in TWEEN
ty-two important battles, in eleven
wars, down to the present time. At
Marengo the casualties were 21.7 per
cent of the whole number Of combat,
ants; at Austerlitz. 1876; at Jena, II;
at Eylau, that "bloodiest picture in the
book Of time" 34.3; at Borodino, 80;
at that worlds earthquake. Water
loo" 24.7: at lnkerman, 1873; at Get
tysburg, 26.6; at Sadowa, 6; at Grave
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-09-26
RACIAL FEUDs IN EUROPE.
A%ntaqonism Engendered Between
Prussians and Psles.


Hardly a day passes but the news.
papers contain striking evidence OF
the antagOnistic spirit which Is being
engendered between the Poles and
the Prussians. Last week II came tn
the ears of the publishers OF a Polish
paper circulating in Westphalia that
one of their compositors was about
to marry a German girl. They con-
sidered that this stamped him as q
traitor to Poland, and although he
had served them faithfully for many
years they dismissed him on the spot.
A large number OF Poles work in the
Westphalia coal mines, and In order
to further the amalgamation OF the
races the authorities have issued
regulations to the effect that no per.
son shall be employed underground
who is not proficient in the German
language. The Poles obstinately re.
fuse to know a word of German when
they happen to be called up to make
statements in public.
A few days ago q Polish miner had
to give evidence In a W~estphalia
police COuIt' nc Wub, VI SouioU, oo
innocent as a %newly-born babe Of any
knowledge of German until the magis'
trate threatened to report the case
to his employers, who would have
been compelled to dismiss him
Thereupon his German came back,
and he replied fuently to all the
questions put to him. His wife had
been present during the hearing OF
the case, and was waiting for him In
the passage just outside the court
room door. As soon as he appeared
she bitterly reproached him for hav.
ing given way, and to render her
arguments more forcible, soundly
boxed his ears. She then kicked MIN
with such vigor that he had to race
down the corridor into the street to
escape the attentions OF his "patri
otto" better half.-London Leader.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-09-26

He declares that what was formerly
Caesars empire will be divided, be.
tween 1906 and 1917. into ten king.
doms. including France. extending
to the Rhine, takiSs in Great Britain
without ireland, 'and India. Spain,
Austria, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Egypt
n the Balkans. These ten king.
doms will form a Latin c~onfcderacy,
which will be lcagued against Ger.
many and Russia. The prophet says
that a lot of terrible things will hap
pen in the ensuing ten years.
Poor America does not figure in the
awful chronicle. presumably because
she finds no place in Biblical history.
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HE WAS NOT IMPRESSED.
Old Indian Chief Turned Up His Nose
at Gorgeous Trappinas.

at Gorgeous Trappinss.
One OF the civilians at the state
house has a good m Oh the mem
bers of the gilded staff which he is
telling with great glee, says the Cape
Ann (Mass.) News.
Down in Old Town a few years
ago, says the man who tells the story,
they were entertaining the governor
and his gold-encrusted stan.
The Indians were enjoying the
staff as much as the stan were en-
toying the Indians. One old chief OF
a lost tribe had been watching the
gliding from q distance. e
Finally he came up to n OF the
aids, who was standing a bit apart
from the rest. He looked the colonel
over. He studied him attentiVeiy
from the front and req and sides.
Belong to the army he asked.
NO. said the colonel.
The Indian paused and studied the
effect anew.
Navy"
mo"
Another long contemplation OF the
gold lace.
'Milesh?" queried the Indian.
There was whitening contempt In
the No Of the answer
The Indian went away back and sat
down. He had run his limit, but still
he wanted to know what all the trim
mings stood for.
Once more he loped up to the
colonel, and catching hold OF his
aiguillette, put the question squarely'
What do you belong to. heh!'
THE governors STAFF" replied the
aid. adding a little strain to the
double row of brass buttons that
chased themselves down to his gold
lace belt.
"Oh, H." said Lo, and he walked
away with his head in the air.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-09-26
A Useful Barometer.

According to a French meteorologist
a cup OF hot coffee Is An infallible
barometer.
Put a lump Of sugar in the cup
he says, land then watch the air hub
bles which are formed on the surface.
II they form themselves into a group
in the center the weather will be fine.
II they adhere to the cup. forming a
circle. 1t is a token OF rain or snow
according to the season of the year
Finally, II they separate from each
other and occupy no fixed position, II
is safe to predict that the weather will
be changeable."
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---- -a. .--
on the dried grass. striving to per-
suade himself that after all this was
some horrible dream. The man whom
he had assaulted In company with
Padgett and Morris approached him.
Morris handed Paul a letter in the
well.known handwriting OF Laura
Iean. II was dated at juneau and
addressed to Paul's mother in Fresno.
The letter was brief, saying she had
just arrived, and would rest n day or
two before proceeding farther.
Isn't that evidence?" asked Morris.
Yes: but she did not come with
him
",Oh no; he came on another ship"
Then he lied when he said they
came together"
Morris laughed a cold. sardonic
laugh. and in a voice that seemed tn
have all the evil Of a demon in IL,
answered:
Though they came on different
ships from America. there Is but one
train going To the Klondyke and both
will he in that train. The chances are
she knows no one but him. and you
| hIpW IsdthldIu u lttiISS to"uiuo nv
girl. When he starts to win he wins.
he's got millions to work with, and IL
it's necessary to buy the entire pack
train OF he can do It,"
Paul Miller groaned aloud, but
made no answer. lie realized how
great her danger and how utterly hope
less he was To aid her.
Now you san save her" said Nor
ris.
Save her? My Heaven. how?
What other internal scheme have you
on hand?"
"You were overheard talking with
the old man about a walrus hide. From
what you said it was understood you
knew something about II. IL you will
give us information that will lead to
finding II. you shall be given your lib
erty and he taken to this young lady
Laura Kean."
Il cannot" groaned Paul.
why"
81 don't know where IL is
What did you do with it," asked
Morris. his face expressing the deep
est concern.
gave IL 10 uUOtHeT' NueIt ut 4 -
or what he has lone with 1. | do not
know"
A look OF disappointment swept
over the faces of the captors at this
announcement. They retired to mean
the entrance of the cavern and there
held n consultation.
IT'S all a pack of lies" cried Pad
gett. We've been twenty years In
these woods waitin' L grab that pile,
an no nearer to 1t now than before.
Knock out their brains an go away
Is what | say"
Tom Ambrose, though equally as
much a villain as his companion.
urged moderation. During all the
years the unprincipled rascals had
struggled to get possession of their
captive's secret, Tom had acted as Q
brake to fiery Ned's temper. a
I'VE have IA hold on the old man
n OF the plotters at last declares
"He can be made to tell where the
gold is cached"
But he don't know"
He does know. He must know
"Well. what goodIl that do" Haint
VIC been the last eighteen or twenty
years tryin' to open the matches o
the old capen. who's as close-mouthed
, as a clam? We've threatened { hang
him-done everything any one kin, but
it's all no use"
, we got a stronger pull now than
ever"
What is it?'
|, Come here"
His companions gathered about him
and he spread his arms around their
, shoulders and began to reveal the
plan which cmanated from his won
derful brain-a plan that was diabol
ical, but promised success.
ITO be c%Ontinued.)
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-09-26
LONDON HAS A PROPHET.
Rev. N. Baxter Predicts the Second
Coming Of Christ In 1929.

Rev. M. Baxter Predicts the Second
Coming Of Christ In 1929.
There appears in the most expen-
sive column Of London's newspapers
Of the biggest circulation one OF the
most Curious advertisements ever
publif ted. 1t consists of a long
prophecy, occupying two and q half
columns, and describing a series OF
momentous events which are to occur
between 1906 and 1929, and which
will eliminate in the second coming
of Christ and the beginning OF the
millennium.
The prophet describes himself as
Rev. M. Baxter Of London, and his
creed Is another OF those elaborate
deductions from figures and signs In
the Book of Daniel and Revelation.
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A Fairy Tale.

And" said the good fairy, "for your
noble deeds will grant you any wish
you may desire"
II will choose" said the lucky per.
son. "a ton OF coal"
Hereupon there arose great conster.
nation in the ranks OF the fairies,
which terminated in a proposition to
arbitrate the matter in order, II pos.
sible, to compromise on a ton OF dia.
monds.
These long summer days are Just
like the short winter days In one re.
spect-a fellow likes to turn over for
another nooze In the morning.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-09-26
The K0ldyke Gold Mystery.
BY JOHN z. MUSICk,
Aa,hor 81 mysterious MIR. toward ''Ths
Dark Stranger 'chariic AiieDds'e's
Double" Etc.
Copyright, 1907, by Ropsnr poSssn'' soSs.
All rights reserved.
CHAPTER lx.-(Continued.)

's'' y
All rights reserved.
CHAPTER lx.-(Continued.)
why have you lived so long In
Alaska"
II could not get away" was the
answer. Yours is the only face !
have seen since | left my friends, the
Indians. save those who held me
captive
And you have escaped
yes"
Then come with us to the camp
on the Klondyko."
"Klondykc-l'vc heard Of II; they
often talk about il when they think
me asleep, but I do not always sleep
when | seem to-"
Paul was filed with delight. for
here was q chance to unraNcl the
mystery in which he was involved.
Another silence fell on the group.
broken by Paul asking:
ID you know a miner named
Glum?"
"Glum-Glum-no."
"Glum Ralston.'
The old man again shook his head,
declaring he had never known such "a
person. Paul was disappointed. From
what Glum Ralston had told him he
vas confident that this mysterious
hermit of the woods was the long.
lost captain who had followed the
Indians To the place whore they said
gold in great quantities was ound.
But when the mysterious hermit
disclaimed any knowledge of him at
the solution OF the problem as he
had been before.
Next morning the party resumed
their march guided by the sum-, watch
shone a portion of the day. Paul
and the hermit were constantly to
gether. and hourly grew more and
more friendly, until. as the noble
nature Of the hermit unfolded itself
Paul came to love him. He was
known to the hermit by his sobrique,
Of Crack lash. for he had been called
by no other name since his arrival
in Alaska.
Paul was hourly entwining him
self about the rugged heart Of the ole
One night when they hat
halted and the Indians were building
q fire for the night the hermit said
"Crack.lash. you impress me
strangely. | don't know why, but
have grown t. love you az IL yo,
were my nearest relative. When my
" dear boy grows up to manhood
! could only wish that he would max,
as noble a man"
Paul, deeply impressed with tn,
old mans sad story, expressed a hop,
that he would soon be able to leav,
Alaska and reach his home, and tina
his wife and child might yet be aliv,
to welcome him.
Their stock OF provisions were run
ming short. One day the Indian,
came on the trail OF a moose an,
were anxious to start on its trai,
Paul gave them permission to &c
while he and the hermit kindled tn
fire and prepared to make themselve
comfortable for the night.
The prisoner as usual set in sulle
silence, with his back against a tire
and his eyes fixed on the fire. Par
and the hermit sat engaged in carr
est conversation The former wa
talking In a low tone. telling how h
had been robbed by the prisoner an
three others, and followed them int
tao forest. He was In the midst c
his narrative when two objects sue
denly appeared before them, eac
with a Winchester rifle and said:
, Surrender or you are dead men.
Resistance was useless; they wer
4, prisoners almost before they knew Il
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-09-26
WHERE BALLOONS ARE MADE

Immense Numbers Of Them Turned
Out On a New York Farm.
you would be inclined to think you
were dreaming" says a writer in Pear
sons, Mr.. McGovern. were you to
walk through the farm of Carl +. My
ers, nine miles from the city Of Utica,
state of New York. Here a be
seen, on constant view, in summer
time, a large variety of aerial craft
airships that actually fly, just as they
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-09-26
Novels Read by Statesmen.

The yearly bill for novels supplied
to the library Of the French Chamber
of Deputies is usually between $4,000
and $4,000
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the proportion Of casualties in this
latest war would fall little short of
that in the wars of old. Much has
doubtless been gained for humanity.
But not yet is war waged with rose.
water,
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49, Nf
the latter asked:
is your name Paul Miller"
1T is"
Are you from Fresno, California;
II am"
do you know Laura Kean?'
Il do: what Of her? His whole
frame was trembling with anxiety and
emotion"
she is in Alaska. Just landed a
few days ago at Juneau In company
with Mr.. Theodore Lakeland"
1T is a lie--a lie" roared Paul. be-
side himself with rage and mortifica-
ton. Its a lie and will crowd 1t
down your throat"
Before anyone knew what he In
tended he had his informant by the
throat and hurled him to the ground.
The guards came to the relief of
their companion. Paul was quickly
torn away from him and his hands
bound. He lay upon the dead grass
,hled in the cavern, His mind was In
a whirl and he kept saying to him
self:
Can It be possible? No, no, It is
not possible. The whole world may
be false, but Laura is not. Come to
Alaska in company with that man
no, it is not true"
A thousand tumultuous emotions
were stirring his breast as he lay
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-02
Wanted Mckinley to Win.

Joplin, Mo, Jan. IA. 1902-During
the summer and fall Of 1900. solicit
ed funds for the national Democratic
committee in Missouri and Arkansas.
and on my arrival in Little Rock call
ed on eX-Gov. Clarke for the purpose
of a personal subscription from him.
and advice in regard to the best
course to pursue in raising funds He
bluntly told me that he would give
nothing to help elect Bryan-that he
knew Of 10 one one who would Likely
give anything-that he was disgusted
with the whole thng--that the party
had ruined itself at Kansas City-that
Senator Jones did not know anything
about running the campaign, and a
few moro uncomplimentary remarks
that | cannot now recall. On the ar
rival of E. c. French at Little Rock
told him Of my treatment by the nat
ional committeeman from Arkansas
He also interviewed him. We re
marked at the time that if our party
was defeated it would be caused by
prominent so-called Democrats like
ex-Gov. Clarke, and their influence
with the business men of the country
Yours Very truly.
A. +. kFAPFEL.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-02
IANGSTNN SANGUINE
NOW HAS 1900 NAMES ON HIS
TRIO OF PETITIONS.
Says He Is Receiving Much Encour-
agement ard Believes He'll Get
the postOHice.

Mr.. J. r. Langston. who is calling
on the public with several petitions
favoring his candidacy for the office OF
postmaster was seen by a Graphic
representative Saturday morning. Mr.
Langston states that he is receiving
splendid encouragemento on all sides
He displayed the petitions, three
in number. All were unanimously
signed. One is circulated among Re
pub!icans alone. A second petition
contains the signatures of business
men and professional men, and the
third petition is addressed to the gen
eral public. About 1 200 signatures
altogether have been secured.
Mr.. Langston feels that his pros
poets are extremely bright for the OF
flce He states that he is being sup
ported by large majority of the bust
ness men Of the city and that he is
receiving many assurances of success.