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wanted to know what | meant by
bringing home a strange brat. | told
him | wanted something to love and
cuddle, and he said. Love and cu1-
die? Nonsensel Can't you love and
ouddle me? That's what | married
you for, anyway. You just take that
brat back where you found it. | won't
have 1t around" He was so mad that
he went away this morning without
kissing me good-by, a thing he has
lever done before" and she wept at
The terrible recollection. Then rcoy-
ering herself. she snapped out:
Take lie away. | never want to
see another baby"
When Mr.. Wertheimer returned
that evening. there was the baby in
ler accus somed place on the floor,
with the dog performing his old
tricks. and the bird splitting its
throat with melody, the cat purring
an accompaniment But what was
more to him, there was his wife who
met him at the door with a loving
caress, something that had not hap
pened since their honeymoon, a long
time before.
'Hurrah for the baby!" he shouted.
This is what | call happy family"
Mrs. Wertheimer pu. the baby in his
arms.
1T is our New Years baby, dear
husband" she said softly; my cruel
conduct"
No more of that" said Mr.. Wer-
tAelmer, hugging wife and baby to-
gether. The past is forgotten, and
we shall begin the New Year over
again. but we mus, give the baby
an appropriate name. | have It," he
exclaimed after a moments thought.
"Roxana, that's her name; it means
The Dawn of Day, and that's what
she has been to us. SO, here you are,
Roxana," and he tossed the squealing
infant up in the air, while Jack. the
dog tried to jump and catch its tiny
feet as they dangled just beyond his
reach.
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stood in deep, painful thought. May
hap he breathed a prayer to Heaven.
The King broke roughly in upon his
oogitations.
Il am accustomed to be obeyed as
thou well knowest, my Lord of Lucan.
wherefore be advised. Within a
month, the fair Margarlta, thy Pearl,
shall find dowried mate, or yield to
such alliance as | may select Within
another month, thy Dawn of Day, the
lovely Roxana, shall likewise mate In
lawful wedlock or submit to my alter
native. So also, in still another
month thy Claudia, the lame one, must
find her dowry, or, mark you, my
noble lord, her alliance shall be
sought below stairs among the soul
lions of my kitchen. 'Tis thus | shall
stop the clamors of my court, and
case my conscience by granting thee
time for reflection. Go, and remem
ber."
The unfortunate father left the
presence of his King with the bitter
ness of despair in his heart. His
soul revolted, but his arm was power
less against the mighty monarch. He
was impotent to obey the royal COM
mand, and the alternative meant
death to him, and worse than death
to his innocent flock. But home he
went, and claspilg his beloved daugh-
tiers to his breast, he impaired the
orders of their King.
Father, we can de-" said the cour-
ageous Margarita.
But the Dawn of Day loved life, and
said: mo, let us wait and see, per-
haps we can melt the heart of the
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but not of proft-and he was all the
plouder and laughter because his
wealth was not commensurate with
his rank.
To add to the lords embarrass.
ment he was the father of three
beautiful and accomplished daugh-
tiers, Margarita the Pearl; Roxana,
lie Dawn Of Day, and Claudia, the
Lame That he loved them and re-
sarded them each as the apple of his
eye. was evident, from their affection
for him. and his personal economies
TO fit them for attendance at gor-
seous court, where, alasi they were
compelled to go by the Kings com
mand, their father being one Of his
chief officers.
Many silent tear he shed; many
a time his heart was wrung and torn
because of the scornful, enyious, jeal-
GUS glances of the naughty danes
and demoiselles. who looked down
upon the three poor girls whose
father could not deck them with
flashing jewels and silken garments,
or hang ropes of pearls and diamonds
around their lovely necks. They were
UPSTAIRS, most of them, but they Jared
well in this worlds goods, though
they had little beauty and few ac-
complishments.
Fain would the nobleman have
lived in peaceful, happy retirement
with his daughters. but a giddy luxu-
rious king said NO" and that was a
law unto them ALL
Faith, my Lord Lucan. thou hast
surprisingly lovely daughters" said
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the King one day; "tis time they
sh ould we'd"
Whereat the lord bowed, Aye, your
Highness. well know it, but the dow
~ that must go with every lawful
welded wife, that have | not"
There are many of my noble lords
who would be proud to mate with
them" continued the King, honor
them, | say, with an alliance"
What, your Highness, wed them
without a dowry?" The noble lord
was surprised. for he knew the law
and the custom that required a dam
sci to bring her husband, not broad
lands. but good, hard gold. or else
remain unwed.
Il said not we'd my Lord of Luz
can; | said alliance Canst thou not
understand And his Majesty
frowned.
The Lord of Lucan knew too well.
but he knew not what to say, and
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King and turn him from his fell pur-
pose"
But Claudia, the lame girl, clasping
her hands and looking up to Heaven,
said: Let us kneel and ask guidance
from the Lord on High. On him
alone can we rely for help and wis
DOM"
Forthwith they knelt and prayed
for suecor. In their prayer they be-
moaned their fate and besought the
aid of Heaven to save them from 1t
in some way. though an angel from
Heaven should be sent TO ward off
this awful degradation.
1t so happened that Nicholas, the
beloved priest, the one whose name
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pie who desire to know whether they
will get married during the coming
year or soon thereafter In the coun-
try districts Of England and Germany
there is a tea and coffee test which Is
most satisfactory. A teaspoon is bal
anced carefully on the edge of cup.
be, is dropped into it, drop by drop.
Every drop that the spoon will hold
without losing its balance means an
other year before the wedding. One
or two large drops will usually upset
the spoon, and so this is a very popu-
lar way of looking into the future. es-
pecially with maidens who are reach
ing mature years.
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New Year Supersfifions.

With the exception of All-Saints'
Day there is no time in the whole
twelvemonth about which so many SUI
perstitions cluster as New Years.
Some form of divination to foretell the
future is practiced in almost every
land on January l. This, of course, Is
practically the case with young peo-
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Come with us, echoed the father,
and the light pressure of the girls fin
gers on his arm held him captive.
The train shuddered into motion,
and then, moving faster and faster
through the crosslights of the desert
ed pier. bore the three away toward
the beckoning promise of the New
Year.-Florence Matheson.
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R. w Err T HEEL

r. w E II T HEI-
MER wanted .
baby.
Mrs. Werthei-
mer's o p r a.
tions for a
household c e n
ter of attraction
was substantial
ly in the same
direction.
1t must be ad-
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15
Magic Pills.

An entertaining little trick can be
done with two pills made of bread.
one of the pills | throw away the
performer says. the other ! put in
my left hand. which | close. At the
same moment the pill which ! have
thrown away will come back and join
the other In the left hand" And,
opening the hand, he shows the two
little pills. The whole trick lies In
the right hand Of the performer. TAX.
ing one of the pills. he shows 1t be-
tween the thumb and index finger.
and. under the preteXt Of throwing II
away. slips IL between the index and
middle finger by a slight pressure of
the thumb. opening the hand with a
slight motion Of throwing. Taking the
second little pill. he places II appar-
emily alone in the left hand, but In
reality also the other one held be
tween the index and middle finger of
the right hand, closing IL Immediately,
Opening the hand. he shows the two
pills. After a little practice this trick
can be repeated several times without
fear Ot detection.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15
Houses Built OF Grass.

The grass houses formerly built by
the wichita Indians Of southern Okla
homa are exceedingly interesting. The
grass Is gathered early In the spring.
when II Is yet fresh. The sod cut-
ting usually takes place Immediately
after a rain, the sod being removed to-
n thickness of about eight inches.
Buffalo grass sod Is the only kind that
will answer the purpose Of the build
er. He commences to lay the founda-
tion as Toes the stonemason. digging
away the earth to a depth Of about
one foot. The grass portion of the
chunks of sod Is laid to the outside
and the house Is built to a height Of
twelve to fifteen feet. In the form OF
"A pointed dome. There IN nc hole In
the top for smoke to pass out, the lat.
ter being carried away through a pipe
outside of the hut. The door Is usu-
ally in the south and there are no
windows. Through each tutt Of sod
Is run a willow reed string and these
strings are bound clear around the
structure. The grass remains green
and will grow If there IL plenty OF
rain. II is not at all uncommon to
see the sides of these grass houses
turn green al spring approaches, just
as do the pastures near them. The
houses are very warm in winter and
cool IN summer. They never leak.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15
Learn How TO Breathe.

II Is possible to exercise ones whole
body. to keep II strong and well. sim
ply by breathing properly. Children
should be taught to breath and to get
into the habit of filling the whole lung
space at each inhalation and Of empty
ing 1t completely at each exhalation.
There is no better way Of getting to
sleep oon after going to bed than by
breathing properly. Push away the
pillow and lie fiat upon the back with
the muscles relaxed. Slowly draw in
the deepest breath possible, hold 1t for
four seconds. then slowly expel 1t untn
the ches: and abdomen have col
lapsed. Repeat this until you are tired
or fall asleep. There are scores Of
ways of varying this exercise. But
this Is the essential. or course 1t IL
assumed that m sleeps with his bed
room windows open.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15
The Boys Own Hammock.

There are times again and again In
camp and in the outOf-dOOrs dens
that boys love to have, when a place
to roost while reading or a place to
browse through a day OF drizzling
rain is in great demand. Generally,
just when one most wants II the for
est branches and twigs are too wet
TO use for a bed, and, besides, 1t
is too much trouble.
Now here is a way to make a really
practical hammock that will just fill
the bill. Get several barrels, break
them up and remove all the nails from
the caves.
Bore a ~three.quarter inch hole in
each end of each stave with a heated
poker. Then lace thin rope-clothCs'
line is good-through the holes. This
can be accomplished easily. The stay
blocks at each end Of the hammock
should be twelve inches .ong.
The hammock a be made entirely
comfortable by placing upon II sew.
eral couch pillows and covering them
with a shawl.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15
In the DAYS OF Slavery.

The total white population OF the
south in 1860, according to the census,
1t is noted. was 5000. 76O, of which
3S4.S64 owned the 1858 .69G slaves in
the country. excluding two owned in
Kansas. fifteen in Nebraska. twenty.
inc in Utah and eighteen in New Jer.
sey. One man alone owned more than
1000 slaves and he was a South Caro-.
linian. Eighty.eight owners. In nine
states, had more than 800 each, and
thirty of the eighty were South Caro-.
linians. One.fifth Of all the slave
holders or 77,322-owned but one
slave each. and the greatest number
of these small holders In one state
was In Virginia, which had also the
largest proportion Of slaves. 40O,S G5,
Charleston News and Courier.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15
Little Girl Trained Fish.

A pleasing story Is told OF a little
girl who lived on the stage road from
Shasta to Yrekc, in California. Her
father mad caught several trout, and
had placed them in a small pond near
the house. The little girl mde friends
with the fishes by feeding them daily
with crumbs of bread. To a strangers
cal they would not rise to the sur
face Of the water, nor would they
pay much attention, usually, when
food was thrown 10 them by persons
whom they did rot know. But when
the little girl chirruped her well
known notes the trout fiocked TO her
outstretched hand, jostling and crowd
ing each other in their eagerness to
reach the tiny fingers filled witt food.
The little maiden was as fond Of her
pets as she could be, and she would
not permit any Of the trout to be
caught, The fame of her fnny friends
spread in the country roundabout. and
ii soon became m OF the treats of
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15
HonOrs of Gettysburg
Three Regiments Claim to Have
Fired First Shot OF Battle

Hundred and Forty.sevcnth New York
along a ridge on the right of a deep
railway cut, with the Eighty.fourth
New York and the Ninety-ffth New
York formed on the left. The First
infantry volley, as is meet and proper.
rang ont Immediately from the rifles
of the Fifty.sixth Pennsylvania. With
an echoing crash the Seventy.sixth
New York instantly followed with its
fire"
Col. William Fox also says: The
brigade. Cutters. vas the first in
fantry to arrive on that historic field,
and to 1t fell the honor of opening
that famous battle. the first volley
coming from tn, rifles Of the Fifty
sixth Pennsylvania.
IL was a private soldier in the Sew
enty.sixth New York infantry Of Cut.
ler's brigade at this time. and | think
! am entitled to speak without bitter
ness or malice. ! could not II ! would
nor would II ! could detract from the
laurels won by the Iron brigade. as
| have the honor to be enrolled In
another brigade. whose fighting quail
ties have gained for 1t both praise and
distinction.
THE terrible losses of the Iron Bri.
gade at Gettysburg no doubt show
stubborn fighting. but the fact re.
mains that there were others My
regiment. the Seventy.sixth New
' York, took into the fight on the morn
ing of the first day 34S officers and
men and lost 23i killed and wounded,
including the commanding officer
killed, in thirty minutes. these figures
being obtained from Colonel FoX's
book. This was a loss of only thir.
teen less than fell in the charge OF
the Light Brigade at Balaklava, but
with a percentage more than two
times greater, being 74.2 per cent,
while the remnant OF the One Hun
dred and Forty.seventh New York,
which retreated after its half hours
fighting, numbered only seventy.nine
officers and men out of $50 taken into
the fight. The First Minnesota lost
215 killed and wounded. with not a
man missing out Of a total OF 262 en-
gagged. a loss OF so per cent. The
Twenty.sixth North Carolina, a Con-
federate regiment at Gettysburg, lost
a triie over ~ per e In killed and
wounded only, while with its killed.
wounded and missing, its loss was
SS 5-10 per cent. One company of
the Eleventh North Carolina went into
the fight with three officers and thirty
eight men and in the engagement two
of its officers and thirty.four men
were either killed or wounded.
The Iron Brigade's heaviest loss at
Gettysburg was that Of the Second
Wisconsin, which lost 1S1 nj Of 302
engaged, or SO $40 per cent"
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15
The Bloody Angle
Fiercs Fishtins That Took Place

of the civil val. Or, perhaps better
still. draw a ~circle-say twelve miles
or a little more in diameter-with
Fredericksburg Tavern on the outer
edge, and inside that circle were fought
the battles of the first and second
Fredericksburg, Charlottesville, Sa-
lem Heights. the Wilderness, Pc river,
Todd's Tavern, Laurel Hill, Spottsyl.
vania Court House, Mine Run and sew
eral minor fights and engagements.
within the circle more men have
been killed and wounded than on any
ground OF eq al area on earth"
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15
STATUE OF KAISER WILHELM THAT
CAUSED "a FEELING IN GERMANY.

This is the fun figure statue of the
kaiser which has Just been unveiled
in the Hall of Fame In the ancient
town of Barmen. Germany. after re-
ceipt of a curt note from Berlin that
no member of the royal household
could be present at the unvciling ow.
ing to the criticism OF the kaiser by
the people of Barmen following the
receipt by them of n bill from the
sculptor when they thought the kaiser
was paying for the statue. Their
original plan vas to place an allie.
gorical group in the hall to balance
a statue Of Emperor Frederick and
replace IL with a statue Of the kaiser
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15
Bows Chances In Life.

Hundreds of boys in this country
to-day are %bemoaning their small sal
aries and lack OF opportunities, when
they are right in the whirlpool of
business or trade, the finest school
possible for them. II they would keep
their eyes open and their minds alert
knowledge they would no ooner com
plain of mo chance" or say hat luck
is against them. They would realize
that they have been set on the road
to fortune, and that by sturdy trudg-
ing they can arrive in triumph at the
goal.-O. S. Marsden in July Success.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15

after his death The kaiser. eXercis
ing the power given him by the Ger
artistic defects. and when informed
II vas Il temporary piece to occupy a
place reserved for a statue of him
self, to be placed there after his death,
he gave n sculptor an order to make
the statue AT once and send II to
Barmcn. Tao people of Barmen
thought he was making them IA pres.
ent of the statue. and hence the dis.
pute over the payment OF the s 1000
it cost and the criticism which caused
Barmcn to be %bCyCotted by the royal
family.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15

illustration. Fasten the butterflies to
a long hair with the help of a diminu-
tive piece OF Tie this hair to an
other which is fastened to your head
likewise with wax las shown in illus
tration. Throw the butterflies In the
air with the left hand and move your
fan underneath them to keep them In
the air. II is very amusing to have q
bunch OF artificial flowers on which
the butterflies can alight, only to fly
away at a motion OF the fan.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15

@1HE honor of firing the first
shot at the battle of Gettys-
S- burg has been claimed by
E2KSHy three regiments. the Second
Wisconsin tof Iron Brigade),
the Eighty.fourth New York tCutler's
brigade, and the Fifty.siXth Pennsyl-
vania. Attention was called to the
subject by the article on the Iron
Brigade, published recently in the
Milwaukee Sentinel. which contained
a statement that IL was the Second
Wisconsin which fired the first shot.
A%djutant Charles Richardson of +. b.
Wolcott post. who has looked up the
history of the battle thoroughly, Ia
convinced that his regiment opened
the battle.
Without a desire to rob the Iron
Brigade Of any rightful laurels," said
Capt. Richardson recently, Il am
compelled to say that the first shot
did not come from that brigade. but
from the Second brigade of the First
division of the First army corps.
This honor was at one time claimed
by the Eighty.fourth New York of Cut.
ler's brigade. but after listening to an
exhaustive argument made on the bat.
t%leground. In which both parties were
ably represented by surviving partici-
pants. the evidence favored the Fifty.
sixth Pennsylvania, and 1t was accord
ed the honor. Gen. Cutler. a few
months after the battle OF Gettysburg
deemed the vents so well worthy of
note hat he wrote to Gov. Curtin of
Pennsylvania setting forth the fact
that il was the Fifty.sixth Pennsyl'
vania that opened the battle Of Gettys'
burg, and asked that he have it SO
recorded in the archives Of the COM
monwealth, as an act OF justice to the
regiment. And so IL has been done,
and this fact also appears on the base
OF the monument erected by the
state OF Pennsylvania on the battle
ground of Gettysburg in honor OF
this regiment.
In a volume entitled New York al
Gettysburg" published by a commit
tee created by the act Of the legisla
ture Of the state of New York oi
which Gen. Daniel +. Sickles Is
chairman, is this statement:
"Wadsworth division of the First
corps approached Gettysburg at $3.50
a. m, July l, and Cutters brigade
moved rapidly across the fields. Al
the column m in sight-the FRS
infantry on that historic field-it I,
seen that the blue flag carried by
the leading regiment bears the Goa
of arms of the Empire state. 1t is the
Seventy-sixth New York infantry,
regiment we'll worthy Of the histori,
numerals that form it's designation
The leading brigade. Cutters. is form
ed across the Chambersburg pike
d~eploying under a heavy artillery fr'
with the Seventy.sixth New York
Ffty.sixth Pennsylvania and Ont
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15
Fine Engineering Feat.

The engineers of the Pennsylvania
railroad recently performed a record
feat. They succeeded in moving a
steel bridge, weighing 1886 tons,
which spans the Raritan river, ia
inches in 175 seconds, In order that
1t might be replaced with a stone
structure. The traffic on the railway,
which is very heavy, was not delayed
for a second.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15
Views Of Professor Trowbridae.

Experiments have convinced Prof.
Trowbridge that lightning never
strikes the surface of the ocean, and
from this he draws the interesting
conclusion that lightning discharges
can hardly be supposed to pass
through regions of the air where there
is, at the time, a heavy fall Of rain.
There are rs many as several people
who disagree with the professor.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15
EMINENT JEWISH RABBI DEAD.
Or. Jacob Josephs Was Chief of Rus.
sian Orthodox Jews.

DR.. Jacob Josephs, the eminent Jew
ish minister, who has just passed
away, was the chief rabbi of the Rus
sian orthodox Jews of the United
States, and possibly in many ways
the highest American authority in
Jewish law, philosophy and religion.
DR.. Jacobs was the author of several
standard works on these subjects and
was widely known among the learned
men of his faith. He was so years
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15
Was q Shooting Star
Supposed Signal That Disturbed
the Rest OF Slumberina Canp

sent up. One night the watchful sen.
try at Isabella saw the long-expected
rocket shoot across the sky. The gar
rison turned out, and with ITS come
at last" started to the aid of their
fellow marines and bluejackets. But
they found the outlying post wrapped
in sleep and peace. The supposed
rocket was a shooting star.-New
York Mail and Express.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15
Promised Medals of Honor
Not Given to Eorlorn Hon

a binding contract whose terms the
government should have fulfilled
promptly, but has not. Strenuous ef-
forts to this end have been MADE
from time to time, but Intellectually
up to the present time.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15
Match Trick.

Eighteen matches are needed for this
trick. Assert them In such a way that
you have three single ones, three lots
OF two, and three lots OF three. sep
arately ON the table. The task is to-
group the matches in three lines, each
containing three parts, in such a way
that the aggregate sums OF all lines.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15
POET FIGHTS FOR RELIGION.
Eminent Frenchman Antagonizes Gov.
eminent on the Question.

Francois coppee. the poet. who Is
leading the fight against the govern.
ment of France in the religious
schools question. has an immense fol.
lowing in the nation, and his influence
is great. The government, however,
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15

only the greatest financier in Russia,
but the ablest railroad manager in all
Europe. II was he, 1t is said, who
suggested to the czar the calling Of
an international conference on trusts
for the purpose Of regulating them, Dc-
cauTe these combinations of capital
cause depressions and unreasonable
fluctuations in prices"