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The Red Cloud chief., 1903-12-11

CHAT:

Onc.half Of all the women in Massa-
chusctts who are able to work are
wage carncrs.
handkerchief carried by Marie An.
toinettc on her way 10 her execution.
Queen Wilhclmina and the Sultan
OF Turkey are the only relgning mon
archs who are teetotallers. Hollands
Queen IL. furthermore, an earnest tenn
pcrancc worker.
The Countess of Limerick. the rccog.
nizcd beauty of Ireland. who Is equal
~ popular In Dublin and ireland, has
arranged to appear In the Inter city
during the winter in n series of piano
recitals.
An Irish woman. Miss Douglass, has
been appointed to the post OF horticul.
tural lecturer by the County Council
of Louth, the first woman appointed
to such n post In Ireland, and over men
competitors.
Miss Eleanor Lemckc, daughter OF
Captain !. A. Lcmcke. one of the
wcalthlest citizens of indianapolis, has
given up her beautiful home and gone
to Chicago to work in the Hull House
settlement.
In the opinion Of the editor Of the
Mirror. Il paper printed in English In
British India, American ~womanhood
is admittedly the finest, the very best.
physically and intellectually, of all the
w%omanhood of the world"
Mrs. Parker. or Mother" Parker. rs
she is called. who has laborcd for thir.
ty.four years under the American
board In the Hawaiian Islands. il now
In her ninety. eighth year, and Is able
to receive her guests ut her home In
Gilbertina. In Mnnoa Valley.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-12-11
A Brave

If the Emperor Francis Joseph of
Austria) Is residing at his beautifu,
castle of Schoenbrunn, ON the outskirts
OF Vienna, where he spends the greater
part of the year, he drives into Vienna
Immediately after breakfast, arriving
at the old palace situated in the heart
of the city soOn after s o'clock. Day
after day he thus offers himself as an
easy target for m assassin's shot.
1t frequently happens that persons
with a grievance station themselves Mt
some point along the route always
taken by the imperial carriage and run
toward it, II of their number waving
a written petition in the air when the
Emperor is passing. In nine cases out
of ten they are Immediately seized by
the detectives OF the watch, which
shows the th~or0ughness of the precau.
tions taken; but whenever such an in
cident is noticed by the Emperor he
callers the person arrested to be lib
Grated, beckons him or her to the side
of the carriage, takes the petition him
self, and in Il few gracious words
promises that it shall receive his best
attention.
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Coailess Switzerland.

With a population Of 100000 Swift.
zerland is without any coal supply Of
her own. None Of her rivers Is navi-
gable. and all her coal imports have to
be brought In by rail, which makes 1t
very expensive. Her coal bill is about
$12, 100000 a year.
In order to make her outlay for fuel
as economical MS possible the Govern
ment has decided to establish n Fed
eral testing station attached to the
leading institution for technical in
structiOn at Zurich. At this station
every kind Of fuel used In the little
republic Is to be scientifically tested.
to determine its exact heat-producing
value, which will be made known to
the public through periodical publica-
tons by the Government. 1t Is in
tended to reform the whole coal trade
by substituting heat-producing value
for weight as the basis Of Its price
per ton.
Our Consul at Zurich. In reporting
this scheme. states that It's originator
Is an American. DIR. r.. j. Constam.
from New York, ut present professor
of chemistry in the Swiss Federal
Polytechnic,
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Basqued bodices and coats find much
favor.
Serge Is stlll n favorlte mnteria! for
hard wearing gowns.
Button effect patterns are among the
latest In embroldcries.
Monkey skin Is seen In combination
with crmlne and miniver for fancy
neck pieces.
Three tones OF one color In ribbon
formed the novel trimming of one OF
the new hats.
The favOrite Walking costume will
not be overloaded with gathers and
pleatings this season.
Crushed velvet. particularly in black
and silver gray. Is to be much used for
very handsome t0ilettes.
A broad network and fringe OF very
thick chenille on the edge OF fur stoles
and pelerlnes Is very new.
There is q strong liking for fancy
cloths. and at the same time plain
clothes are much In demand.
Pretty Swiss shaped satin belts, nar-
row at the sides and forming a deep
point back and front, are the fashion
Of the moment.
An all-whlte gown Is the smartest
for reception wear. and can be In light.
weight cloth. embroidered silk. crepe
de chine, chiffon. or batlste.
In the spangled robes to be so much
worn for evening this season the net
and the spangles are always Of the
same color. Some of the prettiest ov-
elites are very delicately tinted.
The little capes which have been a
feature Of the coats for some time are
longer than formerly. and the indicar
tons are that they Will form a sleeve.
falling In folds around the arm.
A touch Of pale blue Of burnt ang
is effectively introduced into the m
broidery of the front of the waist OF
the costumes of golden brown crepe de
chine, SO fashionable this autumn.
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TO WASH BLANKETS.

Now, If n lives in the country,
where a garden or field or good drying
ground is close by an cxcellently APP
pointed laundry. a big annual orgie Of
blanket washing may be advantageous.
though IL haze me doots" about that.
To the ordinary housewife, who has
neither the space nor the appliances
o the necessary number of servants.
II Is a far wiser plan to send one
blanket to the wash every week. or
two If the washing is Il light me-, and
Il is always necessary only to wash
one at Il time. otherwise blankets
shrink.
They cannot be treated en- massc as
linen or cotton things are, but must be
done speedily and thoroughly, and
dried on a fine hot day out of doors,
but moi in the hot sun
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BUILT by WOMEN.

The recently dedicated Christian
Church, at Muncic. Ind, was built
chiefly Ivy the hands of omc They
carried the hods. brought the water,
mixed the mortar and helped to lay
the foundation of the little chapel.
There was little money with which to
construct the building So greatly need
ed, the parishloners being poor, the
men Of the congregation being CON-
PEELED to labor for n living. sc the wo-
men volunteered. All summer long In
the hot sun and into the fall they
toiled and now their hopes are realized.
The leaders of the work were Mrs.
Mabalia Rhoades, Mrs. NJ. j.. Shaner
and Mrs. Elizabeth Tinsley.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-12-11
A NIGHT WITH THE BEARS.

A Bernese has had an unpleasant ex-
p~erience which he Is likely to remem.
Der all his life.
While returning home late in the
night the worse for drink, he fell into
the bears pit at Berne, Switzerland.
Fortunately. he was In the part re-
served for young bears. and he went to
sleep, surrounded by the animals. On
discovering his plight next morning ne
shouted for help, and with the aid OF
ropes and a ladder he was drawn up
into the street, apparently none the
worse for the adventure.
His sleep might have been of a longer
duration IL he had fallen n few yards
to the left, where the full-grown ami
mails are conined.-LondOn Daily
Chronicle.
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Not long ago a little barefoot street
arab ran up to the Emperor's carriage
aud handed him Il dirty. ragged piece
of paper, on which was written: Dear
Mr.. Emperor, Please help us. Mother
is i'll in bed since weeks and father
drinks and brings nothing home for
mother to eat, The doctor says mother
needs good. n%ourishing food. but |
can't earn enough to give her this.
Good Mr.. Emperor, please help us"
Within two hours Il messenger from
the palace was in the garrett with wine
and food for the sick woman. and
afterward the lad was, by order OF the
Emperor. engaged to work In the i'm
pcrinl stables .-IIerbcrt a. White, in
Success.
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a P~lasterer.

The late British Ambassador, Sir
Michael Herbert, was a guest at a din
ner at one of the clubs in Washington
not many months before his death. He
was one of the speakers of the even
ing. and was to be followed by Rear
Admiral Charles Beresford. 81 am to
be followed by n little sailor man," he
observed, after an extremely felicitOus
speech in a more serious vein, Fat
least, he has been n sailor. l believe
he is engaged ut present in the plaster
ing business" There was n little po-
lite laughter from those who felt sure
that n joke was intended, while others
waited, believing that the final touch
was to come. ~ see you don't under
stand my joke" said the Ambassador,
taking in the situation: 81 mean that
he is engaged in cementing the good
relations between England and Amer
lea"
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-12-11
HUNTED WITH A BULL.

"Did you ever hunt woodcOck with n
bull? Well. sir" exclaimed Mayor
'Jim'' Of Cadmus, Lenawee County, II
had an experience the other day that
was worth Il weeks churnin'. Bill
Jones, of Toledo. came up here the
opening day Of the season and shipped
his dog by express on this here Van
derbilt line that runs through our me-
trOpOlis. But the dog didn't get here
OH time. So Bill and l started out,
hOpin' to strike somethin' without the
dog. We wandered out back OF my
place through the corn field and down
through the clearin' to the river bot
toms without even fiushin' a Held
u Well, we kept on till we struck
q bunch of willows. weeds and bushes
of all kinds. when Bill suddenly peeked
over his left shoulder. jumped about
four feet in the air and yelled:
Run fer yer life, Jim! There's a
big bull
'The bull was comm, too. / want
to tell you. Bills gun went of In the
scrimmage and the bull turned tail
and plunged back into the brush. when
up. up went a woodcOck. l let go both
barrels and got him Oh the second. BY
this time Bill was on the other side or
the cathode and the bull had scared up
another and Bill got this one. Say,
we kept on shooting woodcock and
chasing that bull around till we got
seven birds, but. by Jimmy. that's the
first time l ever hunted with a BULL
Detroit Evening News.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-12-11
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Tomato Juice BOttled-Slice a mum.
Der Of tomatoes; add two tablespoon.
fuls Of water; salt. pepper and sugar
to season; put In an agate pan Over the
fire; when the tomatoes are very ten
der rub them through Il fine seive: re-
turn to the fire and coos until quite
reduced and thickened; I'LL bottles and
seal.
Bombay TOast-Beat two eggs; add
one level teaspoon of salt, one teaspoon
of chopped capers and a dash of cay
enne; put one tablespoon of butter I'm
a pan; when hot stir I'm one tablespoon
Of AnchOvy paste and the egg mixture;
when 1t has thickened take from the
fire, spread on thin slices of buttered
toast and serve very hot.
Apple Ginger - Wipe, quarter. pare
n chop two and one'half pounds Of
sour apples, put them in Il stew pan,
add n and One.half pounds of light
brown sugar, rind and juice of one
and one-half lemons. half ounce Of GIN
ger root and enough water to prevent
burning; cover and cook slowly four
hours; add some water while cooking
IL necessary; when cool, put into glass
jars.
Onion Stufing for Duck of Goose -
Three large onions. two tablespoonfuls
of dried sage. two ounces of butter,
four ounces of bread crumbs, n egg.
salt and pepper. Peel the onions, put
them into a saucepan and cook for ten
minutes. Drain away the water and
chop very fine. Mix the onions with
the break crumbs. butter and sage. Sea-
sop with salt and pepper and mOisten
with the yOlk Of egg.
Baked Eggs - Eggs au gratin in
French rolls make a delicious luncheon
course. Use the small French rolls.
Cut of the tops and scoop out the
crumbs. Brush them with melted but.
ter and fill with a mixture of egg
slightly beaten. seasoned with cream.
grated cheese, salt and n trace each OF
mustard and paprlka. Bake until the
eggs are set. 1t Is well 10 have the
rolls hot, to begin with.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-12-11
CAULIFLOwER A LITALIENNE.

For the above dish a nice compact
caulilower Is required. which has
been boiled until 1t is just tender, and
very carefully drained on n cloth. Place
it in a round fireproof china dish and
pour over 1t with n spoon, so that every
part of 1t may be coated, n breakfast
cupful of warm butter, which has been
mixed with n large tablespoonful of
tomato conserve and seasoned with
salt. pepper. and a very little powdered
mace. Then mask the cauliflower with
very fine dry bread crumbs seasoned
with salt and pepper. and bake In n
quick oven until the crums are a gold
en- brown. 1t should be carefully bast-
ed once or twice while In the oven
with warm butter, and should be
served in the dish In which 1t is cooked.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-12-11
UTILITY BOXES,

Utility boxes have made u stand for
themselves and are looked upon as be-
ing as useful MS dressing glasses and
burcausf The most expensive are of
T. ether and have something of the np.
pcarancc of nm old-timc chest. Others
dark. rich color, and are covered inside
with suitable cotton texture. It Is on
~ when employing n trimmer fabric
that they should he padded. because
the rough places In the box are sure
to injurc aud cut away the cloth.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-12-11
Sending Meat by Mail.

1 know a resident of Berlin, says a
writer in the Worlds Work, who has
a package of meat mailed to him every
Saturday from a point $50 miles away
in Silesia for a little moro than twelve
cents-the rate of u twenty-five pound
parcel. German merchants deliver
most Of their goods by mail. The small
storekeeper is thus provided with as
good n delivery service as the larger,
Germany has even been permitted TO
mail eleven-pound parcels to addresses
in the United States.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-12-11
WINTER BLUE.

In spite of the usual nutumnal pre-.
objection for browns. myrtle green and
plum color. there can be- no shadow Of
doubt that the novelty so far is In i'm
ported robes of the brilliant shade
properly called winter blue. These
must not he COMPOUNDED with navy
blue or the dullcr shades of that popu.
lar color.
Winter blues are clear and bright. No
II u say of them that is n gray blue
or IA dingy purplcd.b blue.
Winter blue is blue, and IL Is bright.
Just what is desired for n %long-coated
two. apiece suit for out of doors.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-12-11
BREAD STICKS.

Take a pint of raised bread dough
and work II INTO the wcll.bcatcn
white Of an egg. This makes the
sticks nice and crisp. Mould into lit
tie sticks and place in pans which come
for the purposc-pnns with little
troughs in which the dough is placed.
Let rise 10 double their bulk. brush
with water. milk. or diluted white of
egg and bake for fifteen minutes in u
very hot oven.
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MHousEhohD
R&GH
N5~A ~
ON GLASS.

There is II sort of revival of the fash.
ion of having the family cipher or
monogram on china and glass. Elab.
crate gold traccrles are preferred for
china. but the monographs are often
done in colors, such as green or blue.
These decorations are done TO order,
and are very durable.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-12-11
WRECKED sAILORsLONG TRAMP

After suffering terrible hardships in
n G0O.milc march through the wilds OF
Northern Canada. Capital. Ferry and
forty-scven members of the crew of
the steamer Eldorado, of Liverpool,
passed through Ottawa on the way to
Montreal.
The Eldorado, q ship of $50 tons bur
den. struck an uncharted rock ut the
entrance of Hudson Bay, near Fort
George, and sank. Every member OF
the crew succeeded in getting ashore,
but all hands were completely desti.
tute of provisions and saved only the
clothing that was on their backs.
The ship and crew comprised an ex.
ploration and trading expedition sent
out by a stock company. They carried
Il large stock of goods suitable for bar
ter with the Indians in exchange for
furs. and IL was proposed TO operate
along the lines OF the Hudson Bay
Company.
The men began their long march
southwark almost destitute of provis.
ions and supplies of any kind that
could he exchanged for food. They
marched through the wilderness for
forty.two days. Their suffering was
intense. but not a single man sue
cumbed. They struck the Temiscan-
ing Railroad, and were taken on board
by a passing train and carried to the
junction with the Canadian Pacific
road. where they were transferred to u
Montreal train.
Captain Ferry was outspoken in his
condemnation of the sailing charts
furnished for the northern waters.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-12-11
Queer Name. Of Gvpsies.

1t is reported that a letter posted in
America and addressed to "One-Eyed
Joe Lee, his van, England" was duly
delivered to the addressee, a gypsy in
a midland village. Joe answered the
note, which was from an old comrade
In the States, and his reply was adj
dressed to RED Jack Lavell. van or
prison, Y. s. A.'-Loldon Tit-Bits.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-12-11
"Mountain" Paper Weight.

The German Emperor uses as a pa
per weight on his writing desk the
summit of one of the highest noun
tains in Africa. DR.. Buchner, an At
the piece of rock from the highest
point Of Mount Kilima.N Marc, which
Is on German.African ground, and
presented II to the Emperor.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-12-11
ONE FOLLOWS THE OTHER.

Subbubs-"Friday is always u SER
want girls off day.
Citiman-"You mean her day or
don't you?"
Subbubs-NO; Thursday Is her day
Off. That's why Friday is her off
day. '"-Philadelphia Press.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-12-11
He.TRsGAN

Teacher-"Come here. Johnny. Who
helped you with your lessonT
JOhnny-"Didn't nobody help me-"
Teacher-"Be careful and tell the
truth. Didn't Willie Jones help you?'
JOhnny-"No, ma'am, he didn't help
me. He did 1t all by himself"
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-12-11
PERNERSE.

Subbubs-"Come out tonight, and
I'm sure you'll get a good dinner.
Citlman-"I thought you had no cook
now"
S~ubbubs-"She doesn't leave till to-
morrow, She'll do her best tonight
just to make us realize how much We'll
miss her when she's gone."-Philadel.
phia Press.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-12-11
WHAT SHE

He-"Often when l look up Mt the
stars in the armament l cannot help
thinking how small, how Insignificant
| am after all"
She - "Gracious! Doesn't that
thought ever strike you except when
you look at the stars in the tirma-
mentI'-South African.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-12-11
EXERCISE.

CievertOn-'FOr a man who has been
I'M love with ten girls In three weeks
you look pretty we'll"
Dashaway-'Yes, I've been getting
regular and systematic exercise
Lile. ..xs6
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-12-11
THE BRUTE.

Mr.. Hannijar-''Why isn't this hat
good enough to wear to the horse
show, I'd like to know"
Mrs. Hannijar-"Because it is old
fashioned. and a fright. 1t will make
people talk"
Mr.. Hannijer-"Not If You get start
ed to talking first."-Chicago Tribune.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-12-11
WORSE.

Belie-"What could be made worse
than being made love to by the wrong
MANI"
Nell-"Not to be made love to by the
right man.'--TOwn Topics.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-12-11
THE BALLOON WEDDING.

Sharpe--"I wonder why that glr4
wished to be married up in a bal
loom"
Whealton-"PrObably she boosted
she wouldn't marry the best man on
earth.'-Chicago News.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-12-11
GOING BACK.

Cora-"Kipling must be a very diff
ficult writer to initiate"
Merritt--'It would seem so. my dear;
of late he doesn't appear to be able to
initiate himself."-TOwn Topics.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-12-11
TOOK NO CHANCES.

Edith-"Dearcst. I have graduated
from a cooking school,"
Wise-"That don't make any differ
ence. After we're married we can
board"
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6be Funny
ride Of
Life,
A 0MpARlSON

Most gossips like an auto are,
Deserving of our scorn;
For while they run their neighbors down
They also blow their horn.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-12-11
PROTEST.

Doctor-"I should say you have about
three months to live"
Patient-"Make II longer, doctor; l
can never pay your bill In that time"
Life.
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PLACING THE RESPONSIBILITY.

Hamlet drew a rank house last
night
ut did. Harrington doesn't know
whether to blame 1t on Shakespeare
or the public. '-Pucs.
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WHERE SHE SCORED ON HIM.

The Man-"Didn't you promise to
love, honor and obey meT
The Woman-"Didn't you promise
TO endow me with all your worldly
goods ?"-Chicago Record Herald.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-12-11
END OF THE ARBITRATION.

Hc-"And ut last they agreed to mar.
ry."
She-"Ycs, and it was the last thing
they agreed on."-Denver Republican.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-12-11
WOMEN

CurlO shops are largely In the hands
OF women. but though women writer's
Of books are legion, wOmen sellers of
books are cOnscicuOus by their alb
sence. Has the trade OF the booksell-
err no charm for women?
1t has been suggested, and with up.
parent reason, that n charming wO-
man, with delicacy OF feeling and tact,
might establish a book shop In any
fashionable thorOughfare and attract
TO 1t all the most famous and fashion
able people Of the day. making 1t, In
fact, something of a salon.
or course. special personal qualifca-
tons would be necessary. and probab.
ly they are not often found In the wO-
man possessing the requisite capital.
Still, that Is no matter, for the open
ing Is for one, not for the many, and
that one would probably be that rara
avis. the business woman who finds
! er work entirely to her mind and a
real pleasure. establishments some.
thing on this order are fiourlshing In
England. having grown from modest
little shops for the sale and exchange
of books to widely known places where
n may revel In rare volumes and an
tique furniture.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-12-11
HYGIENE FOR HEALTHY FACES

Since the study of cutaneous aifec-
tons has been made a medical special
ty the dermatol0gists find themselves
concerning the employment of warm
water or cold water for bathing the
face, SO much so that 1t has remained
IN open question ven for shaving. In
my opinion. Ii Is best to continue the
practice that one has been following
from childhood. In any case. so much
Is c~ertain-that cold water may pro-
duce accidents, most of which II can
avoid by using warm water. For N
thing, microbes and parasites thrive
better i'm cold water than In YARN
Furthermore, few things irrltate the
tender skin of women more than the
acute difference between the tempera.
ture of very cold water and very warm
dressing rooms. With full-blOoded
persons cold water turns the face red,
and the cold calling for the counter
effect Of friction tempts tender
skinned women to use soothing soaps,
which In turn dissolve the fatty sub
stances and leave the skin exhausted
and drier than ever.
Second only In Importance to the
question Of water is that OF soap. Only
persons with fat skin should use chem
ically pure soaps. and these with mod
Grafton; as for women with dry skins,
they should abstain from the use OF
soap altogether, replacing 1t with eth.
or fresh cream of milk CT cold cream
freshly prepared. -Woman's Home
Companion.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-12-11

| Dldck q
4 Adventdre.
KILLERS BLUFF.

liz WALTER HITLER,
who lately succeeded to
the direction of the depart.
ment of practical Chinese,
Nt LOnlnn IniNnrsitv yn.