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The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-26

To mention the big things Of the
Worlds Fair Of 1904 would be to give
a catalogue Of the greatest achieve.
ments of man in many lines Of en-
deavor. For example: W. shall e
the largest locomotive ever built,
weighing ninety-ive tons and having
twelve driving wheels. We shall hear
the largest organ in the world in the
most beautiful festival hall yer built.
We shall see some Of the greatest sea-
coast defense guns manufactured for
the United States government. In the
Government Building, which Is the
largest exhibit building ever erected
by federal authority at an Exposition,
there will be a model Of a half of a
battleship for the Navy display. The
United States Government has also
erected a bird cage SO large that tall
trees grow within the Enclosure, in
which will be held captive during the
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RUSSIA FAyORS IT
Signifies Her intention to Local.
ize War Against Japan.
WANTS CHINA NEUTRALITY
galss Into ia with Secretary Hays
s.ssest,cps and win Conduct war
Against japan only.

Russia gladly and willingly favored
the suggestion of Secretary Hay that
far a. possible. the beiliserents In
the far eastern war localize hostilities
and respect the neutrality OF China In
the interest OF a continuance OF peace
full intercourse OF the rest of the world.
My government expressed the convic-
ton that Mr.. Hays suggestion was
prompted by motives OF the highest
humanity and a mutually ad Vantage
Gus to the belligerents."
This statement was made by Count
Oassini. the Russian ambassa or. In
the course OF a conversation with u
representative OF the Associated press
q washington, ID. c. The ambassador
spoke in general on the far eastern
situation. Although the negotiations
on tho neutrality proposition have been
carried on almost entirely between the
several foreign governments addressed
and the American ENJOYS accredited to
them, the weight OF the work of the
Russian ambassador at Washington in
the cOunsels of his majesty was strong
ly influential In the shaping of Russia's
reply.
Al soon as the note was addressed to
the Russian government. Count Cassini
was advised of the fact by Secretary
Hay and a long and earnest CONVERSE
ton followed on the motives of the
Washington government in initiating
this move, unique In diplomacy. To
the frankness OF this conversation, a
frankness made possible by the cordial
and intimate relations which Mr.. Hay
and Count Cassini have enjoyed at
Warrington, is largely due, 1t Is said.
the prompt response OF the Russian
government, which is naturally on
cerned with many matters Of the grav-
ct importance and some demanding
the most speedy attention, such as wal
measures.
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ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION WILL BE
GREATEST EVER HELD ON EARTH
Estimated Cost. Exclusive of the Value of the Exhibits. Is from
Forty to Fifty Million Dolars-Mnes of Wonderful
Displays in More Than Twenty Buildings.

Exposition season, thousands of birds
representing many species and chimes.
The largest hotel ever built, contain
ing 1890 rooms, is within the Worlds
Fair grounds. The largest statue ever
cast will stand in the Palace OF Mines
and Metallurgy as the exhibit Of the
Iron Industries of Birmingham, Ala.
Twelve acres are devoted to a mining
gulch containing all manner of mining
machinery and exhibits. A floral clock,
112 feet in diameter, the hands of
which weigh nor than n ton each,
will tell the time Of day upon the slope
north Of the Palace of Agriculture. A
map of the United States, six acres In
extent, planted with cereals and other
plants common to the various states.
is an interesting display by the United
States Bureau of Plant Industry.
Forty acres are devoted to the Phil
ippine exhibit and thirty acres are de-
voted to the Indian display. Six acres
are devoted to the garden of roses.
Twenty acres are set apart for the &C
commodation Of airships, which will
participate in the contests for prizes
amounting to $500 900. The Quadren-
NAL Olympic games will be held dur
ing the Worlds Fair upon the athletic
field Of the Exposition Grounds. An
intra.mural railway, having fourteen
miles Of track will convey the visitors
to any part Of the Exposition. Some
forty restaurants will feed the multi
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Good Morning..

Good morning. my little boy blue.
The flush OF the dawn's in the sky.
The grass of the meadow is wet with
the dew
And the robin is, singing on high.
The sun OF ambition not yet
Has come with Its pltilcss rays
To bring YOU the painting. the pain and
the sweat
OF the noontide of passion ablaze.
No sign of the cloud-raCk appears,
No hint OF the wild afternoon,
Its lightning OF loss and its tempest
Of tears
And the darkness that falleth too soon
Then follows the how OF that peace,
Which paints the departing of light,
When pleasures and labors and sorrows
must cease
In the infinite calm OF the night.
Good morning. then. little boy blue.
The flush Of the dawn's In tn" sky.
The grass Of the meadow is wet with
the dew
And the robin Is singing on high.
Frederick \. Wright in he critic
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II Is now a little more than two
months before the gates will open
upon the Worlds Fair at st. Louis and
the public will be invited to see the
greatest exposition that has ever been
created. The vast exhibit palaces are
complete and many Of them have been
finished for several months. Within
the next two months all of them are
to be frightened with new coats of
magnificent array of palaces will ap-
pear as fresh as a newly blossomed
rose.
No one, no matter how vivid his i'm.
agination, car picture to himself the
scene that will be presented when the
Exposition Is complete. The more one
see this great collection of exhibit
palaces and countless other buildings.
the deeply impressed he be.
with the grandeur OF the under.
taking. AS the days grow longer and
the air becomes balmy with the
breezes of spring, the Exposition will
take on far greater activity than it
has seen during the boisterous days
of winter. In spite Of the severe
weather, work has not ceased upon the
construction Of the Worlds Fair for
more than a day or two at a time and
there is every expectation and prom
Use that it will be complete on the
opening day.
The buildings and grounds. magnif.
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Agriculture VIII Rank First.

ulty OF the Missouri university at Co
lumbia to elevate the study of agricul-
ture to a place as a high science. and
agriculture as taught in high schools
will be accepted as a basis for entrance
of students to the university. This will
have the effect of placing the study of
farming OF an equal footing with other
sciences.
1t is proposed by the university 10
introduce the study into every high
school in the state, and II the plan is
successful it is expected that other
states will follow the example.
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NEBRASKA HEADS THE LIST
Her Teachers Themselves for
schooIwork the Best way.

Her Teachers Prepare Themselves for
schooIwork tho Rest Way.
The compilation Of the reports OF the
meetings of the state educational as
sociations of eight western central
states this winter is considered by Ne
braska educators to be indicative or
the reason for the superior educational
standard of Nebraska and the remark-
ably low percentage OF illiteracy In the
state.
The report shows that Nebraska
teachers are progressive and prepare
themselves for school work In a much
more thorough manner than in the ma
jority Of the other states considered.
Five of these states have more teach
ers engaged In school work than has
Nebraska. but OF the entire list OF
eight. Nebraska heads the list in the
matter OF attendance of teachers ut
the educational association meetings.
The table OF comparison OF the num-
Der Of teachers and the number In at
tendance at the meeting is as fol-
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Pauama tnaugurates Presidsnt.

DR.. Amador has been inaugurated
first president OF the republican of
Panama before the national constitu-
tional convention. Fable Arosemena,
president of the constitutional conven-
ton. administered the oath of Office,
The Inauguration occurred in the
plaza in front OF the cathedral the same
place where the act of Panamanian in
dependence was read on November 8,
1908. Thousands Of persons were pres
ent. and the sccue vas most interest
tng.
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cHIcAGo'S WATER SUPPLY
Plans for Having High Pressure for
3OO,O 900 Gallons Per Minute.

OO,OOO Gallons Per Minute.
The Chicago city council committee
high water pressure for the bust
ness district has completed It's report.
The plan recommended provides for a
capacity of 5000 gallons per minute.
with a pressure on the pumps Of 300
pounds per square inch. The trunk
mains and laterel conductors will be OF
sufficient size to give a hydrant pressure
Of 200 pounds per square inch after
being forced 5000 feet through a So
inch main at a velocity Of nine feet
per second. As an illustration OF the
results expected it Is estimated that
under the proposed plan. with forty
four streams discharging 200 gallons
per minute surrounding a given block
at an elevation OF 1886 feet above the
street. this being the longest distance
that water would have to be forced
through the mains and hose In the
downtown district from the pumping
station. The plan is to make the high
pressure to cover a territory about
two miles long and one mile wide. 1t
IL strongly advocated by fire and in
surance experts. The estimated cost
of installing the plant will be about
three ami a quarter million dollars.
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Adyisss Against wage Reduction.

President John Mitchell OF the min
ers' national organization, speaking be-
fore the Illinois miners In Chicago. ad-
vised the miners not to accept any re-
ductiOn In wages.
The present condition of the coal
market entities the miners to expect a
renewal OF the old scale" said Mr.. Nit
chell, land l for one will not consent
to any change to the disadvantage of
the workers. We must admit the wages
are OF right governed to a certain de-
gree by the condition OF the market,
but there Is nothing in the present state
OF affairs which would justify any at
tempt to lower the scale"
In . general discussion OF the labor
problem Mr.. Mitchell advised the work.
ere TO rid their minds of the idea tina
the interests OF the operators wer,
inimical to those of the w~age-earners
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Wholesale Marriage.

No fewer than forty-two couples
were married simultaneously at Plou-
gastel Qower Brittany one morning
recently. Work in the village and in
all the surrounding hamlet was en-
tirely suspended for the day, for the
ly a living soul in the neighborhood
not related to m or other of the
brides oil bridegrooms. for the good
people of P~lougastel never marry out
side their own commune.-London
Mail.
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Russian Honeymoon Car.

The Kursk-Z arkoff railroad OF Rus
STA. advertises a special car for honey
mooners, designed and furnished with
the very latest Injuries. A famous
engineer aud architect were called in
to plan il. The decorations are In the
best Partisan style and polite female
attendants look after the comfort OF
the happy couple, None but the newly
wed are allowed to use this magnih-
cent car, which, by a stroke of ingenu-
ity, Is built to accommodate alike the
very wealthy and those with a mod
est purse, The partitions are remov'
able, and the car can be used as q
geries OF small compartments or AZ
\ couple of roomy salons.
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MARKETING FOR THE SEA COW.
II 10 Necessary Now to Cut Through
Ice to Get at the Eel Grass.

Ice TO Gev AZ INC Ell S'sse
The man who does the
for the Aquarium's sea COW has a to
do some lively hustling this winter 70
keep that big animal supplied with
food.
The sea COW Is eight foot long,
weighs 800 pounds, and has a healthy
appetite. In the first eighteen weeks
after its arrival here from Florida, on
Sent. 3 last, it ate ninety bushels OF
eel grass, six bushels of fennel,leafed
nond weed and two bushels OF viva
or sea lettuce, making ~ninety'eight
bushels OF aquatic plants in all IN
eighteen weeks, or an average OF
about five and one.half bushels a
week. which is about its present a
of consumption.
The eel grass and other things Tor
the sea cows table are gathered In
Grayesend Bay or the waters there
with connected. Baymen say that the
nresent has been the hardest winter
bereabouts on the water in twenty-five
Years. On many days it has been nee
essary to cut through the ice to get
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been 10th to believe such a statement.
But such is the fact. The exhibit pal
aces of the Louisiana Purchase Eek.
position average much larger than
those of Chicago and are greater in
number. About 1870 acres Of floor
space are provided in the various pal
ices of the present Worlds Fair and
more than twenty buildings will be
used for exhibit purposes. The larg-
est OF these is the Palace of Agricul-
ture, which covers twenty acres. The
next in size Is the Palace of Transpor-
tation, covering fifteen acres and con-
tanning four miles Of railway tracks
for the exhibit of locomotives and
cars. At the Chicago Exposition
there were practically nc outdoor ex-
hibits. At this Worlds Fair about 100
supplementing in n most pleasing
manner the hundreds of thousands of
indoor exhibits. At the Chicago Elk.
position one building was used for
no less than three important depart
ments. At the Worlds Fair in st.
Louis four buildings. covering forty
Ave acres, are given up to the same
four departments.
The total cost of the Worlds Fair
is estimated at from forty to fifty
million dollars. exclusive of the value
of the exhibits. The Palace of Ma.
chinery alone will contain exhibits to
the value OF eight million dollars.
At THE WORLDS FAIR. ST. LOUIS
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How the Starfish Feeds.

A starfsh can neither see nor hear.
Neither has 1t the sense of smell. In
spite OF those seeming impediments.
nevertheless, it seeks and devours its
prey as neatly as an ordinary fish. RI
starSsh lies upon its prey and folds
It's arms or rays completely about
H. Then 1t pushes its stomach out
through It's mouth and will wrap even
a large oyster and shell within the
iolds OF the stomach. The mouth OF
the star1sh is in the center of its
rays.
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The Tramp Has Some Richis.

The Iowa supreme court has decided
that n tramp has rights which a train
man must respect, Affirming a decision
from Pottawattomie county. In which
a tramp secured judgment for injuries
sustained by reason of forcible eject
ment from a moving train, The lower
court held that a tramp had no rights
and that the trainman was justified in
throwing him from the train, no mat
ter what the results might be. A new
trial was granted and a favorable de.
cision rendered.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-26
IMAGE RICHLY CLAD
TREAeURE rRovE IN CHAPEL OF
CITY OF MEXICO.
JeweIed Figure Of the Virgin Sold for
SIS, 000-Diseovery OF lie Value an
Accident-Had Been for Years Com
parativeIy Unnoticed.

A curious discovery has just been
made concerning an image of the Vir.
gin in the chapel of the Colegio de las
One day. in 1882, three Spaniards
while rambling through the city motto.
cd a number of poor children playing
in the street, apparently uncared for
and with no school to attend. This
meeting inspired them to erect at a
cost of $500, 900 the great, gloomy
red stone building occupying an en-.
tire block and known as the Colegio
de las Vizcainas, or de San Ignacio
or dc la Paz, for girls, chiefly orphans.
The intention of the generous trio,
natives of Biscay, was to limit the
benefits of the school to children of
Spaniards. but long ago this was
found impracticable.
This ancient institution is conducted
under the supervision of some OF the
foremost ladies of Mexico, including
the wife of President Diaz. Recently
some of these women received permits
sion TO %renovate the robes of the i'm.
ages In the college chapel. To do
this they unlocked all the cases. in.
Guiding one of wood and glass in which
a figure Of the Virgin stood for many
years undisturbcd.
To their amazement the apparently
humbly clad image proved to be Of
wood, beautifully and artistically carv-
ed, covered by a sheet Of silver stud
ded with gold and precious stones.
Competent judges say the image
represented originally the Virgin of
the Angels and was later transformed
into the Virgin of the Conception, as
shown by the mutilation Of the group
of angel heads on which the feet rest
ed. At M time there were seven
heads and three had been severed. A
silver crescent, now in two pieces, had
been nailed over the head and face
of n Of the angels.
The attitude of the body is extreme
ly natural and correct. and the work
manship Of the silver tunic and the
veil, hanging in rich folds and grace
fully caught at the waist, is highly
praised by artists. From crow tc
DdS tuc htiSht 10 4 HuVtIc duu IL Ccl
timetres.
The jewels consisted Of 1872 dia
monds. 342 emeralds, &c rubies, 1874
pearls, with four stones said TO bt
hyacinths. notwithstanding the car,
taken to protect the image after thu
discovery Of its value, some thief wa.
able to steal from the case seventeen
gold chains, n gold and emerald but
terfiy and several diamonds an,
pearls.
An expert from the Monte de Pie
dad, national pawnshop. estimated TIT
value of the figure and decorations a
$50 1000. An offer from a jeweler o
$25 900 was accepted and the imag
sold to him. 1t is rumored that tn
image will be ent to Paris.
The purchase money will be use
in providing for an additional numbe
of students who, after receiving a
education. desire to remain in tn
school instead OF going into the worlt
The right to this home, 'lugar d
gracia,' ceases only with marriage.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-26
Swiss industrial Schools.

There are industrial schools TOT
clock and watch making In GENEVA
Iocle, Chaux-de-Fonds, ETC.; there are
art and industrial working schools IN
Zurich and other cities for women
and there are industrial schools TOT
the hand trades in most Of the cities
and towns of the country. The SUD-
iects taught in these schools are draw
ing. arithmetic, geography bookkeep'
ing, German, French and practlcai IN
struction in the trade chosen by the
pupil.
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at the eel grass required for the sea
cows food, sometimes through ice ten
inches in thickness and often through
ice of Ave or six inches.
Sometimes when the ice had moved
out with a shift Of the wind. leaving
open spaces. access to the eel grass
would be easy, but frequently the ice
would have closed In, and then 1t
would be necessary to cut holes In 1t
to get at the eel grass below.
So the work Of supplying the sea
cows table has been so far this win
ter attended by more or less difficulty,
but there has been a day on
which the sea cow has had to go hun
gry.--New York SUM-.
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baltimore Insurance Loss Sal ,O0B.i3a
The Baltimore Underwater prints
the list of losses of all the fire insur-
ance companies in the Baltimore fire,
The total gross loss is $50, 6Si 1854, OF
which 6 million falls upon the local
companies. The estimated total OF
salvage is 81, 100. 1852. which leaves a net
loss to the insurance companies of s3l.-
096, 1872. II has been learned that many
OF the large wholesale dry goods houses
formed an insurance pool among them
selves which amounted 10 about . mil
lions from which practically nothing
will be realized. Another development;
Is that very few OF the tenants OF the
sO-called fireproof buildings carried
any Insurance.
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cent though they be, are but the set
ting for a far more interesting display.
In all the buildings the best products
that the world can offer will be arrang.
ed In the most attractive order and
will convey to the mind a better idea
of what the wide world is doing than
would years Of study and inquiry.
Fifty.one nations of the world and all
of the states of the American Union
will be represented in this extensive
portrayal Of the worlds ~present-day
effort.
Those who are familiar with the
Columbian Exposition at Chicago have
often asked IL the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition would equal In ex-
tent or grandeur the celebrated Elk
position of 1893. When told that 1t
would be twice as large in extent OF
grounds and so per cent larger In
exhibit space in buildings, they have
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-26
No Minor Ush~rs Hereafter.

The report of the special grand jury
which investigated the lroquois thea
ter disaster will be submitted to Judge
Chytraus.
In the report will be included a rec
~ommendation that legislation be en-
acted forbidding the employment OF
theater ushers less than twenty-one
years old, The jurors found that the
Iroquois had enough ushers. but that
they were boys who deserted taeil
posts at the first alarm.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-26
Brain Growth.

Brain development is found by Prof.
Seggel of Munich to have two periods
of acceleration-from 10 to IL and
from II to 10 in girls, and from IL to
13 and 10 to 20 in boys. At the period
of most rapid increase in height-from
~ to IA years-the growth OF the
brain Is less than one-hundredth that
of the body, but at II to 10 it grows
one-thirtieth as fast. and at 20 reaches
o~ne.seventh OF the body growth.
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tude, and an amusement street a mile
long. containing the most novel and
wonderful entertainments, will furnish
diversion to the guests Of the EXPOSE
ton.
All st. Louis Is preparing for tho
Worlds Fair, which will open on April
30 next aud continue for seven
months. Hundreds Of buildings have
teen remodeled into hotels. and thou.
sands Of homes have been listed. upon
invitation of the Worlds Fair manage
ment. to help care for the visitors.
Every preparation has been made for
a period of unusual festivity, end st.
Louis expects to give her visitors a
delightful season of sightseeing and
entertainment.
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HE DID NOT UNDERSTAND.
Amusing Error Of Frenchman That
Cost Him IS.

Cost him %.
A French visitor to New York, IN
enthusiastic automobilist, has learned
a lesson as to how things are done
in America. On several occasions
when speeding q machine through
Central park he has seen policemen
hold up a hand. The result was an
increase of speed and a wave of the
hand in return. The police have been
in the hopes of catching him, and
finally n of them did so by placing
his horse in the autos track, compell-
ing 1t to come to a %standstill. In court
the Frenchman was amazed at the
OF his arrest. He took the sig
nails OF the officers as concentrations
and congratulations ind turned on
more power to show them what he
could do. The lesson cost him So.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-26

Nebraska not only leads the list In
the actual number in attendance. but
in the proportionate attendance. Iowa.
with the largest number Of teachers
of any OF the states, has the poorest
nroportionate showing of attendance.
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French Taxes Increase.

Returns Of the revenue from iudi-
rect taxes in France In 1903 show that
receipts amounted to $5GS, 3SO,3S0, an
increase of $26.557, $50 over the esti,
mates. and S30,175,S $50 over 1902.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-26

T%hirty.fve miles Of roadway have
been constructed within the Worlds
Fair grounds.