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The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-26
OLD. BUT EVER NEW.
VENERABLE JOKE TAlk9eOF
REORGANIZATION.
Nothing New in the Theory as Far
as This lauehter.Inducer Was Con-
cerned-on Earth in Many Dis
guises and at Many Times.

"Metempsychosis?" said the Old
Joke. as he deftly placed another pill
in his pipe. why. of course. Old
story to me, I assure you. TRANSMIT.
grafton of souls an everyday occur.
renee. And as for Internationally,
bless you, my boy, | have been COM
ing back to earth for many centuries,
and in as many different forms aa
those OF the animals that Noah-not
old Noah, from my point of view, be-
lieve me!-had in his ark.
II tell you, my boy. these Theoso-
phists have got the right idea about
1t. We die but to live again. We
make u little brief appearance on
the stage of life and then we vanish,
only to return in some new %guise-our
astral body the same, our terrestrial
form the only thing changed about us.
And sometimes that is not changed Al
much as might be wished, have
worn many guises in my day. Heigh,
no! 1t wearies me to begin 10 think
OF them all. There was the time
when Adam cracked his sides with
laughter. He had sprung me upon
his better half, and Eve-well. Eve
was a woman Of exceeding politeness
las evidence her courtesy TO the Ser.
pent), and she did her very best 10
smile at me, although l am fully con.
WINGED she did not see my point at all.
THE next time I remember to have
come TO earth was in the Land of
Nod. That was about nine thousand
years ago, as nearly as | can recullect.
1t caused a great sensation among the
simple Noddites when | was suddenly
sprung upon them as a New Thing. IL
recollect Alright. | was printed then
in the newspapers OF the time. and the
reporters were kind enough TO write
Laughter in brackets after me. so as
to make sure hat the inhabitants
would appreciate me at my cachin-
natory worth.
Life is too short for me TO attempt
to rehearse my various reincarnations
since then. | have appeared in comic
opera and tragedy; have graced the
minstrel stage, and appeared suddenly
in the pulpit as a Racy Bon Mot. I
have Travelled all over the civilized
world as a Newspaper Joke. | have
been illustrated and set TO music:
have helped to make the fortunes Of
several comedians and the regulations
OF numerous after dinner speakers.
And last night-will you believe it,
one OF the best known and most origi-
nal
"Hello!" said the Old Joke. sadly.
my pipe has gone out and have not
another pill in the box. | shall die
II l cannot get a smoke-I know
shall. But never mind! I shall soon
come back again in some new form.
and the suffering public will accept
me as the latest and newest thing in
Jokes!'-New York Herald. q.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-26
To Pay Militia boys.

Representative Dick OF Ohio intro
duced a bill in congress appropriatins
$50, 900 for transportation. pay and ex-
penses Of members Of state militias at
tending rife practice encampments, the
same TO be held under direction OF the
secretary OF war. The bill also admits
the navy, marine corps and civilian
rife clubs to compete for the national
trophy and medals now offered by the
war department for rife shooting. The
bill further provides that the $50, 900
for transportation, etc, of state militia
shall be made annually.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-26
She Knew Them.

Girls are certainly past all under.
~derstauding," said the big athletic
fellow TO his pretty companion. Here
you make all sorts of q fuss over to-
bacco, while other girls of my ac-
quaintance request me to blow smoke
into their hair. Yes, they do; but
goodness knows what for. They say
they like to have the odor Of tobacco
clinging in their tresses. must say
| cant agree with them. A good fresh
cigar Is one thing. but the odor OF
stale tobacco smoke Is another. Somet
times I've thought that maybe the to-
bacco did something to the hair. gave
1t life, put a CLINT of gold into it,
made 1t more luxuriant. or something.
Otherwise why should they insist that
pun a lot of smoke on them"
The pretty girl smiled knowingly.
Did you ever think she asked. that
the Odor of stale tobacco about a WON.
an might lead her friends to believe
that she had many masculine callers?"
The athletic fellow looked at her
admiringly. 1T takes a woman to un,
derstand a woman" he said.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-26
what Con.tltutes a Freeholder.

The supreme court has decided that
where certain persons are made free
holders for the purpose of qualifying
them to become signers of an app!ica-
ton for the board granting the license
10 count such signers upon the petit
ton.
This opinion came down in the case
wherein j. N. Colglazier ct al sought a
reversal of the decision Of the village
board of Shubert and the district court
OF Richardson county, which granted n
license TO sell liquor to Charles Nc
Clary and A. u. Martin. The evidence
showed that several OF the signers had
become freeholders merely for the pur-
pose Of signing the petition. The deci-
sion of the lower court was reversed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-26
The A AMOUNT the state Got.

The state treasury has received the
final dividend on the money lost in the
failure of the Capital City National
bank. Treasurer Mortensen received
notice from the comptroller of the cur
rency that a final dividend OF ~ Of |
per cent had been declared. The state
had on deposit in the bank at the time
OF failure. $23G, 36l .S3 and the dividend
received amounted to $l.67S.27. This
makes a complete dividend recovered
since the bank passed under control
of the comptroller of l7.7l per cent.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-26
Nebraska Coal Lands Leased,

A. j. Ewing. of Nebraska City. has
leased a large tract of land that he
owns and which is situated south OF
that city along the bluffs to a coal COM
pany, and they will sink shafts TO as
certain how thick the vein OF coal is
that they unearthed there some tim.
since. The lease run for twenty-iv.
years. and the gentlemen that have
leased 1t are confident that they will
Uncover a good thick vein of rich coal.
The coal that has been taken out is
about twenty inches in thickness and
burns freely. leaving no cinders.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-26
DON'T WANT FOOD ON LIST
Uneasy Feeling Prevails Regarding on
traband Schedule.

Uneasy Feeling Prevails Regarding Con-
traband Schedule.
Ofcials at Washington. ID. c., are
~apprehensive that friction may fol-
low the efforts of the belligerents in
Asia to define contraband of war,
in "a manner injurious to American
trade. While the matter has not yet
been treated In the negotiations had
with Russia and Japan on the one
side and the United States on the
other, there is reason to believe that
some OF the European powers already
have been confronted with threatened
restrictions upon their trade which
they are disposed to resist. A vast
quantity OF American food stufs is
now a1oat destined for both Russia
and Japan and II is probable that the
question will be very speedily raised
as to whether or not these supplies
are contraband Of war. The United
States has in recent years insisted that
food stuffs were not c%ontraband and
could not be seized by a %belligerent
unless It was shown that the goods
were consigned to or clearly intended
for a %belligerent. This principle was
recognized by the British government
during the Transvaal wal and Brit
ish courts awarded considerable sums
Of money to American shippers on ac-
count Of food seized by British war
ships.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-26
Ragsn's Hest Store Burned.

A fire at Ragan, Neb., destroyed the
general merchandise store OF Rich
mond Bros, also the hotel and a con-
fectionery store. The total loss Is esti-
mated at about sl2, 900, which was fair
" well insured. The fire started from
a defective fiue in Richmond Bros.
store. The entire town was threatened
at one time and goods from other
stores we're piled into the street. and
Wa also badly damaged. The store
which burned was the best in Ragan,
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-26
HUNTING FOR RADIUM
Chicago Scientists Propose to Aid In the
search for valuable Metal.

Search for Valuable Metal.
Work to aid miners in locating ra-
dunn in America has begun in the Ry-
erson physical laboratory at the uni
versity of Chicago. Prof. Robert A..
Milliken. PHI. d., known among Ameri-
can scientists as an authority on this
rare metal, Is the experimenter.
A theory to the effect that there is
growth in the life of matter in the
physical world has been made a spe-
cial study of Prof. Milliken. He says:
Studies on radiation have suggested
the question which does among the
the question whether there is any
natural process which does among the
atoms, what the life process does
among the molecules, namely. which
takes up the simpler forms and build
them up again into more complex
forms. The fact that radium now ex-
lists on the earth. taken with the fact
that the life Of radium is short in COM
parison with the ages that the earth
has been in existence. certainly seems
to point to an affirmative answer"
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-26
Coolest In FORTY Years.

The worst cold wave for nifty years
was experienced In Newfoundland,
when, accompanied by a furious gale.
the temperature dropped to from rs 10
40 degrees below zero. The Who'll. OF
the seabosrd was frozen. The inten-
sity OF the weather causes the belief 10
prevail that the Arctic Ice foes Will
be impossible to the sealing steamer,
which will start on their annual cruise
next month.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-26
south Omaba's Charter valid.


The supreme court has sustained the
validity Of the South Omaha charter.
The suit is an action in quo warranto
and was begun by the attorney general
for the purpose of testing the validity
OF the act, particularly that part OF
the act which provides for the ap-
pointment of a board Of fire and police
commissioners by the governor. Gov
errors appointees. Thomas j. Nolan,
A. l.. Burquist. William ID. Van SAINT,
Alfred A. Nixon and George w. Mas
son, were made respondents and were
required TO show by what authority
they claimed to hold Office. The suit
was begun at the solicitation OF the
citizens OF South Omaha. The cour
is governed by the rule that a legisla-
tive act will not be declared uncon-
stitutional unless 1t is so clearly in
conflict with some provision OF the
fundamental law that it cannot stand.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-26
wsshington's birthday Observed.

Washington's birthday was generally
observed in Washington, ID. c. The
farewell address Of the first president
was read in the senate, the federal and
municipal offices were closed and only
a few of the business houses were per
There were several patriotic celebra-
lions by the association OF oldest in
habitants, the Sons Of the Revolution
and other organizations. Historic
Alexandria, six miles south ow Wash
ington, on the Virginia side of the Pa
tomac river, where George Washington
was a familiar figure during most of
her career, celebrated the day.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-26
Arrested At tho White House.

Edward Retgar. who gave his ad-
dress at 271 South Clark street, Chi
cago, was arrested at the White house,
Washington, and locked up pending an
inquiry into his mental condition. Ret
gar evidently is of unbalanced mind.
He has written many letters to the
president suggesting that people DO
named in accordance with their occu-
pations. Thus he maintains that a
dealer in wood should be named Mr..
WOOD; a carpenter should be named
Carpenter; and so on throughout the
list of names. He says that the pres
ent scheme OF naming people has
caused a val among the flies which
may be ended only by the adoption Of
his suggestion.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-26
Women Su fragIsts Adjourn.

The national woman suffrage con-
vention was brought to a close mt
Washington. ID. c.. with a public meet
Ing. The report of the committee on
resolutions was adopted. The resolu-
tions declared that the women of the
entire union are as intelligent as are
those In the places where suffrage Is
granted and therefore demanded this
right for all women; and thanked on
gress and Mrs. Roosevelt and others
for courtesies during the convention.
The convention also adopted resolu-
tons sanctioning the bill introduced in
congress by former Representative
ShafrOth Of Colorado establishing a
national board to protect children and
animals; calling for the endorsement
of an International peace congress,
general arbitration treaties between
the United States and all nations and
declaring for a study OF militarism
since 1t is a menace to the republic,
with a view to obtaining universal
peace"
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-26
The Kiss in the Cup.

There is no rladnnss in the glass
Unless thou pour for me;
taste !. first before 1t pass
And ] will drink with thee;
For II those lovely lips OF thine
Rave breathcd upon the brim
i swear that ! will drain the WIN,
although IL reach the rim,
oh, who could hear 10 say thee nay,
When thou hast kissed the cup?
Or who would turn the other way
When thou hast filled il up?
FOR, on, the cup has kept the kiss
Ana carries me a share,
TO show me all the wasted bliss
Thy lips have laylshed there.
Jane Minot Lodge.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-26
Must Have Hair Million Dollars.

County Treasurer Fink of Douglas
county has determined to collect half
a million dollars Of personal tax or fill
every storehouse in the city with the
goods of delinquents. He says the sit
uation has become eXasperating, and
will issue the first batch of five hun
dren distress warrants. The people
who have enjoyed living in Douglas
county for the past ten years without
paying any taxes will be asked to con-
tribute their ~delinquencies, with inter-
est. II they fail to do so their goods
will be c%onfiscated and sent to a store
house. to be sold to cover the amount
they owe the county. This system has
worked admirably in the case of the
city, and County Treasurer Fink de-
clares he will give it a trial.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-26
Rural Reuters To Get Raise.

The house committee on postomccs
and post-roads has agreed to the re-
port OF a subcommittee raising the
salaries OF the rural free delivery car
riers to a maximum OF $72O per annum
instead OF $500. as at present. The
report agreed to take away from such
carriers the express and news agency
privileges which they now have.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-26
Cannot Aid Private Corporations.

A city or village may no issue
bonds to aid a private person or cor
poration in the construction OF a sys-
TEN of waterworks for such city or
village. So says the supreme court
in reversing and dismissing the case
of the village Of Grant. Perkins coun-
ty, Nebraska. against l. W. Sheriff..
The village of Grant in 1889 voted and
issued 81, 200 of municipal bonds to aid
a private corporation in the construc-
ton Of a waterworks system in Grant.
The bonds were registered in the Office
OF the state auditor and were purchased
by Sheriff.. Later he brought suit to
recover the amount due on sixteen in
terest bearing coupons OF the value of
$50 each. The lower court awarded
him judgment and the case was car
ried up by the village taxpayers on the
grounds that the issue Of the bonds
was illegal for the reason above stated,
The decision is a victory for the a
payers.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-26
Abner Mckinley Seriously M.

Abner Mckinley, brother of the late
president, who has been suffering from
nervous exhaustion, is reported worse
at his summer home in Summerset.
Pa, being confined to his room.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-26

The Abbott. 2:03i. John J. Scan
nells celebrated l~0-yesr-old trotter,
died at the s%cannell stock farm at
Ffshkill Landing. n. Y, after being
sick two days.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-26
or Interest to E.-County Clerks.

Money received by a former county
clerk OF Clay county for services as
clerk OF the county board, in excess
OF the salary allowed him by law as
county clerk must be returned to the
treasury and must be accounted among
the fees Of the Office. This decision
was reached by the supreme court in
the case Of George Mitchell and 9TH
ers against Clay county, a rehearing.
The case grew out of the county board
of Clay county allowing the county
clerk compensation as clerk Of the
board. which amounted to more than
his salary as fixed by statute. The
compensation allowed by the board
was not entered upon the clerks rec
ord as fees and in addition to this
amount the legal salary was drawn
from the fees. The decision establishes
a precedent for the government Of such
cases.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-26
Mexico Wants a Costly Canal.

DR.. Mariana Medina, Of Mexico, has
come to the United States for the pur-
pose of interesting capitalists In a pro-
iect for constructing an inter-oceanic
canal across that country south OF the
isthmus OF Tehauntepec, taking advan-
tsge OF several rivers. which ran be
deepened and made n~avigable. The es-
lmsted cost OF the enterprise is $780,
o 1000. The project is entirely private.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-26

What Is the countersignc"
Three snerzes, two coughs and a
Chokina A."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-31
.BRlNGSCHA.RGE
or DISCRIMINATION
Justice Reuben Jennings Says
e olicemen Give Magistrate
Purdie More Business

S333sss The question Of the treatment Of mags-
sztrates in the way OF alleged partially
& ca1ne before tho Police Board at tile
4 meeting Monday night. ii 8
Justice of the Peace Reuben Jennings
u brought the mat before the board.
In Communication he stated that he
L had been Disseminated against iJy$ Off
GERS at the Second Station. and that It
y was Il hard for him to do business, be-
cause a certain other Justice got fmost of
the business, though n the friendship Of
the policemen. 4, II
Sergeants Barefoot and Fl oldcraft and
II Acting Sergeant r. ler were heard Il on
/ the matter. They stated tina t they gave
Justice PurdieS more chance IS because
he was the easiest found W hen a nlagis-
I trate was needed. and also Z because n he
was always ready and willing to per-
4 form little services for the police, when
ever he could do SO. 55 81 VI
After a full discussion Of t he matter,
the board reached the concl usions that
the officers were not compelled to call
any particular ma gistrate, but could use "
their own Judgment when it was neces--
4 sary TO have a warrant sworn out, ex-
II cept when there was more than one
! ma gistrateSiins the station house. III en-
Ito Discrimination could be shown. A. re-
X oIution to the effect was 3 offered "a by
roinInission ery aiming and ad opted.
n IL was stated BY Eommissi oner La nder-
Kin tllat%the patrol system for the entire
city would be operated from the First
Station temporarily. until the uptown
patrol house lis built. his arrange ment
will place two more policenle en- on street
duty and this chine vii be opera ted
Stby Sergeants Talley$and Otey. Superin-
tendent Howard will have barge Of the
system. S5ls ls$sst 5$
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-31
Personals and Briefs.

Mr.. James Mullen. a well khovli mem g
Der OF the Richmond bar, is II OF fever.
Z Heai Is at the Memorial Hospital. 8, IF
General Manager p. n Cost and G T !.
gseaboard Air Line ailway. were N the y {.
city yesterday They will return to-day
to Portsmouth, their adduarters.
S. G. stratton, of the Ag 4,
Department, spent yesterday III f !l
county on a business trip. IL
q Mrs. Lucy Jones has returned to her.
home, after spending six weeks IN Bed r. ID
ford county, where sho slfed fela yes.
S# MI. w. d! sydnor. OF stauntoii, avcl.
Ing freight agent of the Chesapeake and
s9hio hallway was IN the CITY yestef-
Mr. w. s. Lpshur, superin tenderit OF the
$Chesapeake ana Ohio grain elevn tor q t
Newport N ews, is in the 81 tho cues.
of his brother, Mr.. John Al Ufsf',l,r '
Louis = slege1, II Wlt, +, sypola
ported yesterday as q very II ma 4 70 !!
$is receiving the best mcdicul attention
and nursing, and his friends are hopeful
3that&l,e may recover is
callallan mana "a g 81 Of {, Siadys
5s5 Miss II ASST owen is visiting friends
and relatives at Gambler. N. g.
a Mrs Kent Black. OF Blacksburg, and
her niece, Miss Mary Bel, Of 4Pulaskis
are the guests of Mrs. Alex. Mosby, Of
No. IS South Adams Street 38Sy ri II,
l Treasurer s. 5sY. Gillian, Of ID lnwldd die
county, was among the visitors of the
office Eof the Auditor of Public Account
ants yesterday. sg
Miss Ethel Redwood and Miss Mamie
Baldwin have returned from Coyingt on,
\ Nv, tier having spent SIX weeks with
Mrs. Dupree. ssS
Mrs. Mamie Cartwright, wife OF ", Z. .
GnrthrIg ht was operated 4, OH q, the Vlr-!
ginia Il osptal and y long ,l1
Miss Miss Jennie sGi Poole OF Plttsburg. Pa,
4 Is Waiting her brother. Mr.. NJ. S Poole,
NIT Barney. \ i5 Myers has returned
from. Atlantic city ana other e, Northern e
sly and returns in the best Of health. n
Mss Lena Wilson q slo III South. Pine
K the month sof September with relatives
and friends lin 4Albemarlc and Fluyanna
counties. RI Sai Y q 3 {s
Dr. 50. 4. Levy has returned to 8 the
u Master D j oe Long an,s Of No. 916 North
Twenty fthIi Street z was removed to the
Virginia &Hospltal last night to- be oper-g
ated 3onsfor appendicitis IS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-31
AT THE HOTELS.
Virginian and g olinians at City
II ostelries Last Night.

Arrivals at the hotels are incre sing In
mum bersas the season adyanc es. The sfol-
lowing Virglnians aid Caro- linians are 1t; at
the hotels named 8s
Afurphy's--E ". Jones. y WI. Mech,
Norfolk: G. H. Paxton, Natural Bridge;
w. u. III Armand, Portsmouth; R. II La
than, & University Of Virginia; s. NJ. Shep-
hard 4, Fluvanna IT.. ". Davis. L. p. IA =
ginia 81 a. N Wright, VII ginia; q George 3.
jKeezell,, Rockingham: W., Y, J. !. Carper,
hhurg; Z S. l.. Carter, Gu ftons F,orge
The PoWhatan-K. v. 50 3 raWley SAILS
bury. 4. !, NYilliams. G a. 4.
VV894yV.H C;raves. spotsylya MIA: Fl q. Z g u
3dolpil, Goochland:f J. ri N Brown, Mrs.
Brown, Misses Daisy and Annie Louise
Brown San Antonio. Texas & Misses II en-
5HaE' The r edmond m RS S: Watkins
Mrs IF. Il Perry, Miss May Perry fiender
SON. N c.; r a D. Jennings, Lyme hburg,
Va: Miss Victoria MCCOY I Jun Spring:
Va; Miss Il Maud Respess. GWynn,g a.;
w. s.. Upshur, N ewp orI News !. =
u The Licking toni !: !. I'M gram, and y. "a.
Martini Lynch burg T. u Ills, Louisa;
"A d. Pender, Norfolk Hoge Irwin, North
N..I G.. NV W. Stevens. Wbern, y. e; !;
5R. n. "A Perkinson, North c ollna;E Q. -.
sScholl, Roxb oro, N. & G. q Z. III