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The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-13
Tricks for the Tongue.

Try to read the following sentences
aloud and quickly, repeating the short
er ones half a dozen times in success
sion:
Six thick thistle sticks.
Flesh of freshly fried flying fish.
The sea ceaseth, but II sutiiceth us.
Give Grimes Jim's great gilt gig
whip.
Two toads. totally tired, tried to
trot to Tedbury.
Strict, strong Stephen StriDger
shared six sickly. silky snakes.
She stood at the door of Mrs.
Smiths fish shop welcoming
him in.
Swan swan over the sea: swim,
swan, swim; swan swan back again
well swum swan.
A haddock, a haddock. a black spot.
ted paddock, a black spot on the black
back OF a black spotted haddock.
Susan shineth shoes and socks,
socks and shoes shineth Susan. She
ceaseth shining shoes and socks, for
shoes and socks shocl Susan.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-13

would be good or bad. He was az
cOrdingly persuaded to procure a mer-
curial instrument with a large round
dial, which he hung up in his lobby.
and duly consulted every day without
much ediication. At last there. came
a spell of rainy weather. while the
barometer marked set fair" The
rain continued to fall heavily, and
still the hand on the dial made no
sign OF truth. At last he took the
instrument from its nail and marched
with 1t to the bottom of the garden.
where "A burn, swollen with the drain.
age of the higher slopes, was rushing
along, brown and muddy. He then
thrust the glass into the water, eX,
claiming, will you believe your ain
cen moo, them"
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-13

plest and one Of the most interesting
is the ink aquarium trick.
Present a glass full of ink to the
that it is ink Ivy dipping a visiting
card in II and showing the card. Now
that there are live fish In
the tumhlcr that Just thrive on ink,
and YOU will prove they are there by
changing the ink to water SO that the
%onlookers may see them.
Throw a handkerchief ovcr the
glass so az 10 entirely envelop II, re.
peat an incarnation and then suddenly
wbisk the handkerchief away.
The audience will be very much as
tonishcd 10 find the glass filed with
water, clear as crystal. with several
fish swimming about in II.
The trick is performed In this way.
Get q piece of thin black rubber cloth
and line the inside Of the glass with
il. then tie a black thread to the up
per edge of the cloth. Attach n little
button or bit of cork To the end of the
thread o%vcrhanging the tumblcr, as
shown in the drawing.
Fill the glass with clear water. and
introduce several fish, live ones II
YOU can possibly procure them, but
il not, toy fish will serve, though the
trick will hardly be so effective.
The ink test with the visiting care
is accomplished by means of a con
federate who is In the audience ant
who hands you a card which Is mark
ed with ink on one side. AS you dill
the card into the tumbler you con
trivc to turn ii around. and the audi
cnce then sees the black side, think
ing naturally that it has just been i'm
merscd in the ink. The startling
change from ink to water Is effected
by pulling out the rubber cloth b,
means of the attached thread an
button when the handkerchief |
whisked away. Some practice Is need
ed first In order to do this withou
splitting the water In the glass. bu
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-13
Manchuria's Sacred Ground,

There is one spot in Manchuria that
is hardly likely to feel the effects of
the Rusisan.Japanese war. This is
the mountain region about fifty miles
from the northeastern boundary line
of Korea. Here the Yalu, the Tumen
and the SuDgari rivers rise. and be.
cause OF this fact that Manchus have
attributed sacred qualities TO this par.
ticular spot.
The Ever White mountain, at the
base of which the Yalu and the TIL.
men rise. are particularly venerated.
The combatants will undoubtedly take
good care not to gain the enmity of
the Manchus by Decorating their So
cred ground.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-13

so L.idy Thomas wants a Girl fr mousse
work! Well. ] do declare
That woman never keeps one moreh Two
weeks! Sonethin' wrong up mere
! heerd her las girl tellin' how she didht
git enough TO eat,
Rnt that was only servants talk-sech
gossip az | won't repeat!
An Lucy Brown IL gone 10 teacnih
music down at Bridgcrs Dell g,
An, unit the church as organist Well l
allow IT'S just a. well ,
Erom what I've heard about hcT pelh
mighty sweet on Parson Brooks'
An MIN a married man! say mere ;
danger in too much good looms
.,oe Gudger's married.. Well. ] vow II
wv sech rapscaliious folks rs him
can ind a partner TT lhelr Joys my
90 chances Amt so mighty slim
C,ose, Why his first wif,s. sister says
she'll swear II with her dyin pfeath
Joe Gudger was 50 stingy that ms hrst
wife simply starved 10. death'
Another party up at Blahe's! ,My,'how
some folks can put on airs
An snub their betters puzzles me why
" TOby Toser's clerk declares
rhey owe fr three months groceTies-
they never pay and never, VIII
An 'Toby's wore a pair @ SHOES OUT
soin' up to sit tn bill!
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-13
cuckoos PLAY SHARP TRICK.
How Indian Birds Escape the Care,
Of Mothe rhood.

Of Motherhood.
A recently published book W India
thus tells how the kohl. or Indian
cuckoo. fools the crow and gets it,
eggs into the latter's nest, where they
are Matched and the young are reared
by the credulous crows; When
everything is ready and a desirable
nest has been chosen the cock Kohl.
conspicuous in his shining black
plumage and crimson eyes, seats him
self on a prominent perch. while the
hen. in modest spccklcd gray garb.
turks hidden among dense masses OF
neighboring foliage. He then lifts his
voice and shouts aloud, his voice be-.
coming more and more insistcnt with
every repetition of his call and very
soon attracting the attention of he
owners of the nest. which rush out 10
the attack and chase him away. Now
comes the chance for his wife. who
forthwith slips in to deposit her egg.
Very often she does this successful.
~ before the crows have returned.
but every now and then she is caught
in the act and driven off like her
husband, uttering volleys of shrill
| outcrics. The extreme differences be.
tween the plumage of the cock and
that of the hen in this case leave no
room for doubt as to the part that
each sex plays in accomplishing their
felonious purpose: that of the male
being clearly to distract attention by
his conspicuous appearance and i'm
perative outcry, and that of the female
to utilize her sober coloring as a
e of lying hidden until she sees
a favorable chance for invading thu
coveted nest"
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-13

project, and show that genuine prog
ress is being made. MIR. Pepper eX-
plains that among these events are:
First-Actual construction work on
railroads in Mexico south to the bor-
der of Guatemala and from the termi-
nus of the present system of railroads
in the Argentine republic north to the
frontier of Bolivia and beyond, thus
closing the sections which were open
when the survey of the lntercontinen-
tai Railway Commission a made
from the northern limit of Guatemala
10 the southern boundary of Bolivia.
Second-The marked advance among
the various countries in determining
disputed boundaries and settling other
questions at issue, by this means
eliminating causes OF friction which
retarded railway communication
among them.
Third-The passage Of the law by
the congress of Chile providing for
the construction of the T~ransandean
line. which will give the atlantic and
Pacific coasts through rail commune
cation.
Fourth-The legislation proposed
by several Of the republics, and in
some cases. as in Peru. already adopt.
ed. with the view of establishing
guarantee funds and other clements
of permanent railway policy.
Fifth-The definite conclusion or
the question of the isthmian canal and
the measures which insure the early
construction of the intcrcontinental
construction of the international wa
terway.
Most Of the countries of Central
America have made the building OF
interoceanic or transverse lines the
cardinal principle Of their policy. This
plan supplements the intercontinental
proiect. because north and sourl lines
form the backbone of the "interoceanic
system, and the greater progress that
Is made in constructing railways from
the Atlantic ports 10 those of the Pa
ci6c the greater will be the encourage
ment to north and south roads, TOR
which they will serve as feeders.
The isthmian canal promises to be
a strong incentive to the development
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-13
Fox After Chickens.

Fox after chickens" is a rather
good game. An older person is the
fox. and her position is to run about
pretending to pick up sticks. The
hen" who is the mother of the chick
Ems. should also be an elder and
should have a long train of chicks
behind her. all standing one behind
the other. holding on to each Others
frOcks, the n next the hen should
take hold of her. When the hen sees
the fox she asks him what he is pick.
ing up sticks for.
"To boil a pan" IL the answer
what Is going to be In the pan?"
"A chicken"
Where will you get ouc?"
From you"
Then the fox tries to capture n Of
the chickens, while the hen tries "a
dodge the fox and guard her chicks.
II the fox catches IA chick he takes u
to his den. This is continued until all
the chickens are captured.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-13
THE ALL.RAIL ROUTE~
$50 SOUTH AMERICA
Plans Of Different Countries
Looking 10 the Con.
shuetion OF an intercon.
tinental Railways

Of both longitudinal and transverse
lines. The probability that the Pan
anna railroad. in meeting the demands
for supplying material and other con
struction work ON the waterway. VIII
be unable fully to provide for the in
ternational traffic which now follows
that route indicates the utility Of other
lines between the two oceans, while
the food and similar supplies that VIII
be required show the necessity OF in
creasing the present limited means OF
transportation from the interior OF the
region adjoining the isthinus.
The general idea of an i~nterconti'
mental railway receives weight among
business men and practical railroad
ers through the support of men who
are themselves practical. The identi'
"ication of ex-senator Henry G. Davis
of West Virginia ard of Andrew Car
/ negie with the subject has secured FOR
II a good deal of serious attention
They have been warm supporters OF
the project from the time of the first
Pan.American conference. of which
both were members.-Philadelphia
! ledger.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-13

charles M. Pepper. whom the presi-
dent appointed a commissioned to
carry out the resolution with respect
to the Pan American railway adopted
by the second international conference
Of American states. held at the City of
Mexico, in the winter of 1902. has
submitted a report to Secretary Hay.
in which every phase of the great
project of constructing a continuous
line of railroad that will join New
York with the countries of Central and
South America is in%telligently present.
ed. In making his investigation MIR.
Pepper visited Mexico. Guatemala.
Salvador. Honduras. Nicaragua. Cos
to Rica, Panama. Ecuador. Brazil, Pc
ru, Bolivia, Chile. Argentine and Uru.
quay, and travelled as far as practi.
cable over the route surveyed by the
lntercontinental railway commission
of 1900. In discussing the project
with the representatives of the several
countries visited. Mr.. Pepper present.
ed ii on the ground of national and
International policy. and the advan.
tage to them of stimulating within
their borders the construction of the
links in the main Pan.American trunk
line and branches which would form
part Of the proposed intercontinental
system, and which would aid both in
their internal development and in their
external commerce.
Since the City of Mexico conference
a number of favorable circumstances
have combined to give substantial sup.
port to the interCOntinental railway
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-13
1.-THE Power Of PRAYER"

A pretty story is told OF two child.
rem, who were. as they thought, chased
by a COW in a field. oh. Johnny
said the little girl. say a prayer"
" don't member any" Say any.
thing" persisted the little girl"
All ] know Is what papa said at
breakfast" We'll. say that" So
Johnny said For what we are about
TO receive, may the Lord make us
truly thankful" The COW ceased to
chase them, and they returned home
and told their mother that they had
" been saved by the power OF prayer"
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-13

whalebone about six inches long is in
serted, acting as the p%ropelling power
OF the gun. You shoot with a wooden
peg about 1lA inches long, fitting
loosely into the barrel of the gun. To
give 1t more weight and strength we
insert a carpet tack as shown in Fig
ure 3.
To shoot. hold the gun with the
right hand, pulling the w~halebone
back with the index finger and insert
ing the peg. As soon as the index
finger releases the whalebone II
springs forward and forces the peg
out. To aim well hold the tube in
points downward.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-13

Bristol street. A black.and. white car
the pet of the repair shop. had been
taking a comfortable nap ON top Of
the tower when the alarm came in.
Before he woke up he was on the
way To- the fire, and like a good fire
man he stuck to his post. On arriv-
ing at the fire he was furnished COM
Portable quarters. and when the tower
was ready to return home he was
given a seat beside the drivcr.-Men
of Tomorrow.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-13
TARGET Shootinu.

Figure | shows the target cut ont
of cigar box wood. A circular piece is
first cut. about one inch in diameter,
and eight small round pieces Of card.
board with the numbers | To s on
them are mounted on toothpicks and
grouped around II at even distances.
the other ends of the toothpicks are
then inserted in the sides of the circu-
lar piece of wood. The target itself
is fastened to "A stick of wood about
eight inches long, fastened to a stand,
as shown in the picture. The gun con.
sists OF a paper tube. which is made
by winding cardboard, well covered
with glue. around the stem of n lead
pencil. When il is dry a piece about
five inches long is cut of. Al Ia
inches from one end We make ar in
cision about two inches long, cutting
down % about half the thickness o
the tubes. tSce Fig. 81
Figure . shows how a piece ol
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-13

last month, just before he set out for
Scotland. II was a letter from a
schoolgirl of thirteen. and, after ask
ing for an autograph in the usual form.
she ended with these willy words:
IF you think that this request is
u%nwarranted on my part, please send
your refusal in your w handwriting,
and with your own signature so hat
may know il rs authentic
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-13
Balancing Cup on Knife Point.


II the subject of too much coffee
drinking making n nervous and un-
steady ever comes up Mt your break
fast table. here is a little trick by
which YOU a prove. with your own
coffee cup. that you are not nervous
and have got "A steady hand.
Get a cork: squeeze II within the
handle of your cup as shown In the
drawing. Then take a fork and stick
It into the cork so hat W OF It's
prongs are on either side of the han
die. being sure To fix the fork in such
u position az to insure its handle com
ing under the cups bottom.
You have now fulfilled n Of the
laws NJ gravity which will permit You
to balance your cup on the point OF
a knife IL o are careful about one
ihing-tind the exact place on the
cups bottom on which 1t wi. balance.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-13
Idaho's Exhibit.

Idaho's exhibit in the Palace OF Ag-
riculture at the worlds fair, because
of the taste displayed in its arrange
ment has attracted great attention.
The grains and grasses possess rare
colors and they blend tremendously
in the wheat design of the Idaho pa
yilioD.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-13
SmugsIer's Chest for Fair.

W. Austin Edwards OF London, Eng.
land, has offered to the worlds fair
authorities a s%muggler's chest $50 to
200 years old. 1t originally held twelve
o%ne-gallon bottles OF Holland gin. Six
bottles are still in perfect condition
while six are broken. The chest was
found In a barn on the Southern coast
Of England.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-13

Your hand should be very steady
and must not tremble a particle or,
the cup will slip of. because its bot
tom is usually glazed and very
smooth. The same result may he OBJ
tanned by using two knives instead Of
the fork.
II would not be wise to try this bal
ancing feat with any coffee In your
cup on the first attempt.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-13
Did She Get II?

Andrew Carnegie receives each
week from twenty-five to fifty re-
guests for autographs. The re-
quests. as a rule are written in a dull
and commonplace way, but o and
then one comes that causes Mr.. Car
ncgie to smile.
He smile broadly over such a one
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-13
The Cat that Went to a Fire.

The other day in Boston a alarm
came in from box 9, for a blaze in
the tenement house at 40 CONNER.
cial street. caused by an overturned
lamp. A strange sight was witnessed
as water-tower No. 2 rolled In upon
the scene from It's headquarters on
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-13

after You have tried IL several times
you will find that the cloth may be
removed without splitting a drop, and
that you are in possession OF a very
clever trick.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-13
Proved Il to the Barometer.

A sheep farmer in the Cheviot hills
had been told that il was useful to
have a barometer in the house, for 1t
would let him know when the weather
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-13

Aquarium Ink Trick.
There are many tricks which may
be done with ink, but perhaps the sim.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-16
NEW INDUSTRY FOR cHAMBERsBURG.
The NorIand Land Company Meets Capi.
taIists Halfway.

Chambersburg will have silk
mill as soon as the structure can
be erected, says the Repository.
The Norland Land Company of
Cham bersburg has arranged
with some Scranton capitalists
who are interested in several silk
mills throughout the State to put
IN operation one IN Chambers.
burg. To bring about this, how.
ever, the land company gives to
the silk company piece of land
along the G. V. r. r. 2O0x250
feet. On this tract the land COM
pany will erect a two story brick
building 40x120 with a power
house IN the center. The build.
ing will be so constructed as to
be enlarged into a square as the
increase in business demands
The silk company agrees to place
IN the building, as beginning,
hfty looms, and to employ not
less than sixty people at the
start. They also assure the local
company they will employ over
one hundred within SIX months
after they have begun operations
and will gradually increase the
force.
Here Is given the secret of the
development of a town. If I'M
provements are to be made which
need the assistance of outside
capital, the people interested in
the locality must show their faith
IN the enterprise by a willing
ness to share the risk of the en-
terprise.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-16
JOB HART BADLY HURT.
Native Of this County Struck by Hack
Near His Store In Chester

From Chester Times, March IL.
As the result OF being knocked
down by one of the hacks owned
by John McFadden shortly be.
fore noon yesterday, J. Hart, the
piano dealer at 602 Edgmont ave-
nue., is now lying at his home,
2316 Providence avenue, suffering
with a badly injured hip and Sc.
we're contusions about the head.
DR.. D. P. Maddux is in attendance
and as yet has been unable to full
ly diagnose the extent of the in
juries, although it will be some
time before the injured man will
be able to get out Of bed.
At the time the accident hap.
pened Mr.. Hart was crossing
from Market street to Edgmont
avenue and was about to step up
on the curbstone in front of the
Arcade hotel when the hack came
dashing by and although Mr..
Hart had one foot Oh the curb, the
horses struck him and dashed
him to the ground, striking his
head against the curbstone and
injuring his head and twisting
his hip.
Owing to the fact that the In
iured man had been crippled IN
his right hip for many years the
injuries to that part may prove to
be more serious than at first an
ticipated. Bystanders rushed to
the aid of the injured man and he
was assisted to his store and aft
erwards conveyed to his home in
a cab. This morning he was un.
able move with out the most in
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-16
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Snapshots at Their Movements, as They
Come and Go.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED.
Home for q Vacation, Away for an Outing, a
Trip for Business or Pleasure, You'll
Find II Right Here.

Mrs. A. D. Dalbey has return
ed home after having spent a
week among friends in Philadel-
phia.
Any of our subscribers who
have been waiting for a chance to
send US a little money might
send 1t next week along with
some trusty nelghbor coming to
court.
Those of our subscribers whose
change of residence this spring
will make change in their post
office address should notify US in
time so that they may not miss
any numbers of their paper.
In letter from Lake McDon-
aid few days ordering his paper
sent up to Willet, N. Y, he says
he has just made a purchase of
$4,000 feet of lumber on the
stump, and will be kept busy for
some time getting it sawed.
Mr.. ]. A. Stevens, a dealer and
breeder IN high bred poultry at
Three Springs, Pa, captured
eleven prizes at the Annual Poul-
try Show at Johnstown last
month-two 1st, two 2nd, three
3rd, one 4th, and three special
prizes, were awarded on eight en-
tries.
Joseph Smith, head of the Nor
mon church, brazenly acknowl-
edges that he has five wives and
five sets of children, but the sew
eral wives each have an establish.
ment of their own. The old rep.
rebate ought to be severely pun.
ished. He should be required to
live with all his wives under the
same roof.
Mr.. Jonathan P. Peck on last
Wednesday moved his family
from his farm IN Belfast town.
ship, to the farm recently pur-
chased by Mr.. j. f. Johnston
from j. G. Fore near Knobsville.
Mr.. j. T, Laley moved from the
"Davld Myers" farm down on
Licking Creek, to MIR. Peck's
farm, and Mr.. William F.. Engle
goes to the Myers farm.
Waynesboro was visited by al.
most one hundred disciples of the
Royal Arcanum Society last
Wednesday evening, delegations
also being present from MERGERS
burg, Greencastle and elsewhere
the object being to confer the de.
gree of the order on a class of
ninety candidates. Addresses
we're made by Grand Regent Nc
Nulty, Ora I'D Vice-Regent Wick.
ersham, of Steelton, and others.