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The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-22
The Situation In Corea.

The Seoul correspondent of the Lon
don Daily Mail cables a description
of a state of panic which, he says, ex-
lists at the royal palace.
The emperor has issued a pitiful
edict stating that the country Is likely
10 be lost owing to the weakness and
vacillation Of the people, whom he
counsels to act for the best in their
own interests,
The emperor has also issued an or
dinance warning the army not to fire
in the event OF u collision between for.
eign troops.
The correspondent adds that the en-.
tire city is extremely turbulent.
The London Times Moscow CORE.
sDOndent says he hears that the gov.
eminent has claimed the services of
the entire volunteer feet.
A dispatch from Toxic to Reuters
Telegram Company says that Japan's
answer to the last Russian note has
been handed to Baron De Rosen. the
Russian minister, and that negotia.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-22
Professors Little Joke.

The late Prof. Samuel ID. Gross was
a man who, like many Of his col
leagues, was very fond of a good
story, and was equally quick ut repair
tee. says the Philadelphia Ledger.
ihe following arccdote Of his happy,
retort to an admlring patient Is too
good to be lost:
DR.. Gross had been III for some
time and was just beginning to get
around, when he met a patient, who
said:
Professor, ] am very glad to see
that you are out again: while you were
sick your patients were dying by the
Dozen" +:
A merry twinkle came into the doc
.or's eye. as he replied:
Il see! Now, I suppose, they will
lie by the Gross"
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-22
PREY OF THE BIRDS.
III Forms Of Insects Food Of Festh-
cred S%onosters.

S'ss
There Is hardly a single group OF
insects which does not suffer from tbC
appetite Of one or more species of
birds. The eggs and larvae are dug
and pried out Of their burrows In tho
wood by woodpeckers and creepevs;
those underground are scratched AMI
clawcd up to view by quail, partridgos
and many sparrows; warblers aud
vireos scan every leaf and twig. Fly
catchers. like the eat family Of nam
mails. lie In wait and surprise the in
sects on the wing, more particularly
those flying nea the ground. while
swifts. swallows and martins CLEAN a
harvest from the host of high-fytng
insecta. when We think of hummiBg
birds are taking dainty sips NJ honey
from the flowers, they are In reality
more often snatching minute spido'i,
and flies from the deep cups Of ,bc
calyxes. when night falls the insects,
which have chosen that time as tb'I
safer to carry on the business Of net.
i've life. are pounced On by crepuscwDaIi
ieathercd beings; the cavernou
mouths Of whip.poor-wills enguf then,
az they rise from their hiding places,
and tho bristles Of n%ighthawks bynsb,
them into no less rapacious maws IT,.
perchance. they have succeeded IN
reaching the upper air.-New York
Post. I
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Just as a Favor.

The man who knows II all had beer
talking, and in his superior way had
settled every question that had come
up, until the quiet little man was
moved to speak.
will you grant me one little IA
vor?' he asked humbly. as became %
man who realized that he was All;
dressing n who knows 1t all. :
Certainly replied the other. What
Is it?" -
We'll. will you kindly permit ms
to know something about one or twd
subjects in which ] am personally IN.
%terested, II I will concede all tho
knowledge of everything else tn you7I
And after that there was a lull IN
the conversation that seemed TO indi
cate that permission had been given
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-22
JAPANESE EAGER FOR WAR.
People Of Country Thoroughly Dis
qustcd BY Russia's Tactics.

gustco by RuSS'aS Vdctics.
The Japanese nation, from the
peasant to the diplomat, has become
so Disguised and out of patience with
what they consider the obstinate and
bearish tactics of Russia that they
would be willing to fight II there was
nothing in sight but defeat"
i. Carlos Ames Of the Imperial Chi
nese railway administration, who ar
rived in Chicago from the Orient
in the early part of the week, thus
described the situation. Mr.. Ames.
who is the son of United States Mar
shall John c. Ames of the northern
| district, spent considerable time in
| Japan before sailing for America, and
was favorably impressed with the
race. He says the entire nation had
been stirred and that he believes var
canno be averted.
In China, where Mr.. Ames has la
| bored several years with the lmperi.
al railway administration al a repre-
| sentative of the United States, the
sentiments of the people are divided.
Mr.. Ames said the Chinese generally
hope for the success of the japanese,
il there should be a war, but they be-
lieve the Japanese will be defeated.
War has been in the very atmos.
| phere in the Orient for q long time"
| said Mr.. Ames. The better class of
| people in China have been discussing
the situation, and they have always
appeared to believe that war must
come sooner or later. The Chinese
believe a war would be disastrous for
Japan, but despite an element of
strife between the two nations, the
Chinese hope for the success Of the
Japanese.
Americans in China are making
wholesale improvements, much to the
dissatisfaction of the lower classes.
The railroad which Is to connect Can
ton and Hankow will have a tendency
to revolutionize business in the ORR
ent. 1t is already well under way, as
in the line which is to onnec Han
kow with Picking. With the compile
ton OF the two lines, which embrace
1900 miles of modernly constructed
railroad, Canton and Picking will be
in close touch with each other"
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-22

Typhoid fever within the last year
States several lessons that have come
more closely home to the laity than
ever before had been taught 1t by
that distinctly infectious disease. For
years the phrase, Boil the water"
had been recognized almost to the ex-
tent Of its adoption by the vaudeville
stage. when at Ithaca, n. v. affecting
Cornell university; at Palo Alto, Cal,
affecting Leland stanford university;
and last at Butler. Pa, where 1000
persons fell i'll of the disease out Of a
population of only Is 900, typhoid
fever stalked back and forth as a
specter in all its unknown hidcous-
ness, teaching its lesson Of sanitation
md cleanliness.
Thc one great truth that has come
OF these epidcmics and these investi.
cations Of their causes Is the EN-.
phatic statement that every victim of
typhoid fever, whether of tho lightest
or OF the most virulent type. may be
W. h'''h " ''ha'O w hiS itiioW man
as II he suffered from measles or scar
let fever. AS indicating his status in
a community where i~nsanitary condi.
lions may exist, DR.. Geo. A. Sopev,
consulting engineer and sanitary ex.
pert, investigating Butler conditions
for the Engineering News, writes of
the brook entering the creek $50 feet
above the intake p*pes of the pumping
station:
"lnasmuch as IL Is practically q
sewer. its contents nus be consid.
cred To contain all the terrible poten.
tialities of sewage. A case of walk.
ing. or u~nrccognized typhoid, or the
visit OF a convalesccnt whose bladder
was infected with the typhoid bacil.
lus, might reasonably have infected
the brook sufficiently to have pro.
duced the epidemic"
The history of the Butler epidemic
is the story of the possibilities of the
typhoid bacillus in connection with
carelessness and bad sanitation. II
has shed new light upon the command
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-22
Feminine Criticism.

Camille Saint-Saens, the eminent
French composer. is as interested IN
current criticism and In the work at
hls contemporaries as he IL In his
own music.
He was talking recently with a
young woman who had Just been to
the recital of a young pianist whose
talents had had much preliminary All
vertising. The young m spoke en-
Enthusiastically of the pianist's good
looks, his clothes, his way Of sittiry
at the piano, his charming name Of
acknowledging applause. Saint
Saens listened patiently until she
stopped a moment for breath.
I'm" he commented. thoughtfully:
and did you notice anything about
his playing?"-Harper's Weekly.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-22

six deaths in Butler to the middle OF
December have not been Of the worst.
Caterham, in England, with a popu'
lation OF $500, in 1879 had 1852 cases
OF the disease, with 81 deaths; Ply.
mouth, Pa, with a population of 5000,
had 1,104 cases In 1885. with ia
deaths. and Ithaca, n. Y. with ! 3 1000
the stricken mes.
The number of deaths at Butler,
as compared with the number of
cases. appears small and will likely
remain So writes DIR. Soper in con.
clusion. I'm the only other epidemic
Of typhoid with which Butler should
be compared-lthaca-the proportion
Of deaths to cases was far smaller
than the text books would lead one
to expect. II Is probable that the pro.
portion of deaths at Butler will In.
Dease, for a large number OF tho
cases have not yet passed through
their critical stages, yet a low death
rate should be anticipated.
There will undoubtedly be moro
cases due TO the epidemic than will
be known. The disease has already
been scattered wide from Butler and
local transmission will continue"
The lesson Of lessons from the ar
ticle Is that a community cannot af-
ford to have a questionable water
supply under any circumstances. and
that II must recognize the serious
menace that one case OF typhoid fever
may be to a whole careless commun.
tfy
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-22

masses are largely opposed to the in.
PRODUCTION OF modern improvements.
The urgent need, therefore, OF two
light draft %gunboats or launches is
apparent. not less than two could
satisfactorily perform the duty-one
for use IRON the southern end of the
line, with Canton as the base, the
other from the northern end of the
line, with the ports on the Yang.tse
as it's base.
The alco.vapsr launch of abert 60
to 60 feet long would be a desirable
type Of vessel and should be fitted
with heavy towing bits fore and aft,
with places for working sweeps in
case OF necessity. double awnings,
cooking stove and oven, carry a good
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-22
Commercial Treaties Signed.

The Washington State Department
has received Information that the en-
peror of China has signed the COM
mercial treaty between this country
and China, by which the United States
secures two open ports in Manchuria.
Exchange Of ~ratifications was then
made by cable.
The treaty ports are. OF course,
open to the commerce of the world.
The United States has large oil and
cotton goods interests in Manchuria.
The next step is the issuance Of a
proclamation by the president, and
this will be done at once. The State
department has asked Congress to
provide for two consuls at $4,000
each per annum to look after Ameri-
a commerce at the two new ports Of
Mukden and Antung in Manchuria.
Rear Admiral X. ID. Evans, who
commands our Asiatic fleet. has rec
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-22
JAPAN WILL WAIT A WEEK
E'rmal Reply to Russia's Note Is Made Commercial Treaties With
China Signed by the United States-Fear in England That
That Power Will BE Drawn Into Coming Combat.

Russia now has Japan's formal reply
10 her last note and will await a rea.
sonable time for the reply. The gen.
era idea In Toxic is that this will be
construed by the government to mean
a week or ten days at most. and that
AT the end Of that time Japan will
deem herself at Liberty to- act as her
best interest dictates.
just what the tenor of the reply is
TO one knows. orA6ide of those whose
business 1t is to know, but the general
belief is that it simply tells Russia
that her suggestions as to Corea are
not acceptable and that Japan's para.
mountcy in the entire peninsula must
he recognized.
II is semioflcially intimated that
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-22

Boil the water" 1t Is something
with a bearing upon the conditions Of
a thousand cities and towns all over
the world.
Butler lies just f%orty.nine miles
north of Pittsburg and on the banks
OF the Connoquenessing creek, n
stream that in ordinary stages Is
about 100 feet wide. In 1900 the Unit.
ed States census gave the city a pop.
ulation of 1883, while since that time
the building of a great car works and
other conditions connecting with a
boom" growth, added at least 5000
more people to the community. This
growth was shown plainly in the re-
ports of the water company for three
comparative periods in November.
1901, 1902 and 1903. The water used
in one week in the first year was 49,
000, 900 gallons; in the second year 1t
was 10000, 900 gallons, while in the
corresponding week in 1908 1t was
10000 900 gallons.
The source of the water for years
had been behind a dam across the
creek at Boydstown, seven miles
above the city of Butler. In 1897 one.
half OF this dam had washed out and
had to be repaired, and when the
growth OF the city made an added
supply imperative work vas begun
on a new subsidiary dam across Thorn
Run. This dam was almost completed
when on Aug. 81, 1908, the other half
OF the original dam gave way, leaving
the water company TO take its supply
from the ConnoQuenessing creek, well
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-22
NicbOloo II q Raoio

supply OF water and fuel supply OF
about 400 miles steaming. !
Boats OF this type could not only
operate along the lakes and interior
rivers of China, but could also pass
through the gorges of the Yang-tse
and afford protection to our mer.
chants and missionaries in those prov.
inces in the extreme west of China,
The British and the French main
tain q numoer of light draft boats on
these inland waters, and their useful
hess has been proved of extreme i'm
portance on a number of occasions.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-22
EnaIand breads Comma War.

There is tightening of the war
clouds in the far East, according to
News in i.CGGGn, and the only ques.
tions seem to be when and how var
will come. There was a report cur.
rem that the Russian fleet had left
Port Arthur. but this is hardly regard.
ed as probable. 1t probably arises
from the closing of V~ladivostock by
ice and the probable departure of
whatever naval vessels may have been
in that port for Port Arthur.
Well.informed opinion is turning
more and more to the belief that the
trouble cannot be localized in case of
war. and that England will certainly
be brought into the conflict. Her in.
tercstS in Asia are of such a charac-
ter that the tremendous increase in
Russian prestige from a successful
war with Japan would greatly imperil
them, not alone in China. but in In
dia as well.
There have not been wanting indi.
cations of a spirit of unrest in the
Indian Empire. which seems to be
steadily growing. Ii would be to Rus.
sia's advantage TO encourage this. so
that she might have a freer hand in
dealing with Afghanistan and Persia.
She would be in much better condi-
ton to accomplish her aims in Cen
trial Asia with Japan completely elm
mated from the equation. The Brit.
ish government realizes all this, and
breads IT,. Hence the active work in
getting the army and navy in fighting
trim.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-22
Life.

A catch OF breath u rising sun.
A few gray clouds. life's race begun.
Youth scales the heights. love seeks its
end.
Wealth comes and goes. ties break ami
mend.
"A few good friends. n tear. a smile,
Some days Of cheer, "A sign meanwhile.
Times text OF change. old friends depart.
Late thoughts grow wise. grace leads tba
heart.
The sun drops down, the clouds sw ing
low,
A few farewells. then time TO go.
Clifford Kane Stout
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-22

commended that the facilities of de-
Tense of that command be increased
by the addition of a number of small
boats.
He deems it necessary to be able
to reach that part of China between
Canton and Hankow, where an Ameri.
can syndicate has a concession for a
railroad through the most populous
section of the country and through
provinces whose inhabitants have
heretofore had but little knowledge
OF foreigners, and whose ignorant
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-22
TERMS IN

CVW IN MINI
FU.-To the name of q city, indicates
capital OF province. a city OF the
first class.
CHOU.-Indicates city of the second
class.
Yl.-A small post town, as Ychang'Yi.
And at the termination of geograph-
ical terms:
KIANG. HO. lCHUAN. YCHU.-
All mean stream, river.
HAI.-Sea, sometimes lake.
Stan Mountain.
KFAN.-Camp, strong, fortified place.
SHAN.HAI.KUAN. The fortified
camp where the mountains and
the sea meet aptly Illustrates
these three terms.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-22
Wrong In Their Judgment.

M. CoQuelin, the great French co.
median, recalls with amusement the
verdict passed on him when, a youth
OF 70, he presented himself AZ a can
didate for admission to the conserve.
toire In Paris. 81 can see two fatal
difficulties In the way of your ever
becoming a good actor" said one of
the chief professors, your face and
your voice. As all who have seen
him will admit, there are precisely
the most valuable features OF rss
great actors endowment to-day.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-22
NU7SUN7O, E1IYgROp M7lNHaN

the reply does not necessarily mean
war, but this Is taken TO mean that
war will not follow if Russia recog.
niles Japan's claims.
A keen watch is being kept on the
movement of Russian warships. both
in Eastern and European waters, and
should war be declared a powerful
squadron of the fieetest ships in the
Japanese navy is in readiness to- inter
he sent to the Russian naval forces
at Port Arthur. Anything which looked
like an attempt to concentrate
warships in Chinese waters would
probably precipitate action.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-22
LING.-Pass over a mountain.
large
village.

At the beginning of geographical
names the following prefixes may gen.
orally be translated:
YA.-Grcat, large.
SIAO.-Small, little
PEI.-North.
NAN-South.
HEI.-Black.
HUANG.-Yellow.
SI.-West.
TUNG.-East.
STRANG,-Upper.
HlO.-Lower.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-22
swinburne In Better Health.

Algernon Charles S%winburne, the
English poet, who is just recovering
from a serious illness, is 81 years
old, though his looks would suggest
a decidedly younger man. This, per-
haps Is accounted for by his devotion
TO sea bathing and long walks In the
country. lie Is a son OF the late
Admiral Swinburne, but has never
moved much in society, always pre-
ferring the quietness of the seaside
TO the more frivolous .ife OF the fash
ionable.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-22
Significant Name.

Rev. DR.. William T. McElveen, cp'
the intelligent use of Scripture:
When ! was q younger man ! met -
colored woman in Tennessee, wbv
named her son Judas lscariot,' and
when ! asked her why, she said: OATS
q Scripture name, massa. reads IN
ma Bible dat 1t was good for dat man
he neber been bawn. Well, me an
ma old man had sixteen children Tore.
dis n come, and We jes' called him
Judas Iscariot.'"
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-22
The kajser's Favorite Son,

An English journalist in Berlin de.
clares that the German crown prince
is not his fathers favorite son and
that no m who has seen the kaiser
with his boys can doubt that he pre-
fers Eitel to his older brother. The
crown prince is kept very much In the
background on most occasions.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-22
coREAN TERMS.

In Corca the termination
Pc, or PHO.-Indicates that the place
is a port or harbor or navigable
w~aters-for instance:
mouth Of Yalu river.
MASAMPHO.-The disputed naval
base on the southern shore Of
the peninsula.
DO.-As termination indicates that
the place Is a province, and
means, therefore, the district
Of" or that It is the capital city
of such a province.
HAN.-River
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-22

Farmers Pay BondhoIders.
, Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson
says the farmers have paid the for
eign bondholders.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-06-15

But we have gotten farther and
farther away from the object of the
day. So many go fishing on Memoir
ial day that the lake trains can hard
~ carry them; and people who have
fishing resorts spend weeks in pre-
pairing for the rush. In the large
cities the league ball clubs play two
games of ball, one in the forenoon
and one in the afternoon, and the
attendance is greater than on any
other day of the year. In all re-
spects save fireworks and noise,
Memorial day is as much of a gala
day as the fourth of July. Attempts
have been made from time to time to
prevent, by legislation, all forms of
amusement on that day. Bills have
been actually introduced in the leg
islature to prohibit amusements be-
tween certain hours, the hours dur
ing which the program is usually
enacted, but none Of these bills ever
became a law. OF course, those out
side the order could hardly be ex-
pected to feel the same interest in
the day, or the days exercises that
the members of the G. A. r. feel,
but to turn the day into a grand
gala day indicates lack of rever-
ence, or Difference, or patriotism,
call it what you will, that is not
creditable.
Every community which was able
to get its spring grain in the ground
in season may considerate itself for
tunate. The Minneapolis grain
men, who get almost daily reports
from the whole North west, say that
in this whole territory not more
than sixty-fve per cent of the land
plowed last fall could be seeded
this spring on account of the extra
ordinary amount of water. Not only
that, but much that was seeded was
seeded in so much mud and water
that the grain has not grown. Near
|ly the whole state of North Dakota,
wheat land and all, was navigable
during the most of April and May,
and about the middle of May the
whole state was treated to snow
fall of about six inches. The grain
men think the coming crop will, on
this account, be the smallest in vol
ume that the northwest has pro-
duced in many years, and they are
very blue over the dismal prospect.
They claim wheat will be very high
in price. w. M. T.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-06-15

John Marti to Hans Madsen, tract in
section 80, Morgan, Sc, 500.
Chr. Madsen to Hans Madsen, sw4 OF
nwl of lot 8, of section 80, Morgan.
Sc, 900.
James A. Hamilton to A. J. Hobson,
mel Of section 81, North Hero, SIS. $50.
Western Town Lot Co. to Andrew
Roller. lot s, block 8. Lucan, sos.
Same grantor to Andrew Roller, lot
10, block 2, Lucan, 1920.
Same grantor to A. o. Redding, lot
6, block 8, lot s. block 9, Clements,
$3.50.
Same grantor toe. G. Seeman, lot 8,
block II, Milroy, 800.
Same grantor to Hugh Reed, lot /,
block 2, Milroy, 5000.
A. I. Brake to Charles H. Roarvig,
lots ID and IA, block 8, Milroy. $40.
Western Town Lot Co. to Frank
Jung, lot y, block |, Lucan, S255.
Carrie M. Finch to Martin Anderson,
lot 4, block II, Milroy, $500.
David W. Whittet to William Whit
tet, nj of nw4 and nj OF sci of nw4 of
section IS. Delhi, $500.
John Unger to Great Northern Land
q Stock Co. WI of sw4 and sci of sw4
of secrion So, Lamberton, $4,000.
Western Town Lot Co. to Thomas E
Fawcett, tract in mel of sell of section
Is, Vesta, 500.
Same grantor toIzPeter C. Nissen,
lots and 8, block II, Clements, 1925
Western Town Lot Co. to Emil
Black, lot IL, block /, Lucan, Sl55.
Frederick Dietzen to Henry d. O.
Foeltster, nw4 of mel gof section %
Shutdown, 81 $50
William Crandall to Roger & Dick
son, tract 150x1O0 in ne corner of block
2, Lamberton's addition to Lamberton
$500,
M. S. Tolman ct al to VIM. D. Tol
man, lots and s, block 2, Gerstman'l
re- arrangement of block 10, Morgan
81 200.
VIM. d. Tolman to M. S. Tolman
lots 4, 5 and 6, same description, S14OO
Lewis II. Wallace to John A Nc.
CURE, NJ of sw4 and nw4 of section Is
Vesta, $1,000.
j. G. Nutting to N. B. Andersen, S;
of e. Z of lot Z, and 81 of lot s, block Is
Redwood Falls, 81, 200.
Two book cases for sale. Apply tc
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-06-15
Quaint Holland Customs.

They have quaint customs in Hol-
land. One of these is placing the laun-
dry at the top Of the house. The
clothes are sent away to be washed
and bleached, and when they are re-
turned they are drawn up to the laun-
dry by means Of pulley and dangle
for time right in the drawing room
windows, to the infinite delectation OF
the guests. But, as an offset to this
popularity, the bathroom-when there
is a bathroom. which is not often- is
placed in the cellar 1t is the dry Gel
lar. where potatoes and such things
are stored, and the tub is an immense
iron thing. with a cover that is di-
vided into halves.