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The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-15
Fishino with an Ice Pick.

There is a farmer out In Wyoming
who lived almost entirely last winter
on the contents of a unique refriger.
atOr presented to him by nature.
He lives near a small brook which
Is part of a large stream not far of.
A big school OF salmon trout came up
in the brook and were cut of from re-
turning TO the river by the freezing
OF the small connecting stream. Then
came an unusually cold wave, and
the brook was frozen solid. the hun.
dreds Of salmon trout being caled up
in the ice.
During the winter the farmer HAD
only To 20 down to the brook. chop
a hole in the ice and pick out a few
of the frozen fish, using them as he
needed them for his meals.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-15
pEssiMisM HAS LONG EXISTED.
People Were Prone to Complain Ases
AGO.

DR.. Richard r. Gottheil, of Co
lumbia University. mas a broad
knowledge OF Oriental tales and prov.
cribs.
DR.. Gottheil was cOndemning pessi.
mism one day at Columbia.
"Pessimism," he said, lis as old as
the hills. Mankind has always rec,
ognized it, and has always derided it,
There is a Persian story about a
pessimist. This story is so old that
no date can be assigned to 1t. II con
Germs a pessimistic farmer.
Good friend a viitor said to the
farmer, you are fortunate this year
He pointed to the heavy and rich
grain fields spreading as far as the
eye could see. You cant grumble,
he went on, about your crop this sea.
SON., Ell?
NO whined the pessimist, but a
crop like this is terribly wearing or
the SOIL"
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-15
lacsoed His Bio Catch,

Frank Rogers Of South OrrinrtOn
on the river shore. lie caught a stur.
gcon \ feet long, weighing $50 pounds,
in his salmon net, and has him fast
ened by a rope so That he a swim
around In the creek. People who
wish to sec him pull him ashore, and
after the inspection the big sturgeon
wiggles back into deep water. The
sight is quite a treat to those who
have never seen quite 10 large a fsh,
any many embrace the opportunity
Kennebec Journal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-15
TO TRANSFORM A WILDERNESS.
irrigation Is Expected to Accomplish
a Miracle,

a "iTaG'cs
One of the most forbidding portions
OF the North American continent has
been the desert OF Idaho In the Snake
river region. Little besides sage grsss
would grow there, and the lands. suit.
able neither for agriculture nor graz
ing purposes. have been abandoned to
coyotes and noisome reptiles.
But Of late an almost miraculous
change has taken place In this region.
The government engineers thought
they saw a promise Of fertility there,
and the tract was chosen as one OF
the earliest TO he irrigated artiacially
under the new scheme for which con
gress has appropriated several million
dollars. At al expenditure Of 81, 500.
600. which has been set aside for the
construction OF great i%mpounding
dams and diversion canals above the
Minidoka rapids, fully Sl2. 900 900 Of
taxable property will be created In
this basin. Taking as a basis the last
census agricultural figures for Idaho,
the 10000 acres to be reclaimed un.
der this project will. when settled un.
der irrigation, represent the latter
value, while the annual earnings OF
the land will amount TO about s.. 0O0..
600. With this area cut up into l,4OO
new farms, as is proposed by the gov.
eminent, a rural population will be
created Of 1000. which will bring with
1t an urban population OF probably an.
other 1000, or $4,000 people.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-15
FLY THE egs1 BAROMETER.
Watch Small pests " You Would
Know When n VIII tain.

NENSN w WV ~'
Fine day. isn't III" I remarked as
| babe q friend good morning recent.
ly in the market house, where he
conducts a meat stand. Yes" he re-
piled. but It is certain to rain before
the day Is over"
Asked how he could be so confident
when the sky was apparently clear
and the sun shining so brightly he
called my attention to the flies. You
see them clinging to the beef?' he OK
planned. We'll In dry weather tho
electric fans serve to keep the fies
away from fresh meat, but the IN
stant the atmosphere becomes affected
by an approaching shower these in
sccts begin To stick to the meat 40
tightly that II IL almost absolutely i'm
possible to drive them on, Our fans
are made To revolye at full speed. and
in addition we resort to fly brushes;
but even with all these precautions
some Of the little winged pests cling
To the beef with n %tenacity that In
astounding. When this occurs we
know hat II will rain, and Il never
fails. Just watch and see II II Is not
correct. The fly is the best barometer
in all the world ,"--Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-15

SfdoSs
Blithe nighbalrs stride seems surely
Than sursing foam from wind swept
seas.
'Tis Derby Day. our glorious season.
when summer swoOns upon the land,
To back the oangtails is no treason,
To pick the winner from the stand.
Each jockey grimly eyes his %neighbor,
And trails him at his saddle belt.
And urges on the steeds that labor
With the fire and fury OF the Celt.
over fiftv thousand here assemble
To see the naddening. bruising chase;
Shy. ptquant ma ids will pout and tromble
Brave Highball will win the race"
Blithe Highball looms so spruce and
slender.
Moharib stout may snatch the prize:
Fort Hunter looms n keen contender
Eich laughter CLEANS in Beauty's eyes.
What ringing cheers salute the Master,
Blithe whirlwind W the pampered East:
Stguncls Highball neirhs and spurns dis
And looms a supple. splendid beast.
A crafty jockey guides his chances
Fuller-impas sive In his seat.
The pompous palfrey proudly prances
And caracoles with dainty feet.
Comes English Lad the VESTS Defender.
The stubborn sluggard takes his ease.
Requital's son looms spruce and slen.
Big brother to the boistcrous breeze.
Old Time. they say. IL fast and fleeing
Time Limps II laggard in his train!
What fierce delight when steeds are m0't-
ing
And graphing on the wind swept plain!
They're at the POSTAL grouped together:
They're jockeyiry FOR the friendly rail;
With hearts as buoyant as a feather.
Like chevaliers Of Grecian tale.
They hcarken to the bugle blowing:
Its aerial challenge through the AIR,
Keen silVery stanZas thinly flowing
Like haunting strains from Sirens lair.
"They're on-thcg-re '0n. the railbirds
crying
"All ranged together In a line!'
Supreme delight to see them nying
As stately squadron Ger the brine,
Each gallant thoroughbred II straining
with foam fiecke mouth and tossing
crest;
And dauutless Higfib,tllts grimly gaining
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-15
POOR LUCK WITH ALLiGAToRs.
Visitor Failed to See what Captured
the Neuro.

INC NS8Tos
When I got down into Mississippi
l began to look for alligatOrs, think
ing to find them basking in the sun
on the banks Of every creek and
bayou. but three weeks passed and |
had NOT yet got sight OF one. Then
accepted an invitation to stay with
Major Burbanks. for two or three days.
He had a big bayou on the west OF his
plantation, but would not guarantee
an alligator. On the second evening
] walked down to the water TO look In
vain. but at the same time l was
somewhat interested in a negro VINO
sat on the log fishing. He told me
he had = seen a gator IN the
bayou, and that he was expecting TO
catch a catfish at any momenl- n
had turned away when there was a
yell and a splash. | whirled about
but all I could see was the muddy
water churned into foam and the
waves flashing the bank, AT that mo-
ment the major Joined me and l sad
Major, there was a negro ishfng
from that log a moment ago.
"Yes?"
And something has taken him
'Yes?"
"But-but il must have been an
alligator"
And you never caught sight OF
him."
No
Shoe! You do seem 10 be out OF
luck with the gators. for shore i.@s
20 back to the veranda to smoke.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-15
POWER OF THE IMAGINATION.
Il Frequently Plays Strange and Un
expected PraOapo.

CApSCte0 -
I'VE humans are . pretty weak
minded lot" said Col. William Fever.
ley, OF the Indian Territory, who was
philosophizing. Witness how a man
goes to a a ce track to play q certain
horse and lets any stranger tout him
OF 1t.
~ remember whea Ash Ewing was
sergeant-at-arms Of the Missouri Leg
islature. Ash vas a big. burly,
healthy man, with a face like a full
moon. One Monday morning Senator
Walker put up \ Job on Ash. He
hunted up half q dozen senators and
told them to go to Ash m after an
other and ask him what was the mat
ter with his face.
They all agreed, and Walker start
ed the ball rolling.
GOOD morning, Ash he said,
when he met the sergeant-at-arms.
How are you this morning.
"'Fust rate, senator; fust rate
"'But,. Ash, what in heavens name
is the matter with your face?'
Nothing is the matter with my
face said Ash, rubbing his hand over
1T. Nothing at all
six men, one after another, met
Ash and held the same conversation
with him. Each time Ash protested
there was nothing the matter with
him, but his protests grew weaker
and weaker.
when the seventh came around
and said: Good morning, Ash. how
are you this morning. Ash replied:
'Fust rate. except for that blankety
blanked face Of mine.-
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-15
Girl Shoots Attaekina COYOTE.

Driven to desperation by long fast
ing, due to heavy snow. a pack Of
coyotes attacked Maude Russell and
Clara Sherman near Without Springs.
Fortunately the girls were armed. In
stead of fleeing from the wild dogs
the Russell girl shot one of the AMI
mails. The report OF the gun fright
ened the remainder of the pack away.
The young women were mounted and
brought the body OF the coyote back
with them to their home as q souvenir
of their venture.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-15
Love Of Baseball Caused Death.

When Charles r. Kittredge, treas
urer Of a savings hank at East jan
rey, N. H., as he was on his way
home one afternoon recently. carrying
a satchel containing a revolver, he
passed a ball field, here a game was
In progress. A fly ball was batted In
his direction, and he dropped his
satchel SO As to catch the ball. The
weapon was discharged and the bul.
let entered Mr.. Kittredge's side, caus.
ing his death a little later.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-15
FRESH AIR THE BEST TONIC.
Physician Declares Wouen Need
More Exercise.

III is safe to say" declared a ply.
stefan. that one-half Of the women
are simply starving for fresh air, and
il they would throw away their pill
bottles and headache powders and ex.
ercise freely In the open air for at
least TWO hours daily they would feel
like new women at the end Of a year,
Nature cannot be cheated, nur can
impaired forces be restored by swal
lowing medicine every time warning
pain and Illness overtakes the offend.
er. A busy woman may be compelled
to neglect some duty or pleasure for a
time in order to obtain the outdoor
exercise. but under the circumstances
it will he e%Xcusable. and in the long
run she will make up for it because
Of increased bodily vigor."
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-15
Placer Minino In Colorado.

Dredging for gold in the sands OF
Clear Creek. in the vicinity of Golden,
Colo, is one OF the latest enterprises
to attract the attention Of the min.
Ing world. Chicago capitalists have
prepared to spend nearly 81, 900, 900 in
the development OF their plans. and
already have begun building the mon.
ster %dredges required in the work.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-15
seeeARs AMUSING CHARACTERS
Strange Requests Made BY 'mpeeun'.
Gus Mendicants.

Miss Mary Richmond OF Philadei'
phia is one Of the noted charity work
ers of America.
As the executive head OF the Phila'
delphia Society for Organizing char'
ity, Miss Richmond has made a 'hor'
ough study OF all sorts OF beggars'
and some Of the beggars she has met
must have been amusing characters
There was one. for instance, a New
England beggar. who used to tramp
aAoat in the twilight. saying to every
h dIsewife who answered t his KNOCK
will you give me a drink OF water
baby? for I'm so hungry don't know
where I'm going to sleep tonight
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-15
Health Eorbjds poljtjcs,

Ex-Gov. William f. Cameron Of Vir.
ginia has withdrawn as a candidate
for congress In the fourth (Petcrs.
burg district because his health will
not permit of his continuing the cam,
paign. He made his announcement at
a meeting in Boydton, where he and
his opponent. X. G. Soutball, had q
Joint discussion. =.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-15

The West against the East c%ontending,
Has sent her champion to the fray,
On blithe High Ball our eyes are bend
ing
The sluggard holds the right of way.
where's Irish Lad, the New York won
der.
Whose deeds have set the turf on fire.
His hoof beats ring like rumbling thun.
der
His Titan heart will never tire,
Which horse will win the Derby laurel"
VIII Woodson snatch the Croesus prize "
VIII Highball conquer In the quarrel.
or. English Lad the world surprise?
Rapid Water. too, may loom as MASTER
Big brother tn the bolsterous breeze,
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-15
Reason for Long Workday.

A recent attempt to reduce the dali,
hours OF female factory workers al
Freiberg, Germany, was opposed. or
the grounds that competition with
Italy, japan and China would not per.
init ii, and that, II factory life were
made too attractive, domestic help
would be still more dificult TO obtain
than il is now.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-15
New Pau,ist Superior General.

George NJ. Searle, the teacher, writ.
err and astronomer, has been elected
superior general OF the Paulists. He
has in turn been with the United
States coast survey, a professor at
Annapolis Naval academy, a professor
at Harvard, a professor In the Catho
lie university at Washington and di.
rector OF the Vatican observatory at
Rome.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-15
Good Bankruptcy Laws.

In Norway and Sweden the only
thing for a creditor to do Is to send in
his claims and make sure that the
same are recognized. After this has
been done he has the right to refuse
to accept the propositions offered by
the bankrupt and ear insist upon
court proceedings in case he believes
the bankruptcy was brought about
with dishonest intentions.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-15

WHICH tnt nOSl
wrestled with con
siderable dimculty
with the duck. He
carved with much
writing of lips,
but Intellectually:
SO much SO that
presently the duck.
under pressure of
the knife. left the
dish and bounced
into the lap OF the
lady guest sitting
opposite.
"Constcrnat q II
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-15
Ancient Harp.
Achievement Of Jeweler.

A jeweler in Turin has made u
tiny boat of a single pearl. The hull
is finely shaped, and might serve az "a
model for a racing sloop, the sail is
OF beaten gold. studded with dia-
monds, and the pinnacle light is a per-
feet ruby. An emerald serves as it's
rudder, and its stand is a slab OF
ivory. Its weight is less than an
ounce, and ii is said to have cost
81, 700.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-15

naturally followed. but failed to dis.
Oncert mine host.
Madame said he politely. with
YOU kindly return me that duck?' 80
New York Times.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-15
Hop Crop Of United State.

The United States now produces
more hops than any other country.
OF the worlds crop OF 1850, 900 hun
dred weight. the United States fur
10000 hundred weight.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-15
WANTED THE DUCK BACK.

inespert Carver In No Way p%iseonoert.
ed by "Trinino" Accident.
II was AT u dinner party q long
ago" Senator Depew was saying, at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-31
AFTER OIL AND GAS.
Cawker City and Downs VIII
Work In Unison.

CaWker City, Kan, March 31.-A rep
resentative business meeting of the
projectors of the Cawker City Oil, Gas
& Mineral company was held here last
night to take further action toward
commencing active operations. At this
meeting several of the substantial citi-
zens and business men of Downs were
present, including the mayor of the
town, H. H. Welty, Andrew Jackson,
the big miller, Captain E. M. Jones, D.
B. Harrison, George Zamm, reporters of
both her newspapers, and others.
The interchange of opinions were cor
dial between both towns, the result of
which will be the calling of business
meeting in Downs at an early date to
take definite action toward going after
the coveted stuff which all believe I'M
derlies this section of Kansas.
Ever since this section of the state
was settled, her people have known of
oil, gas and coal groupings, but have
been waiting for others to come in and
do the prospecting. Tired of waiting,
the people here have gone to work
themselves. The company has secured
charter with a capital of $50 900, of
which about $4,000 has already been
raised, for the purpose of masking de-
velopments. The present officers are:
dent, Clark A. Smith; secretary G. L.
Hudkins; treasurer, H. A. Carleton.
Since the representatives citizens and
business men of Downs have taken SO
active interest, which concerns them as
much as it does Cawker City, the di-
rectory will be changed in order to give
them equal chances with Cawker City.
In the next few weeks active work will
be begun on two holes, at Downs and
here. Arrangements are being nego-
tiated for drills, and correspondence
with this end in view is now going on.
Several thousand acres of land has al
ready been leased, and the company is
making new leases almost every day.
In many localities here and at Downs
indications of gas and oil have been no.
ticed ever since this section of country
was inhabited. The only reason why
these towns haven't found out whether
there is oil, coal and gas underneath
them is that they have been waiting for
outside capitalists to come and develop
them. Now they have given up
this idea, and have gone to active work
themselves. Downs and Cawker City
are only a few miles apart. They are
banded together on the Lincoln Park
Chautauqua, and why not on prospect
ing for oil and gas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-31
HAVEN'T GIVEN UP
Murdoch and Scott Begin Crus-
ade on Government Printing.
Want Custom of Printing Re-
\ turn Cards Abolished.
LOST THEIR FIGHT.
Propose to Keep 1t Alive Till
They Win.
Gossip About Our Representa-
tiVes at Washington.

Washington, March O.-Representa-
tive Murdoch and Representative Scott
have committed themselves to the task
of elbowing the government out of the
business of printing return cards on
stamped envelopes. When the post
office appropriation bill was under
consideration by the committee on
postoffices and post roads, of which
Nj. Murdoch is a member, he made a
gallant fight to have the provision pro-
Flding for this printing struck out of
the bill. on the ground that it was un-
fair to the job printer and that the
government was interfering with a
private business. Mr.. Murdoch made
strong plea, but was voted down in
the committee and had to submit
When the appropriation bill reached
the house, Representative Scott decid-
ed TO make another effort to run the
government out of the business of
printing stamped envelopes, so he Of
fered an amendment to that end. The
amendment was ruled out, on the
ground that it was legislation, and
no appropriation bill is supposed to
enact any legislation. Representative
Scott. however. is not discouraged,
and says he will introduce a bill at the
next session of congress, with the end
IN view of stopping this practice. When
the matter is understood by the house,
he believes It will sustain him in his
contention that the government ought
not to print envelopes. The chief argu-
ment on the other side of the PROPOSE
ION IS that il does not cost the gov
ernment anything to have the return
cards of business firms printed on
stamped envelopes. They get them
under contract, and they come just as
cheaply that way as they would if
there were no printing on them at all
For years the state editorial meet
ings Of Kansas have resolved against
this practice, and the job printers of
the state doubtless will be glad to learn
that a crusade against the practice has
ben started in congress. AS Represen-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-31
OLD FIGHT REVIVED.
Peter Mcdonnell and His 1nmigra-
ton Bureau Make Trouble.

The conference in New York between
passenger officials of eastern and west
ern railroads over immigrant traffic dld
not amount to much. The eastern lines
want to divide the immigrant trafhc as
they please among the western roads.
The latter were forced to establish an
immigrant bureau in New York about
eight years ago, simply because the
eastern lines would not make an i'm
partial distribution of immigrant traf1lc
among the western roads.
Through an arrangement with Heter
Mcdonnell and other Independent i'm
migrant agents, the New York, ontario
& Western railroad has been securing
a large amount of immigrant traffic and
dividing it as it pleased among western
lines This did not cause any trouble
among the western roads, because the
other eastern lines kept them fully ad-
vised of all the immigrant business done
by the New York, Ontario & Western.
A few weeks ago the eastern lines,
however notified the western roads that
they could not continue to furnish fig
ures of the immigrant traffic of the
New York Ontario & Western, unless
the eastern lines were accorded the
right to route all the immigrant traffic
to the west This notice led to the con-
ference last week. The western lines
refused to allow the eastern roads to
route immigrant business for them and
demanded complete statistics of the inn
migrant business out of New York This
will be furnished.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-31
WHERE IS THE DRIVER P
Santa Fe Smashed a Buggy but
Found No Man.

Second No. 1s, a Santa Fe passenger
train which passed through Wichita
Monday morning at o'clock, struck
two horses attached to light road
wagon between Putnam and Newton
about 245 o'clock The horses were
killed outright. and the wagon was
smashed to pieces. What became of
the driver is somewhat Of a mystery
AS soon after the collision as was
possible the train was brought to a
standstill and the crew alighted to see
what had been struck. Pieces of horse
flesh We're scattered the entire distance
from where the collision occurred to
where the train stopped, but nothing
could be identified as that of a human
being
The buggy was a total wreck. and
while the trainmen hope there was no
occupant III the vehicle. if there had
been it would have been almost impos-
sible for him to have escaped injury
One theory is that the team may have
become loosened from its fastening and
wandered on the tracks.
Immediately upon notification Mike
Connel, roadmaster, sent out two crews
of section men to gather up the debris.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-31
RAILROAD NEWS.
Is J. ]. Hili Trying to Buy the
Union Pacific?
RumOred That He Wants to
Shake Hartman Out.
THE STOCK is BOOMING
Price Has Advanced About Four
Points.
Said to Be One of Results of
Northern Securities Fizzle.

Wall street appeared to find con-
firmation of the rumors of other in
terests buying into Union Pacific in
and its selling 1865 shares on the up
turn. James ]. Hill again was given
the credit of acquiring a large block OF
Union Pacific for the purpose of hav-
ing a voice in the future management
of that property. No confirmation Of
the report of Mr.. Hills buying Unlcn
Pacific is to be had AS a matter OF
fact, in the best informed circles the
story is believed to be without founda-
ton, and the advance, like that of last
week, is credited almost wholly to
drive against the shorts. There has
been some public buying of Union Pa
cific on the advance, evidently on the
belief that insiders were acquiring the
stock. Unless all signs have gone
wrong, neither Mr.. Morgan or Mr. Hln
has bought any Union Pacific in the
last ten days. A considerable block OF
stock was sold through a commission
house last week, and everything points
to it's having come from one OF the ul-
rectors of the road.
When last weeks advance was on
there was a story, first, that ]. P. Nor
Pacific, and afterward the credit OF
this buying was shifted to Mr.. Hill.
Today the story had it that Mr.. HUI
had continued to buy the stock for the
last week and that he had acquired
a considerable block in these opera
lions. Union Pacific sold up to 81 1s,
more than points higher than the
high price made in last weeks trans
actions, and the close was Il point IN
der. It's net advance was 3A points.