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The Red Cloud chief., 1904-03-11
. The Editor Mans Woes

Hour after hour The rasping breath
the fevcr.fushed cheeks, the patient
suffering eyes appealed To us 10 do
or best for the little sufferer.
How the fever comes mp quickly.
ierccly. flushing the cheeks and
bringing a classy brightness TO eyes
a moment ago dim and patient, and
how hard YOU must fight TO get that
fever down again and the tempera'
tire normal! How happy you feel
VIXEN you get tho little n asleep
and think your troubles are at an
end and then in a few moments the
baby awakcs with a pi;iful cry and
you might fight the disease again
and again!
But that IL the way it goes. You
were just as much trouble TO your
parents and they did more for you
than you could do for them in an
eternity, and the only way you can
repay these honest debts of love and
devotion is 10 lavish love and tender
ness on your Own children. for there
was u time when q were a little
one, as dear to you parents as these
little ones are To You even II you
have grown up to be a homely 10
count cuss now.--lIudson, 5. d., Rud-
rDnite,
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-03-11

We have had quite a Siege CT i'll
ness al our house ard We have lad a
taste OF si,tinS ~ all night assisting
III taking care Ui III little ones.
There seems tn he . sort of epidemic
Of colds. coughs. sore iunS5-in fact.
symptoms Ot Influenza. going around
rampant IN town. entirely impartial
as 70 whom It knocks ont and lays
mp next. Mrs. SChaber and both her
little girls were Very severely III
when we came home from Sioux
Falls last week ana We felt mighty
mean o%urself, but then that's moth
ing new for Us, so our friends tell us,
amt as they are impartial in their
criticism lf rs We know It's true.
Anyway it iGcs about ell Our wiie's
time ana ours throughout the twenty.
Iour hours 10 properly take care ui
our children and give them medicine.
Our youngest daughter, Viola, J
years Old. was the sickest. and II was
all the doctor and ourselves could do
to keep her from having pneumonia.
1. is a pathetic sight to see a loved lit.
tie one lay and suffer hour aiter hour.
yet in ali patience taking medicine
We ourselves fight agains, with null
ish obstinancy when we are com
PEELED 10 swallow The b.;tor dose.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-03-11

Nv lNNGNTIQN
Patent Picture. Hanger.

Utility IL the fundamental law OF
design. Judged by this standard alone
the picture.hanger shown Is probably
without n worthy peer, hut. from an
esthetic viewpoint. the critics may he
inclined to think that the design still
leaves much to bC desired. This hang
or is intended to insure n horizontal
position of the picture frame when
hung, and to facilitate the operation
ot hanging and adjustment. Under
many conditions. as in art shops
the line have to he frequently
changed. and where 1t Is necessary
to remove them from the wall fire.
Qucutly for inspection in different
lights, etc. u hanger that will admit
OF ready adjustment as To height. In.
sure stability of the hung frame, and
permit the frame 10 he removed 10y q
person srasping it, is n treasure, in
decd. .
The illustration shows u hanger
which combines all these features.
The hook adapted to cngage an ordi
nary picture moldinr Is made of sheet
metal. and of sufficient width To in.
sure broad bearing Ia avoid tipping.
10 the hook are att2r .l iNdcpcn.
IDENTITY two suspension rods. adapted
to divcrgc from the same AT different
angles. These members are of com
positc construction. The upper sec.
ton consists of u length of wire, ter.
minating in a hook. Thi, is Joined
by a second length, composed prefer
ably of Hat sheet metal, bent at its
upper end to form a cylinder, or car.
into the orifcc of which the wire IL
passed. In this ear are several open.
ings which receive the hooks at the
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-03-11
Chaos.

Chaos.
\ pJSsrrhV vlllvd out "pulitc''
\ urighbur summoned tu, patrol.
The lJNitor I've hullrvvi 'fiir"'
Mud things were dOiNc -ou my soul,
The cops ON mtssr tore (l up the street
The hurry wagon spccdrd thence
The iitCm,l sHd the Rescue Hose
They Quitklv c,ino from MANY whence
Bcior" tho house the trembling crowd
Drank IN with fright tho awful roar,
Cad cooks So wild thr screaming was
None dared to break tho outer door!
Fun half tho %pOpulaCc WIS There.
Ana almost tumble iu a Mt
When Jones announced the scare wat
OFT
Twas only seven playing Pit"
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-03-11
Message Not in Cipher

ute uf which found tie confidential
mal more annoyed and unhappy over
the delay. Even . short time might
mean great loss if the business were
Important,
At last his chiefs voice responded
to the call.
Have you and your brother a pri-
vate codc?" questioned the employee
anXiously. Il can make nothing of
his message by the firm or any other
cipher"
Read it," was the reply.
IT, Norway, Pancakes Good
That's no code" said the junior
partner. Il was in that same town
one summer, and J told him IL they
missed the pancakes there they'd miss
the finest thing in Europe. He's just
letting me l:now they didn't"
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-03-11
When Girls Propose.

He was proud aud naughty aud
owned an automobile. while she was
merely an honest. earnest. consCicu.
tious young girl with her own way
To- make in the world.
But she loved him!
ut Is true | am poor" she planted,
while he has money to tip the wait.
ers. but. OH my heart throbs for him,
and though he spurn me | will lay my
love at his feet"
A half hour later finds or heroine
kneeling on the brussels carpet ada.
cent to our ~aristocratic autOmobiliSt'
BE mine, BE mine" she pleaded,
clasping her warm, impulsive arms
about the calves of his legs and rails.
ing her morou eyes to his cold and
! cruel ones! BE mine. Henri, or |
die for love-"
stop. woman" he cried. tho the
merciless words cut her as a Damas.
Gus steel. stop. | say"
Down, down upon the unsympathet.
ic brussels sank the maiden!
Have | ever given YOU hope? Have
] leu q on liaNf j your
flowers? Have ] permitted you to
wear my picture In your watch? Have
| suffered YOU to bring my father CT
gars or questioned YOU regarding
your mothers biscuit? Have |, won
an, have |. have II"
Sternly he stood above her while
she gasped denial in a burst OF dis
tress.
II know you are young and honest,
he continued more gently, while the
PROSTATE girl wept in the nap of tho
carpet: | know you are ambitious and
have good health. You are pure, pref
~. a high stopper and a swell dress
err. | love YOU, but | can never, never
marry you,
Arise" he commanded. continu
ing. Arise. ! am welded already &c
my career
And what, oh. what, is your ca
reer?' she moaned.
Woman he answered firmly ant
with momentous resolve in his voice
my career is a strenuous one. ! all
making our Uncle Hiram a crochete'
bath robe
With a low moan of anguish, tn
crushed flower withercd in a dea,
faint at his feet
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-03-11

Dedicated {, iEbcijl4n N'lrs. seventh
\utionoI Guard. - Illinois.
Nh S,muny. ynn'rr aud YOU"
carbinc's klrG,r Ia
From the sands of N"inuL nay" YOU
SaShaNCh 90 me NSht.
From the stubborn. soiid South sou nav"
faced the cannon mouth
You're a bron.yd. poetic Iucnlan 'tud
,ou swily a stroke Of might.
You're the lad that's bu'lt To stay tlrp'
'he fearful. hloodH fray.
Ynu never finch AT peril wh"i" 'A'
Ihundrri1G CanuohE Inii,
Sorac white il:ncd girl nj nome Calls
across the surdcrins foam
Ana brave Sanlnl. comes a-tro"p'iis
back. victorious II" ~ sore.
REFRhIN,
,b rstars and s:'ip".' =, plucky, from
inc blue glass of Kentucky.
You're IN" InainsiaN of tho hdtl"n ana
the ampiun of the race,
Nh yui 10y, the smell -! poTdcr and DIX
lannon's growing Leader,
Tho hotrSo no!ghing Ur the horses as
They're plHngirR IN IN" chase.
Bon't you hear tl" hug."" oIoWlhE, Wnen
The zoe their teeth re ShoWlns'
Aud the measured rolling OF tn drums
a-tarubhiuG ~ i'm ni,in.
EIn, hriStliu" bayOurtS cleaning ANA Tie
shot ard she'll arc screaming.
Whllr Old ilory'3 hli'nW"d banner
streams victorious DER III" SLAM.
From the hlrc grass OF Kentucky. from
the dark ana bloody ground.
From thc ~pra'rlrs Ot Nebraska whH.' IN"
autvluros abound, .,
From tho sunny slope of georgia ana
thr rocky hills 81 Maine;
Thry have rallied 40 oar Hi'': ""''o
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-03-11
6 s
Old Maids.

An Illinois editor is about to issue
a special number of his newspaper for
the bachelor girls of the town Old
patches who value single ~blessodness,
would better take TO the woods. With
the old maids, the editor and the
devil" linked against them, there Is
salvation only in the better part OF
valor. Another editor, a Wisconsin
scribe. notified the public he would
print "a list of forty bachelor women
willing tn wed. the announcement
caused a panic and the editor was lie.
gally barred from serving humanity
according to his prearranSed scheme.
The editor should retaliate by print
ing the names of all the old maids in
town who don't want 10 get married.
thereby suggesting by inference those
who do, This would be a much
briefer task and would offend no one.
There is more than one way to get an
old maid married.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-03-11
6 s
The kIeptomania Of Finance.

The town constable OF Eden was
solemnly. but vigorously, serving a
warrant OF arrest. Adam was sus.
pected of completely in the most aucs-
tionable piece OF commission business
since the Lord made little apples, and
the assumptions miniOn Of the law
vas doing his whole duty.
Hear We! Hear ye!" he b%egan--but
Adam, with bravado in his voice. in,
terruptcd:
Say, whiskers, You can't arrest me.
! have "a pull with the governor" point.
ing to Eve standing in the orchard.
gazing at a ruby.red pippin. BE,
sides I'll get out an injunction or
habeas corpus proceedings, aud set
the dog on You"
william, do You worst. even your
weinerwurst!' shouted the now thor
oughly aroused petty officer. Il defy
you!"
But, say, you must not arrest me
anyhow cajolcd Adam, changing his
tactics, Il am Il kloptomaniac!"
"Thatll be all right" assumed the
constable grabbing Adam by his toga.
strap. You come along with me and
III turn you out into the wide, wide
world where you can form a trust and
practice kleptomania TO your heart
content"
And he elected Adam forthwith.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-03-11

"R;Al"TIFJL SNOW SHOVEL"
Beautiful Snow" Is all right. but
whoever heard OF a poet writing OF a
Beautiful Snow ShOvel?"
\ Kansas paper says Il certain prize
steer eats two bushels of corn per
day and drinks four barrels Of water
AT ''one sitting" Has to sit down To
il, Ell?
A French chemist says there is
enough PHOSPHORUS in the human
body to make $50, 900 matches. What
the old maids want to know Is. why n
man with such Il reserve force as that
about him. doesn't get busy!
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-03-11
Basement Floor Plan Of 60x60 Feet
Barn.

\. Root houac. u. box stalls: G. horse
stable. u, cow stables; l., feed rooms; -,
pa"sagc behind cows: q pig pens; ";
,ronrhs. j. posts under bents In barn
above.
a box stall which can be converted
into n double stall II desired. The
COW stable holds thirty head Of cattle
and provides three rows of stalls all
double except two. the west row IL for
young stock rs he stalls are shorter
than the others, and there IL u box
stall for cattle.
There are three pig pens with thir'
,y.eight feet of trough capable OF feed
Ing t~wcnty.cight hogs. The root house
Is * 10y 30 feet and will hold between
sixteen and seventeen hundred bush.
els OF roots.
understand by your letter that yon
have Il stone basement 20 by "a Feet
under part of your shed next the barn.
Gould this not have Il roof put ON 1t
and made into a pig pen? There could
he a door from IL leading to the u
| mont of the barn; this would eniOv
the pigs from the other stock which
| you would find an Improvement. You
could then have the root house where
the pig pen is shown on the plan. and
the space marked for the root house
used as a drive house. as it Is neXt
your horse stable and would he con-
vouient to hitch and unhitch. without
being exposed to the weather.
The great majority of farmers whom
| have built barns for hav their i'm
plemcnt sheds in separate buildings,
away from the barns. so that In the
case Oi fire they arc not destroyed,
which | think is a good plan.
! may say hat the windows In the
passagc behind the W rows OF cattle
and in the feed alley in front OF the
horses are framed in the door jambs
in order To bring the windows nearer
the passage to let in more light.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-03-11
Picture Hanger.

end of the wire sections. thus effect
Ing an adjustment Of the length Of
the hanger. The lower sheet metal
member is independently adjustable.
by reason of a piyoted lower section.
forming an elbow joint, which permits
of considerable latitude in the adjust
mcnt " the aggregate length of tho
hanger. As the hanger forms a more
~ less rigid whole, its use anables n
picture frame to be readily hung on
or removed from the wall without the
assistance Of a stepladder.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-03-11
Cid Butter.

Nchraskans have discovered a
chnrn full of butter IN Il spring, and
claim To tell by the hlcroglyphicS on
the receptacle that the butter was
made In 1876. They think that's old.
Why. the last time went butter.
nuttina down on the farm bought
with my cigar money ! stumbled onto
m old butter. strong enough to chase
me up a slippery.clm tree 50 fast the
friction set fire to my trousers legs!
When first saw the butter IL was
standing in a spring, just like ii was
in Nebraska. There was some hair
there. too. ! remember that But Just
then the butter in the spring sprang
AT me and | dove for the slippcry.elm.
A gray squirrel was ascending at the
time. but | kicked him out of the way
and scootod to a place Of safety in a
iify, Tenants who will permit their
butter To promiscuously wander about
the farm. must not feel hurt when PEG.
pie climb trees to escape It,
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-03-11

WHAT A AWFUL HOLE"
Ma seq. what a awful hole
My boys has fer h~uckwhcat Cakes!'
what not seventeen apiece?
Land % goodness Mercy sakes!'
Thou m boy At lives next door
lie hangs hack at tnkin' one!
Gee" seq I, In boastin' voice,
This here race Is Jest begun"
"Fraidy cat, Your fraidv cat,
They won't nlthor! Have a batch"
Jim-i-ncc! I'd Ike tn see
Flapjacks at I'D make me scratch
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-03-11
SsImauundj,

II is better Ia be paid on Friday
than not at all.
sters never spend Il cent!
Detroit is said to. manufacture 1000.
00O. 900 pills a year. How can disease
stand such a p%ill.age?
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-03-11

When a boy we tished al the high
bank" under protest, being well salts
fed that the other side of the river"
was filed with "%lunkers!" Later we
tested the shelving shore with but
mediocre success. Alas, We had again
proven that The cattle have long
horns in the tall.grass country" Time
after time, we have seen men and
women miserable on the high bank"
longing and fretting for a chance at
the big fish on the other side of the
river" Life is brief and Death is
drawing ever nearer, Why sully the
blessings of to-day with battles we
hope to win to morrow?
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-03-11
The Newest Explosive.

The latest in explosives is powdered
Aluminium mixed with nitrate OF am.
monia and put upon he market under
the name of ammonia" This eXplo-
and safest known, as II cannot DO
exploded by friction or blow. while
otherwise containing all requisites Of
an expiosive.-Metal Industry.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-03-11
rrcoNs1aucriNo AN OLD EARN
Good Building With Little Financial
Outlay.

Good Building With Little Financial
Outlay.
w. r. FL have an old barn d0S6O
feet. and another 24XGi Get from
which would like to construct n
building and put n stone basement
underneath IL. ! want the basement
to accommodate about 30 head OF cat
tie. a, head of horses. 30 head OF swine
aud Il root house to hold 1000 bushels.
asc give me your advice and pub
lish u suitable plan for my basement.
by taking down your shed ana
building it along one side Of your barn
YOU would then have Il handy barn,
both in the basement and above. You
could store the most of your straw ut
thrcshing time without stacking u, and
would have abundance of 20 In the
stable. which could be laid out to good
advantage.
The plan shown is for a barn go by
80 feet. The basement consists Of 81
horse stable of five single stalls. and
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-03-11
S s 6
a MiRtake.

A poetess named Miss Take OF Den
yer writes a poem entitled Come,
Come My Love, My Heart Is Burn.
ing!" Will some large, ~able'bodied
fellow who feels lonesome, take Miss
Take before she IL completely con-
sumed by heartburn?
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-03-11
EIapiacks.

Say, did yc eyer run a race
18th tn boy at lives ncN door,
Eatln' pancakes yer ma bakes,
I'M keep hollcrin' fer more?
THAT uns mine.' seq he I me
When my ma she gets behind.
You've had twelve to my eleV'n.'
Here says ma nov never m'nd!'
She Jest kctches US 18th four,
All done fine and Drowned ON top!
When we put the 'laases on
Seems Ike We ant never stop.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-03-11

Tho tOnka. tonquin, or cTuITa-
rcuma beans of commerce ere the
seeds Of the South American tree
dipterix oderata. When fresh these
are exceedingly fragrant. having ~
intense odor OF newly made hay. This
tree botanically is o; considerable In
tcrrst. as it is one of a small genus
of eight or ten species, all Of which
are large forest rec or Brazil, Gui-
ana ana the Mosquito Coast, II you
could obtain new seeds from South
America without the outer covering
being broken il Is probable that these
seeds would grow. In commerce, for
the convenience OF carrying. the
seeds, which arc the only part valu-
able for export. are taken from tho
pods ana dried thoroughly before ship
ping. As tho plant which bears the
tonka beans Is Il forest tree running
up to an average height OF 60 feet il
+ probable that the beans would not
be produced until The plants had at
tanned considerable age. II is stated
that when tonka bean plants are
once started that they arc easily pro-
pAgatcd from ripened cuttings planted
In sand. They must be kept In moist
heat aud covered With a hand glass.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-03-11

Tho safest and best butter proserva.
lives are cleanliness and low tempera-
turc. The former should be cxercis-
ed in the keeping of the cows, milking,
Istraining, separating, %ripening OF the
cream, churning, etc. The milk when
drawn from the cows whose udders
have been washed or brushed. should
be allowed 10 filter through steriIized
cotton batting into cleansed and scald-
ed pals. II should then be separated
with a thoroughly cleansed machine
and the cream pasteurized and ripened
with "A ferment or starter of good
quality. The butter should be washed
with brine and sailed at the rate Of
one ounce TO the pound, and then
placed In clean packages. in a tenn
perature at or below the freezing
point. where II should keep sweet for
an almost indefinite period
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-03-11
Oil for Battlcships.

re, new British h%attleahio li!oer,
c,auNis To be fitted for the storage
Of oil fuel in large quantities., and
nor sister ships. the Britannia and
Africa. will, il is believed, be similar
~ fitted.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-03-11
His Excuse.

You should be honest above all
Ihings. Honesty is the best policy"
Yes; hut policy is "A gambling
game
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-03-11
r.is Future Assured.

Ernie--I believe that stern Miss
Prim is going TO marry Jack. She
has his ring around her finger.
lda-Yes, and she'll have him wrap
ped around her finger after they are
married"
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-03-11
6 & &

When eggs are worth 10 cents a
dozen the hens are as busy as Madam
Grundy. When hen fruit is worth 20
cents the dinged things wouldn't lay
an egg for the king himself, when
hens act that way it's time 10 lay for
thcm-"with a AK" Ask the preacher
in and have a real jolly, sociable time
picking the bones.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-03-11
Keepina Butter Sweet.

l." li,-Do you know of anything
that will keep butter from going
strong? !
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-03-11
Tonka Bean,

w. A. T., S.-Will you kindly tell
ne where tho lonka bean u be
bought? Druggists here have IT. but
il is deprived 81 It's grouing power.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-05

Baton Rouge, or the extreme limits of
the Cotton States geography. The
spread was given in Frank Collora' s
clubroom, and each member of the
two teams responded to the invita-
ton. It demonstrated the fact that
in the ranks of the ball playing fra
ternity there are those who can make
speeches, sing a song, tell a story OF
DC a step with the same case and
grace that characterizes them on the
diamond. Umpire Matthews was toast
master, while Earle and Pender made
entertaining talks relative to the sea-
sons experiences, their remarks being
received with hearty cheers. HanlOn
Manuel, Gnadinger and Sabrie made
UP the vocal quartette and rendered
number after number in a manner
most excellent. The ball players o1
Vicksburg and Baton Rouge have al
ways fraternized pretty we'll togethe,
and Pender himself is popular with
everyone. The parting toasts were
all stated and we'll received, and the
evening terminated pleasantly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-05
Vjcksourc Must Come Across.

President Wheatley has backed up
and called the turn on the Vicksbuls
peop,e in great shape by his last let
ter regarding the alleged telegram
f,om Pitcher Schwenck in which It
j., stated that Rothermel was ready TO
throw games to Vicksburg. President
Wheatley says to the Vicksburs man
agenent that if they will produce the
telegram and prove the assertions OF
Pitcher Schwenck. he will hang Roth
ermel higher than Haman so far as
baseball is concerned and if they
don't produce and show up, pitcher
Schwenck IS to have the same treat
ment. In this Mr. Wheatley means
business and he will be backed up by
every honest director in the league.
And the funny thing about the whole
business is that NicSsburg WAS try.
ing to show that Greenvillc laid down
TO Pine Bluff. They couldn't produce
any teleerams to show Pine Bluff up
and they were after Rothermel, but
they caught too many fish III the net
that time and the net has already be-
gun to break.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-05
MAY BE THE LAST

CONTINUED From Page One.1
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-05
Another Chance to Kick.

George l.eidy and his bunch arrived
this morning from Monroe win ohiS
nine players. This will probably give
V1cksburg another chance to say that
some enc laid down to Pine Bluff.
Shippy. Parrott and Leighton missed
the train. OF course, nine men can
p|ay a game of ball. but Vicksburg will
rot see ii that way.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-05

Hit by pitcher-Blass.
Sacrifice hits-Cavender, Clayton
Willig.
Double pIay-Gfroerer and Berry.
Time-1.30.
Umpire -Deaver