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The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-06

less. To the old farmwifc these mod.
est comforts realized her dreams of
prodigality.
Sam touched a bell, and a trim,
white.aproned maid responded. She
placed a turcen in front of the mas
ter Of the house and moved noiseless.
ly away. Mrs. Rounds gazed search.
ingly. first at the young woman and
then at Sam.
Seems like old times tew have YOU
offer a blessin'" said Sam, as he serv.
ed his mother a portion of the savory
soup.
Who is that woman she asked.
Her name is Mrs. Fletcher. She's
the ~housekeeper here. She's a widow
lady. an a mighty good woman"
"Of course you'll let her go now"
his mother said, when the housekeep.
er had served a roast of lamb, a dish
Of green peas, Drowned potatoes and
some tender cabbage. II can do the
cookin' an all the work here now.
What do you pay her. Samuel"
Seven dollars "a month" said
Sam. who preferred the falsehood
rather han the confession of the
appalling truth that Mrs. Fletcher re.
ceived that amount per week. She's
an awful good cook. ma"
Seven dollars a month and her
keep" unused Mrs. Rounds. That
would be as much as twelve dollars a
month, or one hundred and fifty dol.
lars a year, Samuel. We can save all
that, Let her go at once. Samuel, and
| will do the work"
"foull do nothin', Ma Rounds"
said Sam, decidedly. You've worked
night onto fifty years, an that's
enough. Now, I'm go'in ter dew Their
work. an you're goin' ter dew Their
playin' an restin'. or course you can
sew an boss ther girl an putter
round like, but you must keep outer
ther kitchen. an fergit that brooms
ever was made. Don't you worry err.
bout money. I've got enough none
ter keep both on us er hundred years,
an I'm goin' ter have more"
Sam took his mother to Boston and
superintendent the purchase of dress
materials. a bonnet, and various
articles of apparel. On this occasion
he was guilty of a scheme OF decep-
ton which filled his soul with Joy.
He was acquainted with Mr.. Farms.
worth, the merchant, and calling him
aside, said:
Il want You tew wait on mother an
me, yerself, Mr.. Farnsworth. Mother
is the best woman in the world, but
she thinks I'm ~eXtrayagant, an !
wouldn't hurt her feelins fer any.
thing. Now, | tell ye what we can
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Durability Of LIQUID Air,

An experiment for the purpose OF
testing the durability Of liquid air has
been made between Berlin and &c.
neya. One morning two quarts OF
liquid air were delivered to the rail.
road at Berlin, packed In "A manner
specially adapted for this purpose, for
transportation TO Geneva. The ship
ment arrived in Geneva in five days.
and after an additional delay of half
"A day IL was delivered to the chemical
laboratory Of the University Of Ge-
neva, The glass vessel in which the
liquid air was sent still contained one
fourth of a quart thereof, which was
At once experimental with.
The man who thinks a half a dozen
wives an easy proposition must he
deaf to the wall of the mother-iL law.
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Found Gold in a Hen Coon.

Two boys. w, q. and G. p. Daniel.
son of Medford, Ore. in March. 1894.
while cleaning nj an old chicken
house for n family by the name Of
Roberts. found buried under the sur.
face $1,000 in coin. The Roberts fam.
lily claimed the money and the boys
turned IL owe To them. Afterwards
the boys brought a suit In court to re-.
cover the money. on the ground that
they had found II and were entitled
To II. "a against all the world. except
the n The Roberts family claim.
~ that one Of their number had bur.
led the money there. and that In fact
the money was not lost. The case Is
now before the supreme court Of Ore
gon as to who Is entitled to the
money. The interesting information
was developed Mt the trial that the
Roberts family gave TO each of the
boys five cents. and expressed the
hope that the Lord would bless them
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C&CAESrT.
~ INGNT10N'
New ee.Makino Machine.

4 new iccmaking machine con.
Structcd entirely of metal. consisting
oil two parts. very simple and com
pact, has been introduced in France.
One part, hcrctically closed. contains
the mechanism, and the other is the
ice producer. The smallest size.
which Is a foot by IA foot II II half. -
run by hand or o%ne.cighth horsepower
motor. ard makes IA pounds of ice an
hour. One i0NGO inches. with four
horsepower. makes 22O pounds nm
hour. The principal feature of the
machine is that the ice is produced
without the aid of any ingredients or
preparations of any kind. Whatever
requisite is needed for It's operation
is supplied at the time of its manu-.
facturc. Once the machine is delivered
II produces ice AS long Ms the metal
work used in its construction holds
out. and this Is of such u character
as to last many years.
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tell whether he had err stroke, er
whether he fell off an broke his
neck, er ~both-enyhow he was dead
when they picked him up. | wasn't
home at her time-i was In Fall
River workin' in the mills. When us
4 young ones got tew be twelve years
old most on us was packed uff an set
tcw work in Their cotton mills er in
the match factories. Five of my sis
ters worked in Their cotton mills.
Nowadays Their workin' men are talk
in erbout er ten-hour day, an some
on 'em is strikin' fer an eight.hour
day. My sisters an thousands OF
other girls used tew work from six
O'Clock in her mornin' till nine at
night, an they was mighty glad tew
git Their chance. Where air my sisters
now? Two on 'em is dead, two mar
ried. an ones in an asylum
4 you never told me how you made
your start, Sam" John said. taking
advantage of his friends reminiscent
mood.
Reckon | never would got started
il | had tew depend on wages re-
Elected Sam. worked In err shop
in Providence fer three years an
saved up or hundred dollars. Then
dad died an left me part of Their old
farm. sold out fer six hundred.
Went up ter Vermont and bought
som bosses an brought 'em back an
sold 'em. Then | kept on buyin' an
scliin' 'cm. When ] had enough
money | bought that air strip OF land
Al own now, and I've been thare ever
since. I've been down ter New York.
lookin' IL over, an have erbout decid'
cd ter locate thare. That's er great
town, John, an I knows more erbout
bossos than nose IN EN- down that
away. What dew ye think erbout 1t,
John?'
sam looked a~nxiously into the face
of his friend.
II should CO." said John decisively'
There's a fortune waiting for You
|, in New York. Sam. Go. by all means
Y This settled 1t with Sam. A month
after the Segregansett sailed away
with John Burt, a Providence steam
or carried Sam Rounds and fifty
carefully selected horses to New
York. Since the death of his father
Sam had provided for his mother VINO
lived with him in a well'built house
orr his bingham stock farm.
Mrs. Rounds was a faded little
Noman who had reached her three
score of years. She looked frail, but
was seemingly incapable or physical
fatigue. She had reared a family oil
ten children, and for more than forty
years had averaged sixteen hours OF
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-06
Wcasels Killing Hens.

The only plan ! think is to try and
catch the weasels which are killing
your hens in a irail.trap. These ami,
mails are extremely difficult to catch
in an ordinary baited trap, because
they always kill their food and suck
the blood. II the animals have got
into the way of f%requenting your poul,
try yard, they probably have some fav.
orite run which you can find. Set your
trap in this, first putting on a pair Of
gloves which have not been much
used while handling the trap. so as to
leave no odor OF the hands. Put the
trap in the run and cover 1t over with
two boards nailed together so as to
make "A covered way which will pre-.
vent chickens or dogs getting caught.
The reason that gloves or some other
covering to the hands is necessary is
the great powers for detecting the
odor Of the human hand possessed by
these animals. The proverb that you
cannot catch q weasel asleep refers ia
the difficulty of catching them. +.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-06
A Iona SIeep,

An agricultural laborer In Russia
is reported to have slept for seven
months. He dropped on while al
work in the fields, was carried home,
and remained slumbering for the
period mentioned, watched from time
to time by physicians. Curiously
enough he lost so little flesh that no
attempt was made to feed him. When
he awoke he was as weak as an in.
FAINT, but after a fortnight's nursing
was strong enough to return to his
work.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-06
An Illuminating Crab,

One of the marine %curiosities fishcd
come time ago from the bottom of the
Indian ocean was a mammoth sea
crab which continually emitted a
bright white light, similar To that seen
in the spasmodic flashes of %phosphor.
esccnt luminosity emitted by the com.
mon e~low.worm. The crab was cap.
turcd in the daytime and placed in n
large tank containing specimens OF
fish, nothing peculiar except its i'm.
mcnse size being noticeable in the
broad glare of the tropical sun. At
night. however. when all was pitchy
darkness. the crab lit up the tank so
that the other creatures In it could be
plainly seen.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-06
Small Claims Paid by Government,

Small Claims Paid by Government
There have been several lceni
claims against the United States gov
eminent. One was by the Southern
Pacific, which submitted a bill of $5.25
for hauling government freight. II
was a bond-aided road. only part OF
It's bills against the government being
paid in cash, the rest going to the
railroads credit on the bonds. In this
case its credit was 1923 and its cash
! cent. Another government Obliga
ton of n sirgle cent was In favor of
"A chemical company. which. for some
unexplained reason. agreed In a public
competition to supply 1882 pounds
Of ethyl ether for | cent. The Offer
was accepted. There were nine sigma
lures. II that Of a rear-admiral. or
the paper, relating to the establish
ment OF this claim and the warrap:
for payment had to be signed by sew
eral persons.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-06

Cement. concrete would be YER,
suitable for the walls of such a stabl,
as desired. II would require so bar
rcls of Portland cement for the walls
II small stones are used as filters.
One part of Portland cement &c
seven parts of clean gravel, in size
from "A grain Of wheat to a hens egg
should be thoroughly mixed dry. and
then mixed with water until II re
scmblcs moist earth. By taking 1t uT
in the hand 1t should pack. but not
leave n moisture on the hand.
The foundation trench should he be
low frost and 20 inches wide. Fill In
with concrete two or three inches
deep, and then put in all the stone that
can be got in one layer deep. and
ram the concrete around them till the
trench is filed. The footing should
extend four inches ON each side of the
wall.
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This. question cannot be answered
without knowing the velocity Of the
stream. or else the volume of the flow
in a given time. Surprising that the
velocity is 10 feet per second, and the
average depth . inches. and the fall
4 feet. the stream would develop about
2 horse power. which would light about
twenty incandescent lights. Unless the
velocity Of the stream is nearly that
assumed above. it would not be worth
while trying 10 make use OF II in the
way suggested by the correspondent.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-06
Handy LIQUID Heater.

When a man is at home and wants
hot water he goes Ia the faucet and
draws il or else pours II from the kct.
tie on the stove, but the same nan
striving Ia get hot water at q hotel
or boarding house is another story.
Electricity has done so much FOR
humanity in recent years that 1t
seems impossible there can he many
new uses left for it, but still handy
articles like this one continue To make
their appearance. This arrangement
consists of IA porcelain tube. having
a spiral groove on its surface, In
which a platinum wire Is wound, the
whole being covered by a metallic
tube insulated from the wire and fin.
iShed with "A wooden handle and a
wire leading Ia u plug, tn be inserted
I'm an i~ncandcscCnt electric lamp sock.
ct. II Is obvious that when the cur.
rem Is switched into the wire it will
pass over the spiral platinum wire
and heat it almost to a rcdncss
through the resistance II offers. thus
warming a pitcher of water in n few
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-06

II you cannot SOW vctch until Sept
!. | do not think II would be as use
tul a cover plant as rye. IL would
terminate. but the growth possibly
during the limited period between
that time and cold weather would he
comparatively slight. II would. under
ordinary circumstances. continue its
growth promptly in spring. but still
| question whether IL would be as dc.
sirablc To use II. If, however. you
could row the vctch as early as the
first of August. you would have a
cover crop worth while: and In this
cover you would secure much more
valuable fertili2ing material than In
the rye. The rye will add humus,
but az a nitrogen collector. IL is not
to be rated with vetch. Vetch hay
is rather hard to handle. Like clover
II cures slowly. and is almost impos
sible to cure when the weather cor
ditions are unfavorablc. | would sug
gest that you try IA small patch next
year as an experiment. This will be
the best way to answer the question
on your own ground.-J. G.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-06
Electric Lighting From Stream.

A stream of water flows through a
hume three feet wide and varying In
depth from one to four inches. The
fall is three feet, and 1t could be in.
100 feet from the buildings. What
horse power could be developed. and
would 1t furnish electric lights for thu
buildings OF an ordinary farm?
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-06
Electricity Warns Water.

minutes by simply inserting the heat.
or in the pitcher. This device a be
carried IN IA small satchel and is al.
ways ready for use wherever an in
candesccnt electric lamp can be
found.
The inventor is Fcrnan o. Conill,
of RoXbury. Mass.
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Cover.Crop QUESTION:.

:. S.-W What cover crop should !
SOY in my orchard? | cannot SOW
II until Sept. I, or Whereabouts. How
does rye compare with vetch rs u
green manure? Is yetch difficult &c
cure for FODDER?
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-06
Building Concrete Horse Stable.

Wcsterncr-Would concrete be suit
able for building a horse stable 80
feet by 90 feet. and IL feet high? How
thick should the walls be? How should
the foundation be laid and what guam
tity of Portland cement would be re
CURED?
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and the clubs. While at one of the
latter a gentleman who had enjoyed
the actors performance remarked:
Well. Crane, | want to make You
Il present. I'm going to give you "A
dog"
What breed" asked the actor.
"A Russian wolfhound." was the
reply.
sorry said Mr.. Crane. "but !
can't accept "A Russian w~olfhound.'
Why" asked the friend In sur.
prise.
II have Il Japanese valet" answer.
ed the actor. and as for myself. I'm
ncutral."--Ncw York Times.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-06

Cupid had stolen upon her in the
night. He had fired an arrow and
Nd. She felt the delicious Jingle
or the wound in her heart. and won.
dered ii ii was love.
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days. The man
wanted Ave cents.
The senator shook
his head and pass.
ed on. But the
man followed him.
Please give me
five cents; I've
had no dinner" he
persisted.
Neither have L."
replied the sena-
tor shortly.
Very well, then"
said the fellow.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-06
FOR FOUR HORSE TANDEM.
Simple Arrangement to Equalize Work
of Teams,

Tho accompanying illustration rep
rcsents n very simple form of equal
Ter for two teams one before the
other. Attached to the load is a pulley
through which the chain works, o
team Of two horses being attached tt
each end of the chain. The front
doublctrec is provided with "A ring iG
the center, To which the chain Is OF
taChcd. On the end of the chain is 9
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-06
DepeW's Dinner Invitation.

Chauncey M. Depew was accosteu
by a besgar who had seen better
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-06

an Ohio politician.
4 h = lawmakers
have never forgot
ten his %fayorite
play of some sea
sons ago. and he
Is always called
Crane Gee ntly
IS - u r. MIR.
played In " ash.
ingtOn. and was
royalty Nv cd
al the White
House. the Capitol
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Whole Alphabet Here.

In this ingenious monogram every
letter Of the alphabet can he made
out.
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suddenly assuming an air of patron.
age make 1t ten, and Wen dine to-
gether New York Times.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-06
ACTOR FEARED A MIx.Up.

Japanese Valet and Russian Wolf
hound Not a Good Combination.
William H. Crane. the actor. has
rs many friends i'm Washington as
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-06

grab hook. by means Of which tho
front team may be hitched long OF
short as desired.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-06-15

it is going on to very great extent.
ut is seldom the company will ac-
cept a lower premium. The way most
of the cutting is done is by the agents
giving rebates out of their commits
sions. In the board companies we re-
ceive Is per cent commission on the
fire insurance we write. In the non
board companies the amount of the
commission varies. Some companies,
! believe, pay as high as % per cent.
Rate Depends on Losses.
"ln some of the non board compan.
les they have a contingent rate. The
commission of the agent depends on the
luck of the company. If the agent
writes lot of policies his commission
depends on whether the company sus-
tains any bad losses through fire. II
the company has to pay out over a GER
tain sum the agent receives the low
est commission.
''ln our board companies we get a
straight rate of Is per cent. We
feel that this is better.
"Now and then We hear that some
of the non-board companies are writ
ing insurance under the old rates.
New rates were put in effect in this
city April IL. Fire insurance rates
were increased 20 per cent at that
time. This was done on account of
the failure of the city to keep its
promise and provide reserve water
supply.
Rebate ON Commission.
owe hear of agents writing insur-
ance under the old rate now then, but
that does not affect us to any noticea-
BILE extent. The real niger in the
woodpile is the rebate of commissions.
The nan-board people, with larger
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-06-15

have been able to steal away business
on this account.
The complaint against the non board
agents is two-fold. 1t is said these
agents indulge freely in the practice
of cutting the rate, taking the cut
out of their own commissions, which
in most cases are rs per cent Of the
premiums in the non-board compan-
les. while in the board companies the
commission is only Is per cent.
Companies Out Premiums.
This is not the only complaint OIL
the worst one. Board agents say non
board companies not only permit Their
agents to knock off a part of their COM
missions, but that in some cases the
companies themselves cut the premiums
in order to secure business.
j. +. Foster, one of the most prom
inent agents Of the city, admits tina,
practices of this kind are INDUCED in
by the agents and by the companies
not in the insurance association oil
the state. Other agents, while not
willing TO be quoted, speak of the
matter as being more general than
MIR. Foster admits.
There has always been more or less
rate cutting among the non-board COM
panies," said Mr.. Foster. 1--WE hear
of it now and then, but do not think
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-06-15
DIARY of NOTORIOUS
BURGLAR is FOUND

The greatest discovery ever chron-
1cled in local police annals was made
yesterday afternoon by Sanitary Of
hcer Gould and Mounted Ofiicer
Thayer. when, on investigating a
complaint Of people in the vicinity of
Desmet avenue and Madelia street.
they entered a tent which had for
merly been occupied by man giving
the name of Edward Ebert
Over year ago Ebert mysteriously
disappeared from the tent and his
DISAPPEARANCE caused much wonder
ment.
Investigation of things brought to
light the fact that the tent had not
been occupied since that time.
The health officer determined to
enter the place and investigate a
strong smell which seemed to emin-
ate from the inside.
The lock was broken by Mr.. Gould
and together, the health inspectors
entered the place.
Under the covers they saw what
both took to be the body of a man.
With pale faces at what they suppos-
cd was the finding a rotting corpse,
Gould and Thayer carefully turned
back the covers. What was their in
tense surprise to find three overcoats
neatly laid under the covers. Really
ing at once that they had discovered
the rendezvous of daring burglar
they informed the police department.
Detectives Burns and McDermott
were detailed for further investiga-
tion and they went to the scene Of
the discovery. In the meantime, the
health officers had been further in
vestigating and found a valuable
sealskin three-quarter coat. one Of
the most valuable and handsome in
the city. There were also some fur
boas In the collection and some ex-
pensive clocks, silverware, and a
valuable meerchaum pipe.
William Bartels resides next to
the tent and he was called to the
scene and gave a description Of the
man who had occupied the tent and
who had caused so much wonderment
when he disappeared. As Bartels un-
folded his story Of his connections
with the man. his description and his
habits Of life. hours. ETC.. Burns face
assumed a broad smile.
At the conclusion of Bartels tale
he calmly remarked: "Burky is the
man, sure. He is serving Ave years
for the burglary Of the residences Of
William O'Brien and A. w. Dolan"
At the station the sealskin was
identified as the property Of Mrs.
n. w. Nuzum Of Browns addition;
the spoons and clock identified as be-
longing to James Monaghan.
As the day grows. people who have
lost things from their residences
which the police have never been able
to locate. call at the station and the
Overcoats. shirts and other valuables
are fast being identified by the
owners.