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The Red Cloud chief., 1905-04-21
A Coffee Calculation.

A variation of the old blacksmith cal.
culation by which the progressive dou.
bling of sums beginning with Il cent
for the first nail brings the price Of
shOeing Il horse up to Il ~stupendOus
sum is used by m Arch street grocer to
advertise his coffee with striking eff
feet. The grocer displays Il sign read
ing, "If one grain Of our coffee was
placed on the first square of II checker
board, two on the second, four on the
third, and so on, doubling throughout
the whole siXty-four squares, he to-
tai number arrived at would be Is, llG,-
744,O73,5J $40 coffee beans, or 1900
9lJ,39I, 5S4 ,G01 pounds of coffee. This
would represent 33l, 7Oi, sos, 10T car
loads, ana II freight train to carry it
would be 3,05I,S41 AGO miles I'm length.
1t would reach around the earth 49,
1913 times and would extend ~ times
the distance between the earth and the
sun. The quantity would make b.
374,337, $50, 9O2, 1870 gallons of coffee and
would cost ut 2S cents Il pound SSH
4OT 300, S06, 39I.20. If each person in
the country drank three cups daily It
wouit. take the entire population of tho
United States 2,442.SO1 years to con-
sumo it."-Thiladelphia Record.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-04-21
Illegal Fences Come Down.

Omaha, April 13.-United States
District Attorney Baxter has received
q letter from the Ware-Costin Cattle
company, near Ogalalla, in which the
company states that that it will open
all fences at section lines by May 80,
and all fences where government land
is enclosed by Nov. 80. Judge Baxter
said: THE effect of this, one of the
largest cattle companies in the west,
will be to stimulate other stockmen
to also take down their illegal fences.
This letter is but a logical result Of
the announcement OF the mandate
that the fences must come down"
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-04-21
Luli in Land Operations.

ST. Petersburg, April l9.-M. Tabur-
no, an Associated Press correspondent
who has returned from Manchuria for
a short vacation during the lull in
operations there, says he does o ex'
pect serious fighting for at least a
month or six weeks. He says the
Russian army, which is occupying a
line southwark OF Sipinghai, is busy
with "Reminiscences as far south as
Changtufu, and has already been re-
Cruited to the strength II had before
The battle Of Mukden. Many Of the
wounded have returned to the ranks
and the morale is excellent. The
present position of the army is nat
nrally strong and has many strategic
advantages.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-04-21

Sui Sang. which was not molested by
the Russians, sighted a big French
warship two hours later, fourteen
miles to the southwark, evidently pro.
ceeding to Kamranh bay.
The %piecemeal character Of the
news excludes the possibility of any
accurate estimate of the movements
OF Admiral Rojestvensky's squadron,
but IL would seem to show that he
has divided his forces, a portion OF
which went %northward before Satur-
day. What has happened since then
II is impossible to say, and there is
nc clear evidence even that the Rus
slams have been within the three mile
limit, which would bring them, accord
ing to international regulations, into
infringement Of French neutrality.
The fact that they were visible to
passing ships would appear to show
that they were outside the limit.
Japanese sentiment, however, is
greatly disturbed. The correspondent
at Toxic of the Daily Telegraph says
he has no hesitation in declaring that
should occasion arise and her prelim-
inary protests be ignored, Japan will
regard any anchorage occupied by the
Russian tieet as its naval base and
deal with the situation accordingly.
IL is impossible to locate ~Sampaloc
point, off which, according to the Ma
Mia correspondent of the Daily Mail
sixteen Japanese cruisers and other
craft were scouting or Tuesday morn.
ing, but the Daily Mail thinks the
japanese feet was m%aneuvering to
prevent the Russians from entering
the Pacific between the Philippines
and Formosa.
Japanese diplomats and others In
London consider the alleged breach
Of neutrality by France, in allowing
the second Russian Pacific squadron
70 remain over time on the Cochin
China coast, as M of the most seri-
GUS developments in the situation.
A dispatch from Shanghai to the
Morning Post says; Two junks have
been blown up by mines near Chusan,
The appearance of mines south of
Shanghai is causing great apprehen'
sion for the safety Of European mail
steamers.
The Daily Mails correspondent al
Singapore learns that Russian agents
have cut the cable between roochow
and Formosa.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-04-21
Nebraska Crop Conditions.

Lincoln, April 19.-The dry, cold
weather of the past week has been I'M
favorable for the growth of vegeta-
ton. Winter wheat continues in eX-
cellent condition. Spring wheat and
oats are coming up nicely. Grass has
grown slowly. Alfalfa has wintered
we'll and is growing finely. The low
temperature caused some damage to
oats and probably slightly injured APP
ricots, early plums and a few early
cherries in central and southern coun-
ties. Flowing for corn has progressed
rapidly and a very little corn has been
planted in southeastern counties. A
considerable acreage of early potatoes
has been planted.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-04-21
FIRST SHOOTING IN STRIKE.
Nonunion Teamster Fires at Picket
and Wounds Another.

Chicago, April 19.-The first shoot
ing and the most serious assault since
the commencement ,i the Montgom'
cry Ward strike occurred at Van
Buren, and Sherman streets. Charles
OckeT, a @nonunion teamster, was leav-
ing the Atlantic hotel when he was
attacked by a union picket. Ocker
drew a revolver and fired twice at
his assailant and although he was but
went wide, and one of them struck
Walter Klager, a teamster, who was
unloading a wagon half a square
away. Ocker was arrested. Klager's
wound Is not dangerous. Shortly after
this trouble was over John O'Reilly of
st. Louis, who was walking on Van
Buren, street, near the scene of the
shooting, was attacked by union
teamsters and beaten into insensibil-
ity. 1t was believed by the teamsters
that he had been working for Mont
gomery Ward & Co., but O'Reilly as
serted that he had not been working
for the firm, had no intention of doing
so, and until he was attacked knew
nothing about the strike.
Ward & Co. experienced less diff
Guilty in delivering goods than at any
time since the commencement of the
strike. All of their wagons made trips
to the freight depots under police
guard and o m of them were mo-
Tested.
The deadlock between the teamsters
and the employers continues and
there is no indication of the ending
of the strike. The officials of the
teamsters' union declared that they
had no intention Of spreading the
strike to establishments other than
that of Ward q Co.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-04-21
Wholesale Arrests in Russia.

ST. Petersburg, April 19.-The police
are making numerous arrests Of work
tngmen and "intellectuals" and the
prisons are now full to overlooking.
In former years those arrested before
May day were chiefly 'intellectuals,"
but this year the w%orkingmen are TAX
ing such a prominent part in agitation
and disturbances that they form a ma.
jority of those arrested, Practically
all the delegates to the Schidlovsliy
commission, which was created In
February last TO investigate the causes
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-04-21
Shaw Gets C%oachman.

Washington, April 1~9.-Instead OF
the ~gravedigger, originally assigned to
him by the civil service commission
for a coachman, Secretary Shaw is to
have his first choice, Robert Shep.
pard, to whom the commission had
objected because Of the presentation
by Sheppard of letters from political
supporters. The matter was satisfac-
torily adjusted during a visit which
Civil Service Commissioner Cooley
paid to the secretary.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-04-21
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
Features Of the Days Trading and
CLOSING Quotations.

Chicago, April 1S.-Liberal decreases In
the worlds available stocks Of wheat was
an influential factor In making a strong
market today. At the close wheat for
May delivery showed II gain OF precisely
1c. July wheat was up Ac. Corn was
practically unchanged. Oats were up 80
Lc. Provisions were unchanged TO &c low.
er. Closing prices:
Wheat-May, $1.15h; July, sSc: Sept,
827sc.
Corn-May, 47lsc; July, 4TNc; Sept, 47H.
oats-May, 29%c; July, 20s4c; Sept, 29i4.
May. $l2.50; July, $3.50.
Lard-May, S7.22h; July, $40,
Ribs-May. $095: July, S7.22la.
Chicago Cash Priccs-No. = hard wheat,
l .l5nl .l6l9; No. 3 hard wheat, 9scdf
Sl.liia: No. = cash corn, 4s@4Slac; No, =
cash oats, 10Y
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-04-21
in A FRENCH HAVEN
RUSSIAN FEELT COAl,N0 FOR
LAST PART OF VOYAGES
News is Confirmed by French and
British steamers-lt 10 Believed
Rojestvensky's Squadron Has Been
Divided, Part Having Gone North.

London. April 19.-The latest news
from the far east shows that certainly
a portion of the Russian second Pa.
cific squadron was still coaling at
Kamranh bay Saturday morning,
April Is. This news was brought to
Singapore by the British steamer Sui
Sang and to Hong Kong by the French
steamer Phu Yen. The former merely
reports passing the Russian ships at
IL o'clock in the morning. The Phu
Yen's officers saw twenty vessels coal
fng in the bay and 1t is suspected that
the remainder of the feet was inside
the harbor. According to the Daily
Mails correspondent at Singapore. the
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-04-21
indiana Convention Ends In Riot.

Rockport, Ind, April 19.-The Re-
publican convention to select a candi-
date for congress to succeed Senator
Hemenway, former representative
from the First district, adjourned in a
state of riot, without agreeing upon a
candidate. Chairman Durre's gavel
was snatched from him, furniture was
broken, books and missiles were
thrown and several physical %encount-
ers took place. The supporters of
John w. Brady of Princeton, who Sc
cured possession of the chairman's
gavel, declared the convention ad-
journed to meet at Princeton next
Saturday, while supporters of George
A. Cunningham of Evansville, the OPP
posing candidate, through their chair
man, declared the convention adj
journed to meet at Evansville Satur-
day.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-04-21
Municipal Elections in South Dakota.

Sioux Falls, S. d., April 19.-Elec-
tions were held in a majority of the
cities and towns of South Dakota for
aldermen and members of the boards
OF education, and in some places for
mayor, assessor and justices Of the
peace. Party lines were not closely
drawn, but the question of license or
no license was the issue in most in
stances. License carried In more than
two-thirds of the cities and towns,
generally by decisive majorities.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-04-21
South Omaha Live Stock.

South Omaha, April 1S.-Cattle-Rcceipts,
1900; slow to Zoe lower; native steers.
s.. 4OuG.JO; cows and heifcrs. steady. $3.50
M5.4O western steers, s3.7Jd5.2j; Gamers.
81. OOu3. 80; stockers and feeders, steady.
S3.O0u5.OO; calves, s.. 75ftG.OO; bulls, stays.
etc. $2.JONl4.2j Hogs-Receipts, 300:
&c higher: heavy, So. 2Od5. 81; mixed, S5.2j
MJ.3O: light. S5.25mj.35; pigs. $47JmJ.2O
bulk OF sales. Sj.15MJ.3O {. Shrep-I,cccipts,
$500: stcndy: Westerns, S6.00nGT5; weth-
ers, S5.3IM5.9O; ewes, S5.00uJ.GO; lambs,
60. 75mT 80.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-04-21
Kansas CITY Live Stock.

Kansas City. April 1S.-Cattle-Receipts.
10, 200; 5d1Oc lower; top, $500: choice beef
steers, s5.9On6.GO; fair 10 good, $i.GjMJ.S5;
western fed steers. $J.OOM6.40 40; stockers
and feeders, 49, $500. %: cows, S2.5Ouj. 10:
heifers, SO. 2Orj. 81; bulls. 81. 7JM4. 10;
calves. $3.UOuG.25. Hogs-Ncccipts. 1900:
Be- higher; top, SJ.45; bulk OF safes, $1,000
$40; heavy. S5.37hn5.45; packers, sj.3Jm
5421a; pigs and light. Si.40d5.32h. sheep
Receipts. 5000: strong: spring lambs.
$50; lambs. $6.0pa7. 80; wethers. $1,000
600; fed ewes, s4.J0u4.6 90.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-04-21
CHICAGO Live Stock.

Chicago, April ls.-Cattle-Recelpts, A.
300; steady good 10 prime steers, SG.O0@i
go; poor To medium, S4.GOd5. 10; stockcrs
ana feeders, s.. 5Od5.0O; cows, 81 ,65d5,7 -;
heifers, S3,UOu6.U; Gamers, Sl.Gom6,OO;
bulls, s.. Ma %, calves, S3,0Od0. 10. Hogs
-iteceipts, 5000: Sc higher; mixed ana
butchers, S5.30m5.50; good to choice heavy,
S5,5oI5.GO; rough heavy, S5,25Gl3,i -; light,
S5.35M5.45; bulk of sales, S. .45M5.53, Sheep
Receipts, 1900; steady 10 slow; good to
choice wethcrs, S5,25MJ.50; fair to choice
mixed. shogi. $L.OOu4,73: western sheep,
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-04-21
Find BODY on Sandbar.

Fort Smith. Ark. April 1S.-The
dead body Of w. II. Ainsley, special
representative of the Choctaw Indians
at Washington. ID. c.. was found On a
.sandbar in the Arkansas river. five
miles from here. He disappeared
from q hotel here last Thursday.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-04-21
Possible Explanation.

Junior Partner-Slowpay has mace
an assignment, but he says the cred
itors won't lose anything. Senior Part
n~er-Perhaps he means that they
wouldn't have got anything anyhow.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-04-21

Of discomfort among the working
classes. are in custody. Demonstra
tions and small riots are OF almost
daily occurrence.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-04-21
More Than Polite.

She-I hope you We're polite to papa,
dear? He-Indeed ! was. l gave him a
cordial invitation to make his house
my home.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-04-21

shorn, $~4.JOa5.5O; native lambs, snoiu.
$4.5Od8.7 10; western lambs, wooded. $3.50
an. az.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-04-21
RHEUMATISM CURED IN A DAY.

Mystic Cure for rheumatism and Neuralgia
radically cures In l to 3 days. Its action upon
the system is remarkable and mysterious II
removes at once the cause and the disease i'm
mediately disappears. The first dose greatly
benefits. 75 cents and 81 W. SCld by II. K
Gree Druggist. Red Cloud
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-03-24
CHAPTER sIx-continued.

isn't it good to be an American
asked Jessie, as her hand stole into
Johns. Just then a full-rigged ship,
making from Boston Harbor, spread
her sails and stood out past them.
Jessie looked at her as Lohengrin
might have looked at the swan. and
whispered:
Wasn't it Longfellow who stood
here and felt with us:
my soul is full of longing
For the secret of the sea;
And the heart of the great ocean
Sends a thrilling pulse through mez"
Yes, Jessie, not only Longfellow,
but Emerson, Hawthorne, Thoreau and
Claiming dreamed here" said John.
But, Jessie, poetry makes poor feeding.
I'm hungry"
so am l., laughed Jessie. Come
on, I'll race you to the innl" and
she sprang to her saddle before John
could assist her.
Picking their way carefully down
the steep hill, they reached the hard
roadbed. Then Jessie spoke to her
horse and dashed ahead. She was
SOOu liutI, anu, luOuSH IL Was d ClOSe
race, John CALAMITY conceded defeat.
In the dining-room were many guests
from Boston and they united to make
merry party. 1t was three O'Clock
when they started again for Nantas-
ket. The five miles they covered at a
canter.
AS John helped Jessie from her
horse at Nantasket some one touched
him on the shoulder. John turned.
'Haou de We dew, John?' exclaimed
strange figure of a man. standing
there all grins. Il swan, I'm glad ter
see We up an round aginl Haou de
We dew, John? Haou air yep
"All right, SAM" said John shaking
hands.
Sam was the country sport of Rocky
Woods, with fame extending to Co
hasset and not wholly unknown in
1t was Saturday, and Sam
was in gala attire. He was tall and
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-03-24
%z4CW AZ NVQkW oQZIo AaOW AlP N2s

awkward His large, good-natured
mouth, wide open, displayed rows of
white teeth; his small blue eyes twin
killed. shrewdly, and his ears stood clear
of mass of red hair.
John glanced at Jessie and the
laughter in her eyes was sufficient
hint
miss Garden, let me present Mr..
Rounds, a schoolmate and neighbor. y
Sam dotted his cap with a sweeping
bow.
Delighted ter meet We, Miss Car
den," he exclaimed, with a sincerity
which did not belle his words. He ex-
tended huge hand. Have often seen
we ridin' by and heerd all erbout that
air runerway. l swan, that was a
mighty ticklish shave fer We, Miss
Garden Tell We what let's do. Let's
have some sody water an ice cream.
It's my treat to-day! Sold boss this
mornin an made forty-two dollars
clean profit on him. I'm great on
bosses. Miss Garden. John, here, runs
ter books an studyin' an all that. But,
as | say, my strong holt is bosses.
They say we all has our little weak
nesses-present company, of course,
expected. Let's go an git that sody
an ice cream" And Sam led the
way to pavilion and impressively or
dered the suggested refreshments.
Jessie engaged Sam in conversation,
laughing merrily at his odd remarks
and stories. He pointed 20 an old
farmer who drove past in a rickety
wagon.
There goes old man Shaw" said
Sam. HE lives down the road from
our house, an he's a great character.
Yesterday mornin' Mrs. Shaw told the
old man the cistern orter be cleaned
out. 1t hadn't rained fer so long that
the water was all gone, and she lowed
n was good chance tew clean it out.
Old man Shaw lowed she was right,
but said his rheumatics was so all
fred bad it wouldn't dew fer him tew
go down intew no damp place like a
cistern; so he lowered the old woman
an sent her down pail of water an
some soap an a scrubbin' brush.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-03-24
THE SIMPLE LIFE.
Ways That Are Pleasant and Paths
That Are Peace.

1t is the simple life that gives
length of days, serenity of mind and
body and tranquility of soul.
Simple hopes and ambitions, bound
ed by the desire to do good to ones
neighbors, simple pleasures, habits,
food and drink.
Men die long before their time be-
cause they try to crowd too much into
their experiences-they climb too
high and fall too hard. wise woman
writes of the good that a simple diet
has done her:
Il have been using Grape-Nuts for
about six months. began rather spar
ingly, until | acquired such a liking
for it that for the last three months
have depended upon it almost en-
tirely for my diet, eating nothing else
whatever, but Grape-Nuts for break
fast and supper, and | believe | could
eat it for dinner with fruit and be sat
isfied without other food. and feel
much better and have more strength
to do my homework.
when | began the use of Grape
Nuts was thin and weak, my muscles
were so soft that was not able to do
any work. weighed only los pounds.
Nothing that | ate did me any good.
was going down hill rapidly, was
nervous and miserable. with no ambi-
ton for anything. My condition Inn
proved rapidly after | began to eat
Grape-Nuts food. It made me feel
like a new woman; my muscles got
solid. my figure rounded out, my
weight increased to 126 pounds in
few weeks. my nerves grew steady
and my mind better and clearer. My
friends tell me they haven't seen me
look SO we'll for years.
Il consider Grape-Nuts the best
food on the market, and shall never go
back to meats and white bread again"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich.
There's a reason.
Look in each pkg. for the littls
book, THE Road to MELVILLE"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-03-24

"T'll go down tew the postoffice
an see if thare's a letter, an then
come back and pull We out he hollered
down the openin' She said, All right,
an went tew work. Old man Shaw
went tew the postofice, asked fer a
letter, an of course, thare warn't none.
He started back, an was just passin'
the cobbler's place, when he met
Jones.
WHARF ye goin'Y he asked old man
Shaw.
The old woman's cleanin' the els
tern, an I've got tew go home an haul
her out says Shaw.
She amt got it done yet, says
this no-account Jones. 1t takes pow
erful long time ter clean a cistern out
proper. Bill an Gus is down stairs
waitin fer We. Let's play EN- one
game, an then ye can go home an
pull the old woman up"
GAS l said before, it's always dark
down in Jones basement, an none on
'em took any account on what was
goin' on. You know how it rained
yesterday mornin'? 1t started in tew
pour long about nine o'clock" Sam
paused to laugh. when old man
Shaw came out er Jones basement,
the cutters was full of water an the
rain was comm down in sheets. For
three hours it had been rainin' cats
an dogs!
"Old man Shaw was plumb scared
ter death. He ran all the way home.
Every time he looked at a gutter-spout
he nearly tainted away. He come tew
his place an ran round the back way.
He looked down the hole an saw moth
in but water.
"'Salliei Salliel' he hollered
"The old woman was standin' on
top the bottom of the pail, up agin
the wall. The water was up tew her
chin, but she was mad all over, an she
hadn't lost her voice.
"'Ye've come at last, Bill Shaw
have YEP she said. You haul me
outer here quicker'n scat. an when
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-03-24
TREES THAT GIVE COCOA.
Cocoanut Palm and Cacao Tree Both
Handsome Specimens.

Many OF us who use cocoa and
cocoanuts daily do not know that they
are obtained from two distinct trees.
The cocoanut palm is the fruit of
tall and graceful palm tree. whereas
the cocoa, or more properly cacao, is
the powdered seed of a small and
handsome tree, hearing no resem-
blance to the cocoa palm. In fact.
the cacao tree is closely allied to the
linden or lime trees. No one who has
ever seen the peculiar appearance pre-
sented by the cacao tree will be likely
to mistake it for anything else. The
tree itself grows to height of TWEEN
ty or twenty-five feet. with a rather
smooth and slender trunk, thick,
bushy and symmetrical top. and hand
some broad, oval leaves of deep pur-
pie or bronze color. Instead of grow
ing at the end of the branches or
twigs, as do most blossoms, the flow
ers bud out directly from the bark Of
the limbs and trunk. The flowers are
small and Insignificant but the fruit,
shaped like a cucumber, grows to
large size, sometimes eight or ten
feet in length and three or four inches
across. 1t is brilliantly colored or
ange, red or yellow, and under favor
able conditions fairly covers the tree,
and is a beautiful sight
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-03-24

gets up I'll scratch yer eyes out, Ye
done this on purpose, Ye haul me
out, an I'll fix We fer this days work.
The old man lowered a rope, an
after a hard tussle hauled her up.
The neighbors say she mopped him all
over the yard, an say it sarved him
right"
Sam related several other incidents
in the career of the Shaws, and Jessie
laughed until the tears ran down her
cheeks. They bid Sam good-day, and
watched him until he disappeared with
the famous trotter in cloud of dust
After supper they waited for the ris-
ing of the full moon. They saw the
stately orb of night break above the
oceans rim and blend its white light
with the pink afterglow of sunset.
Bathed in her flood. they turned their
horses homeward, riding through
Swallowed and shimmering fairyland.
The gnarled and wind-wrenched APP
pie trees were etched in lines of weird
beauty against the sky. The rugged
stone walls were softened, and faded
away into dreamy perspectives.
In the years which followed, how the
scenes and incidents of that summer
came back to John Burt, Under many
skies he recalled the happy hours
spent with Jessie Garden. Again he
drifted with ner in a boat, floating at
will of breeze and tide. her hand trail
ing in the water. and the murmur of
her voice in his ears. Again they
walked down the wooded path, while
the black of the night stood like wall
in front of them. and Jessie clutched
at his arm when an owl sounded his
solemn cry. in
Jessie was going to Vassar, and
John had passed the examination
which admitted him to Harvard. He
found that he could study much better
under the shade of the Bishop trees
than in any other spot. and Jessie
held the textbooks while he recited.
The weeks glided by like a dream.
One day in autumn he stood by her
side on the station platform in Hing |
ham. AS the train rumbled in, some