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The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-09-16
Woman in Poatal Service.

The distinction Of first appointing n
woman postmaster does not belong to
America, nor Is the employment of
women in the postal service IA new
idea. As early ms 1913 woman post
master was appointed to look after
the mails Of Brainc L. Comte, an i'm.
pOrtant town of France. In the try
ing times of the Thirty Years war.
the principal office In the postal serv.
ice Of Europe was held by woman,
AleNandrine de Rue. From 1928 to
1916 she was in charge of the mails
OF the German empire, the Neither.
lands, burgundy and Lorraine. She
was known as master general of the
mails. In America, Elizabeth Harvey
was the first to hold place in the
postal department. She had charge
of the letters in Portsmouth. n. H., in
the beginning of the seventeenth cen.
fury. A half century afterward Lydia
Hill was placed in charge of the post
Office in Salem, Mass.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-09-16
TRAGEDY ON A BANK NOTE
Bitter Words Found Written on a Dol.
lar Bill by the Receiving
Teller.

yes, | collect queer bank notes"
said the receiving teller. i've been
doing it for years. You know there
are some very odd things written on
bank notes sometiE es." He pointed
to one'dollar bill hung in frame
of black oak on the wall. Read
that" he said. And I've got queer
er ones than that even in my col
lection"
On the bank note in red ink was
written in a feminine hand: You
have robbed me of all the rest, and of
my soul also. May this burn your
hand when you touch it. May all
you buy with it be accursed You
have the last Are you now satisfied :?
Murderer"
The collector sighed sentimentally.
Think of the tragedy" he said, that
may lie hid behind those simple lit
tie phrases, eh?"
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-09-16
DARED TO PROVE t.
PARTlsANS OF PEARY DISCREDlT
CLAIMS OF COOK.
WAS NEVER NEAR THE POLE
Herbert Bridgmsn Enters Actively
Into controversy-steamer Roose.
welt Not Ready to Leave
Battle Harbor.
WAS NEVER NEAR THE POLE

Little, IL any, progress has been
made toward settling the Peary-Cook
controversy over the discovery of the
north pole Sentiment in this country
and abroad strongly favors placing the
whole matter before an unbiased com.
mission for decision Until some &C.
ton along this line is taken. the bit.
ter personal war bids fair to spread.
DR.. Cooks adherents are standing
firm, producing everything at hand to
Commander Pcary's discredit, while
the Peary hackers, encouraged by his
repeated denouncing of DR.. Cook, &C.
claim the commander as the only dis
coverer of the pole and defy Cook to
establish his right to the achievement.
Both from Germany and from
France there came recommendation
for deciding the famous quarrel by
scientific methods.
Wireless dispatches Sunday night
told of Dr. Cooks homeward journey
on the steamer Oscar IL, gaily deco.
rated in his honor He mingles free
ly with the passengers and related
more of his experiences. The Oscar
II is due in New York on September
81.
Commander Peary, according to the
latest reports, is still in the vicinity
of Battle Harbor, Labrador, where the
Roosevelt Is being repaired before her
trip to Sydney, y. f., where Mrs.
Peary awaits him.
Mrs. Cook remains in New York.
Scores of newspaper correspondents
are awaiting Peary's arrival at sgd.
ney. where elaborate preparations
have been made for his reception.
In New York the Arctic club of
America is completing arrangements
Tor the banquet to DR.. Cook on the
evening of Thursday, September %,
while the Hudson-Fulton commission
congratulates itself on the prospect of
having both explorers in New York
during the celebration.
Commander Peary's record was
commented on favorably from New
York pulpit. thus indirectly bringing
the church into the international dis
cussion. William C. Mcdowell, presi.
dent of the League of Peace, remain.
ing neutral. urged the elimination of
all personal feeling.
Dispatches from Paris indicate that
France would not be averse to acting
as mediator III the dispute, being
peculiarly fitted for this task as an
unprejudiced nation.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-09-16
Canada Claims That Pole.

Ottawa-Canada claims all land di
rectly north OF the American cont.
nent as far as the pole upon which
it would be possible TO nail flag
This position will be taken, it is said
officially, in reply to question asked
in the British house of commons as
to the ownership of the north pole
soon after the result of Dr. Cook $
and Peary's explorations became
known, The question was referred
for reply, Canadas answer in effect
will be that all the territory between
the North American boundary and the
north pole must be recognized as
Canada's hinterland. The islands, it
is maintained, have been formally
taken possession OF by Captain Der.
nerr, Canada's Arctic explorer, who
is now lost in the far north.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-09-16
WHAT is PAINT?
will equa

The paint on house is the extreme
outside of the house. The wood is
simply a structural under layer. That
is as it should be. Unprotected wood
will not well withstand weather. But
paint made of pure white lead and
linseed oil is an invuinerable armor
against sun and rain, heat and cold
Such paint protects and preserves,
fortifying the perishable wood with q
complete metallic casing.
And the outside of the house is the
looks of the house. A wel.construct.
ed building may be greatly depre.
ciated by lack of painting or by poor
painting.
National Lead Company have made
1t possible for every building owner
to be absolutely sure of pure white
lead paint before applying. They do
this by putting upon every package
of their white lead their Dutch Boy
Painter trademark That trademark
Is a complete guarantee.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-09-16
Found Guilty Of Foruery.

London-Conrad Harness, alias Hen.
ry Clifford, who was arrested in Lon,
don last June on the charge of swind.
ling j. S. Bache g. Co. of New York
out of nearly $4,000 by forging drafts
on the Swiss bankverein of London,
was Saturday found guilty at the old
Bailey on this charge OF forgery and
another of bigamy and sentenced to
six years penal servitude and then to
be deported. To the end the man
maintained that he was Henry Clif,
ford and not Conrad Harness.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-09-16

II seems useless to preach caution
about swimming, bathing and rowing
in the hot weather, yet little precau.
ton about going in the water over
heated or under other conditions
which invite danger would give the
desired watery pleasure without its
being taken at the risk of a watery
grave. 1t is well to remember always
that water is the most treacherous of
the elements, as it allures, while the
dangers of the others are plainly APP
parent.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-09-16
The Doctors Orders.

A lady whose husband seemed TO be
doing little but lie in the hammock
and eat apples, was asked by a sym.
pathetic neighbor what the trouble
with him was. Doctors" she replied,
sadly. mo, he hasn't come into for.
tune" A writer in To-Day's Magazine
tells the story.
"You see" explained the wife, hes
been having some sort of matter with
his stomach, and he consulted two diff
ferent doctors about it. One told him
to eat ripe apple every hour, and
the other said to rest an hour after
eating. So he's trying to do both"
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-09-16
LOW COlONiST FARES TO THE
WEST AND NORTHWEST.

Union Pacific Passenger Depart
ment announces that Colonist Fares
will be in effect from Sept. Is to Oct.
10, 1909, to all points in the West and
Northwest.
This year the West looks more
promising than ever. Now is the time
to secure land at low prices, and, at
the same time, to visit the many inter
esting points in the West and North
west, at which liberal stopover ar
rangements may be made.
A better estimate OF raw lands can
be made now than formerly, because
these lands are in proximity to new
farms that are producing wonderful
crops.
For descriptive literature, write
to f. l.. Lomax, G. p, A., U. p. r. r.,
Omaha. Neb.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-09-16

A man in Wisconsin has such a pas
sion for hard manual labor that to
crafty it he has forsaken a lucrative
law practice. 1t is significant OF this
type of desire hat his friends think
his mind unbalanced. Were the world
generally subject to this desire for
hard work, life would be halcyonic in
its contentment, and certain gentle.
man, proverbial for looking after the
lazy contingent. would have to go out
of business.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-09-16
A CHANCE FOR THE HAGUE.

The Hague international Court Of
Arbitration is fooling away its time
with nothing to do, when a great lot of
disputes might satisfactorily occupy
its attention. There is the trouble be.
tween Bolivia and Peru, for instance,
which certainly admits of settlement
by arbitration. Bolivia has no sea.
coast and is anxious to reach the
ocean. That country casts longing
eyes on Perus riparian boundary, and
there are those who fear that she
seeks a pretext to go to war with that
country and seize a maritime province.
or else exact one as an indemnity. The
attitude of Chile in this case Is
watched with solicitude, for II the lat
ter country should lend assistance to
Bolivia Peru would probably have to
submit. The only ground for dispute
at present appears to be alleged dis
satisfaction of Bolivia over the Argen.
tine award, which was favorable to
Peru. but as this was the result of ar
bitration il is too small an affair to
60 to war about. Bolivia would lay
herself open to severe condemnation
II she began hostilities on a trumped-
up cause. but considerations of this
character have not always deferred
Spanish.American republics from
appkinp thair nWn pn1s
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-09-16
Wreck at Burnham.

Two Burlington trains met in col
lsion half mile west of Burnham
station at 1l:lO a. N. Sunday and
two men were killed and five serious
ly injured. The accident was caused
by passenger train No. 50 failing to
take the siding at Burnham station
to permit heavy stock extra east
bound to pass. The collision took
place a quarter of n mile west of the
west end of the Burnham passing
track, and near the center of a long
curve, three miles west of Lincoln.
The dead:
w. l.. Bohrer, Falls City, head
crushed, chest badly bruised.
William Griffin, colored, Wymore,
head crushed.
The injured:
w. +. SPAIN. Beatrice. left leg
broken, cut on head. Will recover.
S. Seaman, Beatrice, back wrenchcd.
II. G. Warner, 2ll9 7 street, Lin.
coin head hurt, back wrenChed, seri-
Gus but not fatal.
A. p Watson, Albany, Texas, severe
contusions hand cut
Ben Witchey, Mansfield, o., shout
der broken.
Mrs. Louis Feldman, Burwick, Kan,
badly shaken up.
+. G. Bignell, Lincoln. engineer Of
stock train, slightly injured.
]. ]. Powell, Burchard, chest and
left leg bruised.
J. Il. Powell, Burchard, shoulder and
right leg bruised.
VIM. Kempke, Crete, right leg
bruised.
Mrs, NJ. +. Hills, Liberty, Neb.,
slightly bruised.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-09-16

The enormous sum. accumulated in
the savings banks of the country-in-
situations organized for that purpose
exclusively-does not, after all. repre-
sent all the accumulations of the peo-
pie. The report from the comptrol. ar
of the currency at Washington shows
that the savings deposits in the ma
tional banks, many of which encourage
thrift by inviting persons to place
small amounts in their keeping. pay
ing interest thereon, amount to $780,.
$4,000. Surely this is very tidy
sum, and added to the billions in the
savings banks shows that the eco
nomical and saving have a very siz-
able and satisfactory financial anchor
to the windward in tie event of q
storm approaching.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-09-16
True Thrift.

when visiting a certain town in the
Midlands,' says a medical man, Il was
told of an extraordinary incident
wherein the main figure, an econom.
ical housewife, exhibited under trying
circumstances, a trait quite character
istic of her, 1t seems that she had by
mistake taken a quantity of poison
mercurial poison-the antidote for
which, as all should know, comprises
the whites of eggs. When this anti
dote was being administered, the order
for which the unfortunate lady had
overheard, she managed to murmur, al
though almost unconscious. Mary,
Mary! Save the yolks for the pud
dings ."-Tit-Bits.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-09-16
Not Ashamed Of Economy.

Discussing England and the English
from an American point of view, re
cent American writer in England OBJ.
serves: Nobody, from the king of
England down, is either ashamed or
afraid to be economical Here a man
or woman is thought to be q fool
or vulgarian who is not careful of
expenditure, while in America our
walters have been clever enough to
make It appear that economy is mean,
and as nation we suffer according.
ly. We are fools to be fooled in this
manner"
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-09-16
Anything But That.

Little John is the youngest of a
family of five boys, says the Define
ator One day his mother said to
him: 20, John. isn't it too bad have
Mt one little girl? | could curl her
hair and make such pretty little
dresses. for her. Don't you wish you
were a little girl?"
why, mother" he said, I'D rather
be most any other kind of animal you
could mention than girl"
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-09-16
The extraordinary popularity of fiji

The extraordinary popularity of fine
white goods this summer makes the
choice of Starch a matter of great i'm
portance. Defiance Starch, being free
from all injurious chemicals, is the
only one which is safe to use on fine
fabrics. 1t great strength as stiffen-
err makes half the usual quantity Of
Starch necessary, with the result of
perfect finish, equal to that when the
goods were new.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-09-16

Kansas City. Mo, is to have a $50.
100000 railroad station. 1t is not many
generations ago that Kansas City was
merely a stopping place on the trails
and stage routes that led to the great
west But both Kansas City and the
great west have been going some in
the meantime.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-09-16

Possibly in the fullness of time
chauheurs who attempt to drive
across railway crossings in advance of
a train will learn that it merely means
more business for the gravedigger.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-09-16
His klelpinu Hand.

First Him-When that man fell
overheard, why did you throw the
cigar | gave you after him?
Second HIM thought | heard the
poor devil call for q rope!
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-09-16

New Jersey is determined not to
waste its natural resources. The con.
stable in little town in the state pun
ishes hoboes by claiming them In the
streets. The mosquitoes do the rest
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-09-16

-Four years ago
suffered misery with
lu m b o & o. Every
movement was one
of pain. Doan's Kid,
ney Pills removed
the whole difficulty
after only a short
time. Although I do
not like to have my
name used publicly,
| make an execution
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-09-16

The Immigrant with but s25 in his
pocket is likely to become public
charge in short order. There are
enough of that class here now
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-09-16

Britannia has had rude shock
Ter monopoly of ruling the waves is
limited, She doesn't rule the air
waves.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-09-16

The pOTpoise--I hear that the
sporty old lobster went all to pieces
in his last days
The TOrtolEC-Wcll | should say he
did go TO pieces, and small pieces.
He ended up in a lobster salad
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-09-16
Register for Free Home

Only official map prepared by State
Engineer, showing Standing Rock and
Cheyenne lands with full information
great land drawing, zoe silver. SOUTH
DAKOTA IMMIGRATION 4 DEVELOP
MENT BUREAU, Pierre S. ID. List 2.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-09-16

in this case, so that other sufferers
from kidney trouble may profit by my
experience"
Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a bcH.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-09-16

A slot machine has to be on its
guard all the time lest it swallow
something which will not agree with
Il
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-09-16
Laundry work ut nome would be

Laundry work ut home would be
much more satisfactory If the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, 1t is usually neces.
sary to use SO much starch that the
beauty and fineness of the fabric is
hidden behind paste of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear.
ing quality of the goods. This trou.
BILE can be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch, as it can be applied
much more thinly because of its great
er strength than other makes.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-09-16
"Seeing is Believing."

Herodotus: We are less convinced
by Whit we hear than by what we
see.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-09-16
A TEXAS CLERGYMAN
Speaks Out for the Benefit of Suffer.
ing Thousands.

Rev. G. NJ. Gray, Baptist clergy.
man, of Whitesboro, Tex, SAYS:
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-09-16

'nlI homlolIApo splendid fertile lands,
open to settlers, on Cheyenne River and stand.
ing Rock Reservations in South Dakota. APP
plcants should register at Pierre October 4th
To 2snd. Complete display of products of open
Lands, exhibited at GaSbclt Exposition during
registrations. Pierre nearest point to lands,
which are chiefly in Pierre Land District and
AL hlinPS must be made there. Unique diver
sons every day. Ample hotel accommodation.
Address Pierre Board of Trade, Pierre, y. ID.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-09-16

At rose competition in Paris re.
Gently, 60 entirely new varieties of
roses were exhibited
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-09-16

Ella-There aren't many faces like
mine.
Stella-No; but / guess the supply
will equal the demand.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-09-16
Nebraska Directory
MhRSEILLES GRAIN ELEVATORS
DR.. ROBERTS = SPECIALIST IN
SURGERY AND CHRONIC DISEASES

1852 O street, Lincoln, Nebraska. FREE CON.
SClGArlO\ and EXAMINATION. Write ar
call un him when in Lincoln.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-11-12
FRENCH WRITERS EARN LESS.
TRANSACTIONS of Foreign Novels Have
Spoiled the Market.

TRANSACTIONS of Foreign Novels Have
Spoiled the Market.
While the serial story is if anything
! per feature in France, Robert Sherard
writes in MY Friends the French"
| that the remuneration of the writer's
of this kind of fiction is not as good
as it used to be.
That is because the editors find they
publishers. The payment for the
translation rights of a good English,
Russian, Italian or German novel
would not amount to the twentieth
part of the fee which would be de-
manded BY one OF the popular masters
| of feuilleton.
| Formerly these fees were very large.
According to the Bookman, Jules Mary
used to receive 10000 francs for first
| serial use of one of his thriIlers. That
would represent about half of what the
manuscript would produce, for after
| the tale had appeared in the paper the
| publ ishers who issue tales in 10-centt-
mo parts would pay him onother U.s.
| 900 francs for this use.
D'Ennery the author of 1.-THE Two
Orphans" received franc and half
line One of his novels, can Angels
Remorse, brought him 10000 francs.
But free trade in fiction, says Mr..
| Sherard, has injured the home manu-
facturers. The French publishers can
get good translations for low sums.
Hachette whenever a large price is
asked for an English novel produces
receipt signed by Charles Dickens.
1t is for sum of $40 and refers to a
| novel called David Copperfield."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-11-12

measure, the labelling of all buildings
Of public or semi-public nature as to
their class of construction: 'Fireproof,
ordinary dangerous The word
fireproof' is used altogether too glib
ly. Have the departments do this
labelling and make it a very serious Of
Tense for anyone to advertise his
building as being Of a better class than
that to which it really belongs, and
you will take a very broad step ahead.
eve have been given such spectacu-
lar lessons In the last few years, such
CONGREGATIONS as Baltimore's, San
Franchises and Boston's, that we
must indeed be dense and stupid in
the extreme if we are not willing and
anxious to do something to prevent
the repetition of those appalling catas-
trophies. Utica Globe.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-11-12
why Did He Do TT

One of the guests of seaside board
ing house had picked up curdously
shaped stone on the seashore that look
ed exactly like a half eaten crust of
bread. 1t was being passed around
the room, and the finder was evidently
feeling pleased with himself at having
found something really unique. Every
one who saw 1T exclaimed how like a
crust of bread it really was 1t at last
reached the quiet man in the corner,
and the finder went UP to him to get
his opinion. Eyes," said the quiet
man, cit is striking resemblance.
Didn't you think it was a crust of
bread when you saw it on the sand ?"
Eyes" replied the proud finder. at
was completely taken in with it,
Then what on earth did you pick it
up for?"