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The Red Cloud chief., 1910-05-19
Importation Of leeches.

Leeches are enumerated by the bu.
reau of statistics under its general
head OF animals imported. the total
value of the imports of this species
in 1908 having been $5,3i1; in 1907,
s6922; in 1906. s4.494: In 1905, s3.s62:
In 1904, $3.5S9; in 1908. s3,24O, and In
1902, $2.4l2-the commerce in leeches
being thus OF growing character.
The total value OF the leeches i'm.
ported into the United States in the
decade ending with 1908, is about s4O,.
600. Leeches are imported free OF
duty. Snails were at one time emu
merated as an article of importation.
the records from 1894 TO 1898 showing
snails imported to the extent of about
$4,000; but the snail trade so dwin.
died, showing only $2i of imports In
1888. that the bureau discontinued its
statements of this article.
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-05-19
Really a Serious Dilemma.

"The chap who works on one side of
me" said an Office man. has been mar.
ried six weeks and he sneaks to the
telephone about four times a day and
calls up his wife. and then l hear him
saying: Dear. how Is your headache
now? I hope you are feeling better"
Then pretty soon he comes back to his
desk and goes to work again all smi.
ling.
"The man who works on the other
side of me has been married six years
and he goes to the telephone only
when he's called and then hear him
saying: Why, can't possibly do that.
! can't spare the money and then he
comes back to his desk all scowling.
"And really. when l hear the way
these two men go on I don't know
what to do. l don't know whether to
get married or stay bachelor"
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-05-19
JUST A LITTLE MITE DEAF"
Circumstantiai Evidence That Emma
Salter Needed Some Artificial
Aid In Hearing.

"You know how Emma Salter used
to say she was q mite deaf, but when
she was real deaf she'd buy her some
kind Of contrivance SOS to make II
easy for her friends" said Mrs. Jen.
nings to her daughter; and the young
woman nodded. forbearing to remind
her mother that the span of her recol
tiOns was not precisely the duplicate
OF the old lady's.
"She never bought one, and she
never will. now" said Mrs. Jennings.
who had an exhausted air
Il hollered to her all the way out to
the Light, and all the way back: and
while we Were visitin' Mis- Gorham
the sunset gun sounded and made a
great noise.
Il thought sure she'd hear that and
didn't suspicion how she'd hear II till
Bert Gorham come into the room a
second after.
you've grown considerable heavi
sr'n you were, Bert Emma said to
MIN. I heard you coming up the stairs
plain as day! !"-Youth's Companion
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-05-19

closing there. but when doors an
winders gets to cuttin' up capers and
there's nobody nigh 'em, it's time
Thomas Johnson sleeps somewhar's
else"
Liddy, who seemed to be never
more than ten feet away from me that
night, and was afraid of her shadow
II that great barn of a place, screamed
I little, and turned yellow.green
But | am not easily alarmed.
II was entirely in vain represented
% Thomas that we were alone. and
hat he would have to stay in the
house that night. lie was politely
irln, but lie would come over early
he next morning, and II | gave him a
key, he would come in time to get
some sort Of breakfast. | stood on
he huge veranda and watched him
shuttle along down the shadowy drive
with mingled feellngs-irritation at
his cowardice and thankfulness at get.
ing him at all. am not ashamed
o say that double.locked the hall
toor when | went In
you can lock up the rest OF the
house and go to bed, Liddy," said
'eyerely. "You give me the creeps
standing there. A woman of your age
Dught to have better sense" II usual.
braces Liddy to mention her aga;
he owns to 40-which is absurd. Her
mother cooked for my grandfather,
md Liddy must be at least as old as
But that night she refused to
)race. ~
You're not going to ASK me to lock
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-05-19

n~uCSmti

Unexpectedly with pain in his right
side, much worse when I was within
hearing distance, and by afternoon he
was started cityward. That night the
cooks sister had a baby--the cook,
seeing indecision in my face, made It
twins on second thought-and, to be
short, by noon the next day the house.
hold STAFF was down to Liddy and
myself. And this in house with 22
rooms and five bathsl
Liddy wanted to go back to the city
at once, but the milkboy said that
Thomas Johnson, the Armstrong;
colored butler, was working as a
waiter at the Greenwood club and
might come back. | have the usual
scruples about coercing peoples serv.
ants away, but few of us have any
conscience regarding institutions or
corporations-witness the way we
beat railroads and street car compan.
les when we can--so | called up the
club. and about eight o'clock Thomas
Johnson came to see me. Poor
Thomas!
Well, 1t ended by my engaging
Thomas on the spot, at outrageous
wages, and with permission to sleep
In the gardeners lodge. empty since
the house was rented. The old man
he was white.haired and a little
stopped, but with an immense idea of
MS personal dignity-gave me his
reasons hesitatingly.
Il amt sayin' nothing, Mis- Innes,"
he said, his hand on the door.knob, but
there's been goin's-on here this las
few months as amt natchal 'Taint
one thing an 'taint another-it's Jest
door squealin' here, an winder
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-05-19
Too Lavish.

Mrs. Dobbs was trying to find ou,
the likes and dislikes OF her new
boarder. and all she learned increased
her satisfaction.
DO you want pie for breakfast"
she asked
No, thank you." said the new
boarder, with smile. "Pie for break.
fast seems little too much"
That's just the way | look at It,"
raid Mrs. Dobbs. heartily. 81 say pie
for dinner is necessity. and pie for
supper gives a kind o finishing touch
to the day; but pie for breakfast is
what call putting on airs" s."-Youths s
Companion.
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-05-19
One .yre Of Reliqion.

Too many people," said Rev.
Charles F. Aked, at luncheon in New
York, regard their religion as did the
little boy in the jam closet.
His mother pounced on him sud.
denly. He stood on tiptoc. ladling jam
with both hands from the jam pot
10 his mouth.
"'Oh, Jacky!' his mother cried
And last night you prayed to be made
a saint
His face. an expressionless mask
of jam, turned towards her.
"'Yes, but not till after I'm dead he
explained"
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-05-19
An interruption.

Among the primary pupils enrolled
In a Baltimore school this term is tho
son of a prominent business man Of
that city.
One afternoon, at close Of school. the
youngster sought out his father in his
lice, to him he said:
Dad. I'm getting tired OF school.
think I'll quit"
"Why?" asked the astonished par.
ent; whats the matter. Tommy? I
thought you were fond Of going to
school,"
so am, dad" responded the young
ster, suppressing yawn, but 1t
breaks up the day so."-Harper's Mag.
aZine
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-05-19

corners, until felt some of Liddy's
100 ishness communicate itself to me.
The house was very long, a rectan-
gle In general form, with the main en-.
trance In the center OF the long side.
The brick.paved entry opened into q
short hall, to the right of which, sepa.
rated only by row of pillars, was a
huge living room. Beyond that was
the drawing room, and in the end the
billiard room. on the billiard room.
In the extreme right wing, was a den,
or cardroom, with a small hall open.
ing on the east veranda,. and from
there went up narrow circular stair
case
Liddy and got as far as the card.
room and turned on all the lights. |
tried the small entry door there,
which opened on the veranda, and ex.
Gmined the windows. Everything was
secure, and Liddy, a little less ner.
yous now, had Just pointed out to me
the disgraceful dusty condition Of the
hardwood floor, when suddenly the
lights went out. We waited a mo.
ment; think Liddy was stunned with
fright or she would have screamed
And then clutched her by the arm
and pointed to one of the windows
opening on the porch. Tho sudden
change threw the window into relief
an oblong of grayish light, and showed
US 'aiig,ire standing close. peeriug in
As 4 looked It darted across the yer.
anda and out or 'sisht In the darkness
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-05-19
Shows Value of Steel Car,

That the steel car is OF great value
as a protection TO passengers in the
event of collision was demonstrated
in recent clash OF two trains in
the Hudson tunnel. New York city.
There was no such teescoping as
would probably have occurred with
wooden cars, and the Injuries were
merely such as resulted from the pas.
sengers' being thrown down by the
shock OF the collision.
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-05-19
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as Trey cannot reac,
the seat OF the disease. Caarrh blood or constt
tutolal disease and in order 10 you must tax,
internal remedies. Hairs Catarrh Cure IL taken in
ternaly and acts directly upon the blood and mucou
surfaces Han Catarrh Cure IL not quack mpdj
cine IL was prescribed by OF tho best physlcIani
IN THIS country or years and IL n regular prcsfrIpton
composed OF the best tonics known combined
Win tne oest Flood purifiers. acting directly on the
TWO Ingredients s what produces such wonderful re-
suits In curing ,atarrh Send for tcs,imonials FREQ
+. j. CHENEY K CO.. Props, Toledo. q
Bold bv DRUGGISTS. price 75c. ~
TAXI Halls lmlly Pulls for constipation
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-05-19
New Work for women.

Mrs. Frederick II. Snyder Is the
on'y woman impresario on earth, she
says. She decided that grand opera
would be a good thing for St. Paul and
made her first venture so successful
that she has continued in the business
after the fashion of men engaged In
the same work.
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-05-19
CUT THIS OUT

And mail to the A. II. Lewis Medicine Co.
81; Louis, MO. and they. will send you free
DY tNR tablets) Guaranteed for Rheu-
matism Constipation. Sick Headache, Liv-
er, Kidney and Blood Diseases. Sold by
all Druggists. Better than Pills for Liver
Ills. It's free to you. Write today.
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-05-19
160 Acres Land Free

In Colorado. Good water, rich soil.
fine climate. Write w. f. Jones, $50
Majestic Bldg, Denver, Colo, for free
Book and Map of Land.
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-05-19
Arithmetic

Teacher--If give you one apple
Young American-Don't do It, teach.
er, and you won't start any of that
trouble that Adam and Eve got into.
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-05-19
His Nav

Knicker-ls Jones charitable?
Bocker-Well, he doesn't let his
right foot know whom his left foot
kicks.
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-05-19

Truth is said to be stranger than
iction. yet 1t is only in fiction they get
married and live happily ever after.
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-05-19

Ut iferce's Pleasant Pellets regulate and inyie-
ate snmnch. liver ana bowels. SuRar-coated
iny, gronules, easy to take. Lo not gripe.
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-05-19

Ella-What did your aged suitor say
when he proposed to you?
Stella-Will you be my widow?
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-05-19

Is what you are worrying about
really worth while?
The Detroit times., 1910-06-21
REV. J. E. MILES QUITS PULPIT
Pastor Of scotten.ave. Baptist Church
VIII Leave Detroit.

After seven-year pastorate, the
Rev. j. E. Miles will leave Scotch
ave. Baptist church. Aug. /, removing
permanently from the city. Mr.. Miles
Is the oldest Baptist pastor In Detroit,
In point of service with one church,
with one exception. that CT the Rev
j. H. Moehlmann, at the First German
and has brought the Scotten-ave
church up from a small mission to one
of the largest and most important OF
the outlying churches. MI. Miles will
spend the summer IN his native state
New York, and may take a charge n
the east later.
The Scotten-ave. congregation IL
very loath to lose Mr.. Miles, and al
the close OF the services, Sunday
evening. held a meeting In which reso
buttons were passed. saying that the
members simply could not allow the
pastor to leave them and earnestly
begging him TO reconsider his plans.
Asked IL this strong demonstration OF
affection from his people would cause,
him to reconsider his decision Mr.
Miles said: Although love the
church and the people and Detroit.
circumstances are such that l want
to return to labor near my boyhood
home and / must 60
The Detroit times., 1910-06-21
MISSOURI BEGINS
ACTION TO GUST
BEEF TRUST
Attorney-G General Major Files Quo
Warranto Proceedings With Su-
preme Court-Monopoly Of
Business Is Charged.
Petition Asks That Franchise Be For.
feited>and That Property Be Con.
dscated or Fine Assessed.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-. June 90
Quo-warranto proceedings seeking 20
GUST the beef trust" from the state Of
Missouri were filed with the state SUI
preme court today by Attcrney-Gener-
al Major.
The petition, fled by Attorney-Gen'
eral Major. alleges that the Hammond
Packing Co., the local representative
company OF the Morris. Swift 4
Armour company Of the ST. Louis
Dressed Beef & Provision Co.,
through connection with the National
Packing Co, of New Jersey. sought
TO monopolize business, 20 restraint
and prevent trade ard competition
and asks that the companies forfei.
their franchises and privileges gran.
ed by the state; that they be exclud-
ed from doing business n The state
and that their property be confiscated.
or q fine assessed.
The petition says that up 20 Septem.
Der, 1902, the companies we're engaged
In free and open competition hut
that at this time, "cOntriviEg unlav-
fully to monopolize the business In
which they we're engaged and to les
sen, restrain and prevent lawful trade
and full and free competition among
themselves and others. to regulate, Ak
ind maintain prices and the amount
and quality Of the produce manufac-
tured and sold, did with others formal
~ create and become members OF,
and participate with others In the un-
lawful proceeding OF organizing tho
National Packing Co., $l5,000.0O
corporation. as n holding corporation
to acquire the stock and assets Of all
packing companies OF the United
States"
The petition then alleges that II
was intended that all packing COM
panies should be operated under one
management through the National
Packing Co. and prices he thus con-
trolled
The chief stockholders in the liam
mond Co. named by the sttorney-gen.
eral are the Armours aud Swift ana
Marris companies. According to
evidence given by Attorney General
Major the ST. Louis Dressed Beef Co.
is owned entirely by the Nationa.
Packing Co.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-21
UNHEALTHY
GIRLH00D
Will Lead to Unhealthy Woman
hood Unless Parents Look to
the Proper Development Of
Their Daughters.

Perhaps ron have already noticed that
your daughter in her "tecns' has de-
vclopel q :itful temper, Is restless and
excitable. In that case remember that
she is growing into wcmanhood, and that
n great responsibility rests upon you, a.
parents.
II your daughter is pale, complains OF
weakness and depression, feels tired
out" after little exertion, IL she tells of
headaches and backaches, do not disre-
gard these symptoms. Your daughter
needs help, Tor she is an@mic-that is.
bloodless.
You should lose no time in procuring
DR.. Williams Pink Pills; otherwise her
unhealthy girlhood is bound to lead to
unhealthy womanhood.
Mrs. Frances Mcng, of No. 800 Com
stock street, Owosso, Mich, who IL well
known in her home town, Gays:
while q school girl / became run
down in health through hard study and
for nearly two years suffered from snse-
mia. felt all tired out, lost in flesh,
was nervous and pale and had no blood.
One day would feel fairly well but the
next day would be miserable.
"Our family doctor treated me for
sometime but with little benefit. He
ealu WOulu nave 10 DC very CAREFUL or
would 60 into consumption. One day
my mother told him she was going TO
try DIR. Williams Pink Pills and he gave
his consent, but said they would not help
me- To the surprise Of all began 70
get better and could walk several blocks
without resting. continued using tho
pills and was cured. I have been per-
fectly well since and am glad to tell others
of the good DR.. Williams Pink Pills did
me-
DR.. Williams Pink Pills have cured
rheumatism, after-efects of the grip and
fevers, chlorosis or green sickness and
general debility because of their power TO
build up and purify the blood. Our
new booklet, Diseases of the Blood"
will give you much valuable information
about the above diseases and will be sent
free upon request.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills sse sold by al
druggists, or will be sent, postpaid, on
receipt OF price, 80 cents per box; six
boxes for $3.50, by the DR.. Williams
Medicine Company. Schenectady, N. Y.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-21
BY FRED SCHAEFER.

In Der Desert, Somevere.-We can
nod conceal 1t from ourselufs-we are
lost, NIT no pinnacle to guide us. Eff
eryvere we look Is der same scenery,
und no animalculae but lizards und
unspineless cactus. Bah! Ell we dit
nod hat a COLT mine. und eff we knew
we're Id wass, und wass dere already,
we voult nod tolerade diss. But as
Id ISIS. i'd ISIS.
Id looks like we ISIS dree tousant
miles from land, und oud here der
sun Is ITO degrees centipede we're Id
iss shady. but der only ding vich ISIS
shady ISIS our pasts.
Der sun beats down so flercely dot
Id voult cook Adolf's brain eff alcohol
hat nod already dit Id. Hiss flesh is
beginning to simmer.
Ad fairst Adolf frank alkali vater-
he tot Id wass slivovitz Id tasted der
same to hiss intestines. But soon
efen diss was consumed NIT our
burst.
Efen felt der defects Of der heat
I dink my mind wandered, but Id coult
nod find her way ouid of der desert.
But you ought to haf heard der ra
fings Of Adolf. Diss Is weak sam.
BILE:
Emil. noch ems! Blease, nod such
high collar on der negst Won. Pro
sit! In Cannstadt hab Ich mein
The Detroit times., 1910-06-21

IStrumpf verlor'n.' Hoch der Culm
bacher! Du Schmalzgesicht! Jetzt
wollen wir wieder ems saufen. 'Kreu1
and Quer. hin und her, Ell! du schoens
Schnitzelbank' Gesundheit!"
Id voult bring tears to der face oil
a cockoo clock to listen unmoved tC
such geistesabewesendiliche Plauder
elm. ~
Slowly we crawled across der des
sert. Suddencely Adolf paused him
seluf und cried, Il see i'd"
''Vot sees your" | gargled, blinking
Id wass our golf mine ad last.
Observation-Disclosures Brauerei," he bub
bled, und fell fainting to der floor
beliefing he wass In der tap room. Der
knew he hat seen a mirage OF q
brewery.
refifed him by burning a shoe un
ter his nose, und we proceeded, SUI
fering untold secrecy.
II wish hat some nice fruit" moan
ed Adolf In hiss delirium.
"Yess, I wish hat some maraschi
no cherries, too" conceded.
After trafeling IA miles in a circle
like pretzel, we came upon running
water. Den Id wass a race between
us to see vich coult fairst reach II
und wash our parched handkerchief
In Id.
Also, we knew we wass close to oul
COLT mine, becos we fount growing 9
lot OF gotten rod.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-21
CAUSES MORE TROUBLE.
Schooner Maria Martin 10 Now Lying
or Canadian Shore Near Bois
Blanc.

The old schooner Maria Martin, re
moved from the Belle Isle shoal b,
Capt. Trotter, seems to be a sort Of
white elephant Capt. Trotter is con
tent with the $500 he received FOL
removing her. Capt. Hackett, who
turned the contract over to Capt
Trotter, doesn't want the boat. She
is now lying on tho Canadian shore
opposite Bots Blanc island, and the
Canadian customs collector Is threat
ening to charge duty On her and hel
contents.
II is probable that she will be allow
ed to lie where she Is to act as
breakwater
The Detroit times., 1910-06-21
Health and Beauty Answers
BY MRS. NAE MARTIN.

Dissolve one-half cup sugar and one
ounce kardene In one-half pint alco-
Dol: then add enough boiling water to
make full quart. A tablespoonful of
this tonic before each meal helps to
purify tho blood. arouses a torpid liver
and aids digestion. You will soon be
RID OF that tired feeling. and be more
ambitious and energetic This tonic is
excellent for clearing up a sailow COM
piexion. restoring lost appetite, remov-
Ing liver. blotches, skin Sruptions and
tonins up tho system generally.
Miss B. X: The worry and bother OF
wearing hair-nets and wells to make
your hair stay up and conceal that
duil, strinsy; unkept appearance you
speak OF could easily be avoided II you
would stop shampooing with soap You
have made the mistake OF thousands of
other ladies. The alkali in soap irri-
ts'es the scalp, makes the hair streak
you have always noticed how harsh
your scalp felt after a shampoo with
soap. IL you Will shampoo every two
weeks with a teaspoonful OF canthrox
dissolved In cup of hot water. your
hair Will always be light, fluffy and
easy to do up. besides looking decidedly
neat. This shampoo fathers abundant
~. dries quickly, stops itching scalp
and cleanses as no other shampoo will.
The luxury OF extreme cleanliaess OF
] the scalp which comes from the use
OF this shampoo has made IL so popular
t"ht many OF the pest na1rdressers now
use II exclusively. II IL inexpensive
and can be bought at any drug store.
Mrs. a: II the hair on your fore
arms IL so coarse and black that YOU
feel embarrassed when you wear short
sleeves you are justified in using n
remedy TO remove II. Delatone ts
| safe and harmless and In successfully
used to remove superhuous hair from
face and forearms. Get an ounce OF
delatone from your druggist and mix
II with enough water 10 make n noste
Cover the skiu from which you wish
to remove the hair with this paste and
let IL remain two or three minutes
then wipe II of and wash with warm
water.The hair may grow again but
~ will he light In color and mnch thin
ner than before. Two or three appii.
cations will permanently remove II
Delatone Is rather expensive, hut very
little IL required. and you need buy 4,
only once.
@. w. X: You should take better
care OF your hair, as a beautiful head
OF natural hair II much prettier than
my false hair Any sign OF dandrun
Etching scalp. falling. dry dull and
brittle hair can easily be corrected nv
| shampooing every other week with
| canthrox tsee answer to Miss b. K.)
| and rubbing into the hair roots twic.
week a puinine tonic made by dis
solving one ounce auinzoin In one-haif
pint alcohol, then adding one-haif mint
cold wnter. Although you have been
so disappointed IN all the ready ma 1c
hair tonics you have tried. I know vol
will find this one Will do what I say A
will. II makes very refreshi 4
dressing for the hair and keeps II soft
and glossy.