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The Red Cloud chief., 1912-04-11
True TIL Death.

His companions bent over him with
pitiful earnestness. and stared be.
seechingly into his waxen features.
Again came the flutter of the eyelids.
but this time his will mastered ap-
preaching death. His lips weakly strug.
gled to execute his last command. and
the friends bent closer to hear the fal.
tering whisper. Il am--gone? Yes
er--l know. Go to Milly. Tell her
er-I died with-her name on-my
lips: that I-er-have loved-her-her
alone-er-always And Bessie--tell
--er-tell Bessie the same thing
London Weekly Telegraph.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-04-11
BARN FOR SWINE AND SHEEP
Farmer Changed Small Building In.
to Commodious Structure.

The accompanying illustrations
show how Missouri farmer solved
the problem Of changing small barn
into commodious structure for feed
Ing sheep and hogs. While there Is
nothing very complicated or out OF
the ordinary in this building It will
perhaps help some one who contem.
plates a change in his live stock, says
the Homestead. In this particular In.
stance It has been decided to change
from steers to hogs and sheep and to
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-04-11
DEVICE FOR THROWING HORSE
Excellent Plan 10 70 Place sureIngle
Around Body Of Animal just
Behind the ForeleoS.

AN excellent method OF throwing
fractious horse Is to put surcingle
around the body just behind the fore.
legs, with three rings on 1t. one on
each side and one under the body.
Put strap around the front legs just
above hoof. with a ring in each. Then
take a rope 15 or 20 feet long, run
through ring on left side. down
through ring on left foot, back
through ring on belly, down through
ring on right foot. back to ring on
right side. and tie. Then take hold
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-04-11
To Take q Different Route,

"Sistern and brethren" exhorted
Uncle Abraham. a recent promotion
from the plow to the pulpit, ION dc
one side er dis here meetin' house is
q road leading to destruction, on de
udder Is road gwine to hell and
damnation. Which you gwine pur.
500? Oar is the internal question:
Which Is you gwine pursoo?"
Law. Brer Abraham" spoke up Sis.
ter Eliza from the back pew. II speck
I'm er gwine home troo dc woods!"-
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-04-11
Baby Beef.

A new style Of baby beef has been
set in some portions Of the east. par.
ticularly In Pennsylvania, and fat It,
tie animals. Weighing from four to
eight hundred pounds. are now prime
favorites In the big markets.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-04-11
indigestion In Sheep.

indigestion In Sheep.
Indigestion 10 q very common all
ment among sheep during tho white,
months. and attacks arc frequent. es.
pecially while the flock 10 confined to
dry feed. The ailment may be char.
acterized a. failure Of the natural
changes which feed undergoes In tho
slimentary canal. Sheep confined to
a dry. narrow ration without any form
Of succulent food. are moro apt to
suffer attacks Of indigestion than
when on pasture. Ordinarily the all.
ment is not serious, but II permitted
to run its course takes o more acute
stage and frequently results fatally.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-04-11
Use Of Blood Meal for Calves.

A little blood meal. commencing
with teaspoon and gradually in
creasing to tablespoonful at each
feeding. Is said to have beneficial
results with calves that are not doing
very we'll. but as this meal contains
about 60 per cent. Of digestible pro.
tein It would hardly seem to be
proper complement to skimmilk for
continuous feeding.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-04-11
Finest Bacon and Hams.

Finest Bacon and Hams.
The finest bacon and hams raised
n England come from hogs fed
principally upon skim milk and bar
ley meal. It is claimed by the Eng.
lish producers that American hogs
are practically all fed on corn. which.
although perfectly wholesome food,
tends to make the hog fat and q lit.
tie mellow, whereas feeding by the
British method gives a meat beauti.
fully white and as solid as meat need
h0
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-04-11
Demand for New Alloy.

Although the early expectations OF
the wholesale substitution OF alum
mum for steel and iron have not ma.
terialized, the demand for the new al.
10y has grown enormously. From
production in the United States OF
less than 100000 pounds In 1883. In
1893 the output had grown to 360.000
pounds, 1903 to 100000 pounds and
today It is in excess Of 100000
pounds.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-04-11
HOG CHUTE MADE on WHEELS
Pair Of Discarded cuitIvator Wheels
or Almost Any Other Kind Will
Mako Excellent Device.

The illustration given herewith ex.
plains itself. Shorten the long legs
of the hog loader, put q piece of gas
pipe through the lower end and place
a press drill wheel on the outside OF
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-04-11
The Ideal

Mother-When he went to kiss you,
why didn't you call me?
Daughter-Why. ma. never i'm.
agined that you wanted him to kiss
you.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-04-11
Supply Cleaned Up.

Supply Cleaned Up.
Coin fishin' next summer" asked
the man who tells tall stories.
NO." replied Mr.. Growcher. III
you caught all the fish you said you
caught last summer, there won't be
any use of going fishing next sum.
mer."
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-04-11
Hog Chute on Wheels.

each post. says q writer in the Farm
ers' Mail and Breeze. Cultivatol
wheels or almost any other kind ly.
ing about the place will do as we'll.
This makes 1t easy to move the chute
from place to place.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-04-11

II would save people lot Of trouble
II they could be born with their wis.
dom teeth already cut.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-04-11
Very Improper.

Very improper.
Howell-Why is 1t that Harvard
doesn't want to play Carlisle again?
POWELL believe the Cambridge
boys caught the Indians doing some.
thing redhanded.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-04-11

Alimony Is the cement that Is some
times used to mend a broken heart.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-04-11
Medical 0onIus.

An old doctor. seeing young one
who was going along the street with
half dozen shabby-looking men and
women. called him aside and asked:I
who are all those people, and where
are you going with themT
Il will tell you In confidence" was
the reply. that I've hired them to
come and sit In my reception room. I
expect rich patient this morning.
and want to make an impression ON
Library.
The man who argues with his wife
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-04-11

Lightweight.
"He hasn't much head"
That's a fact: II he we're standing
upon 1t you could say that he had NO
visible means of support"
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-04-11

Device for Throwing . Horse.
Of rope behind horse. Let one man
start to lead him, and 1t will be no
trouble to take his feet out from un.
der -
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-04-11

The man who argues with his wife
ID ono kind of an idiot.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-03
WONDERFUL MEMORIES

II
L thing for Iulm- Cesar 20 dictate 10 ,cv-
cral secretaries at the same time, bc~ldcs
maintaining running conversation with Il
number Of officers in his tent. the great
man never being al loss 10 know "Whcrc
ne was at" whenever ne took up loose
thread i'm dictation or conversation.
Joseph Scaligcr had a prctlyialr memory.
In lIoncr's Had and the Odyssey there are
something over sixty thousand verses.
Scaligcr consumed only twcnty-onc days to
commit al them to memory.
Seneca, we are informed, could repeat TWO
Thousand names in the same order IN Whl'H
they had been spoken, and could rchcarSc TWO
hundred verses after hearing them read twice.
Nlithrdatcs, the A,iatic monarch Of poison
fame. numbered some twenty-five countries
in his dominions, and was able to converse
with natives Of any Of them without the as
,istancc Of an interpreter
Lord Macaulay had perhaps one oi the
most astounding memories OF WHch ihcIc -
any account So well did he know the Biblc
that when it WAS his desire 10 acquire an
other LANGUAGE. ne was accustomed, once ne
had SKINNED through the grammar, To take
IN thc reading Of the Bible in that IAN
U,aqc. He WAS fond Of bOasilnR that II
Iv some catastrophe all the written work,
e Homer. Shakespeare Milton, Dante, ana
Plato were DESTROYED, he would at once
furnish the texts from memory, since nc knew
them AL by heart.
When. however, we come 10 consider the
case Of NlczZofanti, the Italian Inquest We
find that his extraordinary memory was Nucl
as far to outstrip anything that has been re-
f,rrrd 70 here Al his death, in 1919, at the
.,o. of scvcntv-thrcc. he IS said 10 have been
.,couaintcd with one hundred and fourteen
I,nmiagcs. Byron, whom ne Is SAID To have
beaten at talking English Slang, pronounced
him a. monster Of languages, BriIrcuS oI
parts Of speech a walking polyRlot..
II IS interesting to note MczzoianilS prog
res, in the accumulation Of tongues othcr
than his own. Before the close OF ms UNI
vcrsitv career ne had mastered Latin, Greek
Hebrew. Arabic, Coptic, Spanish, frcnch,
German. and Swedish. During the wars "i
which Italy WAS the tncatcr IN the iIrsl p'I
Of the nineteenth century, Mezz"iantl iound
many opportunities 10 extend ms knowledge
Of languages. In the hospital Of Bologna To-
which ne attached himself in the capacity "i
volunteer chaplain. there were invahdS from
most Of the countrics Of Central and Eastern
Europe, and from these he speedily acquired
grasp Of their respective Tongues. n 1871
he could read twenty languages and write
eighteen. During his later residence III
Rome. whittier he went in 1881 to accept a
position in the Vatican library, he made fur
thcr additions TO his store Of linguistic knowl-
edge, acquiring Irish Welsh, LappiSh, san
skirt, Persian, Georgian, Armenian, Chinese
and several African tongues.
1t has been avcrrcd that Mczzofanti's IA
miliarity with the dialectical varieties anc
local dioms Of the principal languages, a
we'll as with their respective litcratureS, to
gether with his power Of rapidly pasSnE
| from one TO another in conversation, werC
| well nigh incredible. In 1893 he was made
Oardlii''' Taylor Ed'OdrdS
New-York tribune., 1912-03-03

terminal placed little above the roof will be
sufficient to furnish light, heat. and power
for the isolated farm dwelling
What farm dwcllcr could feel isolated from
the world with such oonycni,n.c- especially
when there is included IN the equipment Of
the country home 81 wireless "ln,oncwe
continuously typ'ng the important events Of
q universe, Wlrclc-- rc.orlophonc through
which, as the operator may elect, may bc
heard the SUNDAY morning melody Of The
choir i'm ST. Paui'- or old Trinity, 'uc grand
operas oi any oIty, The sermon lu amy church,
the lecture IN any lyD,um. or may bc seen
clearly yjsuaizrd the simultaneous repro
duc'ion Of 'hc best dramas, while listening
10 the linc- of the aDtor- who may bc playing
hundreds or thousand Of miles Distant
With such readily available sources Of en-.
tcrtaiumcu', 10 be haI by turning witch
and prc--inga k,y. 'hc-'o oi Tho CH'"mIc
drcarv winter eye ON the 'iil lone bat far
from lonely farm, will soon bc among the
romance to br r,'oll. for "ith 'hc advent
Of perfected Wrl,s tram sion the farm
life Of the future may bc made far more aI-
luring than life iu 'hr o,'ica.
And old Dobbiu, Framed and hung
somewhere in the farm home wilI hc the
picture Of q horse, i'm rcycrcu' memory OF 81
noble and worthy service done, that hr may
not be altogether forgotten IN the new agc
Of an energy that will not consume hall the
crops Of farm 10 run d., and with better
success and profit than ever before.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-08-30

~ NEIL stepped - tle d"or OF 'He
n saloon, holding his glass 50 ne
w could see the colors OF the sun
iL-ht through the hqlor. Inc
street was comparatively deserted Tor
Miaen cowboys were IL town 1t was
customary for the inhabitants 20 ne-
tuLNN themselves Of needed duties II
doors. The color Of the liquor proving
satisfactory, oNefIs hand dropped
from rs SI2nitlcaht position on ms mp
Hike here, You feIIers" he Eeiled
suddenly wonders Billy faltefIat
turning the corner. Lets cover tue
street ana make htn dahce.
"Iiuh' draWIed another COWBOY
VINO was Ieahlh@ against me eouhlef
elaDt\lh& glasses anu lIln-lhS thell ~
whoever he Thought miGht not be ahie
To dodge and holding his revolver III
readiness To meet possible objection
Z" ms ~pIa\iujneSs. 'latterpat won
dance. Hes joined the httle party OF
M~ennonlleS Up country y gone pam.
Nm I YOU heard: BUY am
amy more.
Were @dip' to give him a drink
first significantly.
Tile figure 1T the counter straight
eued. why, of course, Of course he
conceded, "a good drink will he oil for
Fat'ntpat's feet. | did used TO know
Billy. The only trouble with him was
that nh his brains ana fun and every
thing was Jest in his feet
.AS they filed out q newcomer from
Texas looked diScontentedly ut O'Neil.
ANY special inducement bout that
Patterpats feet he inquired. i've
been pretty comfortable sitting on the
counter. We have dancing down to
Texas
BETTER 90 back there" curtlv. Tor
90 sit ON the counter if YOU like. AS
10 tnducement. there amt ONLY one
dancer and that's patterpat. I've been
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-08-30
How TO Tell a Woman's Ace.

\ Partisan gourmet believes he has
found an infallihle method for g'einG
ut a womau's age. Watch her At din
ncr.
If she goes through every course,
chatting AL the time, and is equal TO
an ice after dessert, not to mention
chocolate and crystalliZed fruits. she is
still in her teens. If she makes n good
start with the hors d'ocuvreS, does well
with the rlviarS, salmon and such deli
cacieS. but shows no interest in th"
rest of the meal she is between twenty
and thirty and married. When She de
clines every other kind of game. but
takes some pheasant, She has passed
thirty. but has not vet reached thirty
five After thirty-ive she dotes on
every Kind Of game, the more highly
favored the better. If at the end Of
the dinner she takes cheese. showing
special Partially for the odorous Ca
menlbert. then, says the Partisan OBJ
server, there can be no manne Of
doubt about it. She is n woman of un-
certain a-e.-Toronto Globe.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-08-30
MINDS or CHILDREN.
Should Be Molded When They Are In
the Plastic State.

c -4
=" "'""H '"'"~"'l' 't'','.
NllaI problem III me N"Il" ''"'s =
the moral education 81 the rhlid. ITO
fessor Newton \. Iiddell and many
others have employed mental SlG@e>
lion with remarkable success in char
o.tor h,iili,g hrief ouiline of the
.,., ha,,f,l
49, ,,, ND
~ w." -
d'h'e' EAPi"lh - = t""t -"
help IT develop a heaulil0i ciaF"'l'''
Every morning have 1T repeat after
You these or similar words. This
day. God helping me. | win he Kind,
oo,d nnra ana trae Will do all i
oon ~ nuke nthnrS banDy can aul
60,
y no ""' 1''i' "
'"''i''H' ~
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-08-30
grasp the opportunity in a quiet man

grasp the opportunity in q quiet a
ner.
lie as industrious as the ant, u
don't 20 about blind for all that.
Stick TO anything worth having like
4 bulldog and never let 20 until you
have GOT What You want.
Don't crow too much like the bantam
rooster. but have some Of his self pos
session and self confidence. 1t goes 4
long way even III a baruyard.
Don't be mean ana crafty, like the
foN, but be ~hrewd, alert, quick witted
and quick footed MS he is. never miss
inc a good opportunity % be of some
benefit to YOURSELF New York sun.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-08-30

ON YOUR BAKING DAY.

.tte...t1t. 80 .t..:tr
C|ocoanut Pudding Mix half a pound
of ~1fannlated sugar with a pound or
grated royoamut. Heat a pint of cream
ana i pint Of rich milk 70 the boiling
point. Add 4 little salt and stir the
coeo@nut and sugar into them. Re
move from the stove and then beat
through it the whipped whites of eight
eggs. Flavor With orange, Bake III
cu>tard cups for th~ree-quarterS Of IN
houv; o., If prepared, use one bic dish
instead Of tie cups. Serve the pud-
ding cold. with or without cream.
rrune lie. 10 the whites of three
eggs whipped to \; stiff froth add a
clpful Of cooked plNue~ stoned and run
through Il meat grinder; three table
S~poonfuls of sugar, II tablespoonful
Of vanilla extract. Feat wei and long
and bake In 4 lower pie crust. This is
enough for II fat pie.
Recipe For Cruliprs,- Cream a fourth
of a cunful of butter, adding gradually
a cupful of sugar, the yoII> Of two
EGGS well beaten and the whites Of the
eggs beaten stiff. M.N four cups OF
-four. 4 fourth of i ~te#~poonful Of graf
cd nutmeg ana three ana q half ten.
S~noomfuls ot baking powder Md I'LL
taruafely with Il cup of milk To tha
first mixture. toss on Toured heard
roll thiu and cat in pieces three inches
long 10y two iuche. Wide. Make -four
one inch parallel gaShes cro~9Wisc 1t
equal intervals. TaAc up by running
finger in and out Of ga~hes and lower
into deep fat.
Rai~iu Cake Beat together a cupfril
If butter With two Of sugar, aGd 4 cup
ful os mollsseS. three Well beaten eggs,
il cupfuI Of huttermiIl, a cunful ii
stoned rui~ins. five ~cupfuis Of tioal, one
and II llalf t~easpooufuls of soda. two
tpa@p3onfuls of cinnamon. two tea
s~puoufuls of cloves and a grated nut
meg. Stir well together ana bake two
to tlrcc hours.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-08-30
Tire Sandman.

HAVE you heard tell OF the wonderful man
Who LOOKS so tired and his checks 80
Aan2
ia rories stealthily round mt close OF day
10 scatter steep. 50 the good folks say
Sh! Its the sandman
lies weighted down with a rusty brown
sack
That's ran ~ sand and - tied 10 his back.
Nnd Et mats Ibis hand nj ever 50 deep.
Then gAas the children the gilt OF sleep
Shi It's the sandnaut
When golden heads nod and sleepy eyes
close
And utti. people beginning g dnze
AMI then journey OF a. lac faraWay hand
GONE ones around with hts has ~ sand
sh It's the sandman
-bhurchman
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-08-30
Children's Department
GAME or HUNTSMEN.
Here Is a Splendid pastime For a Nut
ting Expedition.

Here Is a Splendid pastime For a Nut
ting Expedition.
As YOU may guess hy the name, his
game Is 10 lie played out Of doors. L
is splendid to play on Il nuttin@ trip,
Int it could also be played in the city,
where there are SO many good places
10 hide. The eight or ten players are
divided into two sides. each With a
leader. One side p.tenGs to he SPUR
relS and its leader the guardian. The
other players are hunters, With one
playpr as guide. While the hunters
ar all walking To a certain place de
ctded upou at the beginning Of the
aam,. the squirrel guardian hides all
on the squirrel players in one place.
He agree. with them to mention some
p|articular nut. such as chestnut or
bparhNut. rs i &i-ual to them tlat the
hunters are approaching very close.
He agrees 10 call other nut naneS but
they Will he said only 10 deceive the
hunters. who think that each nut lane
might be the one 10 warn the squirrels.
when the hunters return from Tue
walk" they start to hunt the squir-
rels. They mus, III keep in q straight
line. for those who 10 not are taken
ont Of the game by the squirrel guard
ian. When the hunters are very near
the squirrels the guardian gives the
Signal to prepare the squirrels 70 run.
Neither side mas start back to base,
though. until the guard calls. Push
taiIs ram. run run. Then NIL run 70
Il certain base. The first player reach
inc there become guide for the hunt
ers. 50 choo,,. his side for the new
game. The second PLAYER reaching
base becomes guardian for the SPUR
rels, so he chooses his side. During the
i.unt the hunter must search for the
SQUIRRELS where their guide directs
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-08-30
The Grave of Key.

In Olivet cemetery. in the old his
toric city Of Frederick. Md, is the
crave Of Francis Scott Key. over it
stands a marble column supporting a
statue OF Key. his poet face il'nmined
by the art of the sculptor, his arms
outstrctched. his left hand bearing a
scroll inscribed with the lines of The
star Span9led Banner" while on the
pedestal sits Liberty. holding the flag
for which those immortal lines were
written IimnincOtt,S
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-08-30
The Weekj illustrated Story
Billy's Reformation
By w L. WORTH

was in their midst. struggling and pro-
testing. his eyes big with terror.
Don't YOU give it TO me, gentlemen
he pleaded. Tn plain now. and it
wouldn't be right. Ain't danced in six
months ana amt tasted a drop"
Look at that. Billy" said O'Neil.
holding up a bottle between Billy's
eyes and the sun. Don't that look
good? Just see how it smiles. It's the
Very best in town, and we've got more
bottles in waiting. There's ten whole
glasses for you, .Billy-just for you.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-08-30
GAME OF EADMiNTON.
Shuttlecooks Used Instead Of Sails, but
Rules Of Tennis Are Followed.

This play IS i mixture q tennis and
hattledore and may he played in a
court or han. ont of doors OF in or on
ID tennis court. IT is played With Il
tennis net or II even smaller than
that which does no, quite reach the
ground Shuttleeosks are used instead
u balls.
The rules Of tennis are followed,
With slight change, owing TO the char
acter Of be -hatH'e oth, which does
not bounce .iEc enc tounis ban Mt
he lits must IL made oa the hy. Tie
nlayer must not touch the net either
With rayhet ~ elat1.e nor must he
touch the shuttleeoa with his hands
after the first service fhc points are
counted just rs III tennis
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-08-30
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Scrub Your Potatoes.

Instead Of scraping the potatoes With
4 knife try using an old worn down
scrub brush. These brushes exist in
most households. Scrub each potato
With it, ana in half the time that it
takes to get he skin off with the knife
it will take to get it off with the
brush, and there Will be no staining Of
hands. The potatoes should be kept
rs wet as possible while s%crubbing
r1pm
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-08-30

Hold your head hial, liGe 4 giraffe
Don't ehattrr too much, make faces
nr he disagteeahle, like the monkeys.
Int when ynn see n good chance of get
ting II good thing before some n else
bc as quick and clever Us they are Ia
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-08-30
To Mend Granite Ware.

Break into smaIl bits the old rubber
RINGS Of fruit Jars and heat them yer
the fire until they bubble. Then spread
the melted rubber over the leaks in
the seams Of the vessels. Galvanized
WaSlltubs can be mended in the same
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-08-30
Cultivate the Memory.

The woman Who for@etS names and
faces lacks social grace. The gift of
remembering people often makes the
difference between success and failure
III making friends.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-08-30
u LOVED ONES.

What sweet privileges we ".
'end to those VINO love us,
We permit them to toll for us.
think for US. smile FOR Us, live
for us ANA die for us.
So often the only reward they
4et is a weak, surIy, suIIeu face
that one would he ashamed to
show to the world Chicago
Tribune.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-08-30

An apple or orange placed in 4 box
Of fresh cookies viii keep them from
drying out and impart a delicious
fruity flavor. 4 cut apple in the cake
box Will keep cake fresh for a long
time.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-03-13
BEST CHANCE FOR a PROGRESSIVE.


a
anything
Would
Democratic candidates deadlock
the will difference
geiVes But The claiming will
hut the the
Wilson
can
does remain belief But
proved an unang
have been elected
Idaho Montana ana Oregon 1t believed
appeals likely
the probabilities