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The Red Cloud chief., 1893-12-15

gold watch, No. 07,iG3, by Barraud, of
London. Gold Albert chain, very
heavy and solid. Gold ring, with ma
sonic device. Gold pin-br1ldog's
head, with rubies as eyes. Russian
leather card-case, with cards of Enoch
j. Drebber, of Cleveland, correspond
ing with the T.. j. ID. upon the linen.
No purse, but loose money TO the eX-
tent OF seven pounds thirteen. Pocket
edition Of Boccaccio's 'Dccamcron, with
name OF Joseph Stangcrson upon the
fy-leaf. Two letters-one addressed
to +. j. Drcbbcr and one to Joseph
Stangcrson."
"At what addrcss?"
american Exchange, Strand--to be
left till called for. They are both from
the Guion Steamship company, and re-
fer TO the sailing of their boats from
Liverpool. IL is clear that this unfor-
tunatc man was about to return to New
York"
"IIavc you made any inquiries as to
this mar Stangcrson?"
81 did 10 at once, sir" said Gregson.
~ have had advertisements sent to all
the newspapers, and one of my men
has gone to the American Exchange,
but he has not returned yet"
"IIave you sent TO C~leveland?"
eve telegraphed this morning"
GLOW did you word your inquiries?'
1--WE simply detailed the circum-
stances, and said hat we should be
glad Of any information which could
help u.s."
"You did not ask for particulars on
any point which appeared to you to be
crucial?"
81 asked about Stangerson."
Nothing else? Is there no circum'
stance on which this whole case ap.
pears to hinge? win you not telc'
graph again?'
~ have said all I have to say" said
Grcgson, in an offended voice.
. Sherlock Holmes chucklcd to him
self, and appeared to be about to make
some remark, when Lestrade, who haC
been In the front room while we were
holding this conversation in the hall
rcappcarcd upon the scene, rubbing
his hands in "a pompous and sclf-satis
fled manner
"Mr. Grcgson," he said, 81 have JUS
made a discovery Of the highest i'm
The Red Cloud chief., 1893-12-15

portance, and one which would have
been overlooked had l not made a care
full examination of the walls"
The little mans eyes sparklcd as he
spoke, and he was evidently IN q state
of suppressed exultation at having
scored II point against his colleague.
"Comc here" he said, bustling back
into the room, the atmosphere of
which felt cleaner since the removal of
its ghastly inmate. Now stand thcrc.'
lie struck n match on his boot and
held it up against the wall.
Look at that" he said, triumphant
ly.
I have remarked fhat the paper had
fallen away in these parts. In this
particular corner OF the room q large
piece had peeled OFF. leaving a yellow
square Of coarse plastcring. Across
this bare space there was scrawled in
blood-red letters q single word:
'RAcHE"
what do you think of that?" cried
the detective, with the air of a show
man exhibiting his show. This was
overlooked because il was in the dark
est corner of the room, and no one
thought of looking there. The muir
derer has written ii with his or her
own blood. See this smear where it
has trickled down the wall! That dis
poses of the idea of suicide, anyhow.
Why vas that corner chosen to write
it on? will tell you, Sec that candle
on the mantcl piece. 1t was lit at
the time, and IL it was lit this corner
would be the brightest instead of the
darkest portion of the wall"
"And what does it mean, now that
you have found it?" asked Gregson, in
a dcprecatory voice,
"Mean? Why, it mean that the
writer was going to put the female
name Rachel, but was disturbed be-
fore he or she had time to finish. You
mark my words, when this ease comes
To be cleared up You will find that a
woman named Rachel has something
tn do with it. It's all very well for
you to laugh, Mr., Sherlock Holmes.
You may be very smart and clever, but
the old hound is best, when all is said
and done"
II really beg your PARDON" said nv
companion, who had ruiNlcd the little
mans temper by bursting into an OK.
plosion of laughter, "Iou certainly
have the credit of being the first of us
to tird this out, and, as you say, il
bears every mark of having been
written by the other participant in
last nights mystery. ] have not
The Red Cloud chief., 1893-12-15
Shcri1I''s safe.

Notice il hereby given, that under and Ivy
virtue Of M order Of sale issued from the Office
of G. u. CrOne clerk Of the district court Of the
tenth Judicial district, within and for Webster
county. Nebraska, upon an action pending
therein. wherein Charles j. PickfOrd u plaintiff
and against John A.. Sibert, Mary T.. Sibrrt
Burnham rulleys & To-, Iysanoer w. Tulleys
and Clarence X. Eesse. Trustee and b5neliriar,
trustee defendants.
shall offer for sale at public vendue, to Oh,
highest bidder for cash in hand, ut the cas-
door of The court II luse, ut Red Cloud, In salt
Webster county, Nebraska, that being III,
building wherein the last term Of said cour
was hOlden) on the 10th day Of December A. ID
1893 ut II O'Clock A. NJ, OF said day. the follow
ing described property to.wit: The southeast
quarter Of section thirty five 1851 township on,
% nor,h of range twelve u2) west Of the Gtl
L. NJ, containing according to government
survey go acres.
Given under my hand this 10th day Of Novem
Der A. d.. 1898.
GEO. 4. COON, Sheriff.
by A.. j, TOMLINsON, Deputy.
GEo.W Barker, Plaintiffs Attorney.
The Red Cloud chief., 1893-12-15

low That was the breadth OF n puddle
on the garden walk which he had
evidently walked across. Patent
leather boots had gone round and
Square-toes had hoped over. There
Is no mystery about IL at all. am
simply applying to ordinary life a few
of those precepts of observation and
deduction which l advocated in that
article. Is there anything else that
puzzles you?"
1.-The tinger-nails and the Trichinop.
oly," l suggested.
"The writing on the wall was done
with a mans forefnger dipped in blood.
My glass allowed me to observe that
the plaster was slightly scratched in
doing II, which would not have been
the case IL the mans nail had been
trimmed. I gathered up some scat.
tered ash from the floor. It was dark
in color and fiaky- such an ash as Is
only made by u Trichinopoly. ! have
made n special study of cigar ashes
In fact, I have written a monograph
upon the subject. / flatter myself tina,
! can distinguish at a glance the ash OF
any known brand either Of cigar or OF
tobacco. 1t is just in such details tina,
the skilled detective differs from the
Gregson and Lestrade type
And the florid face?" ! asked.
"Ah, that was a more daring shot
though I have no doubt that l wa,
right. You must not ask me that st
the present state Of the affair"
(Te be continued.)
The Red Cloud chief., 1893-12-15
Notice 10

Notice is hereby given that l will
examine all persons who may desire
to offer themselves as candidates for
teachers ofthe public schools Of this
county, at Red Cloud on tho third
Saturday Of each month.
Special examinations will be held
on the Friday preceding the Sd Sat
urday Of each month.
The standing required for I'd and
Sd grade certificates is the same-no
grade below 20 per cent, average SO
per cent; for first grade certificate
10 grade below so per cent, average
80 per cent. in all branches required
by law.
D.. NJ. HUNTER. County Supt.
The Red Cloud chief., 1893-12-15

a ring tinkled down and rolled across
the iloor. Lestradc grabbed il up and
stared ut 1t with mystified eyes.
There's been a woman here" he
cried. Its n woman's wedding-ring."
He held it out, as he spoke, upon the
palm of his hand. We all gathered
round him and gazed at it. There could
be no doubt that that circle of plain
gold had once adorned the finger of a
bride.
This complexities matters" said
Gregson. Heaven knows, they were
complicated enough beforc!"
"You're sure it doesn't simplify
them?" observed Holmes. There's
nothing TO be learned by staring at it.
What did you find in his pockcts?"
.'We have 1t all here" said Gregson,
pointing to q litter Of objects upon one
OF the bottom steps of the stairs, "a
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-07-06
APhenomena, Comm onw..1th.

For generation Kansas has been tha
testing ground for every experiment. IN
morals, politics and social life. Doubt
OF all existing institutions has been re-
spectacle. Nothing has Teen venerable
or revered merely because it exists or has
endured. Prohibition, female suffrage.
hat money, free silver, every incoherent
and fantastic dream Of social irnprova-
ment and reform, every econo1nic deIn.
sion that has bewfidered the fogey brains
of fanatics, every POLITICAL failacy nurL
tured by misfortune, poverty and fail
ure, rejected elsewhere, hes here found
tolerance and advocacy. The. enthusi-
asn of youth. the Conservatism of ape
have alike yielded to the eentagion. mai.
ing the history of the state melodra.
matte series of cataclysms, in which trae-
-edy and comedy have contended for the
mastery, and the commissions of nature
have been emulated by the catastrophes
of society. .
There has been neither peace, tran
GUILTY. nnrrepose. The farmer can neyer
Iofeteu his harvest. nor the merchant
MS gains. nor the politician his sunren.
-acy. Something startling has ALWAYS
happened or has been constantly antsci-
pated The idol of today is execrated
somorrow, Seasons of phenomenal
drought. when the sky was brass and the
earth non, have been followed by periods
OF lndescnbabie fecundity, in which -
nusoandman has been embarrassed bv
abundance, whose value has been di1nin-
lsneo ot Its exoess.--J. ]. hga1lsin Har-
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-07-06
Mrs. Howe,s Brilliant Danvbt.,

The latest literary and social sensation
Of Boston is the debut of the gifted
daughter of Mrs. Julia Ward Howe upon
the lecture platform. Mrs. Maud Howe
Elliott has great beauty as well as talent
IN art and literature. It il said lat she
has had more offers Of marriage Tan any
woman In Boston. Victor Hugo begged
permission to kiss her hand, she was SO
beautiful, and artists asked to paint her
portrait: Educated under the direction
Of her mother, enjoying the best eppor-
tunities for development in travel and
IN environment. Mrs. Elicit early mani
tested literary sbility. 49, -.o.s..s.4s-
A summer In Newport gave her ma
terial for her first novel. A visit to CAL
ifornia inspired ''San Rosario" and a
railroad strike in Maine. during her sum-
mer there formed the nucleus for an.
other. And last years stay in England
gave her material for her lecture. on
Darkest England, which was well re-
celved by the critical Boston audience
Boston Letter. ...--.s
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-07-06
Wearing On, White Ha... e,.,.


1t any ocular proof of tbs, persistex,ca
o. ONCE seekers is needed, il exists in ifI,e
White House carpets. They look "a =
they could never be made to smile again
he one on the stairs leading to fba
ONCE best shows what the imnaf;,en,t
feet OF the &c, COO would be government
employees have accomplished. Hna
heavy Administer held IN place by long
nails with big steel heads instead n
stair rails. The nail is fully three inches
long. but since the rush there isa a.
sIded scarcity Of the shining heads and
the tread OF the Office seeksr has rniIsa
ouf even these great spikes, ana eonTnls
of dozen of them have been uickrd m
md put away. The carpet looks asstf !
regiment Of giants had been exeruf;nc )
double shuttle ON the stairs for 4 ,nnnfh
any extra demand for stair earnet a.
sne White House ought to be cranted
witnout demur by tho congress,nen vs,o
nave brought the offce-seekers aIony ana
neiped add to the wear and tear.-K.fe
Fields Washington.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-07-06
Women Who Smoke.

II don't mind women smoking ci9a-
rettes, or, if they are old women. smoking
hard tobacco ia clay pipes" said AL
thorpe Tuttle of Cincinnati, "but do
not like to hear anything about our idols
in the feminine line that detraets in the
slightest from their divinityship. have
seen lots of women smoke cigarettes and
some women hit the clay pipe. too, an6
| have never felt bad about it. But re-
member that when some years ago Imet
a lady in the streets Of Cincinnati who
told me that she had just left Mary An
dersUn m the Burnett House. and that
Our Mary had her feet on the.tab and
was smoking cigarettes, the statement
made me feel So wretched that had to
go down into a nearby drug store and
sitdown- couldn't imagine such desc
Grafton of the good and the glorious Mary
Anderson with a coffin nail, as the boyi
cali cigarette, In her mouth. How
| would you feel If suddenly confronted
with picture of. Martha Washington
with a. cigar between her teeth OF pho
tograph of Joan of Arc or st. Cecilia
with stogy in the corner of her mouth;
You would feet that there was something
| wrong with world that made 1t posi-
BILE for such . thing to exist. That's thu
way feel about cigarettes when :sueees.
tion is made that any woman | like may
smoke them.'-St. Louis Globe Demo
crat :
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-07-06

I, In answer to the question. why does
q drunken man stagger in his gait and
see double" Dr.. j. w. .Crosswfite said
recently: Double vision is due to q
want of harmony in the muscles which
control the movements Of the eyeba1l
This is owing to change Effected in the
nerves or nerve .centeEs by the alcoholic
poison Inflammation of the nerves and
also loss of energy in the centers of the
brain are produced by overdoses of alco-
hol, and to this distur bance in the center
Is due the double vision, as also the stag
gering gait produced by the loss OF bar
mony IN the muscles OF the limbs
- Should tha muscles of each eyebaIl
not act exactly as one. then a different
part OF the visual field is exposed to the
Two retina- Each retina, acting indie
pendently. sees the object. and the i'm
presslons conveyed to the brain are there
fore double instead of single. Were the
muscles acting exactly similarly the OBJ
1ect would be seen by the sauas part of
each retina and the impressions there
lore conveyed to the brain would be sin,
gle, ordinary vision resulting. "-Kansas
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-07-06
Question For Women Gr.an.,~.

The graduates Of the colleges for
young women in the country are 10
De given chance to express their views
upon the ability OF these schools ~
provide the best training for. women
az the present time. One of these in
stltuuons, DESTROYS Of knowing whether
It Is itself carrying out the best scheme
OF education, has addressed carta;;p
Questions to the graduates Of wo,ne,,s
colleges throughout the country. among
winch are the inquiries: How MANI
nours day of Intellectual work shouid
the ordinary college woman do, nos
any study seem to you to be excentio,-
ally important to the coiiepe vrrna,, =
"a woman? .'se-.-. 80 - -
Whatever may be the character of the
answers to these questions thew ara n
interest as showing strong desire tn
provide the very best intellectual end
physical conditions in the college lie ~
young women-ad desire that aneur. veil
Tor the work which thee insf;tut;r.,.
are to do In the futnre. There a. maooraa-
over, most graft ying infcruation- f,,.t
comes from almost AL of thee inst;t,,-
nons OF learning for young women th.t
sound health is being built up as well as
sIrons minds, and that the theoretical
ssudies and those Of questionable value.
Doth as to mental drill and as 20 the. n.
formation that is gained, are being sub
ordlnated to studies that have a vital
bearing upon the future life and happi-
ness not only Of the graduates, but Of
those about them It Is an open uuea-
ton whether the average women's collage
OF today . NOT giving better rounded
basis OF education than the average col
'sge Tor young men. Worcester Spy.
20 -D
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-07-06
he DEFENDED o'sRiEs.


Driving an oe.oSsoss FAs>~a.St va -
Deck of an os~@n steamship
.fn 1884, said Archbishop ireland q
s. Paul the orher day. II was,a passesl-
ger on the zlIip Tn1tria. which carried
William q Dler 90 America foa re-
member that visit. how OBrisn was
rnobt--i on his way 10 Montreal and all
that Well. aboard the ship was an
Irish lawyer named Fox. an Oranseuian
and pug1laeious creature generally VI
course he didn't like OBT1en. and by
the time the ship was two days ont from
oueeustNwn he had organized a party oi
messengers who Missed O'Brsen every
time he came on deck OF into the saloon
This wasn't pleasant for the rest Of
us, but We didn't say aword until one
day OiBrien slipped Is he was leaning
over the railing contemplating lin i'nag-
inationl the beasts Of the sea. and nearly
fell overheard. Fox stood in the center
Of the group not far away, and he and
the rest OF them commenced to boot and
make other disagreeabie noises. That
aroused my Irish. and walking firm and
fierce over TO them / said in my most
sonorous and commanding voice:
"'See here. you ruffians, this disgrace
full business has gone far enough, and
won't stand it any longer. Lisen-if
YOU don't quit it and get down into
your staterooms IN just two minutes and
leave Mr.. OBrien alone the rest of the
voyage I'll take the matter into my
hands, .s-.. -.- ..-. -st- -s..-- ~. ...-
And with that took out my watch.
opened it and began to count the sec
onds. You ought to- have seen the ex-
preston on Fox's face. 1t would have
gladdened the heart Of a painter.
-"'Oh, hos says he, hes going t
launch the Illuminating curse Of Rome
against us. He's going to exconmuni
cate us. Oh, no! But where's his bell
book and candle? -...... -..,.-..s.. w. d..
Don't you believe it, says l, still
looking at the watch. Don't you be
lieve it. wouldn't waste good. val
liable curse on a beggar like you Blu
I'll fix you in spite of that says L III
go down into the storage and bring al
, q troop of those husky Irish lads says |
and I'll tell 'em to sweep you off tn
deck and tie you down in your berths
You've only got half minute left. ane
/ advise you to start pretty soon.
"There wasn't one of 'en in sight il
80 seconds, and Fox was the first to 60
~Ihey didn't bother 0'Brien afte
that" added the archbishop, but tn
news got about in the steerage. and mex
day received deputation. from tina
quarter Of the ship expressing the sin
cere sorrow they felt down there becaus
they didn't get chance to larrup tn
! dirty hlackguards..' Chicago Post. -.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-07-06
ROYAL PAGES IN FRANCE.
Well Born Youths Who Used to Be Mon.
.--..s... arehs' Messenger Boys. '..-

Well Born Youths Who Used to Be Mon
.....s. arehs' Messenger Boys. '.--.
The Marquisde Chanaleilles was one of
Louis XVIIFs pages The other two still
surviving are the Marquis de Casteja and
Count de Narolles, who is as hale and
hearty as Marshal MacMahon and about
the same age. The pages of Louis XVIII
were 20 in number and named by the
king before the revolution A youth to
be admitted as page into the royal house
hold had to prove 10 generations Of mo-
bility on each side, making 80 quarters.
But after the revolution the ratherskep-
teal and freethinking king whom Wat
erIoo set up at the Tuileries thought four
quarters on the paternal side enough.
The page had to enter et-the age Of 9.and
to spend three years In a special school,
on leaving which he drew a salary, had .
uniform and duties. to discharge about
the kings person and at grand functions.
At the age Of II he entered q cavalry
regiment as a cOrnet.
Pages in the period Of their service
were carefully taught how to ride. fence,
dance and become snowy officers. Later
in life NJ. de Chanaleilles. attended as a
page the coronation of Charles Z and en-
tered guard regiment. A few weeks
subsequent to that event he planted the
French flag on the quay Of Algiers few
weeks before the revolution of 1880.
Louis XVIII lost the use of his links In
exile and required feet footed pages
around him to fetch and carry. Boy at
tendants always accompanied him when
he went out in his bath chair or In his
carriage, which, to give him exercise,
was not hung on springs behind, but
made to jolt there. The front seats were
more comfortable
Two pages rode on horseback. A cou.
Pile stood on the steps-one on each side
of the carriage. When they were tired,
those behind changed places with them.
They wore sky blue TUNES, cooked hats
and had gold buttons on their uniforms
ornamented with the royal arms. The
whole 20 attended at the Sunday recep.
tons held by the king after mass at the
Tuileries. The last old page who died
before NJ. de Chanaleilles was Colnte de
Rouge. He died at the sge-o of e0.-Pariy
| Cor. London News. - .s---- -----
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-07-06
A GAMBLING HELL
Men and Methods OF Wall Street De
nouuced In ScathinR Terms. 49,.

Men and Methods OF Wall Street De-
49,. nounced In Scathing Terms. ,.,.....
Following are the main points in the
remarks of Rev. Thomas Dixon which
have so riled Henry Clews and his breth-
rem: .-.... -.-......g- .
The recent furry In Wall street. with its In
cidcnts and failures, with its high rate Of in
tereet and its Threatened panic, again brings
before the public the fact Of this sore In the
nations life. The business of Wall street,
meaning the stock exchanges. is the indica-
ton of a national blood disease. 1t is chronic;
1t is constitutional. Here is the spot where II
breaks out with violence that disturbs In its
reaction the whole body.
In my humble opinion the day is certainly
coming in the history of America when the
mass of the business. now transacted ON these
exchanges and called legitimate viii be under
stood at its real worth and will be suppressed,
as are other crimes, by law: Gambling IS q
crime. 1t. is crime that damns, the whole
man that engages in it and destroys the com
munity that tolerates it. And gambling is
gambling whether il takes place In Daly's
gambling he'll. in a bucket shop or on the floor
es the exchange. Our courts have long decid.
ed that contracts on these exchanges made on
marginal transactions and all other transac-
tons in whiclIs, similar principle is involved
are gambling lure and simple: that they can
not be enforced in law. This being true, they
ought to be suppressed by law.
Panics are produced and untold ruin brought
to thousands of homes in the midst Of national
prosperity. What reason is there under heaven
today for a panic in the money market except
that some coterie of scoundrels beneath the
surface have some ak to grind In producing a
panic. Of all the battles on the earth none Ia
so utterly brutal. SO utterly devilish as this
battle on these gambling exchanges for SUI
premacy, for money. War on the field OF blood
is pastime compared to it. Men in martial war
do not strike a wounded enemy. No nation
lot even Turk. will fire on hospital.
wounded friend is the supreme opportunity
If your all street gambler. When a man Is
disabled IN the financial world. then Is the time
to fleece him Not only SO. but these scoun-
drcls watch their opportunity to wound their
friends, and then, when in the fight they have
fallen, they spring On their PROSTATE bodies
and rob them of the very clothes on their back.
A man who wrecks a train is esteemed a vii
lain for whom hanging Is an honor Lynchine
Is too good for such a man. Fhe whole cr.m
munity turns out en- masse and scours the woods
and fields to find him. but man who laws his
plans and by lies and chicaTery I'm this Gam
bling center wrecks a train. not Simply one
train. but tIe whole road, ina poverishi.ag tbou
sands of stockholders. Bringing suicide and
poverty and despair to hundreds of homes
tLis man is crowned the NapoIean OF finance
He pockets his millions and becomes therra f..r
n $3.50 S<>- oSi
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-07-06
A New York Statesma an,

As BELTS the gallant and good1y man
he is, the Hon. George ZerubabeI Erwin
the Lily OF Potsdam, says that athel
United States should give. the deposed
qusen, who. | understand. is q very beau.
nul roman, q pension" Oh, subtle
power OF beauty! General Won schwarz.
brod, the governor of Asace, in conduct
mig Senator Erwin to the French from.
tier during the Potsdam statesman's Eu.
ropean trip IN August, 1891, said: INV
dear sir. you VIII understand, of course 3
that there Is nothing personal In begging
you to leave, but the fact Is that the
cathedral people complain that. they
can't start the clock."-New York Sun,