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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-03-07

FLUNG HER ARMS ROUND HIS NECK.
his physical courage deserted him, and
his finger became powerless He
must prepare sore plan for killing
himself in which the exact moment of
his death would be decided by chance
or the action of machinery.
The idea pleased him by suggesting
the need Of invention, need which
his mind was always ready to meet,
and he set himself, with a melancholy
pleasure, to think out the details Of
killing machine which should fmlfill
all has requirements. Death naust be
painless and instantaneous, of course,
but must act at different morn emit
from that at which his victim took
the decisive action which would make
the fate certain and Interchangeable.
He drew out a plan, rapidly making
rough sketches of the mechanical de-
tails on the back of Deborah's fatal
letter.
Then he went down to his forge on
the floor below and worked hard at
the instrument he had invented.
Ralph Carbon was proud of his work.
The invention was IN the form of q.
dynamite bomb, which would explode
by the slow action OF an acid eating
through barrier of cement. One
of his past failures had left
him with the dynamite on his
hands. 1t was inclosed in carefully
welded iron case, joined strongly, so
that once the case was closed it could
only be opened by the exercise of
considerable force. It was come cted
as strongly to an iron chain, which
the inventor fastened around his
waist, joining the two ends with a
=, Yale paddock. When he had locked
it he laid the key on his anvil, and
with stroke of his hammer bent it
out of shape.
-. "Now," he said to himself, almost
triumphantly, when it was done,
coward or no coward, in about half
an hour I must die" Z,
He wasnglad that the affair was set
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-03-07
COLOR IN ARCHITECTURE
bleaching Winds and Sooty Air Of
London Change Original CoIors.

Bleaching Winds and Sooty Air of
London Change Original Colors.
St. Paul's remains the grandest ex-
ample of architectural color in London
because Wren possessed the genius to
use the one building material, namely,
Portland stone, which, under the
bleaching winds and sooty air Of Lon
don, assumes unique qualities Of color,
qualities at once in harmony and con-
trast with the gray atmosphere of our
city.
Those parts Of the stonework of the
cathedral which have been subjected
to the action Of the wind have become
Glanched, and with so much color that
Nathaniel Hawthorne mistook the
stone for some kind Of marble; but
those parts Of the stonework which
have been protected either by the
neiglrboring houses below or by the
| protection Of some cornice, molding or
| other ornament above, have become
| black with SCOT.
| 1t Is the contrast between the bleach
| ed and darkened surfaces Of the build
ing which heightens the value Of BOTH
and produces an effect of architectural
| color not to be seen out Of London
''Everything is fruit to me- great
philosopher has said, (which thy sea-
sons bring. oh. Naturer' How well,
and with what harmony. does she color
the golden marbles of Pisa under the
autumn sun; how we'll, indeed. and
| how faithfully to the characters Of our
| city does she/ employ those terrible
colors of white and black here in Lon
| don!
In certain effects Of light, when the
bleached stoneworl of the south flank
| of the cathedral is seen against a lead
en- sky. only a little deeper in tone
than that of the building ITSELF the
effect is one of extraordinary, nay.
| almost unreal. beauty. And who that
has seen it would be surprised We're
! he to chance upon it's description in
| the pages Of Dante?-Saturday Re.
view
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-03-07

IA friend of mine reads little, but
not as much as he should" said a
budding Cincinnati literary genius
the other day.
"Why?" was asked.
well, not long ago I was in his
room, and the talk turned to books.
Have you a mechanical turn of
mind?' he asked, taking volume of
kipling's Many Inventions from his
table. eff you have, take this and
read it; don't know where l gotit. I
haven't any taste for machinery of
any lSind-don't understand that sort.
of tn .np:'''
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-03-07
CRUSHED THE NIASHEl FLAT,
One of the "New Women Declined
to Be Put In II False Position.

One of the "New Women>, Declined
to Be Put in II False Position.
The New Woman" shows to the
best advantage when brought into con-
tact with a certain kind Of man that
has numbered the earth from the be-
ginning without being materially af-
fected by the moral advancement Of
his race. One of this sort entered 4
Fifth avenue stage in New York the
other day, says Kate Fields Washing
ton, and seeing a tall, briniant-looking
girl seated in the far corner, he took
the vacant place next her, accosting
her exactly as if he We're an acQuaint-
ance. 10 his surprise she answered
politely, and for a couple Of blocks
they affably discussed the weather.
Then she signaled the driver to stop,
and got out, followed by the inwardly
astonished masher, who had expected
only to be repulsed with the cold stare
cultivated. by the average town bred
young woman for use in such emer-
gencies. When they reached the curb
stone she save him a second surprise.
II have stopped on the beat Of the
largest policeman on the avenue" said
she, in a voice he would not have rec
ognized as that Of his companion IN
the bus, land If you are not block
away within FIVE minutes l will have
you arrested. spoke to you because
I knew three women on the opposite
side Of that stage and wasn't godns
to have it get around that l had been
spoken to by man I didn't know"
A glance convinced him that infirm-
ity Of purpose was not among her fail
dngs and the big officer was coming
nearer every moment, so the offender
stammered something meant for an
apology and started down the street
with an air of q man who has Just ro-
membered q very important engage.
ment.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-03-07

OcAdV1OI WALL pl0SuIc. UASul ulahC ~
possible for the young bandit to gain
his freedom once more before death
without risking an escape.
Even when a boy Bill was a terror
in more ways than one. He was born
on the banks of Fourteen-Mile creek,
not far from TaleQuah, I. H., and as
soon as he was old enough to toddle
about he showed evidence OF q cruel,
treacherous nature.
Bill has two brothers; Tom, few
years older than himself and the only
respectable member of the family, and
Of age, has the reputation Of being "a
bad 'un.'' He also has two sisters, Lulu
and Rose, who are at once as beauti-
full and reckless as a bandits sisters
should be.
They are both fearless and lavish in
the distribution Of their love and
hatred. and while expert with the pistol
and rife horsewomen Of unusual abil-
ity' preferring to ride man fashion,
there is nothing mannish about them
when it comes to cOngeniaEty.
Bill always took a great interest in
the doings Of his pretty sisters, and
received the stories Of their promis-
cuous love affairs in rather matter-of-
fact manner. He learned to read and
write very readily. -
Had it not been for his wild nature
he would have turned out to be bril-
liant man, but when he became old
enough to distinguish 4 steer from a
mule he was sent to cattle ranch in
the Concharte mountains, some thirty
miles from Muskogee.
In the saddle Bill appeared to the
best advantage. He seemed to. be 4
part OF the horse, and with body erect
and fearless expression on bis face he
was the envy Of all his fellow cow
boys.
While yet a mere boy Bill met and
fell in love with Martha Pittman. Mar
tha's parents did not look upon Bill
with any great amount Of favor, and
would not consent to his marrying
their daughter. She was as pretty as
any girl for miles around, and her
father told Bill it was his intention to
marry her to man who could walk
as well as ride gracefully.
Bill kept on with his suit and had
almost won the consent of old man
Pittman, when he was arrested and
convicted Of introducing whisky into
the Cherokeen Nation and had to 20 to
jail.
This happening resulted in pretty
Martha's father forbidding her ever
again speaking to Bill. When Bill got
out Of Jail he tried again to marry
Martha and win her fathers consent.
Old Pittman, however, would not listen
to Bills pleadings. He ordered Bill
out Of the house.
But Martha was as true as a sweet
heart could be and offered to marry
Bill secretly. AS much us Bill loved
Martha, he refused to accept her under
any such conditions.
He renowned civilization and went
into the mountain where he organized
the band Of outlaws which has since
borne his name. ~
But Martha still loved him. and had
it not been for the government officials
in pursuit OF Bill she would have be-
come the bandits wife las1 October.
Bills first appearance as an out-and-
out bandit was last June. He'd heard
that Treasurer e. G. Starr, Of the
Cherokee Nation, was paying out some
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-03-07

bus Means, George Jennings, Geory :
Newton, Bill Doolin, Perry Brown and
Tom Quarlcs all half-breeds.
! With his followers Bill Cook started
UP tale shore Jf the Arkansas .t:veS
and began to hold up railroad trains,
| towns and individuals. For time ev-
erything wont favorably and Bill and
| his band robbed everybody in sight III
the neighbcrhood Of Fort Gibson and
Muskogee on the Missouri, Kansas and
! Texas Railroad and along the Kansas
anu Arkansas Valley Road.
Trains We're held up night after
| night, depots were robbed stages run
ming between Fort Gibson and Muslzo-
| gee were stopped and everything valu-
able taken. Express Offices We're loot
; ed, stores cleaned\ out travelling sales
men deprive of their samples, and,
in fact, everybody who owned anything
of value who came in contact with
Bill Cook and his band had to "give
up" everything.
On November 8 Bill Cook plundered
the town Of Lenapal, killing one of
the citizens. Every store was looted.
The following few days farmers near
i Muskogee suffered and train or two
was wrecked and robbed.
! Rewards We're offered for the cap
ture eff Bill Cook, and finally as many
as 800 men started out in different d.
rections to capture the outlaw.
| Meanwhile pretty Martha Pittman
had remained true to Bill, and even
when she heard of his sentence de-
clared that she still loved him. She
grew very respondent, however, and
said that she knew that no matter
how bad Bill had been, as his wife she
could make him an honest man.
Bills sisters, Lulu and Rose, contin-
ucd to live at home with their parents,
although they continued to lead a wild
| life.
Lulu developed a decided and fiend-
ish liking for whisky, and frequently
got into trouble. She would hold up
railroad depots just for fun or shoot
all around the head Of some peaceable
citizen, merely to see him jump. -
Mounted on a thoroughbred mare
she would start out on a bowling
spree and capture unwilling youths at
the point of her Winchester. And In
spite Of all her dissipation Lulu is
still as handsome in face and form as
any woman in the territory.
When Bill Cook fled to the noun
| litluS, WIFI @lC,OVU Ill IcWdAuS OAcIeA
| for his capture, Sheriff Perry started
out to capture him. He was and is
considered one of the nerviest men in
the Southwest, and knows the country
and Its people by heart.
Bill Cook had decided to get out Of
''the States and spend the remainder
of his Nfe> with Martha Pitt1nan in
Mexico, hut unfortunately for him,
Sheriff Perry got word of his inten-
tons and captured the bandit before
he got out Of the country.
Bill, when he found himself in the
hands Of the law, gave up entirely
| and made no resistance. He went to
Fort Smith reaceably with his captors
and assumed an AIR Of Indifference
during all the proceedings.
| There was only one thing that SEEM
ed to worry him, and that was regard
| ing Martha, the sweetheart of his boy
hood days. ..-y. .-+.-
He spoke now and then Of his Sis
tiers, and never forgot to allude to
their beauty, but said they knew
| enough to look out for themselves.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-03-07
Didn't Want It,

"This.' said the dealer, :.is a new
kind of self-acting, patent clasp,
home-staying umbrella, which has just
been introduced. Any one stealing
this umbrella will at once return it,
Thanks" said the customer, Il
don't want that kind. I like change.
in umbrellas as we'll as the next man,
but I'd have no chance with cling-to-
like that on hand" and he took one Of
the ordinary absent-minded kind.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-03-07
Too Intolloctunl.

"How," inquired the ]anguorous
beauty with the coffee stains on the
front of her wrapper, Ibid she happen
not to marry him?"
The girl whose regal beauty was
somewhat dimmed by the motion OF
her jaws as she partook Of a light re-
past, made prompt reply.
''She was saved by presence of
mind,' she explained. "1ts presence
was so very manifest he was glad to
escape. "-Detroit Tribune.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-03-07
A Failure.

Everett Wrest-Lady, I have four
little children crying at home for
bread.
Mrs. Potts-For goodness sake! L
don't see how tho neighbors stand it.
You don't live in fat, do youp
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-03-07

When he came to talk OF Martina his
glittering eyes would fairly snap and
then assume q CLASSY appearance, as
he would let his mind wander fur off
somewhere and half murlnur:
Shed be true II my sentence was
ten times forty-hve years, bless her."
S,# =: .4t>t Hal Horniston.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-03-07
One More Triumph.

Citlzen-What has your last Arctic
expedition accomplished?
Arctic Explorer--What has been &C.
complished? Why, sir, we have fully
and incontrovertibly demonstrated
that~babies can be born at the North
p( well as at the equator.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-03-07
One Advantave OF the Syste1n.

but how could the inside of your
store have been damaged so much by
the fire without injuring your stock
of goods" asked the insurance agent,
MY stock was all out on the side
walk in front of the store, of course"
replied the retail grocer, wondering
ct the mans ignorance.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-03-07

He called me 'gibbering idiot"
shouted the violent man. "Now ask
you candidly, what do you think of
that?"
Il should first wish to know just
what he meant by gibbering," rejoined
the cautious party.--Detroit Tribune.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-03-07
An Unpleasant RamInda

He-lt doesn't seem possible that
we were once engaged.
She-What made you think of it?
He-I happened to look at that ring
on your tinger.-Life.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-03-07
Always Behind.

Mabel, sunrise in the Alps-Why,
It looks about noon time. l wonder
whore it was painted?
Hortense, consulting catalogue
Philadelphia.-Life.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-03-07
Identified.

Cabriel-Who is the gentleman WITH
one leg? r. ~..>
st. Peter-1 forgot his name; just
put HIM down as mr.. Trolley, OF
Brooklyn"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-03-07


venting, was Carbon; always spend
ing days and nights in the manufac-
ture of some wonderful machine or
other which was to revolutionize the
world and make him famous, only to
find after all his labor some irrem edi-
able flaw in his plan which rendered
the completion of the machine an i'm
possibility, Or prevented it working.
He gazed around him on the gaunt
skeletons in wood and brass of past
hopes, and clenched his hands fiercely.
"A failure! Everything in my life
is miserable failure!' he cried aloud
as he paced the floor.
1t was not the breakdown of an Or
binary invention, however, that wrung
the bitter words from him. He had
grown accustomed to waking in the
morning with an idea worth millions
in his head, and going to bed at night
with the knowledge that it was not
worth 100000 match-stlcl1s; and
had become quite philosophical over
the failure of his plans for money
making. But this time it was a diff
ferent arrangement that had broke
down, an arrangement by which the
inventor hoped to make himself a
home and children; and the main
spring in the shape of Deborah Dene,
the woman he loved, had failed him.
In his clenched hand he held the let
ter she had sent him, abruptly an
nouncing that she wished to break off
their engagement.
There was a revolver lying on the
inventors bench, which had thrice
had it's bright barrel pointed towar d
his forehead, but three times the
mans purpose had failed him at the
decisive moment.
The fact of his cowardice led to the
mans irritation against himself
II fail in everything that would
make life worth living, and can not
even kill myself" he went on, in his
despairing soliloquy. "Must every
thing try prove failure?"
He took up the revolver once more
with sudden determination and hold
ing the barrel between his teeth,
pulled the trigger. There was a
click, but nothing more; he had for
gotten, after ali, to load the thing.
He had failed once more to kill
himself,and the nervous shock he had
experienced had made it impossible to
repeat the attempt. He must think
of something, he told himself, which
would make the last act easier for
him. He was determined on suicide,
and had committed himself by inform
ing Deborah Of his inten tons; but
when the single movement of fin
< ger was in a moment TO make all the
difference between life and DEATH
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-03-07
@E8 ST
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ALPH CARBON
strobe modify up
md down his
workshop, lit
tered with the
odds and ends of
machinery which
represented the
ruins of a hundred
castles in the air.
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-08-02
THEY WON THE RAISE.
The Directors Were Satisfied That Their
Claim Was just.

1n0 DlreCtOfB were SotlBne0 Th4e Their
Claim Wa Just.
Once when the miners Of q big anthra-
cite mining company were DESTROYS Of
receiving increased pay an effort was
made to induce the local officials in the
mining country to make such repre-
sensations to the president Of the COM
pany as would produce the desired Of
feet. This was unavailing, however, and
efforts in other directions were tried,
until the directors offered to meet u
delegation of the miners n New York
city and discuss the situation. A dozen
Of the brawniest miners in the region
were selected as delegates-great rugged
men, who would certainly make a fa.
vorable impression. The men met tho
officials and stated their case, which
was that at the prevailing rate Of wages
they could hardly get enough to eat.
The matter was held under advise
ment, and the conference adjourned to
luncheon. Then came the most amazing
display Of appetites that has ever been
seen before or since, and the colored
walters turned pale as they saw q dish
intended for the entire party retained
by n man, who speedily made away
with the contents. Each man seemed as
ravenous as though he had not eaten for
Q week, and the caterer was at his wits
ends to provide for them all.
At last, when every portion had been
eaten and all seemed inclined for more,
q giant whose native place was South
Wales cried out: Don't you worry
about no more fancy things. Bring us
. cheese, and We'll make out all right"
A cheese was procured, and the directors
gazed with W as it speedily disap-
peared. As the last crumbs were disap-
pearing the officials held a hurried con-
sultation, and after awhile the president
announced Gentlemen, we have decid-
cd to concede your claims to All advance
Of 10 per cent, for we are certain that
at present you can scarcely get enough
to eat. Nothing but this pleasurable
meeting could SO fully have convinced
US Of your needs" The delegates have
not yet wearied Of telling Of the amaz-
ing display Of gluttony which they al.
lege was preconcerted for the express
purpose Of creating the impression that
it produced. Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-08-02
Legal Notice.
A OF NERRAsKAl.,
WEBSTER COUNTY, lss
G. P. & T. A@!n,h

WEBsrsk CoUHTY. ss
At a county court, held at the county court
room. In and for said county, July nth, A. ID.
los.
II the matter Of the estate Of sluman F. Bart.
lett deceased.
On reading and filing the petition Of Nelson
Bartlett. praying that the instrument. aled On
the Sd day OF July, 1895, and purporting to be
the last will and testament OF the said deceaard,
may be proved. approved, probated. a.
lowed and recorded 40 the last will and
testament Of the said Slumsn r. Bartlett, Do
ceased, and that the execution OF said instru-
ment may be committed and the sdministrs-
ton Of said estate may be granted to Nelson
Bartlett and Margaret II. Bartlettas executors.
Ordered, that Tuesday July 3Oth. A. ID. 1885,
at Q O'Clock p. m, 10 assigned for hearing said
Ietition, when all persons Interested In said
matter may appear AZ q county court to bs
held In and for said county. and show cause
why the prayer Of petitioner should not b
granted; and that notice of the pendency
OF said petition and the hearing thereof, hs
given TO all persons Interested In said matter Ov
puDllshing u copy OF this order In the RedCloud
CHlkF q weekly Newspaper printed In said
county, for three successive weeks, prior 10
sa'o oas OF nearing. JA.ssNgfry.
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-08-02
ThEATER CURTAINS.
Costly Drspsrses That Are Used In Some -
the London Theatsrs.

Costly Drapsrses That Are Used In Som -
b London Thestsrs.
Few have any idea of the money
spent BY the managers Of London thea
tiers in procuring the curtain which
hides the stage from public view, re-
marked q we'll known theatrical fur
1isher to q reporter. Take, for instance,
the glorious curtain at Sir Henry Irv-
ing's theater, the Lyceum. That cur
tain, II 1t cost q penny, cost at least
1000 guineas. I am told that 1000
yards Of beautiful blood red plush were
used to make it complete, and for it Sir
Henry Irving is indebted to the Baron
ess Burdett- Coutts, who some years g
generously made him o present Of the
curtain as q tribute to his artistic gen.
Jus.
A very expensive curtain is that used
at the Prince Of Wales theater, Coven-
try street, now occupied by Mr.. Arthur
Roberts. Its cost was about G8O0. 1t is
made Of boiler plate, is entirely fire.
proof and weighs no less than six tons.
No fire a get from the stage to the
auditorium or vice versa, as the top and
bottom Of the curtain respectively rest
against and upon a solid wall Of brick
work. I believe this, as we'll az other
curtains Of the same kind, was the in
vention Of Mr.. 9. J. Phipps, the theat-
rical architect.
Perhaps the most beautiful theater
curtain in London-where the finest
curtains in the world are to be seem
are those at the Lyceum, to which I
have referred, the Palace Theater Of
Varieties, and the Savoy. The Palace
curtain is a real work Of art, and Mr..
D'Oyly Carte must have lavished o
small fortune upon its make. 1t ia o
beautiful dream of gold and various 9TH
er colored silks, and something like 600
square yards Of silk were used in its
manufacture. lam told that the director
Of the Paris Opera was almost thunder
struck when, during MIR. Carte's produc-
ton Of "Ivanhoe," he saw the curtain
for the first time.
The Savoy curtain must have cost
$500 il a penny, its material being Of
the finest gold plush. Another expen-
sive curtain was that bought by Mr..
Charles Wyndham for the Criterion. It
cost over el2O, being made by Maple.
Most Of the other London houses, and
probably all the country theaters, con.
tent themselves with the old fashioned
curtain Of canvas, sometimes with a
scene and sometimes with imitation cur
tains painted upon it. The cost Of these
varies Of course, and may run from eco
to G200, according to the amount Of
work put into them and the artist en-.
gagged to paint the scene. london Tit
Bits.
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-08-02
Market Quotations.

"Sir," said the indignant alderman,
''are you not aware that were I to vote
for your measure I would be exposed to
the condemnation Of all the good citi-
ems in my ward? And that sort Of
thing" he added, lowering his voice,
comes pretty high, you know. "-Indi.
annapolis Journal.