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The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-07
An Undecided Ouestion.

1t was growing dark as | rode up to
the dugout of a pioneer and called
Hello" A great racket was going on
inside and It was five minutes before
any one paid any attention to me.
Then "A tall, lank and rawboned woman
came to the door. She was breathing
hard and seemed to have undergone
great excitement and IL was a minute
before she could get her breath to In
quire:
well, stranger, what Is it,"
II want supper, lodgings and break
fast"
wall | dunno"
"Wero you having n rtcket with q
wolf or a bear in there" ! asked.
SAY, Sol, come out here" she called
In answer, and half "A minute later a
l~ong-nosed, ~long-haired, melancholy
looking man showed up beside her.
Sol, do you own this ERE claim or
do L." she asked.
queried.
TO stay over night"
wall, he'd better light down"
That's accordin'. Stranger. at 3
o'clock this AFTERNOON this ere critter
riZ up and claimed to own this ere out
ft. | riz up and denied II. Then wa
sailed In, tooth and toenail TO see
which was the biggest man and we've
bin bitin', kickin'. scratchin' and null
in ha'r up to this mint. You kin light
down If you wanter. but the fout must
30 on
Yes, the fout must go on,"added tho
man.
Il may git the gouge on him and
make him holler In half an hour or we
may struggle on till midnight. I'll
never give in"
Neither will r."
Then | might have to wait for hours
to see who was the boss?" | queried.
you mought, stranger" she SOL
EMMY replied.
You bet you mought!" he grimly
added.
Then | guess I'll ride on"
"That'll be the best way. Now, then.
Sol, I'm a comm fur We with both
feet!'
She ran In on him, and got both
hands In his hair and the two rolled
down the step into the dugout and were
banging about as | rode away. Ten
rods away came across a boy l. years
old sitting on the tongue Of a cart and
as he looked up ! asked:
Well, sonny, do you live here?"
Il dunno" he replied, I'm waltin' to
see. If dad licks We both stay home
and nam travels; IL nam ticks she
runs the ranch and me and dad takes
a walk. Mans out OF breath and dads
gittin' weak in the knees and | guess
I'll know all about it inside Of an
hour
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-07
EDUCATION OF PRINCES.
oursa says Their Lust for Blood IL
Encouraged.

ts''oUFi- fIs
Nh,rc are two little boys now con
sniruous in Europe. one IS II and the
ether : years " age. pac is a crown
crime" ana the other % crowned king
the former is the most 5rciry and self.
conscious liJtl' pry mat ever was
drilled in a pip,'.ay and buckram and
the other Is still a high spirited child
bold, saucy and loylblc. but both the
Prussion krOnprin2 aud Two spanish
Rey NinO have already but one thought
in their young heads-wIr. says Ouida
in the Forum. The pompDuB little Ger
man lieutenant lives for dreams OF
strategy. m~ancuvcrs. kri%spinl. the
Importance of buttons, the dignity Of
stripes and grades. the superiority of
gun powders ana chemicals, AMI the
bright Nino climbs on Marshall Cam
pos knees and hcgs to be told how
Moors were Killed in Morocco, Cubana
in cuba, and how many years he will
have to wait before he. too. can have
the JOY of killing them. Divine edu-
cation of Christian princes, These
children are taken respectively to the
Lutheran service and to the catholic
mass, and they are alike told hat they
are the servants of the Son Of Peace,
ana what are they In truth being made
both by education and example? They
are being made the scourgo of their
own generation and of the generations
To com" They are being taught 90
hope for and 10 aspire tn direct the
slaughter of their people and of neigh
boring peoples, to find their toys in
military science. their thcater In the
battlefield, their ambrosia in blood.
The little lads of their own age who
run now before their carriages In the
dust. shouting their names with joyous
cutlery, will he for them a score of
years hence crippled, MANNED. riddled
with shot, torn with explosive bullets,
drowned by torpcdocs, blown up by
mines: thousands yet unborn will arise
to curse them. mothers will ask their
dead sons at their hands and ask in
vain. villages will burn like wisps OF
straw and cities crumblc like trodden
cent AZ the atoms of tubing or the tin
sardine boxes which hold the detonatL
ors and the iron nails of the bomb, but
AS these are filled with the deadliest
fumes and fires of hell, so are these
boys from their earliest infancy filled
TO the throat with the lust. the pride.
the appetite of war.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-07
Altogether Too Literal.

She slided into the office and quietly
approached the editors desk. Il have
written a poem" she began. Well"
exclaimed the editor with n look and
tone intended to annihilate, but she
calmly resumed: Il have written a
poem on My Fathers Barn and"
"Oh," interrupted the editor, with on
extraordinary sunvity, you don't
know how | am relieved. 4 poem
written on your fathers barn, Ell? |
was afraid it was written on papcc and
that you wanted me to publish IL, ii
| should ever happen to drive past your
fathers barn III stop and read the
poem
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-07

what limited, but his effort on the
Labor bill was rhetorical. forceful. and
at time passionatcly eloquent. Mr..
Belknap is a fine impromptu speaker,
Two years ago he attended the annual
meeting of the Army of the Tennessee,
at Council Bluffs, Iowa. Mr.. John NJ.
Thurston of Omaha was TO have ad-
dressed the meeting, but could rot be
present. Mr.. Belknap was called upon
without warning to take Mr.. Thurston's
place, and his pathetic and fiery ora
ton on that occasion won for him tho
warmest plaudlts. Mr.. Belknap Is only
50 years Old. He is a native Of Kco-
kuk, Ia, and in the public schools of
that city he was given his preparatory
education. lie afterward spent a sho";
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-07

Those who now tolerate mice or rats
in or about the house certainly must
be blind to the fact that a luminous
cat, which costs very little to secure
and nothing to keep, has been invented
and can be placed in any dark corner
or nook and eifectually sCares away all
such pests, This cat is struck or
stamped from sheet metal, or like ma
terial, so as to represent in appearance
the exact counterpart of its animated
feline sister. II Is painted over with
a luminous paint, so that it shines in
the dark like a cat of fiam0. After be-
ing used for about a week the place is
forever free Of either mice or rats
popular Science News.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-07
a DOZEN ~CONUNDRUMS.

Why IS chicken pie like a gunsmith's
shop? Because it contains foul-in
pieces.
Why Is a clergyman's horse like a
king? Because he is guided by a
minister.
What is that which no one wishes
70 have and no one wishes to lose? A
bald head,
Why is a gatepost like a potato? Be-
cause JRCg are bOth put Into the ground
to propagate.
why are Goals in London like towns
given up to plumber? Because they
are sacked and burned.
What Is that which is often brought
t. the table, always cut and nsver
eaten? 4 pack of cards.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-07
Career,


nuois club and the board OF Counselors
of the Chicago College Of Dental Surg
cry. His political career was an inter
esting one.
He was born in Colchester, Conn,
Oct. IL, 1913. and during the long period
of his lifetime held many high offices.
Among the latter were those of United
States senator. Justice If the supreme
court of the state of Illinois. and state
representative. He migrated to IN
nois in 1891. and settled in Bell1Nlllc.
81. clair county. In 1910 he was elected
representative in the state legislature,
where he served two years. After mat
he became a candidate for several ot
fees. but was unsuccessful until ISIS,
when he was elected one of the justices
of the state supreme court. -Four years
later he vas reelected for n term d
line years, but he resigned in 1898.
His career as n United States senator
began in 1855, when he was elected To
serve six years. At the expiration CT
this term he was reelected for a SIM
liar period. and in 81 he was made SEN
ator for the third time. During his
three terms of senatorial incumboncy
he attracted wide notice through his
prominent identification with matters
which were shaking the public mind.
When the slave question was the theme
on every tongue. Mr.. Trumbull aban-
doned the policy of tho democratic par
", with which he had been prominent
" identified, and espoused the cause of
freedom. He was the first to propose
an amendment to the constitution abol-
ishing slavery.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-07
LOCOMOTIVES BUILT IN JAPAN.
Experimental W"rh Proves n success In
Construction and Economy,

Construction and Economy.
An English consular report recently
published says. Much intcres, was
s'eatcd among English builders by t',
accounts published in trade Journals il
England Of the first locomotive built at
the government railway workshops in
Japan, which, 1t vas said was con-
plctCd 1T "A cost OF 1900, while IA SIM
lar locomotive built I'M England could
not he placed on the line in Japan.
ready for running. az q less cost than
fl,S0O pounds. The alleged cost IN
Japan was iallaciDus, no allowance hay
ing been made for interest on capital.
scientific superintendent and otN"r
charges, all Of which woulc he taken
into consideration by private builders.
but at the same time there was no
doubt that the cost, no matter how
literally calculated. was comparatively
low. Most of its parts were entirely
constructed at the works in
Japan boiler, water tanks. whcCls.
cylinders and valves and only the
frame plates and a few minor parts
came in a rough state from abroad.
Y W 'tArAl' ~ wv ANllllAiAS VIZ aNIt 70
20, and has since run over 10000 miles
with perfect success, lOwncss in con
sumption OF coal, good hauling capac-
ity and glCadiuCss. -Four tender loco
motives have since bccn bull, In the
same workshops and are now running
on the lliogO-kiOtO section of the Tok-
kaido railway. They have already run
over $4,000 miles. and in all respects
are giving rs complete satisfaction as
the first. Two of the largest private
railway companies are now following
the example set by the government and
trying the experiment of construct
ing their own locomotives. Neither
government nor private companies will.
however, be able for many years yet
to satisfy more than a very small frac-
ton Of their requirements in this re-
spCCt."
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-07
Madagascar Spiders.

The silk spider of Madagascar spins
threads Of a golden color and strong
enough, according to a well-known ma
turaiist, to hang a cork helmet on.
Small textures woven of these threads
are used by the natives for fastening
flowers on s%unshades and for other pun-
poses.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-07
DEFENDER OF LABOR.
ConGrcssmnn Hciknnp Of Chicago Has
Won Inbor's E.tpcm

Congressman Hugh X. Bclknap,
whose speech on the Phillips Labor bill
stirred the members of the House and
made a distinct hit with the gallery, is
one of the sclf-made men of Chicago.
His educational advantages were some
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-07

Friend-"That snowstorm that you
painted is really wonderful" Ar
why the other day a friend
of mine called on me and when he saw
that picture he put on my heavy ulster
and walked on Tit-Bits.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-07
A GRAND OLD MAN.
THE LATE JUDGE TRUMBULL a
VETERAN OF RIGHT.
lie belonged to = yerh Political Parties
and served IN the senate During the
war-skctch OF liza Long aud l,rfu,
Career

Ill; late Lyman
Trumbull was one
of Chicago's best
known and most
esteemed cit
liens. He was ailil-
lated with "A large
number of %inilucn-
tial organizations,
among them being
the American Bar
association, o.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-07

HE story about
%rannibals in Africa,
by Captain
lllndc ~ the meet
ing of the British
association. says a
writer in the Satur-
day Review, arous-
ed sufficient inter
est to make tho
subject worth pur-
suing. He nutiycu
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-07

When are YOU and Miss Doughdonc
to BE- married. Never, unless she
retracts what she said last night. -
What did she say?" THAT she
wouldn't marry me if | was the last
man on earth. Washington Times.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-07

THE MORRISSEY MONUMENT.
York city, had said that he could whip
Morrissey with ease, Morrissey has
tened to New York, Entering Dutch
Charles" place he asked that Ges mar
worthy if the report was correct. His
tory does not record what Dutch Char
lie" said, but it does state that Morris
sey was set upon by a gang Of rowdies
that was in the place, and SO badly
beaten that it vas days before he was
himself again. He could whip one
man, but he couldn't whip a dozen,
Several years later he moved to New
York, and the reputation he established
for himself rs a fighter spread through
out the uaited States. Four years after
this Morrissoy married a Troy girl
She was Susan Smith, the daughter Of
a Hudson river steamboat captain. In
the years that succeeded, Morrissey
became a factor in New York politics,
and in 1866 he was elected TO congress
from the Fifth district in that city,
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-07

time at an academy in Massachusetts,,
but he was unable to finish his educa-
ton. as was his desire, in a college, He
left the academy 10 enter the service
OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad In
a humble capacity. In II years he had
become trainmaster, and was later
made chief clerk 10 the general man
ager. He left his position to become
superintendent Of C%hicago's first Gle
waited railroad. and r%elinqulshed that
place TO engage in the financial hand
ling Of railroads, His nomination for
congress came TO him unsOught.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-07
FOR THE CANNIBALS.
CHASTITY PRACTICES FOUNDED
ON ANCIENT THEORY.

Iumtn Flesh to gam strength go
savage Who iIrlirvu That 'ours
aud othcr Valuable Cuhii;ics t,m me
from the Practice.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-07
MORRRISSEY'S LIFE.
ONLY PUGILlST WHO EVER
WENT TO CONGRESS.
Was Honest and Opcn.IIrnrtpi-rir.t,
Last and All the Time tie was Tn
aitcrabiy for Good Iii.
Widow In Want.
CTroy, y. Y. letter.

lFFERiNG direSt
want, partially par
alyzed ana totally
blind. the widow OF
John Morrissey.o one
Of the greatest pu-
g~ilists this country
has ever known. is
passing her dcclin-
ing years in this
city in great men
tai and physical
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-07

remembered tor his battle with Sayres
lies buried in st. Agnes cemetery, hal
way between this city and Albany.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-07

The s5-gold piece weighs 125 grains,
The Irish standard., 1896-09-05

q matter for the courts to decide. You
might sue us for libel if you thought we
had treated YOU badly. may say that
has been tried several times. but with
Indifferent success
'sBut do you mean to tell me that you
intend to publish this article if do not
pay you the G soo?"
eyes; putting it crudely, that is ex-
actly what do mean"
j Kenyon rose in his wrath and flung
open the door.
Z II must ask you to leave this place.
and leave it at once. If you ever put in
an appearance here again while am in
the Office. will call policeman and
have you arrested
"Mydear sir, xpostnlated the other.
suaveIy, lit is merely a matter OF BUSH
ness. If you find it impossible to deal
with us there is no harm done. 1t our
paper has no influence, We cannot POS.
sibly .injure you. That. Of course. is
entirely for you to Judge. It any time
between now ana Sunday night you
conclude to act otherwise, a wire to our
Office will hold things over Until vehavs
The Irish standard., 1896-09-05
CHAPTER XVII.

When John Kenyon enterd his Office
it seemed to him that his clerk looked
at him askance. He ina gined that
innocent gentleman had been reading
the article in the Financial Field, bu5
the truth is John was hardly in q frame
of mind to form g. correct opinion on
what other people had been doing.
Everybody he met in the street, it
seemed to him, was discussing the
article in the Financial Field.
He asked if anybody had been in that
morning, and was told that there had
been no callers. Then he passed into
the directors room, closed the door be-
hind him, sat down on chair and
leaned his head on his hands with his
elbows on the table. In this position
Wentworth found him some time later,
and when John looked up his face was
haggard and aged.
''Ah! | see you have read it,"
Eyes"
''Do you think Longworth is at the
bottom Of that article?"
John shook his head. "Oh, mol" he
said; che had nothing whatever to do
with it,
"How do you know"
Kenyon related exactly what had
passed between the oily young man of
the Financial Field and himself in that
very room. While this recital was go
ing on Wentworth walked up and
down, expressing his opinion now and
then in remarks that were short and
pithy, but hardly fit for publication.
When the story was done he turned on
Kenyon. ~
"Well,'' he said, there is nothing for
it but sue the paper for libeI.''
What good will that do?''
what good will , it do! Do you
mean to say that you intend to sit here
under such an imputation as they have
cast upon you and do nothing? What
good will it do? twill do all the good
in the world"
I'VE cannot form our company and
sue the paper at the same time. All
our energies will have to be directed
toward the matter we have in hand"
.But, my dear John. don't you see
the effect of that article? How can we
form our company If such lie remains
unchalIenged? Nobody will look at
our proposals. Every one will say:
What have you done about the article
that appeared in the Financial FieldY
II we say we have done nothing, then,
of course, the natural inference is that
we are pair Of swindlers, and that our
scheme is a fraud"
y have always thought" said John,
"tllat the capitalization is too high"
"Really, believe you think that ar
ticle, is not SO Unfair after all. John,
am astonished at you"
"Bmt II we commence libel suit it
cannot be finished before our option
has expired. five tell the people that
we have begun to sue the Financial
Field for libel. they will merely say
they prefer to wait and hear what the
result of the case is. By that time our
chances of forming company will be
gone" a
Before John could reply there was a
knock at the door. and the clerk entered
with letter in his hand which had just
come in. Kenyon tore it open, j, cad it,.
and then tossed it across the table to
Wentworth. Wentworth saw the name.
The Irish standard., 1896-09-05

in the shoe business over again, what
could I do with s1,46o, or with SAG. 900?
l would need million at least to at
tempt to do now what I did then, and the
81 years of experince don t count. 1t is
to- this state Of affairs that the strength
Of the discontented feeling Id the West IS
due "a few men control every thing now
adays; there's: no show for the young
man. The trusts and the corporations
are the people 4 fight, aud TINT 8 why the
people 50 pport nj lie rec u lyAI pe0-:
s5le tell hem tint free zsil help
fli1lns et
|s q n !y|IlI & a n ll'1g
The Irish standard., 1896-09-05

b 5,ts 1Ia D L! =! \! Y!
The Irish standard., 1896-09-05

Il q trial. If silver doesn't do what its adj
voeates promise they Il thrJw It over and
try something else. And they'll keep on
trying until they get some help sonle-
where. ii s5s5 sE.z }
.HThe soil is the source of ali wealth,
and It ism t supporting people as It should.
Now, Liverpool gets the price for all our
farm products. The American farmer
comes into competition with India and
Russia and all starv at!01l It There isn't an
Amer ca1l living III it for He works
5hinseI fAdt, Heath ma Diil ES 80 cents Al
M g {l1t AT III I4ss .tO
S III y. = ias
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not the drst who has told rou that
you were pretty"
very stupid girl, and don't understand
business. That's why l asked you
about my money"
II don't suppose you know what an
option is. do you, Susy?"
mo, sir, don't. l never heard OF it
before"
well, these two young men have
what is called an option on the mine.
which is to say they are to pay GER
tain sum of money at certain time
and the mine is theirs, but if they don't
nav the certain sum at the certain time,
the minc isn't tb .irs."
"And won't they pay the money,
sir?" .s
"No. susy, they will not, because
they haven't got it. Then these two
fools will be sold. for they think they.
are going to get the money, and they
are not"
"And you have the money to buy the
mine when the option runs out. sir?'
"By Jove!" said William, in surprise,
''you have prodigious head for b'isi-
ness, susy. never saw anyone pick
It up 80 fast. You will have to take
lessons from me and 60 on the market
and speculate yourself"
"Oh, should like to do that, sir, I
should indeed"
..WelI," said William. kindly, when
ever you have time, come to me and
will give you lessons The young man
came toward her, holding out his hand,
but the girl slipped away from him and
opened the door. II,
II think" he said, in whisper, shat
you might give me a kiss after all this
valuable information"
.Oh, Mr.. Wlliam!" cried Susy, horri-
fled.
He stepped forward and tried to catch
her, but the girl was too nimble for him.
and sprang out into the passage.
IL think" protested William. "that
this is getting information under false
pretenses; expected my fee, YOU
know
..And you shall have it, J" said the girl,
laughing softly. when I get ten Per
cent. on my money"
I :. .Egad," said William to himself, as
he.entered his room again. 81 will see
that you get it. She's as clever as an
outside broker"
When Young I,ongworth had left for
his Office, Susy swept and dnsttd out his
room again. ard then went down
stairs.
..Where's the mistress?' she asked
fellow servant
..ln the library was the answer. and
to the library susv went, entering the
room without knocking. much to the
amazement of Edith Longworth, who
sat near the window with q book in her
lap. But further surprise was ia store
for. the lady of the house. Ehe house
maid closed the door, and then, select
ing comfortable chair, threw herself
4 down in IL. exciaiming: lf 5ssss.: n.
On. dear me: I'm SO tree. 4 IN vi S ss
..Stsy.'',s s,litl Miss Long worth. ~ hat
/ ~ the meaning Of this 10; Il sssas
Ii means, 10 Inn, aid sa,tsy q hst
I'm gong 10 chuck il.
i hat r. aske .ts1A
! I ! ] I