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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (July 29, 1898)
A ft t fr l; f I ;rt it- rr-r-&zrr- VOLUME XXVI. Kar!;:iiisir f General piles THE SAME WITH THE BIG STORE! We must have room for ball Stock which is now arriving daily. 10 yards Standard i'rints 213c Simpson's Greys and Hlacks per yard fio Turkey Rod Trints fie Shirting prints '. Go Our cntiro stock of Fancy Dress Prints, Oc 7c and 8c quality for. .. Go Thcso arc all First Class Prints. GUARANTEED. OUll ENTIRE STOCK OF Dimiti.es. Organdie Suese, Lawns, Etc., Regular 10c grado tor Cc. Regular 12c grade for 81c. Regular 15c grade for 10c. Regular 20c grade for 121c. Regular 25c grade for 10c. DRESS GOODS. Wo have about thirty remnants left Id one to 5 yard lengths in our dress -goods; department of all classes, goods ranging in value from 20c to 11.10. Wo plabo these goods on sale this time at one half off. ' THEY : TAKE : UP J ROOM, : SO : MUST : GO. Some pieces cannot bo replaced for an advance of 30c per yard for original caat. We have seven or eight seven-ya rd lengths dresj patterns in wool and silk mixed light weights ranging in values from 65c to $1 10. They go this sale for 45c to 85c. IvACB Full size Lace Curtains at 47c. OTHER GRADES 75c to $5. EXCELLENT VALUES. BED SPREADS. A beauty for 00c, well worth $1.00. Other grades $1:40 to $3.60. GROCERIES. Any package coffeo, per pk., 10c 0 bars Lenox soap 25c 9 bars Whito Russian soap.. 25o 10 bars Santa Claus soap. . . . 25ci 12 bars Fern soap 25c 1 4-lb packago Gold Dust' . . . 12c 1 can Fruit Jam 10c 10 lbs. oat meal 25c 3 cans oeaches 25o 1 can pumpkin 8c DID YOU SEWING MACHINE! LIKE THIS mJ ILI A SSBMlfliJIlK SIM l The points of excellency are simplicity, free from complications, strength of parts, pastivo movement, double feed. We have unbounded confidence in the ability of this machine, so much so that mone refunded if not satisfactory. Agents traveling around would sell you this inachino at 835 and give you abouUW for vo"r old machine This it a good doal(for tho agent ) We sell you this Hachine, like cut at $25.00. And you still liavo 'he old machine left Sell that for $5 and you aro a good gait er by the tiaiisuction, and Imvti one 1,1 the best ma- oliinu on tin market for u svmll iiiiioiint of money Invested. Sft , Will !! I MinbrBrothbrs t iaseiisssaiii TSfSSsSSUmf :sHM ' t -to the front 3&3&&Q&m8i. Preserved Strawberries, can. 10c Lemo . Extract 4c Vanilla Extract 4c Corn or Gloss starch, per pk. 4o Absolutely Pure Spices 40c Try a can of Clover Leaf Baking i Powder, per 1 lb. can 25c. guar anteed equal to Prices or Royal. Complote stock Fancy Groceries. Moats, smoked and salt. EVER SEE A 'Il3sVKjMi(tsyigBsfc FOR $35.00, SX2 RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, JULY 20. 1898. fkAJtAAAAAAAA AMAMA.AAAAAAMtf.4 o I PRESENT DAY THOUGHTS. r,.-...,. . ., ...,n..r. t 1IY . (IHOsVKNOK DAWK. I (Cop) w rlKlitcd by iMwo A Tabor.) There is common sonso in interna tioual arbitration). It brings into ex istonco between nations thu samu sweet leasonabloiiess that characterises civilized individuals. Disputes be tween 111011 in progressive countries arc no longer legally settled either with crude attack by bowio-knifoor shotgun or by orderly duel with sword or pis tol. Why? llecauso late-dawning common-sense in this benighted old world realizes that in such conilicts tho wrong man is likely to bo victor; on the principlo that thu sneaking house breaker is always bettor prepared for a successful struggle than the half-awako and honest, but thoroughly norvous, householder. Tho theory, of courso, "tho righteous is as bold as a lion;" in practice, however, tho rending and de vouring strength of tho king of boasts has boen too often on tho opposing side. Thus with advancing onlightonmont, we canvass numberless disputes boforo a properly constituted tribunal, and though the law's dolays aro tedious and though Judges prove that thoy are men by making errors, yet we all con cede that things are better managed than when "knights were bold, and barons held their, sway." The glamour of fiction still lingers over that period when the point of a lanco was a proof beyond all questioning; but the clear, real light of modernity shows us that in our day, tbero are rights to tho weak and victories to the righteous. This is advanco, and ho is benighted who de nies it. Broaden tho thought now, if you will and answer to yourself tho question, Mlf my neighbor and I do well to avoid blows in a dispute, thon why not let my uumborless neighbors do tho samo when a dispute arises with thoso of another nation?" A very reasonable objection will be that perfection has not yet been reached in the conduct of individuals or nations. True. So wo sometimes by force compel obodionco to tho rulings of a court; and Wo ofton by law uso forco to stay tbo band of the quarrelsome or murderous. This is all granted, and tho samo will be na tionally truo even when tho common sense of meditation permeates the con science of tho five groat nations of tho world. During the past threo weeks wo have seen proof of this in the fact that after President Cloveland had ar bitrated in a dispute between Italy and tho U.S. of Columbia. Italy vus com pelled to make a show of forco in order to socuro settlement. We too since April 21st, after all reasonablo means had failed, have boen compolled, at great expenso in money and in men, to do pollco duty in staying tho slaughter ing hand of Spain, that unprogressivo employer of Cortcz and of Pizarro, of Torqucmadti and of Woylor. Rut as bloody disputes among men are roach ing a minimum because of tho sanity of moderu'thought, by tbo same sanity shall tho samo end bo reached among nations. For thought murders still oc cur and thought wars still rage, yet thoy aro, wo believe, storms whoso forco is expended, as at sea, on tho surface, while tho great currents go on tboir stately way to modorato llorco climates and make them the happy lmnes qt mon. Starting onco moro with tho initia 8tatomeut about common tense, let us look around for a while in order to prove tho point. In Europe aro four of tho live great nations that lead tho world, Russia, Germany, Franco, Eng land. Notwithstanding their progress ivoness in other directions thoy scorn t( lio alllleted with national dementia by reason of a livulry of force. For many twenty ) 1114, not 0110 ofthein has been involvd in a sei ions Euro. ican win; yA 11 inughoui all those join-, and long lul ie, each of these great power has been piling up 'arma ments, increasing army and navy bud gotd, multiplying destructive forces, and exhausting to the point of protest the pockets of the gri"it common peo ple upon wh un tho huideii of all this falls. What tesull has accrued? Noth ing They aro all relatively where they were at the outset and as disin clined as ever to coino to a real test of stiength. The vaiintings and boast ings of tho idiot have a grim humor and one can alTord to smile at thorn; but smiling is forbidden when wo real io that all this iucrea.su of apparent strength among European nations is really an increase of weakness. Tak ing as an example thu ease of liermauy withJts lordly chaiiceling who prates of "divine rights," and wo shall realize how long a wasting consumption, is this reliance on forco. Tho function of thu army abroad, is to starve out all orlginahty in tho rank and llle, so as to transform tho men into so many unfeoling,unthinking ma chines. Tbo perfection of discipline Is to mako them do, heedless of conse quence, just exactly as thoy havo com manded. This destruction of initiativo takes placo, too, just whon tbo young men aro best fitted to throw into pro ductive lines their super-abundant en orgy. Yot this is only a part of tho in justice;; for tho army rolentlossly takes from home the young and capable and turns them into roeelvers of alms, like the paupers and the demented. The army produces nothing but demands everything. It places upon those who are less vigorous the burden of sup porting those who are most vigorous. Then having ground away the individ uality of the soldior by years of Dra conian severity, he is thrown baok into tho world with wrong ideas of labor; and he needs must go through" a second attempt to adjust himself to lifo as it really is, and not life as the few military years havo led him to think it to bo. Tho wbolo tendonoy of the system is to put brakos on the wheels of progress, and to create dis content. Common sonso among tho sommon peoplo is making them fool that tboy aro in tho position of tbo fabled cat whoso paw was used to drag out hot chestnuts for military monkeys. The parade and tho show do not help tho peoplo up, but hold them down so that a military fow may swagger over them aud trample upon them. Tho cure of this insanity of forco may come from without; it will never come from within except by bloody revolutions. Possibly our noxt great national duty shall bo to open tho eyes of theso who think they see. Wo shall pursue the subject of arbitration fur ther next week. STATE CKEBK. Grain cutting has been tho order of tho day hero since my last writing, though it is now all in shock and somo has been threshed. Mrs, Geo. Mountford has boon on tho sick list for tho past two weeks, but at presont is bettor. Somo of tho binder mon of tills part must havo thought that last Sunday was Saturday because they wero bo hind with their cutting. R.C.Wilson will build a nlco resl donco in tho near future J. A. Ruid mado out his lumber bill and will prob ably do tho work. Several residences and big barns will bo built in this part tho coming full and winter. Win. II. Rosoncrnna sold two loads of hogs at Lobanon last week for $3.70 por bundled. Thoro wero eight head and weighed 2800. Somo of our farmer boys havo gont up north to work in tho grain Holds. Thoy writo back that thoy get $1.50 per day. Cbarloy SteiTcns has already threshed several jobs in this vlcluity, Thu wheat, rye, oats and potatoes of tli id placo uiis all info and mako a good yield. Occasional. Card of Thanks. I desire to thank my kind fiicnds fur their kindness to 1110 in time of sick uessand death of my husband. Mus. Mauy A Skaju,. WAR NOT15S IN 1UIIKK. Duties in Santiago, Cuba, will be collected in pold or Its equivalent. At Santiago many ot tho Spanish sol dlers aru applying for American nat uralisation. Thu mosquito Hoot has quit business, perhaps for tho reason that Undo Sam is after larger game. It is authoratlvely announced that tho United States will hold Porto Rico as tho price of the war. Sonor Sagasta Is Justus stubborn and toinorrnwish about resigning as Torn! was about capitulating. It took 0,000,000 bullets to kill a fow hundred Spaniards nt Santiago but it was amunitiou well spent. Tho government Is reported to have chartered threo Alaska steamers to transport troops to Honolulu. At Manila tho Amorican forcos aro awaiting tho arrival of Gen. Morritt before milking an attack on tho city. Twenty lepers who wero released from tho hospital by tho Spaniards at Santiago during tho bombardment aro still at largo. Emporor William of Germany is re ported to havo said recently that Spain deserves to lose because sho cannot shoot straight. The Spanish army officers at Santi ago accuse Gen. Linares of having pur posely shifted tho responsibility of sur render to the shoulders of Geo. Toral. Postmaiter General Smith has an nounced that the United States postal service will be extended to Hawaii as soon as the American flag is raised there. Secretary Long ridicules as absurd all reports that some of tho Europeau powers may causo trouble if Commo dore Watson goes with bis fleet to Spain. Tbo European concert will not un dertake "x sottlo tho troubles of Spain. It is still a littlo stunned by tho Turk ish army of 600,000 it scared tho sultan into raising. Tho crimes of Spain against her col onies forbid that any colony should evor bo returned to her. A poaoe founded on Spanish coloial form would be delusive. ' Tho gunboat Iroquis is about to un dertake tho longest tow on record. Sho will take tho ship Tacoma from San Francisco to Manila with mulos for the army. Members of the Porto Rican Junta aro very much disturbed over the pro posed annexation of the island to tho United States. Thoy want nn indepen dent republic. A communication from iirazil has been received at Washington, asking that prompt payment bo made for tho crulsor Nicthoroy, which has already been paid for. Illanco must bo patient. His turn will como whon tho frost boglns to fall. Just now Uncle Sam is engagod in rounding up Spaniards a thousand miles east of Havana. Santiago's public market is open onco moro and tho city will soon wit ness tho greatest business rovival in its history. Tbo Amorican ling over head inspires confidence. Tbo Cuban insurgents must not ex pect that tho United States oxpocts to back up minority rule in tbo island. That is something unkuown in our owr. form of government. Cordial relations exist betwoon tho ofllcors and soldiers of both urmlos nt Santiago. Many Spanish and Ameri can ofllcors havo changed swords as a romembranco of tho campaign, The harbor of Nipo, liko all other Cuban ports captured by ttio navy, was found thickly planted with mines, Woylor and Illanco conducted their torpedo department on a largo scalu. Tho health reports from tho army at Santiago aru improving. Full rations are at hand, with good camp equip ment aud, stationed on high ground, tho troops will soon bu in Hue con dition. Thu government lias contracted for tho' truusportatiou of tho Santiago NUMBER BO Spanish troops to. Spniu. The price to be paid U S00 for each ollleer and 330 for each eullslud man, nYotal of about $780,000. Complaints regarding thu quality of tho food served to thu army Indicate that thu soldiuru of tho present war wero recruited fi 0111 tho homos of tho people, and not from boarding houses and lunch routes. Divers who have boon examining tho sunken Spanish ships in Manila bay llnd them a torriblo scone of death and destruction. Jt is probablo that not less than 1,200 Spanish sailors woro killed at Manila and Santiago. Tho Merritt Wrecking Company of Now York Is working on Admiral Cor vora's ships at Santiago, and Admiral Sampson reports to tho navy depart ment that threo of tho vessels will bo saved and added to tho United States navy. Tho news of tho destruction of Cor vern's fleet created consternation among tho Spaniards at Manila. Thoy had boen told that Corvora had escaped and formed a junction with Camara, and that tho .two fleots wero coming to their rollof. Tho captain of one of tho lato Span ish cruisers, the Maria Teresa, speaks of the "amazing rapidity and accuracy with which Americans Ore their guns." Spain has bad lessons enough on this point without taking Another course from Commodore Watson. A military baaquet, atteided by the officers of both armies, followed the surrender at Santiago. If the Span iards tbink they can beat us at after dinner speaking they are again labor-. ing under a misapprehension. It is reported that Gon. Weyler will bo made promler of Spain after Sa gasta steps down, and that Gon. Pala vieja, who is ono of tho particular fa vorites of tho quoon rogont, will be minister of war. This combination will continuo tbo war to tho utmost limit. Holland submarine torpodo boat was tested last weok in deep water off Now York harbor for tho benefit of Lieut. Glelmuydon, of tho Norwegian navy, who may buy tho vossel. Chief Engi neer Lowe, of the United States army, was on board and Bent a report to Sec retary Long. Tho trial was entirely succesbful. The Cubn Junta has sent a dispatch to Gon. Garcia and other Cuban officers telling them that their course at San tiago is not approved by the Junta, and if persisted in will result in serious in-, jury to the Cubans. It is believed that their representations will bring about u better understanding botwoen tbo Cuban ofllctrs and tho Americans. It Is reported that Gens. Garcia and Castillo willhoroaf tor act indopondontly of tho Americans, and that thoy pro poso to show that their men know how to light as well as draw rations, Thoy havo planned a joint attack on Hol guln and are marching in that direc tion. Thoy prdposo to oloar tho greater part of tho island of Spanish troops bo foro our movement on Havana begins. This war is making many now pre cedents and tho most romarkablo ono is tho tributo spontaneously paid to their conquerors by tho Spanish pris oners who embarked from New York for Spain tbo other day, taking their freedom as a freo gift from Uuolo Sam. As tboy Btood on tho wharf a craft bovo in sight bearing tho stars and stripes. Tho Spaniards rcmomboring tho kind treatmont accorded them un der that flag gavo it threo hearty cheers. No similar bapponing is ro corded in military history. Livor Complaints and Noryoubnosa, Ourod. A torp'd liver always produces dull ness, irritability, etc. You aro all clogged up and fool despondent. Per haps you havu treated with physicians or tried somo otherrofoipmondod incd iciiio without henellt. All that Is no iitguiiioiit against "Dr Fiuiuor'g Wood and Liver Reined) and Nervft-Tonic," which we Insist will euro nervousneju and livor complaints. If Hot satlslled aftor using one hottlu youi'monoy will. J bo refunded by O. L. 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