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THE RED CLOUD CHIEF, RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY. FEB. 23. 1894. fHE CHIEFI A.C. IfosMKlt, Editor. LamotTait, Atit Local Editor. kLL PRINTED AT HOME TABLE or CONTENT. ?age 1 Tho weather by M. Dneb. What an Incomo Tax Ib. S-A Study in Scarlet. 8 Six years in prison . State news. Markets. Congressional and goncral. 4 Correepondonco . Editorial. 5-City News ot Alt Kinds. 0 Tho fashion lottor. Educational column. Gonoral, etc, 7 Breath in dead men. Orcoly and Raymond, etc. 8 Weathor Forecasts. A man in potticoats. Brief Mention, etc. THE EDITOR'S SAY. It baa been rumorod that Judgo Benll baa been looking after congressional honors, and proposes to bo an aspirant if. for Bro. McKoighan'e position. Mao 'will find a lively competitor in Judge ' Beall and, wo presume, will havo to do tone tall fighting to got tho nomination ! over bim. By some horriblo blunder of our his torical editor, or by some machination of His Satanio Majesty, this paper gave it out cold In our last inane thut last Sun day was Washington'a birthday, when it should have road Thursday. Wo have felt moan over it all tho week, but haste to rectify it before congress passes a law cotnnolling us to do so. The Chief baa not said much about governor, but it does want to say this weok, that it has a candidate that if elocted would bo nn honor to tho Htate, and tho namo of that man is nono othor than that of tho Hon. A. S. Paddock, of Beatrice, and ox-U. S. Senator from this state. He would fill tho ofllco with honor and dignity, and crodit to himself and state. Tin: republicans havo called thoir con vention for the purpose ot putting in nomination city officers. Red Cloud has a number of oxcollont men, and Tub Chikf behoves that tho peoplo should elect only, tho very best men to be found in tho city. It is ot momentuous importance that our best financiers bo eleoted to office tbia year. Givo us men who will administer tho affairs in an : economical mannor. Tin insurance companies have raised the rate all ovor tho country 20 per cent. If thcro is any institution that has mado money without any apparent of fort, it is the insuranco company, and now to havo the Buprome gall to add another 20 per cent is moro than tho peoplo ought to Btund, and if wo mis take not, tho peoplo will resont such high-handed robbery. The Omaha Beo figures out iia thoir profit in tho state last year somothing liko 83,000,000, and yet thoy add another 20 por cent. They surely ought to havo the earth. MUBURBAN NEWS At Furnished by Our Country Correspondents. Lino. Cold weathor still prevails and on ac count at the recont snow Btorm tho roads are nearly impassable. , Rev. Hummel will open a sories of meetings at Pleasant Dale, Monday evening. D, F. Rudd has moved on tho Day farm whore ho will farm tho coming year. Mr. Gruel, of Smith county, Kansas, haa purchased tho northoast quarter of eotion ;w, township l, rango 11. Con aideration 11040, Our cortoous teacher Miss Edith Scriv nor is making preparations to give an entcrtainmout proceeding tho closo of her school. Miss Scrivner has taucrht the term with eplondid success and the patrons of tho school aro unanimous in hoping that hor service may bo obtained for the coming season. The Strn Lycoum meets overy two weeks, with a good attendance Tho venerable nnd only Cap. Houchin failed to organize tne nlliunco in this unny clime, on account ot not being a quorum. Tho "pope" aro but few in our midst and we are afraid that tho eloquent ability of the enorgotio Cap. is wasted in this comunlty. Fred Fern is tho gucBt ot his Uncle D. L. Norris. L. Ai Haskins hua purchased tho Mrs, Norris eiohty, consideration 11000. Uncle Thoa. Leigh b on tho sick list Squire Fogle is busy making prepar ations to move to Oborlin, whero be hue purchased a fine farm. I'rico $700. Rkauer, Pleasant Prairie. District . U to havo a spelling match March 2d. We hear Clarence Wilson sold his farm laU week to a man from Iowa. We hear of anothor rannjooking for a 4ff all Meta H he dan tUd ono and pay cask (or it t Sambo. Bladen. Mr. Roo Is tho guest of II. B. Bottom. L. II. Boyd's baby has boon quito sick. Byrno Brothors roeiovod n carload ot Crote flour. Mr. Cobb has repaired his house and given it a now coat of paint. Grandma Monroe, A. Helton, Mrs. Ed Hoffman nro among tho sick thia week. Will Bennott who is attending college at Grand Island spent Sunday with his paronts. Evangelist Billings is expected here thia week to bold meeting in the Con gregational church. Quito a number of the young men attended the masqurado ball at Camp, bell last Wednesday, s E. ClawBon and 0. E. HickB drovo across tho country to Hastings tho lat ter part of last week. , The wolf hunt south ot town Satur day was a failure. Not ono of the party caught as much as the sight ot a wolf. J. C. Hartman shippod out a car of cattlo and one of hogs on Monday. I. Cowloy also Bent a car load of cattle to Omaha. J. L. Grandstaff and A. France went ti Lincoln ns delegates to the G. A. R. oncampmont which is hold at that place this wook. A certain mother goes into the billiard ball with a cano and shows her son tho door. That is right lot moro of them have this kind of grit. Tho "Hen Roast" (as tho boys call it) given by the S. of V. in the G. A. R. hall lost Tuesday evening to the mombers of the G. A. R., Woman's Relief Corps and invited guests was a very pleasant udair indeed. See Myers Inavalo. A cold wavo struck those parts Sun day afternoon. Miss Blancho Sellers and Miss Blanche Sheror camo up last Tuesday and visited tn town until Sunday. Miss Barber epont Sunday at her homo. Mr. George Ovoring and Alva Sel lers wero in Inavalo shaking hands with the boys Sunday. Mr. Huntor wont to Red Cloud Tues day. George Uummell and Mintie Garner wont down to Rod Oloud Sunday night. Austin Davis and daughter. Edith, and Mr. Miller woro visiting in Red Cloud Saturday. Arthur Myers is ablo to bo around again. Tho W. 0. T. U. moots next month with Mrs. H. H. Holdredge. Rev. Hancock is holding moetings every night this weok. G. W. Knight and wifo took tho train for Lincoln Tuesday to bo- present at tho G. A. G. oncampment being held there thia week. C. Hunter lost a $60 calf this woek. Rustleu. State Creek Items. Weathor cold and news scarce. Everybody and his next door neigh bor was glad to see tho snow on account of tho small grain which was getting somowhat dry. Our wolf hunt was a failure We f ormod a lino four miles long on thdStato line and all movod south across tho township. We started four wolves and killed sovoral rabbits. A school entertainment will bo held at the Pleasant Dale school house Tues day February, 27th. Isaac Growell haa bought a farm of 1Q0 acres, east of hero. Renters are thick now, every foot of farm land is rented. Somo sickness in our parts, Mr. Scrib- nor and Mr. Montford's children had the croup, but are better. , Mr. Musser win leave soon and go west 75 miles, whero bo takes charge of another ranch. We are sorry to Bee them go. Occasional Amboy. Lrnest Torril haa commoncod work for Mr. Goodwin on Willow creek. Ho has hired out to him for nine months. Charley Fraso will soon bo known as a peddler, as he has purchased a roeeipt for mending tinware. Any ono wishing holes eoldorec! would do well to call on Charloy. Wilson Fraso is going to start to school in Red Oloud this week. This has beon a vory disacreeablo week, so many kinds of weather, It has vory cold and thon like summer. The school at Ploasant Hill commonc ed attain Monday. 1 ho Amboy Sunday school was well attonded last Sunday aad thov are no ing to havo nn Easter entertainment on Eaetor Sunday In tho afternoon. Crooked Creek. Elliott Hughes expects to go to keeping house soon. Mr. Giaham'a left, Tuesday, for thoir new home in Kansas. Mr. MsOune is building an addition to his house. During Saturday aad Sunday, while there was no souool in distriot 27, some unknown person shot two holes through the school house, breaking two .window glasses. and damaging tho shutters badly. I think people are in pretty small busiuars that would do such a thing. Clarence Mauter has gone to Kan sat with Mr. Grahim'a where he ex perts to work this summer. We aro all sorry to loose our old friend There watt a party at Mr. Tsnnant's Monday evening. Parties seam to be a'.l the go in nia neighborhood. T.O.E. Batln. Charles Waro started for Iowo, on a visit, last Saturday. No school in Dint .13 last week on account of tho tcachor boing sick. Miss Tisslo Marker is on the sick list but under the caro of Dr. Datnerell 1b convalescing. Mr. Boynton of Illinois was out look ing after his intercuts on hifi farm bcre last week, but returned homo Sunday. Miss Lillio Holmes of Red Cloud spent Saturday and Sunday at Mr. Hanson's Mrs. Emory Boan of Cowlos spent eov oral days visiting in our neighborhood last week. Everything went for a good price at A. Acker's sale last Thursday. Chris Hanion was not hurt bo bad at the salo as was reported at first. U.Nelson was in this locality on busi ness Monday, T. Anderson has got his cattle homo from Elm Creek where ho had them wintered. 0. F. Kelly and family wore the guests ot A. Ackers ono day last weok. Rudolf Waro has bought a quarter section of land of Clarence Wilson. Poter Hanson says ho got awful cold coming out from Red Cloud Sunday night. Win. Crabill and family spent Sunday with friends in Rod Cloud. Albort Rumbaugh, who lives in the north wostorn part of tho state is hore visiting his brother Honry. Mums Siato Line. Most everyone is enjoying the fine winter woathar. Rav. J. W. Ball has begun a series of meetings at Maplo Grovo church. J. C. Foutz sold his fat hogs ono day last week. Mr. Footo's family havo beon having the la grippo. . Last Saturday and Sunday was quar terly meeting of the Friends at Walnut meeting houso. Mr. RatclifT's havo all been on tho sick list. To havo tho mumps is tho order of tho day, at least quito a few aro having thorn. Ben VanDyko mado a Hying trip thro' theso parts Sunday. Moon and Kerrey are very busy with thoir shows. outli Hide. Weathor 1b very cold. . Mr. Ed A mack waa on this sido visit- ing ono day last week. Mr. Hicks had a now well bored last woek, Mr. Gurloy doing the work. Miss Maud Mock spent Sunday with hor aunt and uncle. Mr. Throckmorton Bold his fat hogs last week. Edith Keiglo waa tho guest ot Mr. Rudd last Saturday and Sunday. Julia Saladon is very sick. Dr. Dam eroll is attending hor. Mr. Sam Spry waa visiting with her eistor, Mrs. Will Kuehn last Sunday. Thero was a danco at Mr. Rudd's last Tuosday night. All report a pleasant time. Alfbetta. Pleasant Grove. Wo havo been having pretty eovore winter for tho past week. Tho young folks have beon enjoying tbo snow sleigh riding. Ed McCrillis will farm John Witwor's place for the noxt season. Ed is a rust lor. Mrs. Gibson was called to Blooming ton this week by tho death of his mother-in-law. Mr. Goorgo Slaby lost his pocket book tho othor day. It -contained quite a largo amount ot monoy. He was quito fortunate to find it again. Wo notice Uncle Tom says thero appears to be a good many natnos for Ploasant Grovo. We would liko to in form him that there is moro than ho thinks thero is. Over Post Office Garfield. One of Geo. Harris' horses fell into un old well and was killed, Tho raagio lantern show at tho Amack school houso was well attended, Tho "Professional Minstrels" gavo nn exhibition ot their talent at tho Wsgonor school houso last woek. -Low Bunker is getting pretty cheoky lately, a enso of mumps, Eli Houchin got $18 returns on his broom corn last wook, a corpso revived, Tho Lost Creek Debating Society discussed tho question "Resolvod that Congress should adopt tho froe and un limited coinago ot silver", decided in favor ot the negative The question for Saturday evening February, 24tb, is "Resolved that Hawaii should be annox ocl to tho United Statos". Tbo silver question will again be discussed March, lid, which cloaca the society for this sea son. Pat. Jiidion, Tho oast and west roads are almost blockaded full ot snow that tbo piowed ground. blowod off Mrs. Maggio Ring is vory sick. Two of the beet doctors of Red cloud have given her up to die. Mr. Grihell has bought'a'quartor sec tion ot land in Nobraaka south of tho old Hanger plsco whero Mr. Anderson now lives. Mr. Scribnor's little girl was quite sick last woek. Prayer meeting wao held at Mr. Mounttord lust Tuesday evening, The anw baB nearly all blowsdf off the winter wtraat Bid, At Deaths Door lood Poisoned After Ty phold Fever A Marvelous Cure by Hood'e After All Cite Failed. , "C. I. Hood st Co., Lowell, Mass.: "Dear Sirs: Twcnty-flyo years ago I had a bilious ferer, and later It turned Into typhoid fever, and for five weeks I lay like ono dead, but at last I pulled through and got up around. I toon discovered on tny lett lex Just above tho kneo a small brown spot about as big a a three cent pldce, which puffed up but did not hurt ma or feel 'sore. I did not pay any attention to U until two years alter, when It commenced to spread and have tho appearance ot a ring worm. It Itched and burned and I commenced doctor ine. but to no avail. I Cot Only Momentary Relief, And sometimes not even that I could not sleep nights, and on account ot tho Itching I scratched tho spot until the blood would run. In hot weather my elbows and all my Joints were Just the same, and what I have suffered I cannot do- scribe with a pen. Last February I tried an herb for the blood and It broke out In the worst form of a rash all over my body. I began my scratching, and scales would fall off. The sores continued to dlschargo and I longed to die. Finally my husband bought a bottle of Hood' Harsauarllla and, I had not taken mora than halt of It before I began to chango for the better. I have had four bottles, Now I Am All Well but two little spots on my leg. I can now aleep and eat well and work all the time. I am M Hdod'sCures years old, and the mother of eleven children, and think I can do as mucn as any ono my age. from Hood's Harsaparllla." MBS. PUBllK h. HAM uaiva, Kansas. Hood'e Pills aot easily, yet promptly and ftfflcUntlvojtheJJTMandbojrelsggc An y Ucmlnlsvence. (Communicated.) At the regimental reunion of the Second Iowa cavalry, held at Mason City, Iowa, tho following was written by one of the comrades in answer to the sail of '-boots and saddles." "Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine, but when men have well drunk, then that which is worse." 10th verse. 2d ohaptcr of the Gospel according to St. John. Tho second Iowa Cavalry Veteran Association: Following tho custom ia vogue so many yeras ago and recorded in the holy writ, at tho beginning act forth good wine native and foreign wine and knew that men are well drunk "with feast of reason and flow of soul," they offer you that which is worse. And to me who would fain press to your lips neotar it for the gods, is as signed the duty of offering you this interior wine. Tho combination of boots, saddle and h'orse osnstituto what is called in cavalry an equestrian parlance, a mount but do not think because I have quoted scripture to you that I am going to give you a "Sermon on tbo Mount." Unlike tho gentlemen who have preceded mo, I am obliged ,to bring my thoughts to you on paper. Were I a lawyer, or a doctor, or a minister, this need not be. I cime near beiug a lawyer, but I reformed in titno. How a man who is scarred by bullets and sabor as I am can relate a tbreo years servico in ton minutes pastes my comprehension. When I tmn tionod this to tho oommitteo thoy told mo in tones that could not be misun dcrstttod 'that thoy thought that I could rolato my oxporience in less than ten aainutes. I have bad some exporienco in "boots and saddles," I havo beon worn by both. I have been laoerated in feelings, in flesh, by both and a burnt ohild is said to dread the fire, by reason of physical pain en durcd, so I, even on the samo princi pal after thirty years have elapsed, droad "boots and saddles," A vivid recollection oomes to mo in regard Co thia subject; tho midnight attack by tho enemy. While we wero cnjoing the sleep of tho just and virtuous the sharp buglo call of "boots and sad djes" tho rushing about of four men Jn oaoh of the small, dark tents; the hurried donning of clothcB, the first thoy canOay hands on; the buckling on of the sabre bolt with cartridge box and royolver; tho grasping of trusty oarbinos, the l(ow but eager commands of tho orderly sargcant as ho paeios from tcnt-to tent, ''Saddle up, boys, saddle up;" tho rush to tho saddle rick and to tho picket rnpo, when For Farm Loans samm m mmmmm Profitable Pointers S Pithily Promulgated. 53 C. L. Cotting, by profession a Pharmacist prc-etnjnent, fircones prescriptions with promptness, not precipitate y, but with patience and pirtioular precision, by a posi thely perfect process, prohibiting any but practically puro preparations, whether in E P OWDERS, ILLS thereby protecting patrons of his Pharmacy. He proud- - ! ly predicts perfect plcastngncss, Postscript Popular -& J prices predominate Proparo to pay. S S C. L. COTTING. 3 mam m u ui u. from a tent comes tho voico of some laggard, "Who tho h 1'a got my bootB on?" Tho average government cavalry boot was never troubled with "fits." They were larne enough for the largest man and small enough for the smallest boy. With my saddlo 1 iormed a very closo attachment. When I entered the service in the summer of 18G1 I was very much like a locomotivo en gine, with a tendor behind. Among the first things tliuv gave was a Mc Clelland saddlo, and, 0, how many times I wished Mr. McClelland had his old saddle. I would have been willing to give it to Gen. Popo for his headauarteri. Jt .was mado of hard wood, cushioned with rawhido stretohed tightly over tho surface, "only this and nothing more." I havo ofton after a day'h rido of two or three hundred miles, or less, on that saddle (hunting rebels that were not lost) folt bo much a part and pas eel of that saddlo that I found it vory difficult to part with it. 'The separ ation, if not affootionatc, waa very painful, perhaps not to the saddle. Ono day I was relieved of much physieal suffering of this nature. 1 had purchased a bottle of whisky to bo used as liniment on my horse which was suffering from rheumatism, heart discsBO and chronio diarrhoea. I had just dismounted for the purpose of applying a little more of tho rem edy when my captain came along, and after confiscating my medicino (he said his horse was troubled with the same disease) ho ordered mo to prac tice infantry tactios by taking up a "lino" of maroh in tho rear of a bag gage wagon, ono end of said line boing bitohed to the wagon and tho othor tied to me. I should not havo mind ed this so much and could havo for- gavo his rudeness to a free born Aaier- loan citizen, but It "galled" mo to havo that McClelland saddle taken from my horso and transletred to my back, for I was a bravo soldier, and oould not bear anything so suggestivo of the rear. As the years of tho war rolled on there came a hardness of fcoling be tween mo and my saddle, a callous feeling, so to speak, which by tho way served mo a good turn one night after the war, when the father of the girl I was eourtlng followed me rather too closely for comfort as I hastily took my doparturo from his home by tho front door, tho result of my long and oloso intimaoy with my saddle allevi ated in somo degreo tho suffering re sulting from a closo intimaoy with tho boot, Closely identified with "boots and saddles" comes that "unwept" unhon ored and unsung hero of war, the cav alry torse, indisponsablo in tho pros ecution of tho war, ho performed his his humblo work without complaining and that his sufferings wero as great if not greater than that of tho rider, and that ho laid down his life just ns willingly when occasion required, is well known to every veteran. Go back as far in history as wo may we find a noto of tho noblo deeds and heroic uchiovoments of horses in wur In a cursory skotoh of this kind wo can only montion of a few equine oelebrities which havo aohieved world wide farao, The Arabian, known ps "The fleet wings of the desert;" the 'wild horso of TnrUry," of cirous fame; the "wooden horso" of ancient Troy; tho sky climbing "Pegassus" of tho Arabian Nights, to say nothing of the livery horse; tho clothes horse; the saw herso, and "horsc-and-horso." There was a breed known to army con- traototsas "anj-kind-of-a-horso," and this was tho animal usually furnished tho cavalry. Thoy were nwked with tho contractors initial "U. S," whioh meant 'ifjugodly Sinner." Thoro was a, horse to be met within tbu infantry mrowmnmmK OR JrOTIONS, 5 uuuiuuiiUiUiUiiK camps; ho was tall and gaunt; ho re ceived no rations or forage from tho quartermaster; ho never ate. I havo seen fivo or six men mounted on such a horso at ono time, thoir ankles tied together to keep them from dismount ing without ordt-H, whilo a guard walked to and fro near by to aco that thoy rode properly. I had several horses in tho war, but the horso that I liked tho best was tho "horso that studied tho battle afar off," the far ther tho better. Tbo cavalry horso was not appreciated in camp. Tho time and troublo expended in his oaro which was a compulsory duty, that might otherwise have beon devotod to a quiet gamo of "draw' was a con stant source of disgust to his fellow sufferer, the soldier. In consiqucnco he acquired so many appellations ren dered forcible by adjectives of brim stone hue, as to render his identity a matter of speculation even unto him self. It was on the long marches that his valuo was recognized; then it was woo to tho man that did not cherish his horso as tho apple of his oye, for a orusl, vigilant and relentless enemy was ever hovering in tho rear of tho marching column. In sounding tho praises of the cavalry horso wo must not forget his biothcr of artillery fame, or his long can d cousin on tho mother's side, the "brevot herso" of army fame; his relative, the "jackass" was not a war necessity, although ho was ably represented on numerous oc casions. Sometimes a war htrse is called a "charger." I hud a chatukr" onco. Ho charged a whole battoryj entirely without orders. In faot I did all in my power to prevent him. I felt sorry for my noble charger fer "ho never eatno back." I havo seen lots of cavalry ohargors in the illus trated papers. But there was a being in the army who could out charge tho charger. It was tho "Sutler." Ho oharged me three dollars onco for a bottle of whisky, a small bottle at that. There was a bond of fellowship between cavalryman and his horse, cemented by their eonstant compan panionsbip and mutual suffering. My horse and I had many things n oom mon! He never . suirkod his duty, neither did I, Ho wus nevor looking for a detail as company olerk, neither ws I. Ho joined tho service expecting all the stern realities of war; so did I. He never wont to the rear when the battle was on to aeo if tho chaplain hud a lettor for him; noithor did I, Whon he enlisted ho did not jump any bounties; neither did I. When tbo war was over he did not expeot any ponsinn, nnd neither did I. Ho did not tear himself away from his boat gtr!, Ioaving with her his tin-typo with a background of dismantled minn u nags , uu imt-giuuuu or ueau in full uuitonn. as I did. Anrl n f..n.... 1 -f t 1 general only to find on my return that she had married a fellow who stayed at home. Ho received a grooming twice a day; well, mine would avcrago that that was when tho captain would comb mo down. I would often Bharo with him my rations of corn and beans, aud hu would as williugly share with me his ration ot -hay, but "wo i ever drank from tho samo canteen" he belonged Thero was this difference betwoen us, that while tho dumb animal re. ooivod only his rations of fomgo for his servico, with perlupi a little lini ment thrown in now nnd thou for bis off hind spavin, tho "human animal" recoiyed, besides his forago thirteen dollars a month for stopping rebel bul lets. Wo can nsver forgot tho soldier heroes with whom ws touched elbows, Who aro gono, and so year by yo ir our footsteps growing loss firm lead us nearer and nearer to them, and moro tender grows tho sentiment whioh prompts us to scatter flowers upon thoir graves lot -jib givo a passing thought and drop a tear in momory of tho patient dum hero who also gavo his strongth and life, "That the nation might livo". mat thero bo no cruel bit or spurs, no lariats or picket ropos . no "boots nnd Huddles" fn tho horso heayon whoro ha is at rest; may ho en joy (till measure of ltaIii nnd roam at t.ill in pasluns that are green and frcah forovcr. X - ! 1 ' i ; fv m nt - iWMtfl. i?i. uL ! v$fr X-aA ppapHflaeiaMM w- . k .1 w -.. i . - - - -- - - - i nft tm nrffr f illftl' mt, K.IK BW