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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (July 10, 1908)
s? , p ,- -V- 1 i t Frederic S. Ishnm, nutlior of "Tho r.ady of the Mount," la on a tour of the world. At present he In In Mos cow, making ready for the long Jour ney across Siberia. At Constantinople he lost lily eamera, an 1 now he Is la menting that one cannot buy a kodak for a kopoe. WNYXTUE SCENES POLITIC L?h, I 1L ,. l ..liWf . ft . N NWyifM 'a mm w a' '- .mot f'iW WW n ? rt $ r B,l Rare and Precious. "These aro my Jewels," said Cor nelia. And she pointed to a couple of Ir.inli chops she was brlnylns iuiu" l torn market. No Time to Fret. "Have you thought of the possibility of defeat, Mr. Tuft?" ' Wt II." replied the rotund seer--t.ir. "what's flic use of trotting about that? The cnnipnlgn'll make m woil: oh at lea.U fifty pounds, unyh jw Philadelphia Ledger. Gets Hlo Du ' No." growled the Chronic Kicker. "I don't km! why I can't have everv t.'iini; that my neighbor has. It ain't I. Kilt." "Very well." remarked a passing microbe, "one of your neighbors has vmallpox. I'll attend to you at once." Chicago Tribune. The Passing of Time. P'.ilsty I suppose you think that If .miii had the regulating of the mil eruo you co.ild make some Inipiovo nienis on the present Job. don't oii" Kuplis I don't know about that', but 1 think I could suggest one eluiigo. i should like to have things so ar landed that when a man Is having a J! od lime the days would seem to pass slowly Instead of (piicklv. I'm about to take a vacation. A Toast to the "Also Rans." f have drunk. O my friends to the victors. Ye have toasted the valiant and stiong; Ti. the great of the earth ye have drunk in your mirth. To the wise ye have lifted your song. It la well they are worthy rny bi others, As aught that the firmament spans, Hut I pledge you a health to the others A health to the "also rans." To the men who went down In Iho struggle. To the runners who finished un placed. Te the weak and the young, the un known and unsung. The depraved, tho oppressed, tho disgraced, Ye are bloo.lul, developed, completed; They were bred without stamina, class; "I'is to them, the surpassed the de feated, I bow as I drain my glass. Who are ye that should dare reject them? Do yo know what the handicaps weighed? Did ye suffer the pain, run the race, stand the strain, That ye scoff at the place that they made? It may be that they were left at tho post Far or near, 'tis to them, the Ill fated, I bow as I drink my toast. They have lost, they are III, they are the weary; Ye have won, ye are well, yo aro Btrong; l!y the drops that they bled, by tho tears that they shed, Hy your mirth, by your wine by your song, Hy all thnt has e'er helped to Hweeten Your lives, by your hopes, by your plans, I pledge you the health of tho beatens The health of tho "also rans." Lincoln Directory ALVEOLAR METHOD If you bavo two or more toeth In either jaw, wo can replace tho tntMln? teoth with tho beautiful Alroolur method. It will pay you to romo auy dUtunce for this tieautlfui work. Wo tighten Iooro tooth and cure aoro gums. Wo do all lirancbeH of Dentistry. Work dono Immediately for out-of-town jmtrona. Located hero for years HOSTON UUNTISTS, 1319 O HtriMit, Lincoln, Nebraska. S& GLEANERS AND DYERS And Pressors ol Ladles', Gentlemen's and Children's Clothing. Write (or Price List. J. C. WOOD & CO. 1322 N ST., LINCOLN, NEB. AUTOMOBILES Rambler and Mitchell Agency Alio few high crade second hind machines cheap. Write for Hit or catalogue E, E, MOCKETT AUTO CO., Lincoln, Nebr. Machine Work SfeSS lug, Pulleys, Sbuf tin. Etc. Auto I'hono 37M. DAHSEN & RESS aaBLfiMfl 8t Gasoline Engines 1 Our new 4 cycle motor Is designed es pecially tor farm and nuop. CUSHMAN MOTOR CO,, LINCOLN, NEBR. KWALITY KOUNTS. THAT IS WHY FRANKLIN ICE CREAM lias boon tbo largest soller for yearn. Send uh mi order and Ihi convinced, mill N Ht., Lincoln, SOUTH DAKOTA LAND Now Is your opportunity to buy South Dakota land at Imst prices. !,nrt0 Hit to wilect from. Wrlto us for particulars. WHITE & LEVI, 716 P SI., Lincoln, Nebraska. Taft's Ranch at Taft. TEXAS This famoui ranch, tho bc.it in the coast poiiutry. at reasonable prices, easy turuu. Wrlto us today for prtlcublrs. WHITE & LEVI, 710 P Sl Lincoln, Nebraska, 1 fflPvr-m S!?7iuV-trStr?'-Jtf'ttVi: 'T. . h'l ik jt-'W,-?i7?';.K'TJT?tr.iTAw r. w 'so . -i ffe3&g& i lFysy mm I ' Jife7'','''v'' WZ-ilWSlr "H KI.I.O, Illlly!" "llou nto you, .lack? Clad to Bt'o you Kot that a)poiut tiiont. What la tliofo lu It for you?" "Four thou sand a year." "Oh, 1 don't mean tlio sal aryto h II with tho Hal arj, hut what Is tliorc In It for ou 'on tin. Bide?'" "Xot a cent. ,lust tho salary, that's all" "Come off! Why. two of that last hunch cleaned up ten thousand apiece be- fore Ihey walked tho plank." "Weil, its a new deal. No side Issues for me. Just the little old four thou. That's all." "Why. you ain't honest, are you, .lack?" "Well. I never had 'Honest John' tacked onto mo for a handicap, hut I don't want to ro along tho street looking hack to see IT anyone's following me." "Hut those follows are alive and well to-day, and the statute of limitations has run on 'cm," "Yes. maybe : hut It would he just my luck to get 'snaked.' My tailor says stiipes are unbecoming on tall men, niiy .." "You're foolish. .lack." "A regular lobster. Hilly: hut when I'm let out I want to sleep nights, without listening for some one to ring the door-hell and ask 'how about It?' " The foregoing conveisatlon Is verbally a correct transcript between an appointee to n city otllco and a political acquaintance, the well-known and almost "disbaned" attorney, the Hon. William "Sklphls nnme." It occurred Just as written down, and Is merely given to Illustrate tho general idea prev alent among tho crooked, the crafty nnd the un scrupulous that public ofllco wbh a private "simp." The salary was supposed to be merely exponso money for being In the political game; the real "money" was to be gotten out of "side deals," schemes where the olllclal was to use bis Influence and bis opportunities to get Into "something good," whetoby for favors either directly or Indirectly granted he got what is known sometimes as his "rake-off," or his "bit." If ho wns In a position where contracts were to bo let "to the lowest bidder" It wns his business, If a "grufter," to see that his "man" wns the low est biddci, or to have a "combination" among the bidders so that the contracts would be divided among two or three favored firms or Individuals; or to work In Borne one as sub-contractor, or In various ways "get a finger In the pie," so that he could "holp up" somebody for "a divvy." Where individual officials had the entire control of their olTlne8, their opportunities for "graft" were, of course, extensive; where olllclals were co-nssoclatcd In city work, there had to be either n complete and general understanding as to "crooked work," or there might be underhand work by one or two men which was hidden from the rest. The public had weird and unique Ideas about "graft." The fact thnt "grafting" was carried on In city hall and city departments to u greater or less extent during every political administration was a fact that was undeniable. Sometimes an ad ministration was especially corrupt; sometimes tho administration wns headed by a man who was even by his bitterest enemies acknowledged to bo Btrlct ly honest. Hut as no ouo man could oversee the Ins and outs of every department In the city, there was bound to be some "grafting," however petty, somewhere In the various offices or departments. Ilut the public generally seemed to bo of the opin ion that the instant a man was appointed or elect ed to office his entire nature changed. Tho peoplo Imagined, apparently, that a business man whose Integrity, through many years, had never been questioned became "crooked" tho instant he took tho oath of ofllce. And because of this, the most Insulting and libelous statements wero being ban died back and forth by Irresponsible parties, con cerning men who wore honestly and conscientiously doing their duty in public offices. Citizens who appropriated without nny legal right the sidewalks lu front of their stores for shipping purposed mon who would follow an alderman for weeks In order to got a bay-window put In a down town shop contrary to tho ordlnnnces, peoplo who hung about tho city hall from dawn to twilight try ing to get a railroad pass, would enter a public ofllce with the air of Daniel going down tho eleva tor Into the lions' den. And if a question was asked thorn when they stated their business, they always imagined it had a hint of graft In it. Well, now, let mo tell you: These folks that are always scent ing "graft" In nvory public ofllco and officer these "Holy Willies" that assume such an "unco guld" air, they aro often the peoplo that will henr watch ing themselves, Tho fact of the mntter was that that real "graft" was handled by men who worked It so that nenrly always It wus ontlroly legal, In tho strict letter of tho law. A measley flvo or ten-dollnr bill hnnded hero and thero for somo favor was a mero bagatelle. And as for "graft" In politics, the legislatures of the various stateB are ag mighty universities to kin dergartens compared to city administrations. As for tho United States senate but thnt Is the "king low" on the political checker-hoard, and not n mat ter for comment In this article. Money Is tho cheapest and least dangerous form of "graft." I mean monoy that buys favors; bribes, lu a word. Hlg "graft" concerns Itself with "shares," "stock," "Interests" tilings thnt cannot bo traced uo easily to corrupt sources. HIg grafters aro afraid of cold cash. They want something that can bo rv i x isaito n. yr tt JTJ ZHr Hfr'BkHg-. & 7ffltimfflWte ' 1 51l WMSiK 11 'III 18m s msmMm$m M c w any Mend In Mir first place, he lunl not stolen enough so iim to hy away nn thing for high pi iced Iawers, so he could in It lu-i pose as a iniulyr. licit go Into court and make a llriht t'sitally he "lost Ills Job for quite a while." his u'll peculations wete laughed '.it, nml he found himself in the street, an object of contempt and Jeers. Hut when a man lunl gotten away with foriy oi liri thousand dol lars, It wits an entirely dlffeieut pioposltlou. He could then put up a good, stiff bluff.'' In the first pliice, it was ' up to him" to pooh pooh nil rumors or assertions which had been mnile against ills olllce. Next, to evplaln thnt all this talk about "graft" fl) "SKflTFNO. I VOlLP Nr?00VG SKArfMZ j - y ? i c HaaBHBaaaMJ i .HHS ZlNY FKlEttDS 1 mmfmirmmmzm? -A msmmsBB fib" wh firs ths coMsrroroY l 9VS) manipulated so that the ugly word "mon ey" can bo eliminated In case of nn ex posure. Cash is a hard commodity to "Juggle," but shares nnd stocks can be hotter explnlnod to n Jury. So only tho Ignorant or most brazen of the big "grafters" go after the money in the form of U. S. bank bills. Records aro telltales: and money taken wrongfully nnd unaccounted for often returns to plague the hypothocator with a penitentiary sentence. Another thing that seems to be overlooked Is that legislation will not cure "grnftlng." True, It can nnd does punish tho Individual; but noth ing hut nn aroused spirit of higher citizenship will effect a general euro of the evil. If you wunt to know how many peoplo in your city nnd county nro out utter "something for nothing" get Into u political position which cither nctunlly gives you chances for- bestowing favors, or apparently offers the opportunity. Ninety-live per cent, of the peo plo who call on you come for tho purpose of hav ing you do them some favor, cither for them solves or others; and they nre not nt all particu lar about how tho fnvor Is done, so thnt tt bo done. For myself, I know I was bombarded day and night after I got Into olllce with requests thnt ranged ull the way from the impudent to the ig norant. Requests to aid in the way of evading or lgnoilng city ordinances wero matters of dally occurrence. And the charming thing about It was that the parties assumed that this was a mat ter of course lu the routine business of tho city hull. It was not merely "what's the constitution between ft lends?" but "what's honesty between acquaintances?" "Skate" No. 1 would Introduce "Skate" No. 2, and the latter would unfold a schome to "pull off" something In somo other department of the city hall, which was not only against all cations of decency as regarded common honesty, but so ridiculously npparent that no one but an Ignoram us would concoct such a plan. Now these things happened so often that If you got mnd nt ench occurience you would bo In a stato of semi-apoplexy half tho time. The only thing to do wns to cut tho Interview short by snylng "I haven't any thing to do with thnt department; If you have liny business with thnt end of the city go there yourseir." Hut when you como to pin down any great amount of "graft" in most of tho city admlnistrH tlons' offices you failed, from the simple reason that theio was comparatively little of It. Was It because greater publicity nnd greater vigilance was being had through a hostile presB nnd a watchful opposite party? Or was It because an Improvement wus being made In the character of the men elected and appointed? Or was It both? At any rate, there was n stonily advanco for the better during the cycle of at least eight yearB of my experience In politics. (Jlven nn ablo and vigilant man at the head of a city's affairs, and "graft" will be reduced to a minimum during his term of ofllco. Olvcn nny other kind of n man, and once moro "graft" will lift its hydra head. It Is it curious thing about manifestation, that tho tendency to mnko "a llttlo on tho sldo" seems to bo apparent In all administrations, hut Is elthor dormant or active as tho man at tho holm Is either alert or limttentlve. Like yellow fever in Culm, It Is always present, even If only one caso of it. The cheap "grafter," when fouud out, never had was the work of political cneinleB or "a dis charged employe seeking revongo." A very lino urtlcle of "losy talk" was usually indulged In by a "grafter" who "was on tho run." Then, when he was finally Indicted, his lawyers would consent to tell what an outrage It wns that their client should be so persecuted. All criminal proceedings which seek to bring a "grnftor" to "book" are kuovn by his lawyers as "man-hunts." Tho big "grnfter's" friends Hock to tho court room, nnd quite frequently the utmost courtesy Is extended to him by officials high up In Jail circles; especially If he be of the same party ua the Jail officials. If he happens to be on tho other sldo of the political fence, these courtesies aro omitted. After a big "graftei" Is convicted there Is the usual appeal to the higher courts and a lot of skirmishing to keep him out or tho pcnltentlnry, but ho gets there Just the same. Ho may, nfter serving u year of his sentence, become bo 111 thnt he will have to he pardoned. If ho hns re turned part of the money he stole, this Is a chanco not to bo overlooked. Hut If he Is "slifr-neckcd" and Insists on hanging on to what hu got, tho chances are not so favorable. Only a ridiculously small percentage of the big "grafters" have been punished. Home of the biggest or thorn all have absorbed their graft legally. Hut It wns "graft," nevertheless. On many, the statute of limitations has "run," and prosecution made Impossible. Hut It Is cheering to relate that "grafting" Is not quite so fashlonnble as tt used to be by reason or these prosecutions; and much ns the "rerormer" has been held up to ridicule, it has been the reformer nnd the reform organizations that hnvo made "grafting." If not unpopular, at least dangerous. Petty "grafting" enn never be wholly stamped out, as It can be hnnded nround by means of presents, privileges, etc.. In such a way that it cannot ho traced so as to provldo ground for criminal prosecutions. The technical term "graft," while peculiarly applied to politics, Is not confined to that sphere only. HiiHlness, banking and railroad circles have the dlsonse. In city ndmlnlstrntions tho spot where It Is liable to make most Insidious headway Is lu city councils. There it may he round either Indirectly or directly npparent. And It Is there, nrter nil, thnt It Is most dangerous, because affect ing nn entire city. If n public ofllclnl steals from his ofllce, It Is not such u direct Injury to tho public man as the man who "sells out" to Jam a franchise thioiigh n council. And so, In the last unalysls, tho eyes of tho re formerH and tho citizens should bo fixed steadily on city councils. Tho best candidates for abler men aro nono loo good; tho salary should ho such thut a mnn could give all of his tlmo to tho work and bo well and even handsomely paid. If the public expects n man to give JG.000 worth of time In the city council for $:s,000 salary, they aio mereli putting n premium on "grafting," Tho, day of tho brazen "grafter" has gone by. Tho now icglino Is making for hotter things. Tho only way thnt "grafting" can flourish nowadays Is by having a city administration In full accord with tho most Influential newspapers of a city, apply tho "e-nft" legally, pocket tho "rako-off," point to the "statutes In such ca3e mudo and pro vldcd," and so far as the public Is concerned, "let tho galled Jndo wince." Proof Is ino.vliiiustiblt) thnt Iijillu V.. Piiilclinm'.s VcKolulilo Cninpniiiui carries women wifely through (ho Change of Life. lioad tlio lot tor IMra. E. Hanson, 301 K. Long; St., Columbus, Ohio, writes to JUrs. l'iukham: " I wan pitHfcinir through tliu Chango of lilfe, nml fluttered from ii"rvous ness, hoadnelies, and other nnuoylng' symptoms. My doctor told mu that ljydin V.. l'lnlilmm's Vegetable Com pound was good for me, mid hlnee tak ing It I feel so much bolter, mid 1 can ngaln do my own work. I never forget to tell my friends what Lydln K. Plnk liiuu'.H Vegetable Compound did for mu during this trying period." FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN. For thirty years Lyilia ft. Pitilc hain's WkcUmo CoiujiouihI, iimclo from roots and herbs, has Iwen tho standard remedy for female- ills, and has positively cured thousandsot women who have been troubled with, displacements, iullammat ion, ulcera tion, tlbroid tumors, irregularities, lieriodio pains, backache, that licar iiigdovn feeling-, llatuloney,iiidiR;cs t ion, dizziness or nervous prostration. Why don't you try it V Mrs. Pinklmm Invites all sick women to write her for lutvlce. She has pruldcil thousands to health. Address, Lynn, lUnss. GATOR ON THE RAMPAQE. Edifying Story That Is Vouched for by the Georgia Ananias. "Yes," said tho fisherman, "tho mnn had fished all the forenoon, nn' hadn't got n nibble, no ho took another swal lor out the Jug, pulled off his boots, an' lay down on tho river bank an' went to sleep. As soon as ho went to snorln' good, n alligator thut hail been watchln' him nil tho mornln' crawled up nn' swallered IiIb boots, llkowlso the Jug, with 'bout hair a gallon In It, I reckon. Tho cork camo out, and, ol course, tho 'gator got tho full benefit o tho whisky, which so turned Us bend that it lashed tho wator with Ita tall till tho river wns u fonniln' mass, after which It crawled up on tho bnnk agin an made denp'rlt efforts to climb trees an' turn double-somorsnults, an do all manner of Impossible things!" 'Why didn't It swallow tho flBhor man, instead of his boot?" some ono asked. " 'Gators, gentlemen," said tho Btory teller, "cnu't stand ovor'thlnc Thoy must draw tho lino Boino'rs." Allan la Constitution. Starch, llko everything elso, is be ing constantly Improved, tho patent StnrcheB put on tho market 25 years ago nro very different and Inforlor to thoso of tho present day. In tho lat est dlscovory -Defiance Starch all In jurious chemicals aro omitted, whllo the addition of another Ingredient, In vented by ub, rIvbb to the Starch a strength and smoothnoss never ap proached by other brands. Case of 8hocklng Negletit. Friend What has become of Celes tlne, your maid? Mrs. Snoblotts I had to discharge her. She hud no consideration for Fldo. Friend Why, I always thought she took the mast tender care of tho pot Mrs. SnoblottB So did I till I found sho was using her own comb on him without first sterllzlng It. The extraordinary popularity of fine white goods tills summer makes tbo choice of Starch a matter of great Im portance. Deflnnco Sturch, being free, from nil Injurious chomlcnls, is tho' only ono which is safe to uso on flno fnbrlcs. Its great Btrcngth as a stiffen, or makes half tho usual quantity of Starch necessary, with tho result of perfect finish, equal to that whon tho goods wero now. Rivals In Fame, "They are making n great stir about the pianist." "Yes. The ndvortlsements make al most ns much fuss over him as thoy do over the name of tho piano ho plnyH." Smokers nppreclntc the quality value ol Lcwin' Silicic Hinder cigar. Your dealer or Lewis' Factory, Peoria, 111, No man on earth Is rich onough to enjoy paying taxes. i l t 3' n Si 1 ' & M a u ' H Ik.'u' i t i , e v.' rU 83 fi", Itf M rj i ! I Kl tl i M $A . ' i f'il A ilm .&.