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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 31, 1911)
iiMimmmmtma9m-itrfnl(mnlmlP C I I r?tiA;iVMfnnfcAfc TT" IT fuTTn rMri .wJiSsa -lafrUaM i mJ iia4mmp u f if 4 . ava JT . il MagaiiwaJi'aiiiajtiTg tamtam' fel m ei $ K I k wl Ml m f $ m is- M , .1 FEU"! 'jy s? tsar a7 I '.w:11 ate.' fef. L&i m 23TeJ5XI5iO aWeMAPl l 2 SYNOPSIS. A fcnlliili ynuim tmdrrfoot bermwjH fiiHi'liiiiUil with tin- bold, nrlful wlf- of a IruiiUi'n iiniRpfi'lur In n wextcrn tiilnltiK town. Tliry prcpum to olt.oo In n bllml Iiik lillzzunl hut urn i-onfroiitpri by l!ln iimiKllln Iniilmiiit. 1 Co In nliot by tl wlf. tutt tlio rhlviilriuiii ' lilti", n witr- lit tlit body tnkliiK llio crlini' tipon lilmsi-lf. In thi-lr IIIkIU l, II"' riillruml Hlutlon llio woiiiiiu'h bow full rxlirnimi'd: tlio vouth put" ber mi Ills own nnd follnwH luuigltiK " ""' Mlrrup Btrnp. Hi-HnK Io Ih an Impi'ill nii'iit, tin wrimiiii HiniHtM lirr curort Into n mow drift nnd rlilin on. llnlf-froicn lin ntiiinbtra Into tlio rullronil Million Jmt nn tlio train brum tln woniiui nwuv. Twenty. IU i' yearn lutrr. IIiIh man. lc'orc CJormly, Ih a limlll-inllllmmlr III Ntw York. Ifu tnrcta lllcinmr lliilibinc n bi-iiiitlfiil and uinltbv ncttli-mi'iil worker, and ro-opcrati'H with Iht In brr work, tlormly lneamcH uwni-r of a Htciitnslilp lint and llnd hhimi'lf fruttratul In pb;r and track i'UmihIoii pinna by HrnftltiK ! Inmi'ii, linrkcil liy tlio Ootiium Trnrllnn Cotiiimiiv. An atitoinobllc iirclilcnt brllitfH tlio llnliliuiiH to IiIh country hump. Oortn Iv ntinoiinciH that lin will lm mayor of Nov York and teili-mi thu city from rnr riiptton. Mr. Haldani In a lotiK iloalroil Interview with (lortnly, maki-fi an Inillri'Ct VropnnL'loii to -oiiiproiulKi tlio llk'ht which thr lattrr linn tift'ii waKlnK In tlm ni-WH-impi'iit npaliint the Oothnm Traction com Jinny, and which tlnldanc In Hiinpcotcd of bclnt; the head. Homily boldly nntiminrrn iiIh plin of cnntiiilKii to llnldatu. (lortnly rlilcn to llaldiini-'n place. cnrryliiK word of the autn accident. The next inornlnK lio refcrn to the ride of the nlKht before in tnlhl comtitired to one he experienced In liln boyhood 1ayn. The iripcra an tiounco bin candidacy for inuvor. The po. lltlcal declaration of tlm merchant prince produced n trcniendoiiH Henxntlon. Tlm minority party, neelne In him iv poHnlblo Moden, ftinke overturen looking to the In dornenient of hlx cntulldacy tiy the "oiitn." nrmly, however, rejectn all proposed nlllancc. A tneetliiK of the Haclicm Ho rlcty or the "Itltn;." In held at the Hal lane Home. Many political dlKiiltarlen mil henchmen are firenent nnd ways and inennn ntn advanced to dnmtien flnrinlv'H mayoralty nnnlratlnni and sidetrack hli candidacy. The ynunirur llaldane In pro. ponrd a h an opiioHltlon candidate nnd the whole, machinery of the city's detective forco In to be Involked to did up nnme. tblnR damiiKltm to Homily. llaldane, Jr., rrfUHcn the nomination and an nounctn that he will Niipporl Oormly. CHAPTER IX. Continued. "Whnt does it cover?" asked tho mayor. "It covers pretty much every avail , able route by which wo can connect the cuds of tho traction company." "How much territory?" "Oh, a mile or n mile nnd n half, I chould say; but every possible right of way Ib Included In the franchise." "And if wo don't get It?" "Somebody else will get It, of course He will build the connections, nd hold us up for anything that he wnnta." "But It will be no good to anybody lse without whnt wo'vo got," suggest ed Van Slyko. "True; but we have got several hun dred millions ltnolved and enn't adopt u do-nothing policy. IMolmbly ten millions or even less will cover tho expenses required by rebuilding un der tl old or new franchise, nnd that ten million has ua by tho throat." "It should bo ensy for live hundrod millions to freeze out ten," said Itutherford. "Under other cltcumstances It would not bo nt all difficult," answered Hnl lnno; "but the people nro to be con sidered In till caBe. This road was built av a public convenience nnd, gentlemen, it tins to bo run." "TIiIb Is a hell of n fix for men as Ftnnrt ns you to git youraolveR In!" said Llffey. "As I tnko It, wo can tecum the franchise or wo can mnko ,lta future grant tho Issuo of tho cam Ipalgn; and ir wo win, pass It then; and If we fall, take our medicine." "You've stated It exactly." "For myself, I'm In favor of grab bing tho franchise nowl" said tho ibosa. "It meatiB money. Money's rwhnt we're hero for. Tho object of politics Is money for the crowd thnt's In. The aim of tho crowd that's out is to git In bo they can git tho imoney. With money wo enn buy Ivotea; with voteB wo can get office; cwlth office nnd money wo enn got Immunity from tho consequences. (Even If we're beaten by tho mnyor, we'll Btlll have tho district attorupy. we'll still havo the pollco force. I'll Btlll be here; so will you, Mr. llal dane. And therefore, rnthcr'n tnko any rUk, I movo thnt the frnnchlso bo jenewed ns soon ns It expires, and that the grant be mndo to the Gotham Freight Traction company. I'd rather have something substantial than play for a chnnco any time. I guess wo wouldn't Buffer nny therefore, no mat ter whnt hnppened. llesldes, all It'd menu would bo n wait for four years. TheBO reform movements always get tired of themselves, and then one or the other of tho old parties comes In. We'll be the one." "I nm Inclined to bellevo that much of Mr, Llffey'B contention Is sound," nald Van Slyko nt last. "Well, gentlemen," snld Hnldano, "what do you all think about It?" "Let's get what wo can," said the mayor. "And keep all we've got," added Council. "Very well then," said Haldnne, "so be It. Wo are united upon n non partisan ticket which we can select presently, with 'Warren nt tho head of It Mr. Llffoy will boo Mr. Uonson and Induce his co-operation. Mr. Cou ncil will investigate Mr. Gormly'a career, Mr, Itutherford will nrrango to havo tho franchise renewed ns soon aa. It Is possible to do so. Mr, War ren will at onco announce himself as irv" With some inciDiNTAL relation lb m Woman Cyfi3 IbwNSZNDBnxDY uusrMTtona By 0i?aoN Mclviu torricr trtorrr rM nrnmny n catulldutc for ic election. McHsrn. I.lffcy, Hubborloy, und Council will Ret thi'lr forcfB In lino, And 1 think tliat'H all." "Not finite, Mr. Iltildane," unld Llf foy. "Wlmt olno?" "You'll git tlio barrel opon for tlio ncccBsnry oxiionsos of tlio cam ralgn?" "Quito bo," Raid llaldane, dryly. "You may depend upon uh to do what Ib proper; eh, gentlemen?" Van Slyko nnd McHonatd nodded. "I think uti'vo done a pretty good night's work," mild the district attor ney, rising to his foot. "Don't go yet," said llaldane. "Wo must llx up the slato first, and that will ho nil." It was n half-hour later when the last one departed from tlio house, llaldane was (julto aware of the con ditions under which his fortune was being increased and Ills power extend ed. Ho had been brought In contact with tho naked reality of tho situa tion n great many times; but It hcemed to him that never before had It presented Itself In so hideous and unattractive a gtilso as on that night. Tho llnancler was hardened. His con science, while keenly alive In other directions, In matters concerning poll tics and the people wiih seared and indurated. Hut what had been.Fald and what he had discussed that night had sJckciu'd him. llaldane felt qulto lonely, quite old, ns he sat there In tho small hours of the morning, tils cigar gouo out, musing over the situation. He pulled himself together at last. Tho battle was not lost. The enemy had not won, "You Get the Barrel Open nnd before thnt camo about there would bo a strugglo which would beg gar description. Tho cards seemed to bo In his hands, or In the hands of tho ring of which ho was chief. No moro experienced plnyera ever sat nt a gamo than those associated with him. Thoy ought to win; but would they? Hnldano wns by no means certain. CHAPTER X. The Voice of the People Is Heard. Gormly's refusal to nccept tho In dorsement atjil becomo thu uotnlnoo of the outs created a great sensation, It wns nn evldonco, which by and by even tho stupid could apprehend, that Gormly literally meant what ho snld when ho declared that ho was to bo uu nbsolutoly Independent candldato, tied to no faction, bound by no party, entirely free nnd unfettered. The men who rallied to his support, while an Innocent ns babes In tho prac tical politics uffected by Llffey nnd Benson, wero nevertheless men of abounding zeal, keen Intelligence, and high qunllty. Nor wero tho workers that gathered round tho now lender entirely from tho soclnl set and circlo of the Haldanes. Gormly In ono way or nnothor employed a vast rjumber of working men. His relations with them hnd nlwnys been not merely "squnre," as they phrased It, but kind nnd generous. Thoy wero organized and started at work Immediately In wkwSm I M rHMmsNm "ll I " i I ' ! : I every direction. Ucforo the enemy icallzcd It, ample time had been so cured in every possible asEombly room and thero were nightly meetings all over tho city. In the Oormly store Itself was a great auditorium In which free con certs, lectures, and entertainments had been given for tho employes and patrons of tho store. This auditorium had outside entrances and could bo completely cut off from tho other business. Kvery afternoon ho assem bled In tho auditorium tho workers and speakers, nnd every afternoon there wns the freest possible discus sion of tho Issues, of what was to bo said In the speeches of the night, of tho places to be covered. The man showed a genius for leadership and direction that was amazing. He de veloped a power of succinctly pre senting the facts, which In largo mens'tro ho was uble to communicate to his followers. Livingstone Haldaiie's examplo had been followed by not a few young men of fortuno and position. It beenmo In a certain senso among a certain set the fashion to campnlgn for Gormly. Automobiles of nil sortB wero avail able for transporting speakers, and elnssoB nnd social distinctions were wiped out In tho greater Issues In volved. y these methods whnt wns picturesquely described in the city pa pers as n whirlwind campaign was Inaugurated. It must not be supposed that the opposition was Idle; by no means. Never had Its activities been so great, Its energies so manifestly put forth. It had welcomed with Joy tho nows of tho refusal of Gormly to becomo tlio candidate of tho minority party. Llf fey had at onco decided In his own mind that thnt settled tho issue. Even farther sighted men llko Itutherford wero of tho same opinion. llaldane alone, the wisest, shrewdest, and ablest of the group, was not con vinced, and under his vigorous though secret urglngs the ring redoubled Its efforts to beat tho man. At tho proper time tho proposition from tho party In power to make a combination with the outs was sprung upon the public. It was hailed on one side as an evidence of tho fairness of the party In power and the Sachem society, which many people imagined nceilod no alliance of that kind. It for the Necessary Expenses." was considered ns testimony to tho fact that tho party In power had noth ing to conceal, since it admitted tho nuts to its councils, and that It wns sincerely desirous of giving New York a business administration in which nil factious nnd parties should bo repre sented. Thero was truth In tho con tention, too. Tho only faction or rtrty thnt would not bo represented by this alliance would be the common people. Wiser heads, however, realized that altruistic mothodB wero Inconsistent entirely with tho renl spirit of either party and saw In tho nlllanco n con fession of weakness. And tho editorial contingent of tho Gormly papers seized upon this idea and mndo the most of it In the beginning, Gorm ly's advertisements, Including his po litical manifestos, had been printed In every pnper In the city. Thoy wero pnld for as other advertisements are and why not? But tho Sachem so ciety had put the screws on cortaln Journals which owed much to Ita Influ ence, and becauso ot this pressure they hnd summarily refused any moro of Gormly's unique proclamations. Thoy professed themselves entirely rendy to print his business advertise ments at tho usual rates. Gormly retaliated, ot courso,- by withdrawing nil advertising of nny Bort from them, and doubling the spaco ho purchnscd In tho other papers. Naturally, there foro, the press divided in two sec tions; thoee ttat were controlled by tho pnrty In power, and tlioitu tha. wero fnvnrablo to the new candidate. Incidentally, nothing that he could havo snld or done could have bo In creased tho business of his store! Ills business rivals nnd associates In deed suggested, and the suggestion wns quickly seized upon by the ad ministration papers, that the wholo thing was n clover advertising dodge, nnd that Gormly was simply using his candldncy to boom his business. Thero was no satisfactory answer to this argument, which was ono of the best that could have been devised by tho opposition, nnd It wns harped upon Immensely, although their lender wns vigorously Justified from this rhnrgo by his army of fighters. The expenses of the campaign were enormous. Not one cent was paid out for bribery or for the purpose of In fluencing votes In any Improper wny; but the hiring of halls, the payment of the expenses of meetings, organiza tion, transportation, printing, salaries, and so on aggregated an extraordinary mm. Even Gormly himself had not realized how great these expenses would be; but he paid them without blenching. Ills resources wero vnst. Ho put nt tho disposal of his candi dacy all tho accumulations and earn ings of twenty-five years. He saw that by the tlmo the vote was taken, his ready money would be expended. Of course, ho would still have his gtcat business, which would bo entire ly unencumbcted; but everything o!bo would go. He still kept to his plan of printing every week sworn statements of his expenses, challenging tho other pnrty to do tho Bame. Tho reason the so ciety did not publish Its expense ac count was not because It was ashamed of the amount, for It wns vastly great er than what Gormly expended, They had nearly as many expenses ns ho, except for the newspaper advertising, which they got free, and In addition they disbursed an immense bribery nnd corruption fund through Llffey, Council, Hnbberley and Benson. Agnlu nnd again wero llaldane nnd his associates called upon for remit tances, which were Invariably forth coming. Thero wns no possibility of refusal. Failure to win a victory would menu llnnnclal ruin to many of them. Fortunately for him. it did not mean so much to Haldnne, although his great fortune would be seriously impaired by defeut. Most of the others, however, had turned over everything that they possessed, and pledged their credit ns well, to tho vnst syndicate of which he was tho head. Indeed, he and Van Slyke would be the only ones not totally ruined by the election of Gormly. Conse quently they paid nnd paid and paid, protesting In their hearts but shutting their teeth grimly nnd handing out tho cash, which was disbursed to tho best advantage by Llffey nnd Benson. Gormly himself spoke every night somewhere, and the crowds that greet ed him were enormous. Mcnnwhilo every detective In the employ of the city, nnd all others who could bo suborned, wero concentrating their efforts on Gormly's pnst nnd present, i He could not tnke a step outside of bis office without being slindowed. It ' was not difficult for spies to mingle with tho crowd of buyers in his store nnd scrutinize every person who en tered his prlvato room. They hnd so far discovered nothing. Gormly had lived an absolutely clean, upright, honest, hardworking Itfo Mnce ho landed In New York. They did not t find out where ho enme from or even where he wns born. Tho only possible clue thoy had was tho statement that ( lie Had once ncen in ino west, wun which Haldano hnd supplied them. Men hnd scoured tho prlnclpnl cities of tho west; but nothing had been learned. Connell wns In despair. Ho and Llffey nnd Benson had again nnd again been on the eve of determining upon the mnnufneturo of somo degrad ing or Incriminating story which would at least serve their purpose. It would not be difficult to get witnesses to such an endeavor; but It would bo highly dangerous to resort to such nn expedient, and they were still hesi tating and undecided. About this time the disputed fran chise expired. A resolution wns Im mediately Introduced In the board of nldermen nt tho city hall granting n renewal of It to the Gotham Freight Traction company. Every move In the game was watched, and the reso lution had scarcely been read and re ferred to n committee when It wns communicated to GoYmly. Tho next day tho Gormly papers rang with the charge thnt tho city fathors Intended to give away Its most valuable remain ing public franchise to tho Gotham Freight Traction company. At tho next meeting, desplto tho furious protests of tho Gormly pnrty, the resolution was put upon Its pas sage. Gormly hero played his great est political card. Attended by a body of friends, ho presented himself nt the council chamber nnd forced ad mission. When tho resolution re newlng tho frnnchlso was nbout to bo voted upon, ns n citizen of New York deeply Interested In the mntter ho de manded to bo heard. Before permis sion wns either granted or refused by tho astonished presiding officer, Gormly drow from his pocket n piece of paper. Amid the deepest silence he held It up and said: (To nn coNTiNunn.) Riches and Honor. It Is an honorable thing to be rich It Ib not dishonorable nor dlscrodlt ablo In any senso, so long as bo who acquires It has remembered aud has practised tho golden rulo. Labor and Drudgery. It Is claimed that nlno-tenths of nil productive labor Ib drudgery. The overwhelming percentage of all tho effective work In every vocation Is done by the average man and woman, LAUGHTER PLEASING TO GOD Nowhere In Biblical Lore Can There Be Found Intimation of Any Other Idea, Wo misjudge nnd distort the nor mally human nature of tho Savious when wo picture him going through life, as Danto did after he had writ ten his "Inferno," with the shadow of perdition on his brow. Wo may gravely question when It wns that the cross began to darkon our Lord's pathway; thero Is no hint of such n foreboding until wo reach tho mid dle of his ministry. From that on there are occasional tokens that he saw Calvary ahead of him, and was nt times pressed down with a dread ful senso of the inevitable agony which awaited him nt the end. But all this Is very far from nffordlng any reasonable ground for tho conclusion that ho smiled sometimes, but never laughed. If God did not Intend us to laugh, on occasion why did ho endow us with tho cnpaclty to laugh, with a senso of tho humorous, with tlio fac ulty to seo and enjoy wit, fun nnd the nbstird sldo of life; nnd, further more, why did he produce so many things nnd people to laugh at? Zlon's Herald. LAWYER CURED OF ECZEMA "While attending school at Lebanon, Ohio, in 1882, I became afflicted with bolls, which lasted for ubout two years, when tho affliction assumed tho form of an eczema on my face, tho lower part of my face being Inflamed most of tho time. Thero would bo wntcr-blistorB rise up and open, and wherever tho water would touch It would burn, and causo nnothcr one to rise. After the blister would open, the plnco would scab over, nnd would burn and Itch so as to be almost un bearable nt times. In this wny tho bores would spread from one place to another, back nnd forth over tho whole of my upper Up and chin, and at times tho wholo lower part of my faco would bo n solid sore. This con dition continued for four or five years, without getting nny better, and In fact got worse all tho time, so much bo that my wife became alarmed lest It provo fatal. "During all tbla time of bolls and eczema, I doctored with the best phy sicians of thla part of the country, but to no avail. Finally I decided to Iry Cutlcura Remedies, which I did, tak ing tho Cutlcura Resolvent, applying tho Cutlcura Ointment to tho sores, nnd using the .Cutlcura Soap for wash ing. In a very short tlmo 1 began to notice Improvement, and continued to use the Cutlcura Remedies until I was well again, and havo no.t had a re currence of tho trouble since, which Is over twenty yenrs. I havo recom mended Cutlcura Remedies to others ever since, and havo great faith In them as remedies for skin diseases." (Signed) A. C. Brandon, Attorney-at-Law, Greenville, O., Jan. 17, 1911. Although Cutlcura Soap and Oint ment nro sold everywhere, a samplo of each, with 32-page book, will bo mnllcd free on application to "Cutl cura," Dept. 3 K, Boston. Character in the Eye. Beware of tho man who does not look you clearly In tho eyo. Ho has possibilities of evil In his nature. Thero aro eyes which are luminous, others which seem to bo veiled be hind a curtain. Men and women of tlio world nre nnctiutnmpd tn tiwln-o hmnon lintnrn bv I tho expression of tho eye. Mnny peo- plo read character by tho eyes, nnd can thus distinguish the false from tho loyal, the frank from the deceitful, the hnrd from tho tender, tho energet ic from the indolent, the sympathetic from the Indifferent. Tuberculosis Among the Insane Autopsies made In New York state hospitals for the insane and elsewhere show that tuberculosis is an active disease In about 20 per cent of the cases, ns compared with about half that percentage In the normal popula tion. Wlfey Knew Hlm. Benham I can't remember dates. Mrs. Benham But you have pretty good memory for peaches. What some lawyers isn't worth lying about. don't know Good Housekeepers always insist on using the very best materials for all kinds of house work and this is largely responsible for the reputation they enjoy among their neighbors. Good work and good results are impossible with poor materials. This applies particularly to laundry work. To get that fresh, crisp, dainty, snow-white effect on clothes so' much desired by all women, go to your grocer, ask for and insist on getting a large 16 ounce package for 10 cents and Use Defiance Starch LEWIS "SINGLE BINDER." A hand-mado cigar fresll from the tabic, wrapped In foil, thus keeping fresh until smoked. A fresh clgaf inrulo of good tobacco la tho Ideal smoke. Tho old, well cured tobaccos used nro so rich In quality that many who formerly smoked 10c cigars now Btnoko Lewis' Slnglo Binder Straight Cc. Lowis' Slnglo Binder costs the denier Bomo moro than other Cc cigars, but the higher prlco enables this fac tory to uso extra quality tobacco. There are many Imitations; don't bo fooled. Thero la no substitute! Toll tho denier you want a Lewis "Single Binder." Of Short Duration. "Pllmply Is afraid to usk old Mr Plunker for his daughter's hand." "Why, Pllmply told mo yesterday ht stood In with (ho old gentleman. "Oh, that wnB only for a few min utes In the vcstlbulo of an offlco build Ing during a shower." Why, Willie! Sunday School Teacher Yea, Wil lie, the Lord loves every living crea ture. Willie I'll hot he was never atuni by a wusp! Puck. Cole's Carbollnnlve quickly relieve ana cur en burning. Itclilnc and torturing skin diseases. It Instantly ntopi thu pain ot biirnn. Cures without eenrs. 5c and COd by ilriiRclnts. For free sample write to J. W. Colo & Co., Dlack Itlver Falls, Wis. Is life worth living? I should say that It depends on tho liver. ThomuB Gold Appleton. 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