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The evening Republican., 1902-04-17

The sixty-fourth session of the
New Castle Presbytery which con-
vened in Eastlake Presbyterian
Church, closed last night. Rev. S.
l.. Irvine of Lower Brandywine. was
chosen as moderator. The session
was one of the greatest interest to
the Presbyterians of Delaware.
The evening Republican., 1902-04-17
Lost Watch.

Miss Comfy lost a lady's plain gold
chatelaine watch yesterday going
from No 22S King street to her
home at No. 620 West Front street.
The watch is valued as a keep sake
more than for it's intrinsic value.
She will pay reward for its return
to No. $40 West Front street.
The evening Republican., 1902-04-17

ENGLAND is having a serious time
with fighting the Beers AMI the Irish
fighting for home rule. Well may it
be said uneasy lies the head that
wears a crowl. The deficit caused
by the Boer war aggregates figure
OF alarming magnitude and England
is lrepa11i Z to rai-e the amount by
every known Of th" Salisbury a1-
mlnlStratlpn
The evening Republican., 1902-04-17

lr is reported that j. Pierpont
Morgan, the Behring'S and the Roth
childt have secured an aggregate Of
eighty million dollars of the new
British loan of one hundred and
and sixty millions. This is quite
tidy sum for old England to have to
borrow. But then war comes high.
The evening Republican., 1902-04-17
Park Commission Want, Loun.

Considerable business was trans.
acted by Committees OF City Council
last night. William p. Bancroft,
OF the Par k Commission, and Park
Engineer Theodore A. Leisen, were
present. and asked council to pass
$4,000 loan for the park com.
mission.
The improvements which the
commission desire 10 make we're
explained, and it is likely that the
council will, in a short time, pass
the necessary ordinance for the
loan.
The matter of a loan for the
Street and Sewer Department was
also discussed and The $25, 900 loas
will be negotiated 10 a short time,
as the law on the subject 10
mandatory.
Another question discussed was
whether council should recognize =
lire company in the Ninth Ward.
Some action will probably he takeo
SOON
The evening Republican., 1902-04-17

AMSTERDAM, n. Y. April IA
freight wreck on the New York Cen
tral and Hudson railroad near Yosts
spilled freight over the four tracks of
the road, completely blocking them for
several hours. The Fonda wrecking
crew cleared the tracks. During the
Geup the West Shore tracks were used.
The evening Republican., 1902-04-17
St. Luke S Church

The Rev. H. S. Hoffman D. d.,
Of Philadelphia, is expected to
preach in st. Lukc's Refornsd
Episcopal Church, Sth and Mon
roe Sts. on next Sunday evening.
The morning service will be
conducted by the Rector, the Rev.
Fl. Medley Price, who will deliver
second sermon on the Trans
forming Power of the Gospel.
The evening Republican., 1902-04-17

THE condition Of labor on the
other side is very unreStful With
the high price of every commodity
In the eating line the working ppO-
pie are having hard time to live
decently and pay their bills. Every
thing is entirely too high consider
Ing the wages received by the aver
age mechanic and laboring man.
There is very little chance for the
worklngman to save anything for a
rainy day. And that rainy day is
bound to come sooner or later.
The evening Republican., 1902-04-17

IT does not look as if Patrick
Fahey was going to have such a
pudding with the Levy Court in
getting his money for the Seventh
street bridge.
The evening Republican., 1902-04-17

The little folks love Or. Wood S
Norway Pine Syrup Pleasant to
take: perfectly harmless: positive
cure for coughs, colds. bronchitis,
asthma.
The evening Republican., 1902-04-17

Bodilypain loses its terror ifyou've
a bottle Of DR.. Thomas Eclectr;c Oil
In the house. Instant relief in cases
OF burns, cuts, sprains. accidents Of
any sort.
The evening Republican., 1902-04-17

IT is hoped the new Acorn Brick
Company, which filed its certificate
on Tuesday at Dover, will locate its
plant in our city.
The evening Republican., 1902-04-17

LONDON, April 17.-An American
syndicate is said to be seeking sites
near Manchester upon which to erect
two mammoth mills for the spinning Of
American grown cotton.
The evening Republican., 1902-04-17

EVERYBODY can come into our
guessing contest by paying 25 cents
for one months subscription to the
REPUBLICAN. All subscriptions to
be paid in advance
The evening Republican., 1902-04-17

A TURKEY buzzard has been sug-
gested as Il good emblem for the
Temperance ticket at the next elec-
ton.
The evening Republican., 1902-04-17
Weather prSba bilitics.
Fair; variable winds.

Taylor and i ullertons kidney cura for
livor complaint and back ache. W. G
Taylor 3J2 King rect
The evening Republican., 1902-04-17
National Guard Orders.

The following orders have been
issued by Colonel Townsend of the
National Guard of Delaware:
Leave of absence for the period of
80 days beginning April 10, 1902, is
hereby granted to Sergeant +. d.
Giacoma, Co. f. 1st Inf. N. &. d.,
with permission to leave the State.
Sergeant Giacoma will immedia-
tely report to his commanding officer
upon the expiration of this leave.
Company Fl, 1st Inf. N. G. D. is
hereby authorized to hold an cleo
ton on Friday evening, May 2, 1909
at s o'clock p. m, for the purpose of
filling vacancies caused by the resig-
nations of Lieuts. j. H. Hammers
and F. Deli. Janvier.
Capt. H. B. Carter, 1st Inf. N. G.
D., will be present and conduct said
election, and make report of same
to headquarters as soon thereafter
as possible.
Privates Harry P. Willis and Wal
ter F. Kettlewood, enlisted men,
Co. A, list Inf. N. G. D. are hereby
discharged from the military. ser
vice of the State, in consequence of
their non attendance on duty.
r1arshallton Notes.
The Independent Order Good Tenn
plars will give an entertainment in
X. of P. Hall here on Friday even
ing next, the 18th, beginning at
o'clock. The program will consist
of vocal and instrumental music;
dialogues. recitations, etc. A quar-
tette from Wilmington will sing sew
eral selections. Other talent will
assist in making the evening, an en-
joyable one to all. Will you come
out and helpa good cause! Admis-
= on Is cents.
Diamond Lodge X. of P, will at
tend divine service in the M. E.
Church here next Sunday 1890 a.
ln., and listen to a sermon by the
pastor, Rev. &. w. Burke. All
members are invited TO he present.
The evening Republican., 1902-04-17
IO EurC Il NnIu LII ilur luu

Take Lnxai i've l}romu Ouinins Tablet1
All drugglS reluEi the money If il fnl,
TO cure. E w Groves signature il on
hcaeb,x - CruIs f.
The evening Republican., 1902-04-17

T!GAk 1ALGSMEN WANTED, EyPEnl.
~ clIe unnecessary, good pay hmaauei
u Co.. Station J. New York. aJ /. 10 20!
The evening Republican., 1902-04-17

A. an "Nanpl" Waiter y. Robh
was fined %l5 for cruelty to Il horse.
yesterday in p"Iir" court. He had
hired tn" animal from George NJ.
Whitrm;n, the livrryman on Ship
ley street. and had driven if until
1t was hardly ahI" to stand. besides
bearing big w"Its Hll over its body
where he had Ia-hrd il With whip.
His punishment was deserved and
should have been committed to jail
for thirty days t" give HIM an up-
portun1tN to repent Of his hard
heartedness. Ther" appears to b" a
great deal Of the brute in some
mems nature.
The evening Republican., 1902-04-17

THE REprBLIcAN will 4ive away
prizes to It's readers. All they
have to do Is to pay their subsrplp-
tion to III" paper one month in adj
vance, which will entitIr them 10
one guess Of tn" number Of dots
that will fill tn" cut Of The oval On
the first page. For every month
that subscriptions IN tn" paper are
paid ahead VIII "ntIjI" one mcmhnr
OF til" family to Il guess The
awards will b" divided up into six
teen cash prizes. tn" names and
rc~Iirnr" Of the lucky gur~Srl, will
also b" puhIH,hod j TIE. p4prr. tn"
rui"St win b.gin Dilg\.
The evening Republican., 1902-04-17
TuH Every Evening say.

TTT'- TT-TN TTTTTTT- --TT--
If rh" DcmoHuti" party wants
t. make " successful campaign Ibis
year. tbrr" arr Pj"ory Of living is
sues tn" tariff. tn" war in the
philippines the rNarIIpus Of The
Trusts. to say nothing Of others.
Ent il VIII not de- to touch free sil
YER coinage on other pupui~tir fol-
lies.
Th" concluding paragraph is Il
direct fling al WiIjlam Jruuuly,
Bryan, TN" Every Evening lriug
q EeatruI paper will try 10 help
along tn" D"noIatir PARTY in DplH-
ware
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04
"Humorous Yankee Thief"

An American thief named Arthu.
Robinson has set Paris laughing by his
repartee when arraigned for trial. AL
the papers publish pictures of 9Th,
humorous Yankee" Robinson ap
peared in the criminal court and asked
that the trial be postponed because his
attorney was i'll and unable to be pres
ent. The judge said he couldn't gram
the request because two postpone
ments had already been allowed
"Have you confessed repeatedly thai
you were sentenced in the United
States for petit larceny; that you stol,
this mans pocketbook and struck tn,
officer who arrested your" queried tn,
magistrate.
Yes, your Honor" Robinson replied
"Then what could your lawyers .say
in your defense?" demanded the court
That's just what I'm curious IL
know" the Yankee said, grinning. III,
got six months in Jail.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04
Boiled Stuffed Chicken,

Boil till about half cooked enough
onions to fill the chickens to be cooked,
and drain; mash them little, moisten
with milk, season with salt and white
pepper and a chopped celery stalk or
two to them. Fill the chickens, truss
them, and boil till tender. Let the
water in which they boil cook away
slowly till only half pint or so re-
mains. Add to this half pint of rich
cream, season as needed with pepper
and salt, thicken and serve.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04
SOCIAL INSTINCT OF ANTS.
Insects Who Preferred Duty to the
Call Of Pleasure.

Insects Who Preferred Duty to the
Call of Pleasure.
A swarm Of formica pratensis wai
closely pressed in its nest by an army
of the same species, and crowds OF
alarmed defenders issued from the en-.
trance to the nest and flew to take
part in the fight. Like Satan, the
tempter of old l placed near them o
drop of honey on piece of paper, sayf
writer in the International World
At any other time the honey would
have been covered in few instants
with ants gorging themselves, but this
time numerous working ants came
upon 1t, tasted it for scarcely second
and returned to it restlessly three OF
four times. Conscientiousness, the
feeling of duty, invariably prevailed
over gormandlsm, and they left the
honey to go and be killed while defend
ing the community. l am bound to
own, however, that there are ants less
social in whom gormandism does pre-
vail.
Compared to the manner of other So
ciable animals, and especially to those
of man, the manner of ants exhibits
profound and fundamental aggregation
of facts of conveyance due to their so
cial life. Let me mention devotion, the
instructive sentiment of duty, slavery,
torture, war, alliances, the raising OF
cattle, gardening, harvesting, and even
social degenerescence through the at
traction of certain harmful means OF
enjoyment. 1t would be ridiculous and
erroneous to see In the fulfillment OF
this series of acts individual reason
ing, the result of calculated reflection
analogous to ours. The fact that each
is fixed and circumscribed within one
species, as well as the fatalstic char
acter it has in that species, proves this
superabundantly But it would be as
grave mistake to refuse to recognize
the deep natural laws that are conceal
ed under this conveyance. Is the case
different as regards our actions, though
they are infinitely more plastic and
more complex individually? l do not
believe 1t.
l have been unable to give more thar
short sketch of the social life of ants
Let each one study it for himself and
he will experience in doing so the deeI
enjoyment that comes from sounding
the secrets and laws of nature, while
at the same time he will enjoy the most
delightful satire upon human wretched
ness, and will perceive at least the
main lines of a social example that we
ought to be able to initiate, though we
cannot do so on account of the too large
dose of egotistical and ferocious in
stincts that we have inherited from our
ancestors.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04
Tranquility.


Who does not love TRANQUIL heart.
sweet-tempered, balanced life? 1t
does not matter whether it rains or
shines, or what mlsfortunes come to
those possessing these blessings, for
they are always sweet, serene and
calm.
That exquisite poise of character
which we call serenity is the last les
son of culture, 1t is the Towering of
life, the fruitage of the soul
1t is as precious as wisdom, more
to be desired than gold-yea, than
even fine gold. How contemplate
mere money-wealth looks in COMPARE
son with a serene life-a life which
dwells in the ocean of truth, beneath
the waves, beyond the reach of tenn
pests, In the eternal calm
How many people we know who
sour their lives, who ruin all that is
sweet and beautiful by explosive tenn
pers, who destroy their poise of char
acter by bad blood! In fact, it is a
| question whether great majority of
people do not ruin their lives and mar
their happiness by lack of self-control
How few people we meet in life who
are well-balanced, who have that ex.
quisite poise which is characteristic OF
4 the finished character. - November
Success.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04
The New Woman.

Oh, New Woman" you who face
the twentieth century with the secret,
self-complaisant reflection that YOU
are the highest production of your sex,
look back with honest impartlallty to
the woman of colonial days-and grow
humble. You are prlding yourself not
little because you are n graduate O,
Smith, of Wellesley, Nassar, or some
other great college, that you can stir
your clubs with scholarly theses or
easy-howing words, that you are pro-
ficient In domestic science, informed
politically, that you are travelled, In
short, are a brilliant, cultured. Mt.
tractive women, drilled to meet the
taxing exigencies of modern life. Par
don me If l draw your attention to
the fact that all your life-equipment
may be acquired by any woman of
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04
.lg0gDDegG'S llOf7lgSe
900

average endowments-opportunity per
hitting. Your real fiber has never
been put to a straining test. Hav,
you the vast courage required for pio
neering? Could you lend your fine in
stincts to the cheerful making of can,
dies, cheese and medicines? to wash
ing and carding wool, spinning, weav
Ing and knitting, to eternal mending
brewing and baking? Could you stint
your yearnings to quietude while yor
churned, wove clumsy carpets, and die
hundred other homely things? And
If you bore the test, would you have
spirit left for dancing minuets. TO,
making yourself a charming. ever
hospitable hostess, for keeping IN
touch with the greater affairs about
you, and finally for insurlng to you
children (as only mother can insure
the gladness of childhood, spite o.,
dangers. ever surrounding you?-Goot
Housekeeping.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04
DOCTOR WAS 100 CLEVER.
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An anonymous physician who ha.
written some Confessions for the In.
dependent tells this story about him,
self: 81 received a request to call
from an old patient who was afraid she
was taking scarlet fever. l responded
at once. The patient was one of tive
elderly sisters whom | had attended fol
many years. l greeted her in the sit
ing room and noted her pulse while in
the act of shaking hands with her. By
some witty remarks | contrived t.
make her laugh, which enabled me to
see her tongue. Then | said in play
full tone: If you will get me a glass
will treat you to some of my patent
soda water She did so. | put tab
let in the water, and she drank it. ]
want you to know that take pride in
my original methods. l try to educate
my patients to like, and not to dread
the visits of the doctor. In this case
all of my work had been done without
the direct knowledge of the patient
and l felt very good over it. So bade
my patient good-by with extreme
cheerfulness. She looked surprised anC
then said: OF course, you will com,
upstairs and see my sister? Not to
day. I said. Give her my respects.
why she said, looking mystified and
startled, how strangely you talk!
Strangely l echoed 'WhyT BE
cause l sent for you to prescribe fol
my sister and you decline to see her.
1t flashed over my mind in an instant
l had prescribed for the wrong sister
| was entirely too clever"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04
The Quiet Man in the Corner.

l fingered DER a checker game a night
or two ago;
The one played against me seemed
to % no ghost of show;
had a bunch of lusty kings that strutted
all about
And bullied my opponents men, who
dared not venture out.
Way over in corner shrunk n timid
little man
Who stad right in his station ever since
the game began.
He watched my crowned heads marching
by with banner and with song,
And seemed to be discouraged over stand
ing still so long.
But pretty soon an opening occurred two
blocks away,
And not another moment did that little
fellow stay,
He bounded DER the board and took three
kings in one fell swoop,
Then landed in my king-row with wild,
ecstatic whoop.
You've known these quiet fellows that
just sat around and thought
And never made noise while the others
ragged and fought;
The whole community had come to think
of them as dead,
Or else so very near it that their hope of
fame had fled.
The chaps with recognition for their por-
ton pose and strut,
| And seem to overlook the man who keeps
his talker shut.
But some day, when most every one is
looking t'other way,
This quiet fellow sees chance to break
into the play.
He reaches out and grabs things thai
the others had ignored;
He puts into the life-game all the energy
he's stored
Through all the years of silence. 81
you'd better not forget
A still man in the corner, for he'll reach
the king-row yet!
Los Angeles Herald.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04
Turning the Tables.

Among the students at a Chicago
medical college was one who frequently
tried to play to the galleries" by twist
Ing his answers in such a way as to
raise n laugh. But one day the laugh
went against him, says the Chicago
RecOrd-Herald.
One of his hits, although not at all
original, was his description of re-
markable red bat he had seen. The class
was much interested, but the professor
was skeptical, and intimated that he
should be better stisfied If he were to
see II.
1--WE brought 1t with me-" said the
student, and taking the paper off a
package he exhibited brickhpt.
The other day he was asked about the
origin of cholera.
asia, they say" he answered, but
from my own experience should say
1t was in the abdominal region"
81 did not mean cholera infantum, "
remarked the professor, blandly, and
the joker couldn't see for some time
what the others were laughing at.
When Vou Look at Soma naonIa fha
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04

That was good word which An.
thony Hope Hawkins said recently in
| appreciation of the modern novel. He
characterized 1t as fresh, alive, readi-
ly responsive, full Of healthy curiosity,
! courageous to the verge of audacity,
| greedy of every new experience" He
| further said: Its faults are not the
vices of decadence, but defects of viril-
ity and confidence" The word of as
surance is relief from the chorus Of
wailing that comes from critics who
affect to survey the field Of fiction, and
see no Thackeray, no George Eliot, n
Meredith already past 70 and Thorn
as Hardy preferring to write poor
poetry than good prose. The great
mass of fiction writer's they hold, have
little idea of good art and care less.
The immense sales of novels which
can live only brief day show the
crude taste Of the public seeking the
popular sensation. Is the case so bad?
Have not the popular novels their rea-
son for being, and that good one?
"The Crisis" may not be a great work
of art, but 1t responds to a deep, loyal
sentiment of the American people,
evoked anew by the Spanish war and
by comparison reviving interest in the
earlier critical period THE Octopus"
may not be immortal. 1t has Its
weak points, but moral as well as
economical principle is at stake in
which the public at large is interested.
The work of fiction which deals with
question of this kind Is sure to have
large sales and numberless readers.
The intensely practical life Of to-day
must eventually find expression In a
truly artistic way, just as the passion
for beauty found artistic expression in
Greece and the passion for religious
feeling is shown in the art of the mid
die ages. Art in any new direction Is
slow in coming to perfection. Mean
while critics sigh over the past with
out looking to see prophetic glimpses
Of new and perhaps better things.
When Browning's "Paracelsus'' first
appeared the London Athenaeum saw
no promise Of the future Browning. 1t
dismissed the work in three lines: Not
without talent, but spoiled by obscu-
rity, and only an imitation Of Shelley"
1t Is never worth while to cling too
regretfully to the past, and critics
would do better to look for signs of
promise in the mass of what they are
disposed to pronounce mere verbiage.
They may then come to Anthony
Hopes conclusion and find the faults
which they lament to be the defects Of
virllity and confidence and not the
vices of decadence.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04
To Clean a Sewing MACHINE.

To clean sewing machine place II
near the fire to get warm, that the con.
gealed oil about 1t may melt, and then
oil 1t thoroughly with paraffin. Work
it quickly for few minutes, then wipe
off all the parafiin and dirt, treat it to
a little more clean paraffin, wipe il
again, and after the application of a
very little Of the ordinary lubricating
oil it will be ready for use. People
often shirk the trouble of thoroughly
cleaning their machines like this, but
Il clogged and "heavy" machine under
this treatment will become like new
and its easy working will be an ample
reward for any trouble incurred.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04
Bean Soup.

Soak pint of beans all night. In the
morning put over the fire with two
quarts of cold water, a half-pound of
salt pork, cut small; pound of cracked
beef bones; an onion and a stalk of eel.
cry, chopped; salt and pepper to taste.
Boil slowly for four or five hours, or
until the liquid is reduced one-half
Strain through a colander, rubbing the
peas through also. Return to the fire
stir in tablespoonful of butter rubbed
to 6 paste with one of -four, and wher
the soup boils up once serve.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04

Half cup of grated chocolate, hall
n cup of sweet milk, half a cup Oh
brown sugar. Boil these ingredients
together until thick as cream and let
cool. One cup of brown sugar, half a
cup of butter, two eggs, beaten; two
thirds of cup Of milk, vanilla flavor
ing. Mix well, beat in the boiled mix
ture, and two cups of -four sifted with
heaping teaspoonful of baking pow
der. Bake in layers and when cool put
together with boiled frosting.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04

common but mistaken fashion of hang
Ing pictures. Here the eye is dis
tracted from the picture which should
be the center of interest. The oblique
lines of the wire are Obtruslve and
the ugly shadow usually cast by the
overhanging frame is still more So In
fact, all the lines confuse the eye, so
that a wall thus hung with pictures
can never be beautiful or reasonable
from an artistic standpoint.-Good
Housekeeping.