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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-03-27

Andrew Carnegie ,once looked upon
the accumulation of wealth as the most
desirable thing In life. He did lay up
riches. He put away more dollars than
any other one man living. But he
wasn't successful, for after he had
piled up all that money he heard a
voice in his heart saying: ITO die rich,
with SO many opportunities for doing
good open, is to die dsgraced," and he
at once began his philanthropic work
and gave away millions. Is he success
full? The world lauds him, and the
applause Is mingled with curses. Some
say that an honest due to labor would
have prevented the amassing of this
great fortune. Others assert that the
world needs more personal kindness,
more heart charity, more opportunities
for men ana women to help them
selves, and not so many libraries. And
so the question, us Carnegie success
ful?' remains. George Nj. Pullman
built up a great fortune. He helped
many man to rise from obscurity to
fame. He failed to so train his sons
that they would become good citizens.
One of them died the other day. At 20
he had seen more of life and tasted
more of hell than reaches most men at
IS. Pullman was not successful. John
ID. Rockefeller amassed millions. and
aroused the hatred of the workers OF
a nation. He has given away fortune
after fortune. He Is charitable and
kind where his Sympathies are aroused.
He abused the constitution that nature
gave him till 1t resented the insult,
and, while he has the money to buy the
most costly and delicious viands, he
feeds on the plainest food. He is his
stomach's slave. How much success
can be found In this mans life? The
other day the poor authorities in New
York stumbled into sQualid room and
found a sick man and three little chill
dren. There was a fire in the stove
and food on the table. That was
enough to eat, such as 1t was, and evil
dences Of somebody's loving care. And
that somebody came in while the visit
Ors were there. That somebody had Il
brave face though n pinched one, and
a stout heart beat under a ragged
dress. Somebody's head was just a
little higher than the table. The bread
| winner of that little home was girl
| under 10. she had been mother for
years. and mother and father for
weeks. She sold papers on a corner.
She ran errands and somehOw-God
knows how-she wrested from the
world of business enough pennies TO
keep life in five human beings. A
sense of duty was born in her. She
was face to face with a condition and
she did her best.
And there you get very close to the
true meaning of success" She did
her best. She used the brain and the
body that nature had given her. She
was unselfsh. She shouldered the bur.
dens that came her way and bore them
without complaint. She did her best
All the human beings who are putting
! into life the best that Is In them are
striving for and finding some success
and there are no statistics of failure OF
accomplishment. Perhaps 1t Is best
that it should be that way.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-03-27
Take swim inIoy Waters.

Louisville, Ky, March led
Cameron paid bet that he lost on
the McGovern-Sullivan fight yester-
day afternoon by taking a swim in
the Ohio river with the thermometer
lowering around zero. Cameron
swan sevtnty-fve feet through the
icy waters, aud when he reached the
bank his mustachc was frozen stiff.
Cameron made bet with Henry
Yaner, that Sullivan would win.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-03-27
To sterilize a Needle.

In discoursing to woman's club re-
Gently physician, dwelling upon how
to treat children's bruises. told of a
simple method to sterilize needle that
was to be used to pick out a splinter
or other foreign substance often jab
bed into small boys hands through
their reckless falling. If the needle is
passed through an alcohol flame or
boiling water, and used without touch
ing the point with the fingers 1t Is safe.
The average mother thinks If she uses
needle instead of pin she has con-
ceded all that is required of her, but
the surgeon, keen to the dangers Of
germ contamination, knows that step
further is necessary. The lecturer also
spoke of the value in the mothers med
icine-chest of a little gutta-percha It's
sue such as every one who has had n
tooth filed will recognize. This VIII
be found to be of great service in coy
ering any moist dressing Of wounds, as
it protects the clothing from the W.,
and also retains the moisture which il
is needed to preserve in the dressing
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-03-27
FIFE NOT GUILTY
JURY AT SAVANNAH, MO-, &C
QUITS HIM PROMPTLY.
Did Not KIN Richardson's Murder of tho
Wealthy Merchant is still Mystory-
Dramatic Scene In Court Room Follows
the Verdict

st. Joseph Mo-, March ga spec
ial to the Daily News from Savan-
nah, Mo-, says:
When court opened at O'Clock this
morning the jury In the case OF
Stewart Fife, charged with the muir
/ der OF Frank Richardson at the home
of the victim Christmas eve 1900,
returned verdict of acQuittal. 1t
Is s lid that only one ballot was taken
and that from the beginning the
ju ors stood unanimously for acQuit-
til. The case went to the Jury last
evening.
When the verdict was announced
there was a dramatic scene In the
court room. Mrs. Fife, mother OF
tn ao used sprang forward and en-
braced her son, shouting for Joy all
the while. Mrs. Fife is OF very
nervous temperament and has suffer
ed from hysterla at intervals ever
since her son was arrested. MI. /,
Richardson, widow of the murdered
man, was also Ia the court room and
gave vent to her emotion.
Mr.. Fife, father of the young man
on trial, declared In open conrt that
the verdict was In accordance with
his expectations and that he had
known from the start that his son
had nothing to do with the murder
Of Richardson.
Young Fife himself was so nervous
that he could not speak. Although
Judge Burns, preliminary to the rem
dering Of the verdict, issued an order
against any demonstration, 1t was
found impossible to preserve absolute
on '.
THIS Is tn, eind trill In The muir
der trs. Richardson having been &C
qnL,ed only few weeks ago, and
still the mystery of Frank Richard
sOn'ds sensational murder Is un-
solved. No other indictments are
pending and the incident is now
probably closed so far as the courts
are concerned.
Stewart Fife Is n member OF an
aristocratic and wealthy family OF
st. Joseph, his father having been
millionaire wholesale merchant.
A few years ago Stewart went away
from this part OF the country and af'
ter long absence he was arrested a,
North Yakima, Wash, and returned
t. Savannah In custody a few months
ago, charged with the murder OF
Richardson. Savannah is the county
sat of Andrew county, north Of st.
Joseph, and Is a suburb populated
largely by wealthy citizeus Of this
city.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-03-27

His name is Jimmy" Feiley. He
holds bootblack privilege in a Middle
town. y. V, hotel The other day lie
drew $500 from the bank, representing
about all of his savings, and went up
and down the streets for day or two.
distributing 1t directly to people whom
he knew. paying little rent here. buy
ing some groceries there, providing del.
icacics for the sick. giving some poor
fellow chance to start in a small bust.
ness, ana carrying sunshine wherever
he went Speaking of the matter he
said: IL am alone in the world. My
wants are few and simple. To hoard
up money does me no good. I've known
what it is to walk the streets of a
strange town hungry and without shell
ter made up my mind long ago that
If ever luck came my way. I'd share it
with the chaps in hard luck" Jimmy
Feiley didn't give his money to Ii.
brary. He probably was never In one.
1t might puzzle him to know the mean
ing of the word phllanthropist. Yet it
is doubtful If Andrew Carnegie ever
got as much heart warmth out of any
of his millions as did Jimmie Feiley out
of his $500. His was the direct touch
and for him was the God bless YOU"
All the philanthropists are not million
aires
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-03-27

Huh, Quebec, March 22.-Stanilas
la Crolx. who murdered his wife and
an old man named Thomas, who was
endeavoring to protect her, was
hanged in the Jail yard here this
mo ming. The prisoner, who has since
his conviction, made all kinds OF
threats that the hangman would
never be permitted to end his life,
but that lie would commit suicide
instead, was Mt last subdued and de-
clared last night that he was happy.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-03-27
FIND NO FAULT
eORoNER'S JURY AT FlLLEY JUS.
TITLES KILLING.
Exuuerate Man who shot-The Father 81
v ung smith Does N ~ anne slayer
Belief In the Town That Dead 10,
Was stool Pigeon.

Beatrice, Neb., March 1S.-Ths
iown Of Filley has not seen such
:rowds since its incorporation as
illed its streets today soon after the
iilling Of young willard Smith be-
.ame known, which was a rapid pro-
less. When Coroner Walden arrived
there today his first thought was to
ind place IN which to hold an In
,estigation which would accommn-
late the largest portion OF the as
iembled crowd. Several witnesses
we're examined, among them Frank
Shadey, who did the shooting.
Practically nothing new was devel-
)ped.
at 8 o'clock the investiga
lion was resumed and was conclud ID
lbout o'clock. The coroner's jury
returned verdict to the effect thit
Shadley shot and killed young Smith
without felonious intent, and that
the act was justifiable. The verdict
meets with the approval of everyone,
including the father OF the young
nan, who speaks In the highest
terms Of Shadley. Mr.. Smith says he
lays the blame for the tragedy at the
'loors of his sons companions, many
of them Older than he, and that 1t
was his love for gambling which
,aused the trouble. He says that he
has repeatedly demonstrated with
him for his maynard ways and the
lass of his companions, but that
these companions had greater in
tluence over him than he had.
The opinion Is almost unanimous
In Filley that young Smith was the
actor for older heads. Both Lew
elyn, upon whom the demand for
money was made, and Shadley say
that had they known who they were
confronting at the church doors they
would have let him go undisturbed.
Shadley at first had hold Of Smiths
arm, jumping out from his hiding
Place and grasping his arm as soon
as Smith reached out and picked up
the money sack. Shadley called on
HIM to surrender, but instead Smith
struggled from Shadley's grasp and
Jumped for the door. He was COM
manded second time to stop before
be was shot.
Subpoenas were issued for two
young men who drove into Filley yes.
terday afternoon from Crab Orchard,
and who were met at the livery
stable by young Smith, but they did
not appear until after the investiga-
ton had concluded. 1t was appar.
ently believed that the two were
eVading the officials and the officers
bad decided not to delay longer and
let tie county attorney prosecute the
case. The fact that these two men
were not seen aft or arriving In Filley
until O'Clock this morning, when
they took team from the livery
stable and drove away caused them
to be placed in suspicion.
The bullet which killed Smith was
from 3S-caIiber revolver. 1t entered
his back elbow the shoulder blade
and penetrated the heart.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-03-27

A physician says that tight lacing Is
a benefit TO the human race, inasmuch
as it kills off the foolish girls and
leaves the wise ones to grow into
women.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-03-27

Andrew Carnegie says the man who
succeeds is the one who looks on while
others do the work. We would like to
meet some poet who achieved success
that MnN
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-03-27

There is a good deal Of conflicting
testimony with regard to the attitude
of the European nations toward us
during the war with Spain. 1t looks
very much as if some of the witnesses
had poor memories.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-03-27

Among the cuneiform texts from
BabylOnian tablets which the world
now has an opportunity to examine is
clay" dictionary, of a date several
hundred years before the Christian era.
An imaginative writer. familiar with
the modern dependence on leXicOns,
pictures ArtaXerXes telling Darius to
run and see how Nineveh is spelled
The dictionary habit may have been
banded down to us from an exceeding
ly remote generation.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-03-27

A contemporary speaks of the dark
motives" of railway corporations. The
dark motives of most railway corpo-
rations are their locomotives.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-03-27
TOPICS OF THE TIMES.
A CHOICE SELECTION OF INTER.
ESTlNG ITEMS.

Comm euts and Criticisms Based Upon
the happenings of the Day uisturi
cal and News Notes.
Pride is truth's greatest foe.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-03-27

measures le taken, Foreign criticism
is ,c.f-coutadiytory Americans, it IL
sometimes said. are too much engrOSS.
ed IN money getting to care for books
or art; and vet here Is propositi,n
born of fear chat we care too much
for them
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-03-27

The Oklahoma man who was SEN
fenced to ninety-tive years in prison
has not yet begun to lay plans of what
he Will do when his term has ex-
pred.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-03-27

The correspondents for. the present
have laid aside King Edwards cancer
and are deyoting themselves to his
trousers and weskit
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-03-27

If we make divorces hard to get peo-
ole will not rush blindly into matrl-
mony. They will calmly and dehber-
ately weigh the consequences OF the
step and the result viii be that divorce
cases will soon cease to ncumber the
the dockets of our courts and happy
homes will become more numerous.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-03-27

In the City of Pittsburg large stone
church has been moved distance of
several squares. Why, then, should
such fuss be made over the proposed
removal Of the Borghese picture gallery
from italy to this country?
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-03-27

Admiral Schley's rest in ChiraGo"
was Sood deal like the repose the
farmers boy catches after sunrise.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-03-27

Even the man who shoots birds and
ANIMALS for sport probably thinks we
have made wonderful advances since
the days of the cave. men.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-03-27

In France they stil fear the man on
horseback. In this country we fear
the man on the bicycle and the automo-
bile
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-03-27

1t takes some people a long time to
find out that the whole world isn't
signing when they happen 10 feel blue.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-03-27

A man has been sent to Jail for five
months for stealing an umbrella. JUS
tice must have been peepng that time.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-03-27

All the worlds a stage and ali the
people thereon are high kickers of
more or less merit and ability.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-03-27

Money talks was the old saying. All
1t has to do now is to make GEES
ture.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-03-27

The Paris Chronique des Arts enters
protest against the sale of ancient
French art works to foreigners. II ia
vors the enactment of law prohibit
ing the export ~t any such work ex-
ceeding one thousand dollars in value
and century in age. The paper In
stances the sale, to an American, OF
q screen of eighteenth century work
manship, in wrought iron, that stood
In the choir of Treves Cathedral. Money
was needed for new heating appara-
tus, and the ecclesiastical authorities
resOrted to an auction. The Chronique
has a depressing theory that America
is to become so much richer than the
Old World that Europe will be de
spoiled of It's art treasures unless strict
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-03-27

The older woman grows the safer
IL is to in,rust a secret to her keep
ing.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-03-27

Americans are said to have been
heavy buyers of the best farm land in
Manitoba, where the wheat acreage
next season will be increased 20 per
cent. A new idea of the grain growing
possibilities of Manitoba is given by
the statement that less than 10 per
cent of the fertile land is under cult
Vation, although the farmers of Mani
;oba and the northwest of Canada have
already received $20,OOOOOO for their
wheat crop, and the total sum will
probably reach $3O,OOO,OOO.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-03-27

The president of Bryn Mawr College
declares that each year the girl stu
dents of that institution eat more
rounds of beef and mutton per head
than in the year previous, and that
each freshman class is more athletic
and in better physical condition than
its predecessor. Parents and educators
alike are learning that success in life is
often due to being hig and healthy.
Perhaps with the passing of the pie
and doughnut lunch" even country
schools may share in the humorous
definition of university: "a body Of
well-fed individuals who devote their
strength to learning"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-03-27

In books and newspapers, husband
always refers 10 his wife Rs MY dear"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-03-27
Cremation inJapan.

Cremation has been the custom In
Japan 70? 1,2O0 years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-26
Friedman aitIer,

One of the prettiest of the Hebrew
weddings that have been observed in
this city was that of Tuesday evening
when Oscar friedman and Miss Ida
Baitler were united, the wedding being
held at the A. o. U. w. hall and in
the presence of large number of their
friends. both Hebrews and Americans
The service is a most impressive one
being performed by Rabbi Rosenzwig
of this city. After the ceremony con-
gratulations were extended Mr.. and
Mrs. Friedman and many kilograms of
congratulations were also received.
This was followed by banquet, after
which the remainder of the evening
was passed with dancing. They were
the recipients of many beautiful gifts.
For the present time, they will reside
at Randolph, but will soon move to this
city, where Mr.. Friedman is now en-
gagged in business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-26
OAKLAND. -

A meeting of the citizens of this place
was held, Monday evening. in the Post
rooms to consider further the project of
building new wooden mill in Oakland.
Hon. w. T. Haines of Waterville, pre-
sided at the meeting and spoke earnestly
and favorably of the plan. The meeting
was also addressed by several prominent
townsmen, also by Mr.. Taylor of Bos-
ton, and all seemed greatly to favor the
idea, although only about half of the
money needed to carry out the work has
been pledged. 1t was finally decided to
appoint a committee of five to make a
thorough canvass among the townspeo-
pie and secure pledges to cover the re-
quired amount, If possible, and report al
another meeting tolbe held some time in
April at which time the matter will be
settled for good and all. The following
committee was appointed H. w. Gree
ley, H. c. Winslow, NJ. S. Holmes, Nor
rison Libby and j. E. Harris.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-26
SKOWHEGAN.
Somerset S. j. Court.


In the action of George Z. Gillette VS..
Frederick Fl. E. Bragg, for malicious ar
rest and false Imprisonment, which went
to the jury, late Monday afternoon, a
verdict was returned for the plaintiff IN
the substantial sum of $2S9.66.
Judge Savage brought the criminal case
against Henry F. Libby to an unexpected
termination, Tuesday morning, by order
ing the jury to find the respondent not
guilty. This was an indictment for keep
ing and maintaining liquor nuisance,
the respondent being a prominent drug
gist of Pittsfield. The State introduced
the evidence of the tax paid to the United
States under the revenue law, produced
testimony of the fact that the respon-
dent was in business in Pittsfield, and
rested. The defendant offered evidence
of his general good reputation in the
community. This concluded the testimo-
ny, and after the arguments Judge Saw
age directed the jury to find a verde.
as above, upon the ground that the State
had not established the fact that the de-
PENDANT had a definite place of business.
or sufficiently located it.
The action of John A. Wood VS.. Will
liam w. Young is now on trial. This is
a suit arising from horse trade, In
which the PLAINTIFF claims to have been
imposed upon. John w. Manson, Esq,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-26
She Was a Mother.

wnen you have painfully climbed
one high hill and find there is another
Is nigh, perhaps higher, to climb,
you lose courage.
MRS. n: +. Anderson, of Cumber-
land, Maine, lost courage.
You should hear her storU which
is an ungarnished statement of fact,
ana mas been attentively listened
TO by her friends, and hundreds
besides.
l heard it from her own lips, and
was SO Impressed that l remember
every circumstance of the event, even
the date, which was March 9th, 1900.
She told me that her four children
were all afflicted with diphtheria at
the same time, and that the Youngest,
boy seven years of age. was sick
nigh unto death.
1t was high hill that she climbed
at this time; it was ditHe ,ult. too ;
and when she had climbed fit she felt
that her own resources of strength and
endurance had been greatly tasked.
and she felt the need of rest.
But the disease had lea, the bow
very weak. He was constantly grow
ing weaker, and gradually losing, mus
cular power in his body and limbs
and her anxiety was increased by sym
pathetic neighbors, who whispered
Paralysis.
She found there was another, prob
ably a higher and more difficult hill
to climb, and she lost courage; but
not all the courage she haGl, for she
was q mother.
The boy grew worse His con-
dition became such as to move the
stoutest heart, and, said Mrs. Ander-
son, " had nearly despaire6t of saving
him, having tried many diffe rent medi-
cines to no purpose whatever, when I
began giving him Hoods S:irsaparilla.
At first that medicine did not seem to
do him much good; but it had much
to do before it could make AN its effects
manifest. 1t had to cleanse and enrich
blood that had been poisoned and
impoverished, and to recover, strength
en-, and tone system that had been
FRUSTRATED and debilitated by the
malevolence of one of the worst of all
diseases. l had faith in it and. gave il
a fair trial, and in a short time the boy
ceased to complain, began 10 regain
the muscular power he had lost, and
to eat well, and at the end of three
months was able to attend school a
part of the time. It was not long
before he was a well, strong boy,
and the benefit he derived from the
medicine was permanent. He is now
the picture of health"
Mrs. Anderson thinks Hoods Sarsa-
parilla wonderful, and recommends it
on all occasions. She has reason to
do so. Many others, who also recon-
mend it, have reason to do so, too.