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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-17

All OF us know a great deal from per
sunal experience about the adulterati0n
of food, but we learn more and more of
the deceit of the world every day. \
bulletin issued by the dairy and food
department Of Michigan gives out some
interesting figures and Information In
regard to the matter and tells of the
would feed the community upon adul-
terated food The bulletin gives the
State law passed for the purpose Of In.
surfing pure food for the people, and
then tells of over 100 prosecutions that
have been conducted by the State au-
thorlties, thirty-Six of the defendants
being convicted, while decisions are
still pending in thlrty-foCr cases. 1t Is
shown that during one recent month
the State chemist had fifty-seven sam
pies of food submitted to him, and that
In this number only eleven were found
to be pure within the meaning of the
law. Many of the adulterated foods
were harmless, but all We're deceitful
as to their description and their sale
was obtaining money under false pre-.
lenses. The chemist reports that Il cof-
fee sold under the name of coffee sift-
Jugs" was found to contain 10 per cent
Of stones and sand, OF husks and stems
no less than II per cent. while the real
coffee berries that were whole and I'M
broken were very few. In havoring
extracts a startling condition of affairs
was found. or four samples of vanilla
submitted, not one had more than IA
trace of genuine vanilla in it, while one
did not even have that trace. The
chemist found imitation fruit jellies
colored to perfection, mustard without
any mustard In 1t, molasses that was
half glucose, pepper that was half
dust, ground coffee that was chickory
etc, II list so long that 1t would make
you tired to read II. Michigan evident
ly has good law OH food authorizations
Articles very properly must be labeled
for just whaGhey are. Oleomargarin'
can be sold, but 1t must be labeled FOL
just what 1t is, and SO with every othe
food products. Evidently other State!
have much to learn from Michigan II
matters Of this kind.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-17
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FUNERAL FLOWERS.
Carried without Display, and Not All
Taken to the Cemetery.

Carried without Display, and Not All
Taken to the Cemetery.
The open barouche, filled with flow
ers, sometimes seen preceding the
hcarse at the head of funeral pro-
cession," said an undertaken, con
taius flower pieces too big to be put in
the hearSe, some of which, ut least,
are too big to stand up in closed
carriage. SO where there are many
large pieces they are sometimes all
arranged in an open carriage, making
display that never fails to attract
attention.
From this conspicuous display Of
flowers, which Is one most likely to
be seen at the funeral of a person Of
foreign birth or descent, the practice
changes down to no display at all, as
in the case of the far more numerous
funerals at which there are no flowers
carried, Or only such as can be laid
! upon the coffin Ut carried within the
hearse.
in some cases, where there are
many large flower pieces, they are car
ried in carriage with the top half
open to give room for things that
would not stand under the top closed
But the more common practice when
the flowers are so many as to require
IA separate vehicle for their carriage,
with no display at all. In many cases
the flowers can all be placed in the
henrse; hut nowadays often, when
there are many flowers, there are car
ried to the cemetery only such beauti.
full OF appropriate pieces as can actu'
ally be laid upon the coffin itself.
1t used to be that all the flowers
received at funeral We're sent to the
cemetery and placed upon the grave
to waste and wither, and they were
subject also to pilferiug hands. Now
flowers that are III such form as to III
suitable for the purpose are, it may be
given away after the funeral service;
to some institution; perhaps some in
stitutiOn for children, where instead o
simply whiting and fading as the!
would otherwise have done. they con
tribute TO the happiness of the liv
ing.
While there are many flowers still
sent as funeral offerings, there are no
so many as formerly. The phrase
Kindly omit lowers is literally in
tcrpretcd, and the sending OF flower
more and more confined to relative
: and immediate friends. While tn
t burial casket of to-day is made richie
! and more costly than ever, the moder
: tendency as to funerals is all the tim
toward greater simplicity I. the pull
y lie display. New York Sun
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-17
Paiarins Animals from Life.

Britun RIvIere, the animal painter,
says tina; the best sitters considered as
mo els of course) are ducks, hens and
similar birds Gulls are very bad sit.
tiers, and some time ago, while paint.
Ing couple which she had in Il cage,
they attacked each other with such ie-
rocity that they had to be destroyed;
OF all animal models, however. Mr..
Riviere considers those of the cat fam
ily--such as lions, tigers, etc.--the most
difficult, When painting at the Zoo a
keeper viii manage to hold tiger mo
t.onless for few seconds by the aid
of a piece of meat OH long pole, but
even then the result Is often extreme
ly bad. Mr., Rivlere's usual plan is tC
take twenty or thirty snapshots OF the
animal he wishes TO reproduce ON can
vas, and then wsTT from these.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-17

other Derbies. but they lose in COMPARE
son with the great June event In Chi
cago, which rises far above the every
day possibilities Of the ordinary horse
race to the dignity of the two great
events abroad-the Grand Prix OF
Paris and the English Derby Of EPSON
Downs, which 1t so closely resembles.
The American Derby Is a race for
glory The course at Washington Park,
made famous by the speed contests Of
American and imported thoroughbreds,
is that upon which resound the hoof-
beats of the very best from noted
sires and dams. Here the horses that
may have run and won elsewhere come
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-17

with pomp and ceremony. n l8year-
odd boy was crowned King of Spain the
uther day, and assumed the respOnsi-
biIity of ruling 100000 Of people. OF
course, this boy ruler will. In meas
ure, be governed by the Ministry But
should he assume Il bclligcrCnt attitude
aud refuse to be guided by his elders,
Il may mean sorry time for Spain.
As to the needs of his people, and upon
affairs Of diplomacy, this boy monarch
10 probably abOaI ~ unfamiliar Ms
would be an infant with the mechan-
Ism of the locomotive. What farce
II Ia, then, to expect "A land to be wisely
ruled by a sovereign SO lmmaturGl To
this country, where the ruler Is Sc
lected by the people, and where he
must be one Of known wisdom and ex
perience, the farce at Madrid seems
ally and childish. 1t takes brains ant
the consent of the people to reach tn,
exalted position Of ruler of America
In Europe the accident Of birth regu
lntes who shall rule. Brains are no
considered, capabilt" is not questioned
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-17

in chaises as the others who tread mid
the daisies.
Merchants and trades people Of Chi
cago have also fOstered the spirit of the
day, for to them It means a stimulus
in all lines of business. Thousands in
new gowns and all that goes to adorn
man and wOmankind, new equlpages,
bought or hired for the day; dinners
and luncheons at fashionable resorts
and taken to the course; theater parties
and evening entertainments; the great
influx at the hotels OF country visitors,
and their later purchases; track sup
plies; in fact the butcher, baker and
candestlckmaker, all get their share
of the half-million Of dollars which
Derby day puts into circulation. The
head of one large house recently stated
that the profits Of his firm from the
sale of fans alone was over $1,000. Ac.
cording to Secretary Howard, the
crowd at the last two Derbies exceeded
O.OOO.
1t is the kaleidoscope vision Of flash
ing colors that makes Derby day a sue.
cess. The bright and fashionable
equlpages drawn by prancing horses
whose coats are groomed to a silken
sheen, and with gold and silver trap
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-17

one OF the mysteries which no school
OF philosophy has solved Is the rein.
iionshlp between mud and marbles.
No sooner have the spring rains con.
verified the surface of the earth into a
glutinous paste than every boy feels
an instructive longing to kneel on the
sidewalk with his knuckles on the
ground. There seems to be no logical
reason why marbles should invariably
appear in the spring or tops In the
autumn, nor why IA whole juvenile
community should be smitten with the
ppa-shootcr epidemic at a particular
season, yet the phenomenon Is as IA.
milar as sunrise. Annual rotation,
however Is but one phase OF the con
stantly changing fashion In games. 1t
bears, perhaps, some such relationship
to the whole as the daily spin Of the
earth on her axis bears to her annual
journey round the sun. Croquet, arch
cry, tennis and golf rise, climb to the
zenith Of popular favor and dip to
their setting; yet their decline Is only
temporary. The interest in archery
which reached It's height twenty years
ago was but the recurrence of an ear
ller wave of popularity, and another
wave Is already in sight. The tide OF
tennis rose to its food, ebbed, turned,
and now is rising again, both IN En-
gland and America. The literature OF
golf Is almost as entcrtaining-and
nearly as extensive-as the links, and
abounds In tales Of the giants who
played the game hundreds OF years
ago. CrOquet, too, has been but In an
eclipse from which 1t Is even now
emerging; and as for ping-pong, the
new star OF the athletic armament, its
orbit will doubtless be mapped In time.
In one way, ut least, the changes in
the fashion OF amuSements are an adj
vantage. Each sport appeals especial
ly TO certain number of people, and
no sport which becomes really popu-
lar ever goes wholly out. Each leaves
its rcsduum of devotees, and 80 the
aggregate number OF those who take
some form OF outdoor exercise Is In
creased.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-17
Toothpicks Tnbooed.

Whether or not the final course at
meal shall be toothpiCkS is mooted
question. Many say SO, and have good
reasons for their decision. y handsome
woman and her young daughter enter
ed a swell place one day this week and
ordered an elegant luncheon. They
were tastefully gowned and money
seemed plentiful with them, and the
waiter In attendance was unrem. ng
in his attention. Fiually he placed n
small stand of tOOthpicls on the table.
Remove those instantly" said the
elder woman; it's Vulgarity l cannot
tolerate. | would just as soon clean
my teeth at a table as use toothpick
| publicly"
what Il crank that woman was,
sncercd pretty girl at table closC
| by; maybe she WAS something like lnC
honest country youth when offered i
finger bowl and napkin, replied. 'rhant
you, but done washed brfo' cum
Louisville Times.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-17
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|ggN4gY

Forty mine owners and operators OF
Denver have organized to fight trusts
Ind unonism.
Trade is booming among the wire
workers and 1t Is impossible to fill all
contracts on time.
The Michigan Central railway has
advanced the pay of its section men
and foremen 10 per cent.
BARRIERS in Rhode Island have sue.
ceeded In putting a bill through the
House compelling the BARRIERS in that
State to carry IA license to work at that
trade.
Organized labor OF Kentucky accom-.
plished more In the way Of securing
the enactment of wholesome labor leg.
lslatjon in the last General Assembly
than II accomplished in the previous
fourteen years.
The dock managers at the Lake Erie
ports and the delegates representing
the International LongshOremen's As
sociation have entered into an agree
ment To operate the coal and ore docks
for the season Of 1902.
About One-third of all employees in
the government departments In Wash
ington are women. Several receive
over $1,000 per nnnum, about fifty re
cclve 81 800 per annum. 100 receive ST.
400 per annum, $50 receive 81 200, 800
receive 81 600 and the remainder re-
ceive from $500 to 5000 per annum.
The Japanese government has dccid-
ed to establish at the Industrial expert
ment station model factory. or tech
meal school, for training workers in
window glass manufacture. All of the
window glass now used In Japan Is
imported. The importation Of window
glass in 1899 was valued at $G35,5O0,
The results of two years Industrial
strife between the Watch Case En-
Eravers' Association and the watch
case manufacturers combination are
now becoming manifest and far sur
pass the predictions Of either the en-
gravers or the manufacturers. The
engravers spent $4O,00 in issuing cir
rulars, pushing their label and support
ing their locked out brothers. The
losses of the manufacturers since Jan.
% 1900, will easily reach the seventh
nuIueral
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-17

will leave you so that Sherlock Holmes
himself would be unable to say what
you had been feeding on. That Is the
truth, and | wish more people were
aware of it. For onions, which are tho
most wholesome things in the world
would be as popular As they are whole.
some If this matter Of the parsley were
more widely known. Another thing.
old cheese, melted slightly, makes
mince pie digestibie. You may be O.
confirmed dyspeptic but il you wilS
spread on the top crust Of your mince
pie thin layer of rich old English
cheese, | promise that you may eat tho
pastry without any aftermath of re.
morse and pain. Chicago Chronicle.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-17
Got a stylish Hat Cheap.

A Philadelphia woman moving I'm
good society has been cured of a mania
for attending rummage sales, but IA
took a heroic treatment TO effect the
cure. The other day She went to q sails
OF the description named In aid of N
worthy charity in which she ia inten,
eSted, and came away minus $50 hat,
1t happened this way: A feature OF
the sale was a counter filled with I'm,
trimmed hats, adN crtiScd Your choics
for 30 cents" Now the North Thirty,
third street woman didn't really wana
an untrimmed hat ut 90 cents, but there
was one that caught her fancy by rea,
son of its odd shape, and she simplv
couldn't resist the temptation to try
1t on. SO she took Of the handsome has
she was wearing, placed it on the coun.
ter and picked up the untrimmed ona
Then she looked around for a mirror.
There was only one aud that was away
nj the other end of the long room. She
pushed her way through the crowd and
IN the meantime IA colorcd woman's
eyes We're glued to the hat she had lert
behind, on the pile marked. "youy
choice for 90 cents" II was GOLDEN,
opportunity not to he missed. Count,po
| out 90 cents in dimes nlckels md nan
MES, she showed them nj the Innocent
young attendant, and made good hep
escape with the fashionable woman,n
| hat
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-17

Before the selectmen Of certain
small town In Massachusetts would
vote funds for a suggested improve
ment they used to say to each other,
-fsetter wait and see If Mr.. Blank
won't do something" MIR. Blank was
a wealthy man who made his summer
home In the town. He had not only
spent II great deal of money on his
own place, but had built church and
a school, and had contributed gener-
ously for all the public needs. To
member of his family who loved the
town more wisely, perhaps, and quite
as well, It seemed TINT the relation he,
tween the Blanks and the community
was not altogether natural or whole
some. The people were becoming too
dependent. They needed to be stirred
90 do something for themselves. As Il
first step toward self help she organ
tied village improvement nsSocia-
ton. That was a turning-pOint in the
history Of the town. In the four years
that have passed the little society has
embeilished the common, helped to re
build the roads and established new
sderl of beauty for private houses aud
grounds But the best OF It's achieve
ments IL revival Of public spirit
Nowadays the people DO not forget e
show strangers the church that Mr.
Blank built; hut neither do they tai
TO point proudly to other tmpro, cmcnts
and say. I'VE did that" They love
and honor the rich man as their gen
erous friend and bencfactor, bat they
are no longer in danger OF elevatinl
him To the position of Il fcudal chief
tain aud becoming his humble retain
ers. Better So for rich men must die
they cannot always make permanent
provision FOR all who have relied OF
them. and the more absolute the do
pendence has been the more helpless
Is an individual or institution or nu
nicipsiity when the rich man is sud
.Eenly withdrawn, The best Va; (
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-17

to show that they are Of real Derby
caliber 1t is the best horse to win,
and naught could tempt owner, trainer
or Jockey from the strictest line Of hon
esty. Even royalty has been repre-
scented among owners who prize a
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-17

Selling cigarettes to school children
b a way of scooplng out their brains
that entities the offender to not only
\ tidy dose Of the law, but a large
pewter medal as the champion mean
man
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-17

Mary MacLane received over sixty
offers of marriage within three weeks.
Mary ought to accept some one of the
sixty and thus end her troubles by as
Stunning them.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-17
Chicago correspondence:

$ long as the
American Derby
exists as the fea-
ture Of Western
turf sport, breed
ing ana racing In
terests in I h ! s
e u n try, repre-
senting millions
of dollars In in
vestmcnts, will be
certain Of popular
support There are
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-17

snow gratitude, the only safe cours.
for the beneficiary to take, is to ac-
cept every such gift, not as an excuse
TO wait for another. but as a fresh In
ccntiye to personal effort.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-17
Eat Parsley After Onions.

1t will be Information to a good many
readers that by eating parsley after
onions one may prevent the offensive
breath which otherwise follows indul-
gence in the fearful vegetable. This
information comes from restaurateurs
who says:
Eyes, you may eat bushel Of onions
and a little parsley taken afterwar6
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-17

Somebody shot at the Emperor OF
China the other day, the bullet going
high above his head. The emperor
might learn something to his advant-
age by searching the empress dow
nVpr
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-17

The military hero Is occasionally sur
prised to find that large percentage
Of the public Is not awed by Ills re
marks nearly 80 much as are the sol
hiers under his command.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-17

DE. Talmage left $3OO,000 still. in
these days an insignificant little wad
Ike that cannot be expected to sub
sect one to any OF the difficulties the
rlch man is supposed TO encounter in
gaining entrance to heaven.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-17

One OF the lessons Of the hour seems
30 be that It is n risky thing to build
. city within shooting distance OF an
Rxtinct volcano.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-17

Talk about your volcanic explosions!
Do you remember that date when the
baby did not get his little bottle ex-
actiy on the tick Of the clock'
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-17

and whets the appetite for the real
thing The crowd watches the warm
ing up" of the Derby horses, sees the
starter cross the field TO the half-m!le
post, and finally hears the bugle call
for saddling. Then comes the parade
past the grand stand and the caateT to
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-17

1t Il quite likely that the automobile
scorrhers will have several unpleasant
experiences with the rural residents
before they reach an agreement.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-17

In view Of the fact that bis rent has
been Increased Russell Sage finds 10
impossible to 20 on making lavish gifts
10 charity.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-17

yhen you think you have troubles
pf your own compare them with the
srtais and tribulations of the people
On tine island Of Martinique
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-17

Half honesty won't answer; YOU musl
be honest all the way through, or your
little tricks viii be accepted as down,
right dishonesty.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-17

Mention has been made Of volcanic
tufa- We trust the odor Is unlike the
two-fars sold at that cigar store.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-17

A Rtrl frequently lets good chance
70 by while waiting for better one
bot It's different with a widow.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-17

Tho Sinking servant generally be
nomea n hard master.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-17

Honor comes on crutches, but Is able
10 put up a lively sprint In leaving.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-17

1t is easy to have too much or a p,oo,0
thing; Two sweethsarss At one Tine, sos
SKaaNa,4sL
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-17
EYnIntion OF TreacIc.

The word treacle has undergone an
odd modification, At first 1t vas ap-
piled to such dccoctions Of roots or
other substances rs were deemed
beneficial Ia medical practice; then, as
these were frequently sweetcned, II
came to mean any sweet connection or
confectlou; and, lastly, rs molasses
WAS the sweetest of all, this name WAS
exclusively applied to sirpp
II you were a doctor, when another
doctor lost patient, would you say
1T wasn't neccsSRCYf