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CHAPTER w.
As TO the MOODS OF A MAIDEN.

As TO TIE MOODS OF A MAIDEN.
AN/ horses slowly good hour
northward, for had no
choice but to get on with the
journey. The rain had stopped, and the
first light OF September day began 10
show up over the high land to the east
ward. I. for one. had more TO think than
10 talk on. and the girl was too wearied
TO do more than sit in her ungainly
saddle. while led her wretched nag.
Heaven knows. | am no poet. and
never was; but the break OF that day
was a beautiful thing 20 sec. All the
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CHAPTER V.

WHICH TREATS OF \ STRANGE GALLERY
IL \ STRANGE THEATER.
n TRANGE-so strange could not
get over it-that the last twenty
~ four hours had set the world
wagging another way for me.
There was Fanny Jacket up in Boston.
whom had known so many years. whom
I'd have sworn even now was OF the
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Ito Be Continued Next Sunday.l
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approaching. | moved along toward
Haverstraw,
The sense of caution growing stronger
in me for what | had been through,
stepped toward the river bank into the
thick forest and Lar me down to wait for
darkness. In good truth, what with the
want OF food and the work OF the past
night. needed rest badly. and my wan
dering thoughts. that straycd back TO
certain tavern and its strangely fair
occupant. must soon have been overruled
by honest sleep, for when | sat up again.
with the sense of something occurring.
or about to occur near by. darkness had
settled over the land for several hours
A turn OF the head showed me the
figure of man stridins up and down.
his hands clasped behind his back. his
head bent forward. but each moment
nervously lifted. as II expecting to hear
some sound near by.
My musings were cut short by the
sound of oars regularly
striking the tholcpins OF boat The
noise drew near, and the beat must
have stopped close by, for in moment
a man-nay, two-appeared. and one at
least was an officer as we'll, for be-
meath his long coat dangled the point OF
a scabbard. The one who waited re-
treated to my tree and stood not five
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T HERE was a time when Dick Van
Orden had hundreds OF friends.
i and not an enemy in the world.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-24
STRONG PULSE BEATS.
Cases in which They Arc PerceptibIC
20 the Eye.

Cases in which They Arc Perceptible
TO the Eye.
"It is not such an uncommon thing"
said a physician, to find ii person
whose pulse beats can be plainly seen,
and yet ! suppose there are but few out
side of the profession who realize the
fact. In most persons the beat OF the
pulse cannot he perceived, but the mere
fact that the beating is perccptible does
not mean that the pulse is other than
normal. | have come across number
of cases where the throbbing OF the
wrist could he plainly seen and yet the
persons rarely gave evidence of abnor-
mality in temperature. They were rare
ly feveriSh, and were in good physical
condition generally. Pulses of this kind,
from this view which il based upon ac-
tual observation of cases, do not lndi-
cate anything more than an abnormal
physical condition in the formation OF
the wrist veins.
II have met with one case which was
possibly little extraordinary. in that
it was palmer and much more distinct
than any | had ever seen before. 1t
could almost be heard. The artery
would rise to point almost as large rs
the ball of the little finger Of child,
aud would change from the white of
the skin to n blood purple with each
beat of the pulse. found il easy to
count the pulse beats without touching
the patients wrist | could see plainly
enough to keep the record. and in or
der not to err in my calculation, test
ed it in several ways and found ii was
correct and that there wa. no mistake
in my counting with the naked ave
New Orleans Times Democrat
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-24

In various parts of the world may be
found hanging gardens. There are
many on mouutain-sides in China, wa.
ter being raised in buckets to irrigatc
them. A beautiful region OF verdure
exists and the desert lands OF Arabia
One Of the inland towns is SheraiZi,
perched on the brow OF Il lofty cliff
which falls to the valley beneath. The
town is built on so steep decliVity that
the houses appear TO overhang one an
other the only communication being by
means OF steps leading from one 10 an
other row of buildings. Just below
the town is copious spring of pure
water that meets the requirements OF
the inhabitants and supplies the chan
neis that fertiliZe the hanging gardens.
These extensive gardens spread along
the precipitouS valley walls, are the
most beautiful feature Of Sheraizi. The
whole face of the mOuntain-Side TO a
depth OF over 1000 feet is cut into a
series of lodges or terraces. Owing to
the sharp angle Of the slope, the Lodges
are not over 10 to u feet in width
The inhabitants would be glad OF great
er depth OF soil, and the garden spots
have been enriched by a large amount
of fertile earth brought TO them. The
steep mountaln-side is almost barren
except for the beautiful strips of green
where vineyards, orchards, and wheat
fields are bearing. The labor bestowed
on the terraces would have been futile
without an abundant supply of water,
and in this respect nature has been
prodigal, the strips OF cultivated land
being easily and continuously irrigated
by the mountain stream which is leo
from one ledge TO another and is kept
from overlooking by little embank'
ments along the margin.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-24
GOOD
Short Stories

Stouewall Jacksons dying words
we're; Pass the infantry rapidly to
he front" Tell A. Z. Hill to prepare
for action" I'VE will pass over the
river and rest under the shade OF tle
trees on the opposite side" lie was
ielirious, and, like Napoleon's, his
mind, as it feebly fulfilled its last of
ices, was with his military past.
Having once lost case in New York,
| Counselor" Nolan sadly remarked:
My poor client is little likely to get
justice done here until the Judgment
day" We'll, counselor" said the
court, IF | have an opportunity, III
plead for the poor woman myself on
that day Your honor" replied No
ian, will have troubles of your own
upon that day"
When a colleague at one time doubt
I'd whether the constituents of William
II. Moody, our new Secretary OF the
Navy, would indorse a measure he was
supporting, he replied: Il was not sent
here to shake and SILVER like IA dry leaf
in November gale whenever 4 pro
lest came from home, but to exercise
my intelligence and to vote for meas
ures according to how, in my best judy
ment, they would benefit or injure the
people"
During the recent street car strike in
st. Louis, Prof. Hyatt, the weather OBJ
server, was about to get on car, when
member of the strike committee step
ped up to him and asked If he intended
riding on the ear. The professor re-
piled that such was his intention. The
striker sought to persuade him not to
tide but he started to get on the car.
well, if you ride on that car we will
withdraw our patronage from you,
said the striker. II don't care wheta.
ar you patroniZe me or not. I'm in the
weather business" replied Prof. Hyatt,
aud he entered the car.
The ignorance which foreigners have
10 combat in their efforts 10 open up
trade with China is well illustrated by
an incident which occurred not long
ago. Sir James Mackay is the English
commissioner to negotiate trade trea'
lies in China. He wrote to one of the
vceroys, earnestly pleading that the
trade barriers in that province be re
moved. He received reply from the
viceroy saying that he could not think
Of removing these barriers for the rea-
son that If he did the water would all
run out of his province. The vlceroy's
idea Of the barriers was that they
were physical dams along the water
courses over which the trade was car
tied,
When Attorney E. w. McGraw left
/ witness on the stand the other day,
and whispered something in the ear of
several attorneys in Judge Murasky' 5
court, the spectators thought some
thing Of great moment was to happen.
When he approached the Judge, Muras-
ky leaned over toward McGraw with
look of expectancy ON his face, and
then shook his head even more vigur-
pusly than had the others. McGraw
looked almost incOnSolable, and turned
TO resume his examination Of the Wit
ness. The court kindly relieved the
spectators and attorneys in the court
room by saying to the lawyer: NO. Mr..
McGraw, the court does not chew
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-24
Taking ii III literally.

A Methodist preacher was travelling
in one OF the back settlements. anc
stopped at Il cabin where the old lady
received him very kindly. After set
ting provisions before him she bcgaI
TO question him.
stranger, where mought you he
FROM
Madam reside in Shelby County
Kentucky"
Wall, stranger, no oHense, hut what
mought you be dom up here"
madam, am searching for the lost
sheep OF the tribe OF Israel"
John, Iohn," shouted the old lady
come right here this minnit! Here's
stranger all the way from Shelby
County, Kentucky, a-hunting stock
and I'll Just bet my life that the tan
gled- hHircd black ram that's been in
our lot all last week is one OF h,N'
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-24
UNIVERSITY OF NorRe DAME,


We call the attention OF our readers
70 the advertisement Of Notre Dame
University, one Of the great education
u institutions of the West, which mp
pears in another column Of this paper.
Those of our readers who may have
occasion to look up a college for their
IONS during the coming year would do
well to correspond with the President,
who will send them catalogue free
Of charge. as well as all particulars re-
Earding terms. courses of studies, etc.
There is thorough preparatory
school in connection with the Uuiver-
Hty. in which students of all grades
will have every opportunity OF prepar-
ing themselves for higher studies. The
Commercial Course intended for young
men preparing for business may lie
finished in one or two years according
to the ability of the student. st. Ed
wards Hall. for boys under thirteen. Is
an unique department of the inStitu-
ton. The higher courses are thorough
III every respect. ana students will find
every opportunity Of perlecting them
selves in any line of work they may
choose to select Thoroughness in class
work. eXactness in the care Of students,
and devotion to the best interests Of
all, are the distinguishing characters
tics of NOtre Dame University.
Fifty-eight years Of active work in
the cause OF education have made this
institution famous all over the country.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-24
UN WRITTEN LAWS.
The Next" of the Barber and GiVinl
Smoker Light.

The Next" of the Barber and Giving
Smoker a Light.
Next" the time-hOnOred barber
shop word is the audible evidence of
administration of one of those unwrit-
ten laws which are enforced more
strictly than many engrossed statutes.
Next" is part. of the fair-pluy code,
and probably was inscribed in Invisible
ink on imperceptible parchment by the
chins for hire.
1t is first come, first served" crystal
lied. The barber who permits any man
to break the law of next" il punished
on the spot, as an accessory after the
fact, and the criminal who slides into
chair before his lawful turn is looked
upon as Il worthy candidate for peni-
Tertiary hOnOrS.
\ man may step ahead Of The one be
fore him in the line leading TO the box
office of rhcater and every person in
line will feel a personal grievance
against him, but no one holds the tick
1T seller responsible for this infraction
If the first come, first served rule.
A hurried depositor may reach over
the shoulders of those who lined up be
fore him in front of the receiving tell
ers window, but no one feels that the
man behind the plate glass screen Is a
subject for a grand jury Investigation
But in barber shop, next" means
next 1t is the basic principle on which
the constitution and bylaws OF the
tonsorial profession are founded Any
barber who will permit the wrong man
to get into the right place after he has
called out Next loses the respect ~
his customers then and there.
He is brave man who refuses TO
comply with the request viii you
give me d light" The one with \
! lighted cigar and the one with cigar
he wants 10 smoke may he so strange
| to each other that they never dreamed
Of each others existence. This gener-
ally is the case, but 800 times out 0f
1000 the smoker promptly hands over
his lighted cigar, the other man lights
his, the cigar is returned with thanks
and the unwritten law, Never refuse
request for light" which has come
down through many generations Of
smokers, has been duly and promptly
sbeyed.
II man Oh the back platform Of a
street car asks his fellow passenger
whom he never saw before, What is
Vssr nave" the cksAces are that L-
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-24
THE IDEAL BOY.
American and English standards ot
Juvenile Perfection.

y
Brains. cultivation physical strength
aud endurance, truthfuluCss. courage.
rhiValry. kindness. social leadership
these are the qualities IN youth that
Mr. Rhodes wanted 10 get in his OK
ford candidates whether he really rN-
pectcd to get them or not. The bog
that should possess them all would he
paragon MIR Rhodes. OF course, only
proposed that these tests should be
kept in mind in selecting the students.
lie did not expect perfection. proba.
bly, he put I'm the social leadership test
TO shut out the prigs and mllksops, FOR
prigs and milksopS are never popular.
decides the New York Mail and EX-
press.
The Determination that Is going
OH is good for the boys Rhodes him
self organized the scheme according to
the idea standard of manlness In the
English schools. 1t does not differ
greatly from the American standard,
but il does differ Il little We are apt
to mix into our ideal of youth little
ultllt VI llltIt ul'futSN lliull lllt ~ u
do Much as we admire a success III
football player, our ideal hoy has less
beef in him that the entirely admirable
English youth
Not to put too fine a point upon the
matter. there has been Il trhe too much
of the influence of mature feminine
opinion in this matter Our social judg
ments are generally left to the WUmrn;
and though this fact has an excellent
effect on social morals. which are bet
ter here than they are in England, it
may be feared that our ideal boy is lit
| tie too much the mothers darling.
Not so many American boys may
want to 90 to oxford to flush their
education as Cecil Rhodes hoped would
be the case. But ut any rate the pub
LEGATION and discussion of his tests of
young manhood are going 10 have u
large influence. They will set thJ
boys. and doubtless in many cases also
their mothers, sisters and especially
their auntS. to thinking. There will b.
powerful searching out OF qualities
as the result. We are inclined to think
that the longer those tests are studied
the more profound will appear the
knowledge Of human nature that
! prompted them.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-24
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WEATHER AND MORALS.
Prof. Dexter Has Some Exper ian ents
Showing Effect of Wind and Storm.

| Prof. Dexter Has Some Exper i'm c IL .
Showing Effect of Wind and Storm.
Wind and storm have a great and di-
rect influence upon morals, says Prof.
| Dexter of the University OF Illinois,
in the Popular Science Monthly ht
| has carefully tabulated 4 long series
of experiments, and finds that when
| the wind does blow harder thau four
miles an hour, chill lren stay from
school in three times as great mum
bers, more policemen are off duty,
more errors are made by bank clerks,
and more people die, He discovers also
that women and children are more SrlS-
CCplible 10 storm and calm than men,
and that fewer serious crimes are COM
United during calm days, ami he Intcr'
prets his statistics in This way: "Dur'
ing Gains" he says, those life pLe-
nomeua which are due to depleted Vi
tality are excessive, and those which
are due TO excessive vitality are def
ciput in number In explanation Of
this state Of affairs are two general by
pOthesCs The firsI is based upon tho
general tacls bearing upon NenlilatlOn,
and the second upon those OF Amos
pheriC electricity. The first would only
be appliable to the conditions OF .arGe
cities. while the second would be valid
for any spot on the earth'S surface.
lf the normal proportions OF Oxygen
are To be maintained In the immediate
vicinity OF great combustion Of oNy.
gen, fresh air must by some means 10
brought in 10 take the place of that Jhe
normal mixture OF which has been dis
| tributed. We are quite familiar with
| ihese facts in their bearing upon the
ventilation Of buildings, but there Is NJ
| difference except that Of magnitude be-
tween building in which the air is
| being robbed OF its oxygen through
combustion and city in which ;hd
same process is going ON Harper'S
! Weekly.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-24
CHILDRENS EYESIGHT.
Considerations Worth Attention by
Those in Charge of Schools.


Those in Charge of Schools.
Civilization has its drawbacks An
expert oculist connected with "A London
hospital was asked the other day what
was the cause and cure for the large
amount Of defective eyesight among
young people. His answer is: THE
cause, in my humble opinion, is the
present condition OF the education laws.
No sooner are the children OF the low
or classes pushed away from their
mothers breasts than The school board
officer swoOpS down upon them aud car
ries them off to the badly lighted and
worse ventilated schoolrOom, where for
about five hours per diem they strain
their eyes in the endraYor to read small
print and learn II smattering OF French
painting and the 'ologieS, embroidery
and the grammar OF music
Even the kindergarten has been so
prostituted that the children are sweat
ed to turn out artistic mats OF intli
cate design to the ruin Of their eyes and
the delight OF their teachers. In early
life The tunics OF the eye are to Ger
tain extent yielding, while the muSCu
lar movements associated in the act of
accommodating for near vision have
not yet become purely automatic.
Hence unnecessary strain often takes
place, and the shape Of the eye becomes
gardually altered accompanied, OF
course, by defective vision. Teach chill
dren their letters, If necessary, Whilg
they are young by means OF large capt
tails, placed at some distance from tn.
eye, not nearer than four or five feet.
teach them what YOU like by means OF
conversation, pictures and natural oh
jects but I would not allow child in
whom | was interested TO undergo reg
ular schooling until at least or s years
OF age. Under this plan, it il true we
should lose our infant prodigies, but
then they never would be missed In
our days OF oyerpressurs these ne
words OF wisdom
1t is not the fact, we are told that
short sightedness il on the increase; it
Is Ofteper detected and rsmediSd. Long
sight and its frequently accompanying
squirt account, 1t is SAID fer 80 per
T>1i the spectacle vearers, IL -
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-24

Dog coll rs are made Of all sorts q
semi precious stones in effective de-
signs. One fashionable style Is Of
many rows OF coral beads, with large
clasp Of brilliantS. A fantastic collar
is OF imitation pearls with a large
vampire buckle ia trout, he wings be.
ing Of odd blue enamel and the eya
blazing red stones
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-24

will have a cold. stony glare turned ~
him and will he told II is none Of his
business. II, however, he bites of the
end of a cigar and asks for the light
the other man will give it to him as a
matter of course He does not know
why he should take his good cigar out
of his mouth and risk It's being ruined
by contamination from cheap weed
He simply does it because he has done
ii ever since he learned to smoke. 1t
is one Of the unwritten laws. -Milwau.
kee Sentinel
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-24

Mr., Balfour once inveigled Lord Sal
isbury into indulging in golf. The
Prime Minister was on a visit to his
distinguished nephew ut Nottingham
when he consented to handle the golf.
Ing clubs, lie rather characterStical-
ly aimed terrific blow at the ball
struck too low, and, looking around FOR
the result. asked the caddie: What
have hitf"
The IrfeVerent caddie looked critical.
~ ut the lump OF turf that had been
removed Scotland, my lord he an
Swrrrd gTutfly.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-24
EiHVe Boys.

Three Victoria crosses, ten distiBa
guiShed service medal, two promo
lions to commissioned rank and fous
mentions in dispatches have fallen to
the lot Of reform-SchOol lads ia South
Africa.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-24
Thrust and Parry.

The friends OF popular traveller tell
story at his expense that is worth
repeating. We are not sure, however.
but it is at the expense Of the other
person concerned in the narrative
He attended Il large party one even.
ing, and after the supper was over was
promcnading with one OF the guests,
a young lady, to whom lie had just
been introduced. In the course OF the
conversation the subject of business
callings came up, and she said;
BY The way Mi -, may | ASK YOU
what your occupation isF'
Certainly" he answered, II am Il
commercial traveller"
How very Interesting! DO you
know, Mr.. , that in the part Of the
country where reside commercial
travellers are not received in good 30.
cietyT'
Quick AS fash be reJOined
They are NOT here, either, madam"
After all, a mans business "A the im-
pOrtant EhinE, and people VIII NOT fer,
Il
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-24

Vice Chancellor Reed Sustains Charles
II, Fletcher in His Suit,

Vice Chancellor Reed, sitting in the
Court of Chancery at Trenton, n. j.,
has just rendered a decision of vital
Importance in the case of The Centaur
Company against a party calling them
selves the G.. w. Link Drug Company.
1t seems for the past year T more
Mr.. Charles ii. Fletcher, president of
The Centaur Company, the manufac-
turers of CaStoria, has been fighting,
Through the courts, cOunterfeiters and
imitators of their goods.
All of the fake goods are put up in
q manner to lead the purchaser to think
they are getting the same Castoriu they
have always bought and the Chancel.
Tor dwells at length Oh this point, show.
ing how easy it would be to inform tie
public of the difference between tie
packages if 1t were not their object 10
mislead the consumer He says in
part: Every one of the packages put
In evidence by the defendant show
persistent adoption of the size of the
bottle and the label of the complain
ant. All these manufacturers knew,
Just as the defendant knew, that if the
remedy was put up in round bottles or
In bottles distinctively larger or small
wrapped, as to at once arrest the at
tention Of the casual purchaser, the sale
Of the remedy in such packages would
at once become substantially reduced"
Citing numerous cases in line with this
opinion, he gave Mr.. Charles H..
Fletcher the injunction asked for and
the g. W. Link Drug Company must
seek new s.-Philadelphla Inquirer.
A splendid marble blSsorilieve ha
been discovered in Pompail In a little
garden of house on the Eastsde, say S
Naples letter In the Paris Messenger.
In Berlin a student who wrote for
the newspapers has been fined heavily
for publishing the substance Of pro-
feSsor's lectures in his articles without
permission.
So many lovers have committed sui
eide together Of late in Italy that the
authorities now indict the survivor OF
any such TRACE" y for murder
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-24
Russian Railway ION.

Most Of the railway stations in Rus
STA are about two miles from the TOW nj
which they respecl lively serve ThB
is precaution against fire, as mans
Of the Russian dwellings are thatcheG
with straw.