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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-11-06
BANKRUPTS IN LIVERY.
Curious Laws Once Enfoy ced in En-
gland and Scotland.

Curious Laws Once Enfoy ced in En-.
gland and Scotland.
At one time England and Scotland
bankruptS We're compelled to wear q
distinctive dress. This was a result
of enactments passed at various timer
in Scotland from the year 1905 to 1858
The Edinburgh Court of Sessions speci
fled the dress to be of parti-color, one
half yellow and the other brown, some
thing after the style of the dress now
worn in English prisons by the wors,
class of prisoners, those who have at
tempted to escape or been guilty o.
murderous assaults on officers. The
enactment also provided that the bank
rupt should be exhibited publicly in tn.
market place of his town for perioG
of two hours and then sent away, con
demned to wear the dress until sucl
time as he had paid his debts OF som,
one else had done it for him.
Although this was a period Of Lawn
which can only be described as fero
cious,. this law was such an outrage
on public sentiment that in 1888 it waI
so far repealed that the wearing of tn,
dress was only compulsory in casa
in which fraud had been proved, or
curiously enough, If the bankrupt haze
been convicted of smuggling. TIL,
same practice was legal, but not gen
orally in force in England down to the
year 1886. The idea was, of course, to
warn persons who might have giver
credit that the bankrupt was not abh
to pay, but popular sentiment soon rec
ognized that it was wholly unfair to
impose excessive penalties on a mar
who might have become bankrup,
through no fault of his own, and, as
usual, when the law became contrary
to public feeling it ceased to be op
erative.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-11-06
How Savaees Make Fire.

1t is rather difficult for us to imagine
people who know nothing about fire.
and, as matter of fact, there are no
people now on the face of the earth, nc
matter how barbarous, who do not
know how to make fire. We make ii
easily enough by striking aamatch, but
years ago our ancestors were compelled
to resort to flint, steel and finder.
The forest-dwelling peoples of the
further East have an odd instrument
for making fire. Near the coast every
man carries bit of crockery in the
box of bamboo slung at his waist, a
chip, off a plate and a handful of dry
fungus. Holding the finder, under his
thumb upon the fragment Of earthen
ware, he strikes the side of the box
sharply, and the finder takes fire.
But this method can only be used by
tribes which have such communication
with the foreigner as supplies them
with European goods. The inland peO-
pie. use a more singular process. They
carry a short cylinder of lead, followed
roughly to a cup-like form at one end
which fits joint of bamboo. Placing
this cylinder in the palm of the left
hand, they fill the cup with finder adj
just the bamboo over it, strike sharply,
remove the covering as quickly and
the finder is alight
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-11-06
THE FUN OF CAMPING OUT.

More and more popular is camp lift
In America. With those who go Int
the deep woods in quest Of big gam,
and fish the camp life Is, after all, tha
real attraction, and not the mere de
sire to kill. But where one can max,
these trips there are thousands WIFI
cannot. For these there are peaceful
rivers, wood-girt lakes and ponds ant
beautiful spots on the shores Of ON
Neptune available for quite as charm
ing a two-weeks' outing beneath can
vas. In making up camping party
choose you such congenial spirits a.
shall be foreSworn to philosophical
optimism.
And let there be wag among them
who, catching the humor of every sit
uation, puts to flight all thought o,
discomfort. A level site near spring
with plenty of shade, pleasant shee
of water with good fishing, pine bought
for bed and driftwood for a fire
and who would trade his life for
kings patrimony? How delicious tn,
fish favored with the pungent smok'
of the fire! HOW rarely satisfying tn,
simple bill Of fare, and how few, afte
all, are the needs Of this life! Your
is the joy and happy freedom of thu
gypsy and vagabond. You have be
come a species of civilized barbarian
and it is good. Sunshine or shower
what matters tt2 You take wha
comes and give thanks, and if you ar
of the right sort some of the BEAUTY
of each is absorbed into your yer,
nature Long days, lazy days, but hap
py days, are the days in camp. HaI
and mishap will don the TESTERS caI
and bells and parade through memor!
many time during the after months
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-11-06

If he happens to be pure bred from
the Origina Samoyede stock, the peas
ant is a heavily built fellow with a
Kalmuk nose. His language has be-
come Slavic, which means II language
In which ''beefsteak" is "mpiphtekiS"
and "omelet soutfle" is ''omlet cuphle."
The Bulgarian Is peasant or soldier;
he knows no other trade. AS farmer
the sheep are all in all to him. food and
clothing and coIGpanionship. He lives
in howell, does not understand why he
should be taxed, and makes his women
slave in the field. He is called close,
listed, churlish and suspicious, but has
some of the virtues that often go With
those qualities.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-11-06
DANGER IN FLOWERS.
Tulips and Poppies Among Those to
BE Avoided

lie Avoided.
Beware how you handle lovely flow
ers, or lnhale their aroma. Queer Dame
Nature has provided a hidden sting in
some of the blossoms that bloom in the
spring.
There is a particular variety of gar
den flower known as obconcia. If the
finger of the gardener Is pricked by the
plant there is sure to follow slight
Itching of the hands that Is a prelim-
mary to the breaking out of an almost
incurable skin disease. The irritation
of the cuticle generally dies away in
the fall and apparently has been got rid
Of by winter. But in the spring 1t in
variably shows itself again and, in
some cases, 1t has resisted every effort
to eliminate 1t from the system. Be
cause of the risk in touching the plant,
the gardener who knows his business
invariably handles it with gloves on.
Tulips are another flower In which
there is hidden danger. If the odor of
the tulip Is inhaled for a time it pro-
duces lightheadedness, which is follow
ed by feeling of deep depression. The
poppy, on account of the great quantity
of opium 1t contains, has the effect of
making any one who passes through
field Of these flowers feel very drowsy.
In Asia Minor, where they are grown
in great quantities, it Is risky for one
unaccustumed to the odor to pass
through the neighborhood. Two deaths
among tourists were traced directly to
visits paid to poppy plantation.
All flowers grown from bulbs should
be banished from the rooms of a sick
or invalid person. 1t would be- as much
an act Of kindness to present a sick
person with a dose of morphine as to
send patient a bunch of lilies of the
valley, tuberoses or hyacinths. The
only place for these flowers Is the death
chamber.
Be careful too, how you pluck to
pieces such blossoms as begonias, rho
dodendrOns or peonies. If there is
slight scratch on the fingers that handle
these flowers carelessly, it is probable
that fostering will follow, with posi-
BILE loss of the finger nails.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-11-06
THE BUTTERFLY EXPERIMENT.

Get bottle with wide opening and
close it with cork in which Il glass
funnel is inserted. Close all crevices
with shellac. Fill the bottle halfway
with water, in which you drop the two
powders belonging to "A seidlitz powder
The carhonic acid gas generated tries
to escape through the funnel. But by
placing two or three small balls made
of cork in the funnel, the gas can es-
cape only little at time, as one or the
other of the little balls will keep the
opening of the funnel closed, until the
pressure of the gas becomes strong
enough to force the ball up. In such a
way a part of the gas escapes, the pres
sure is relieved, and another closes up
the funnel opening, This will keep on
until all the gas Is exhausted
This experiment. can be made more
effective by painting the balls in differ
ent colOrs. Or you make butterfly
wings of tissue paper which you can
color and fasten to the balls, as shown
In the illustrator.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-11-06
PAGAN RITES IN SCOTIA.
Many Scottish Customs that OriRis
mated in Superstition.


Nearly all travellers in central Africa
have referred to the curious customs
prevalent among all pagan native tribes
of driving quantities of nails into sa
cred trees and other objects that have
been adjudged worthy of veneration
and this not in malice, but as religionf
rite, the nails in question being intend
ed as votlve offerings. Exactly the same
thing may be witnessed to-day at Oh,
sacred well of st. Maebruha, hS Loci
Maree, Rossshire, where Is an ancieni
oak tree studded with countless nailf
of all sizes, the offerings of invalid pill
grims who came to worship and b,
cured, says q writer in Stray Stories.
Pennies and half-pennies also are II
be seen in enormous quantities driver
edgewise in the tough bark, and
friend of the writer's who visited tn,
spot some little time back discoveret
in cleft high up In the trunk what M
took to be shilling. On being extract
ed, however, it proved to be counter
felt. Probably the donor, finding tha
he could get no value for his coin II
the natural world, concluded he nigh
as well try, as last resort, what enec
1t might have on the spiritual.
OF course, the poor cottars and 9th
ers who flock to st. Maebruha will
their nails and their pence do not for
moment admit that they are assisting
at pagan ceremony. But they mos
undoubtedly are. Well worship has al
ways occupied an important place IL
paganism, and the sacred oak, befor'
which each pilgrim must thrice knee
ere humbly presenting his Offering
what is it but an obvious survival o.
the sacred groves Of Druidical times?
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-11-06
CHAPTER IL
What's she adding of nowr"
"RIuhhnrinp

What's she adding of nowf"
"Blubbering."
why, that's what you said yesterday.
She ar'nt been a-blubbering ever since"
Eyes she have, Bart: and the day
afore and the day afore that. She's done
nothing else"
II hates to see a woman cry" said the
first speaker, as he seated himself ON the
edge of three-leggcd table in the low
ceiled cottage of old Dell, the smuggler
"a roughly built place ut the head Of one
of the lonely coves on the South Devon
coast The place was rough, for 1t had
| been built at different times of wreck
wood which had come ashore: but the
dwelling was picturesque outside, and
quaint, nautical, and deliciously clean
| within, where Abel Dell, Mary's twin
brother, a short, dark young fellow, sin
gularly like his sister, sat upon an old
sea chest fashioning netting needle
with big clasp knife, and his brow was
also covered with the lines of trouble.
He was a good-looking, sun-browned
| little fellow; and as he sat there In his
big fisher boots, thrust down nearly to
the ankle, and Il scarlet worsted cap up
on his black, crisp curls, his canvas pet
ticoat and blue shirt made him a study
of which n modern artist would have
been glad; but in the early days of King
George the First gentlemen of the pal
cite and brush did not turn the inhabit-
; ants into models, so Abel Dell had not
been transferred to canvas, and went on
carving his hardwood needle without
: looking up Mt the man called Bart.
There was not much lost, for BarthOl-
I. omew Wrigley, at the age of 30-wreck-
IaH .l.R Ill. A.
thing by turn-was about as ugly an
9 athletic specimen OF humanity as ever
4 stepped. Nature and his ancestors had
been very unkind to him in the way OF
II features, and accidents by food and tight
O had marred what required no dishgure-
ment, fall of "A spar having knocked
+ his nose sidewise and broken the bridge
e Nyhile chop from a sword in a snug
CLING ARRAY had given him a divided up
Y. per lip. In addition he always wore
is the appearance of being ashamed of his
10 height, and went about with a sloucl
IL that was by no means an attraction L
the fisher girls of the place.
n "Ayl If the old man had been alive
IL "'Stead o. drowned OFF Plymouth Hoo,
W growled Bart.
Y, "In the big storm" continued Abel
IN Polly would have had to swab then
eyes of hern."
" "Ay! And il the old man had bee
tn alive, that snapper-dandy captain, wit
a his boots and swkord, would have had I
sheer off, Abel, lad"
or "'Stead O. coming jerry -sneaking abOu
re her when he was at sea, Ell. Bartr
go 'IThem's true words" growled the bis
ugly fellow,
H. There was pause. during which Alb,
1T carved away diligently. and Bart watch
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-11-06
Thanks to the Pun.

Smart Young Man-Good4 morning..
Mr.. Bullion.
Mr.. Bullion Qrascible old gent-Um+
ah!-gOod mOrn-remarkable dog you
have with you.
"Yaras; Siberian bloodhound. Terri
bly, savage; takes this OK chain to hold
him. IL any one should look cross. at
me this dog wOnld tear him to pieces
Yes, indeed! I'm going to have him
killed. TC dangerous, you know"
IL should say sO!'
"Ya-as; must do it in the interest OF
Humanity, you know. BY the way, Mr.
Bullion, your daughter has accepted
me, and have called to ask your con
sent"
He got it.-LOndon Answers.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-11-06
A SISTERS VENGEANCE S
by GEORGE MANVILLE FENn IN

BY GEORGE MANVILLE FENrl

ly, but my cousin Jem. Put me in ar
rest, will youf Very we'll my fine fell
low; you're captain, I'm lieutenant, and
must obey; but il you do, next time
were ashore I'll thrash you within an
inch of your life as sure as my names
Humphrey. Hang it, I'll do it now"
lie took quick step forward; but the
captain darted behind the table, and
Mary caught the young mans arm.
No, no, sir" she said in a deep voice:
don't get yourself into trouble for me.
It's very true and gallant of you, sir, to
take the part of a poor girl, but | can
fight my own battle against such n cow
ard as that. Look at him, with his pale
face and white lips, and tell me how
could ever have loved such a creature"
Woman"
Yes, woman now" cried the girl. "A
month ago no word was too sweet and
tender for me. There, I'm going, James
Armstrong, and | wish you joy OF your
rich wife-the pale. thin creature raw
go by; don't think you are done with
me, or that this is to be forgotten. AS
for you, sir" she continued, holding out
her hand. which her defender took, and
smiled down frankly in the handsome,
dark face before him, III shan't forget
this"
NO" said Captain Armstrong, with
sheer. Lose one lover, pick up another"
Mary Dell did not loose the hand she
had seized, but darted bitterly con-
temptuous look upon her late lover, which
made him grind his teeth as she turned
from him again to the lieutenant.
Was | not right, sir, to say he is n
cowardP l am only poor-cass girl. but
| am woman, and | can feel. Thank
you, sir; good-by, and if we ever meet
again. think that shall always be CRATE
full for what you have said"
At that minute there were voices heard
without, and the captain started and
looked neryously at the door.
I'm going, James Armstrong" said the
girl, land l might go like this; but for
my own sake, not yours, I'll not"
She gave her head sidewisc jerk
which brought her magnificent black hair
over her left shoulder and then with
few rapid turns Of her hands she twisted
it into coil and secured it at the back
OF her head.
Then turning to go, Humphrey took a
step after her; but she looked at him with
a sharp, suspicious gaze.
He told you to see me off the place"
she said, quickly.
NO" cried Humphrey; lit was my own
idea"
Let me go alone" said the girl. II
want to think there is some one belong
ing to him who is not base. Good-by,
sir! Perhaps we may meet again."
Meet againW snarled the captain. as
the girl passed through the doorway.
Yes, I'll warrant me you will, and con
sole yourself with your new lover"
Look here, Jem," cried the heuten
ant, hotly; "otficer or no officer, recollect
that we're alone now, and that you are
insulting me as well as that poor girl.
Now, then, you say another word like
that, and hang me if don't nearly break
your neck"
you insolent---"
Captain Armstrong did not finish his
sentence, for there was a something in
the frank, handsome, manly face Of his
cousin that meant mischief, and ne threw
himself into chair with an angry snarl,
such us might be given by dog who
wanted TO attack, but did not dare.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-11-06

Headaches rarely assall the Bedouin
Arabs. They are nearly all small eat
ers, and six or seven dates soaked in
melted butter with very small guam
tity of coarse flour or three or four
tablespoOnfuls of boiled rice serve q
man a whole day.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-11-06

stood gazing after him thoughtfuly for
few minutes. Then turning and TAX
ing the seat her brother had vacated a
desolate look of misery came over her
handsome face, which dropped slowly into
her hands, and she sat there weeping ST
lently as she thought of the wedding that
was to take place the next day.
Go be continued.J
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-11-06
IrFeSDOnSiDle.

"Who Is the responsible man in this
firm?' asked the brusque visitor
II don't know who the responsible
party u.s." answered the sad, cynical
office boy "but | am the one who is
always to blame"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-11-06
Higher than a King.

II have played cards enough to be
come fairly familiar with whist slang.r
said one American fnancier, but ]
ion't quite see why you refer to al
ice as a Pierpont Morgan"
Because" replied the other, ''IrI
digger than a ng."-London Answers
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-11-06

1t keeps many poor wife busy keep,
ing her husband indoors, and It keeps
many poor man busy keeping his
wife In bonnets.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-11-06

When man disappears it must cause
him great establishment to read In some
fsr-ofr town that his family Is prostrst-
cd with grief.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-11-06

According to statistics, out Of each
1000 people in love sixteen becom,
lopelessly insane. The other 9Si ar,
Inly temporarily out OF their heads.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-11-06

1t is far easier to keep the ordinary
wolf from the door than 1t is to keep
the gray wolf" out Of ONCE.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-02-28
CRIME IN THE HILLS.
h Deadwood Grand Jury Returno
Seven indictments,

Deadwood, S. D., Feb. 2l.-The grand
jury has reported in circuit court OF
the Eighth judicial circuit after being
in session a week.
Seven Indictments were returned out
or nearly thirty cases Investigated.
Ih!ee or the persons indicted are not in
custody, having left for parts unknown,
and their names are withheld. The
other four are Leo Winsberg, for at
tempting to kill Sol Levinson; Gerome
Harvey, for stealing a horse belonging
to Timothy d. Coleman; and Albert
e and Harley Covert, for robbery.
Winsberg's attorney, j.. B. Moore, has
served notice of his intention to enter
the plea of temporary insanity, and he
Will ask the court for a six weeks
stay. in order to get statements from
Wlnsberg's former home In Germany,
by which he intends to show that in
sanity is hereditary in the family.
In the final report of the grand jury
Deputy Sheriff A. H. Patterson is eX-
onerated of all blame In connection
with the killing of James Ryan a few
miles from Deadwood in December, and
the jury commendS the action of that
officer. Ryan vas one of the men who
held W and robbed Ed Woods al Ga
lena. The two men started for Dead
wood II were met by the deputy
sheriff a short distance above Puma.
One of them ran across the hills and
got away, and the other attempted to
overpower the officer, being killed dur
ing the struggle.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-02-28
r DOWN
Business Men Of Wakonda Meet ano
Fass Resolutions.

Wakonda, S. D., Feb. 21.-As 4 result
of agitation arising from the attempt
to start IL second saloon here the tenn
perance people are thoroughly aroused
and determined to enforce the law IN
regard to the one saloon to the fullest
extent.
At q meeting of business men held
Tuesday night. M. J. Chany, banker,
vas made chairman, and G.. w. Fitch,
editor. secretary, and the following res
olutions We're adopted:
Whereas, it has been brought to our at
tention that there Is going Oh in the town
OF Walkonda fragrant violations of the
liquor law IN the matter OF saloons keep
ing open on Sunday, and selling liquor to
minors, besides numerous other %o1fenses;
therefore,, we, voters Of the town, being
assembled in public meeting, do declare
the following:
Resolved, That we do hereby express
our strong disGDDroVal of the aforesaid
violations.
Resolved, That we call upon the officers
whose duty 1t is to enforce such laws. to
take immediate steps to secure the prose-
cution and conviction of UGH viOiaters,
and use their utmost diligence to prevent
such violation in the future.
Resolved, That we pledge to all officers
having in charge the enforcement Of the
law our heartiest support in their en-
dsaVor to perform their duties.
Resolved, That the secretary of the
meeting be requested to furnish the peace
olticers with a copy of the foregoing reso-
lutiOnS.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-02-28
WATERS IS GUILTY.
Convicted Of MansIaughter at
Parker for Killing Joseph
Middlesworth.

Parker, S. D., Feb. 22.-William Wa,
:ers was found guilty of manslaughter
n the first degree last evening, the
Jury being out three hours.
Waters was charged with numbering
Joseph Middlesworth in Centerville,
November Z, 1901. The case was given
20 the jury at 2:3O Thursday by Judge
Smith.
The defense set up hat Waters shot
Middlesworth in self defense and
brought witnesses who swore that
Middlesworth had told them that he
would d up" Waters. Ed Stoner tes-
:iied that on the night of the shoot
ing Middlesworth was in the Had
ley saloon and he had a rock in his
handkerchief with which he said he
would fix" Waters. Waters and other
witnesses present testified Middles-
worth said while advancing on Waters,
TN fix O the way they do in Ken
lucky"
The state contended that Waters
could have got away from Middles-
worth had he so desired. Also that
Waters was under the influence Of
liquor anu dlu llol hlio" eAdCliS "iiae
ne was doing. They further contend
ed that Middlesworth was not adj
vancing on Waters and did not have
any weapon in his hands.
Attorney Aikens, for the state, ar
.aigned Centerville very severely, COM
pairing it to Sedan, and saying Cen
terville whisky and not William Wa
:ers was responsible for the crime.
Harry Hammond was yesterday SEN
fenced at 3 p. m. by Judge Smith to
three years and six months in the
state p~enitentiary.
The crime for which Hammond was
sentenced was the murder of Fred
Bauman of the 23d of last April.