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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-05-29
IN CLOSE QUARTERS.
Death Menoced the hidden Scouts
from Two Directions.

Death Menaced the Hidden Scouts
from Two Directions.
Many and varied were the expert
ences which hefell the heroes OF Indian
warfare. Jack Stilwell and Pete"
Trudeau, two border scouts. had pc
culiar adventure one day in northern
Kansas when on the way TO summon
help TO the little fort on the Arikaree
River, which was besleged by the In.
dams
The two scouts had made their way
under cover of the darkness until they
thought they were safe from pursuit
Then they plunged boldly forward.
They were crossing level plain
when they deserted several Indians on
horseback, Hoping that they had not
been seen by the savages the white
men dropped to the ground. and seeing
the skeleton OF buffalo not far dis
tant, they quickly got behind il and
concealed themselves in some weeds
which grew rank and high about it.
Poor though II was. II was the only
shelter in the vast plain.
They had not been long hidden when
they heard the galloping OF horses
hoofs. and the Indians came TO halt
not II hundred yards from where they
lay They gave themselves up for lost
for moment. but soon ascertained
that the Indians had halted merely for
breakfast
Ina IN NJ
were menaced by an unexpected dan.
ger They were pressing close against
the buffalo skeleton. afraid to move for
fear OF disclosing themselves to the
Indians. when they heard peculiar
whir, and to their horror saw huge
rattlesnake colled within two feet OF
their faces.
1t was trying moment Death
threatened them on either hand. Both
men remained motionless, however.
and at length the angry RATHER auleted
down and Its tail ceased it's rapid vbra.
ton, although II still remained In coil
The slightest movement on the part OF
the scouts sufiiced TO set the rattles In
motion again
For what seemed Il long time the sit.
uation remained unchanged. Then
Jack, who was solacing himself with
a large chew OF tobacco, suddenly spat
squarely on the snakes head.
The reptile was taken by surprise
ana the result was good The snake
uncoiled and gllded off. actually crawl.
ing ever Trudeau's leg M 1t went
The Indians rode away soon after
ward ana the two scouts drew breath
OF relief But II was not for several
hours that they dared to venture from
their place of concealment.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-05-29
More Serious than an Operation.

you oughtn't to have turned me
down that way, Luella," said young
Spoonamore as they rode home from
the swell party.
In. what way" innocently asked
MisssQuickstep.
Kept me dancing attendance on you
all evening, and when | tried to talk to
you, as l did several times, you turned
your back on me. Is that the way all
young women treat the men they're
engaged to marry?
Yes, If the men are too fresh"
WAS | too fresh?"
"A little. dear"
Did you want to humiliate me be-
fore all those people,
"Oh, no." she said, lightly. But you
needed the treatment-or suppose we
call II an operation-and l had to per
form the operation. If everybody saw
II / couldn't help it,"
80 YOU call it an operation. do you?"
he said glaring al her in the dark
ness of the carriage. well, 1t was
more than that"
What was II %
1T was clinic"
And they rode on in silence.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-05-29
Merchant Kills Himself.

st. Paul, Nebr., May 24--George
Herring a merchant at Palmer, COM
mitted suicide Yesterday afternoon
at 5 O'Clock by shooting himself
through the heart. The deed was
caused supposedly, by the discovery
Of alleged Irregularities in his &C.
counts as clerk OF the local Modern
Woodmen camp, which position he
had held for nearly nine years. Hugh
Anderson, who supposed himself in
good standing ia the organization,
died recently When his widow
attempted to collect the insurance
she found that he had been suspend
ed on the records of the head camp
ince 1894. 1t Is alleged that he
had paid his dues regularly to
Herring, but that they were not
remitted. Mr.. Herring was a man
o about forty-tve years. He leaves
"a widow and one son, who is almost
grown.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-05-29

n short tune before the battle Of New
Orleans. Aunt Salllc was the cook OF
the party. She managed TO get about
occasionally. and on one OF her trips
saw Gen. Jackson, Mr.. vons returned
to Virginia shortly afterward and took
the cook with him. Mrs. Vons died and
Aunt Sallie was then sold to Try Nun Of
Maryland When her new master died
she was stolen. with four children. two
boys and two girls, aud brought TO New
Orleans and sold to Jack Doty. She and
the children were sent to Mr. Doty's
plantation, I'm Wilkinson County. Mis-
sisslppi. where she remained until the
close Of the Civil War.
The old woman was the mother OF
about score OF children, says a New
Orleans special to the St Louis Post
Dispatch, thirteen OF whom were
reared. or these three are still living,
the eldest. who Is between 20 and 10
years, being the eighth hid The
other two children are 80 and 40 years
of age respectively, the youngest child
having been born when Aunt Sallie was
63 years old.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-05-29
Found Lying Dead Together.

South Bend, Ind, May 24-John
W. Curry, aged thirty-one, carpen-
ter, shot and killed his sweetheart t.,
Susanna kceskemeti, aged sixteen
early today and then shot himself
with the same revolver.
Curry and the girl with her pr
ents, all apparently in good spirits,
sat on the porch until midnight,
when the family retired. About five
minutes later the mother heard
three shots. She gave the matter
but little thought however, and
went to sleep. At two O'Clock she
awoke, and looking out saw the
bodies of her daughter and Curry
lying on the ground. The couple
had evidently planed to die together.
The girl had laid her best dress
and underclothing on chair in
the parlor and the man was attired
in his best clothes. They apparent
ly had laid on the ground side by
side. He then evidently placed the
3S-caliber revolver over her heart
and fred twice. Both bullets not
an inch apart passed through her
body and buried themselves 10 the
ground. He then shot himself in
the mouth. His right hand still
clutched the weapon. There was no
indication of struggle and no reason
for the tragedy is known.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-05-29
DIED AT AGE OF III.
Sailie Waters, an Eek Slave, Was Young
Woman at Time of War of 1912.

Sailie Waters, an Ex-Slave, Was Young
Woman at Time of War of 1912.
Sarah, or "Sallie," Waters, an old
Virginia negro woman, who went to
New Orleans with her young mars
ster" and mistress with Gen. Andrew
Jackson was preparing to whip the
British invaders at Chalmette. died at
her daughters home at 1923 North Der
bignay street, in that city, recently, at
the very advanced age Of 112 years.
She was laid to rest in the new Lin
coin cemetery in the rear of the city,
and numerous children, grandchildren
and great grandchildren followed the
remains TO the burial grounds.
There can be no dispute about the old
woman's age. She was between % and
30 years of age when she came to the
Crescent City just few months before
the battle of New Orleans. Sallie was
slave and was bought and sold sew
eral times. One time she was stolen from
her master in Virginia and brought to
New Orleans and sold TO a Mississippi
planter.
Aunt Sallie, according to her story,
was born in Mecklenburg County, Vir-
ginia. Her father was a Creek Indian.
She belonged to the Vons family Of Vir-
ginia. Mr.. Nons' business carried him
to New Orleans on more than one occa-
sion. The young woman made one OF
these trips in wagon with her master
and young mistress. 1t took the party
over a month to come from Virginia to
this city. One day, after they had been
out for a week or so, she saw a blue
spot on the sun. Every one thought il
an ill-omen-they thought the world
was coming to an end.
The young mistress was greatly
frightened and became deathly sick.
The husband, who was dearly devoted
to his young wife, rushed about from
place TO place, seeking doctor. He
finally reached one and his wife was
soon able to resume the Journey south
ward. At a place in Alabama the party
found the ground literally covered with
locusts, A peculiar thing about the
bugs was that each one had n kind Of
letter on It's back. The young master
picked up number of bugs and spelled
out Sally's name. "Lordy! Lordyw ex-
claimed the darby, not knowing what
TO make of the strange phenomenon.
The travellers reached New Orleans
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-05-29
|o|yEER SroRpt5

| In music the thumb Is counted no n
nngcr. otherwise the fourth finger IN tba
little finger.
IN some OF the farming districts of
CHINA pigs are harnessed 10 small way.
ohs ana made TO draw them.
! All hirds serve AS weathercOcks when
they are pcrched on trees or bushes. os
they almost invariably face the wind
In Zululand. when the moon il at the
run. objects are visible at distance of
seven miles. BY starlight one can read
with ease.
Hrhsshoppers are 80 great plague
at hay, n. 5. W., that they obscure all
the street lamps at night, leaving the
town in total darkness
The largest sum ever spent In lmproy-
ing one street was $14,3O0,O0O, OH the
Rue de Rivoli, Paris. New Cannon
street, London, cost $2,950.OOO.
The Mistichthys luzonensis of the
philippines averages half-inch in
length. This fish Is scooped up in ouan-
Titles and used as food 1t belongs to
the goby family.
Berlin has little circus In which the
performers are trained ants They
dance, turn somersaults, draw minia-
ture wagons, fight sham battles and
perform other wonders.
A Partisan lamplighter makes his
rounds on n bicycle with a long torch
carried over his right shoulder. He
guides the wheel with the left hand,
and Is so expert that he lights the lamps
without dismounting.
II was William Pitt who originated
the income tax In Great Britain, in
IDS az war tax. The Napoleonc
wars were fought with II. From that
time to this 1t has been the resort of
all ministers to meet war expenditures.
New York has more incoming and
outgoing trains day than Chicago
has; all roads entering New York, in
Guiding, as you say, Jersey City and
HobOken. are double-track lines; almost
all Of those entering Chicago are single
track roads.
The King of England receives a sal
airy or ''clvil list" of 100000 or, say
1880 900; out OF this he has to pay GER
tain fixed charges. The King of Prus-
sia receives at least 15,719,296 marks,
or about $3,S52,77O He receives moth
Ing as German Emperor.
Professor Seybold, Of Stuttgart has
discovered in the Tuebingen University
library an Arabic manuscript five hun
dred years old, which is probably the
original Of the Arabian Nights" He
has also found manuscript describing
the whole religious system of the
Druses
A certain medical celebrity once said,
II his patients would eat couple of
good oranges before breakfast, from
February to July, his practice would
be gone. Ailing folks ought to try the
experiment The price OF the oranges
would not amount TO one-fourth of the
physicians bill.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-05-29

WORK OF SALVATION LASSlES
How They Toll Day and Night Amid
Sickness, Want and Vice.

Where hunger, sickness and vice
stalk hand In hand the Salvationists are
the most active The familiar haunts
of this dread trio are marked off by the
army into districts. Each soldier OF
the Salvation Army has a prescribed
territory. A certain block Of houses or q
certain number of tenements Is patrol
led by each. The soldier. usually IA las
sic, starts at the top of each OF the
great buildings. teeming with life, and
visits every family, even INTO the very
basement. Then, when her territory
has been covered, she reports the In.
stances of need. These needs are sup
piled as soon as possible by the Saliva.
tionists-sometlmes through their own
resources sometimes through the aid
Of friends who do their charity through
the army.
In what is perhaps the very poorest
quarter of the city Is the day nursery
of the army, where for cents day
some of the lassies care for the chill
dren of working women. The little ones
have IA sunny playroom; they are fed
when they grow hungry; and when
they are tired they are tucked away In
little white beds TO sleep. In many dark
rooms. cellars or gurrets, which people
call "hOme." the cooking, the cleaning
all the housework, Is done by Salvation
Army women, in their strange poke
b0nnets. while the mother Is too Ill OF
weak to care for her family or herself.
On the Bowery is the workngwom-
ems hotel of the army, the only place
I'm all New York where some of its
women, and among these the very low
est, would be allowed TO sleep. Every
night this place gives refuge to women
who are turned away from the doors of
lodging houses. They reel and stagger
up the steps of the wOringwOmen's ho
tel and are cared for. Not all Of those
who sleep in this lodging house. says a
writer in Leslies Weekly. are of this
class Of women old. dissipated and des.
tituic, the unutterably sad and ugly
remnants of a brief and glittering reign.
But the ensign in charge of the hotel
turns no needy woman from her door.
There are l03 beds, and every night
nearly all of these are filled.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-05-29
Woman Kills Her Husband.

Pittsburg, May 24-Joseph Peal
son. horse jockey was shot and it
instantaly killed by his wife Louise,
at the latters home in Esplenbor-
Ough last night.
He was In the act OF Draining her
with Ratchet when the women
warned of his intentions by numer-
Gus remarks which he had let drop
during the day, fired point blank at
his head.
The bullet entered the right
cheek and lodged in the brain,
Pearson falling cropse at her
feet. Mrs, Pearson surrendered to
the officers at once and will be held
pending the coroner's inquest.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-05-29
G0OD
Short Stories


Senator Hoar received word tine othse
day that friend who had been sup
posed to have appendicitis was suffer-
Ing not from that allment, but from
acute indigestion. THAT il good nevs."
said the Senator; IL rejoice that tho
trouble lies in the table of contents
rather than in the appendix"
The Tilman- Mcl.aurin incident 70
calls a heated debate which once TOOK
place in the Senate between Senator
Henry $. Foote Of Mississippi and Sem
ator Hale of New Hampshire. The Mis-
sissippi statesman had been accusing
Senator Hale of being las guilty m if
he had committed highway robbery"
| In promoting certain bill which F0ote
| conceived was an attack on the instftur
tion OF slavery. Turning to Senator.
Hale, he said: II invite him to visit Mis-
| sisslppl; and | will tell him beforehand.
In all honesty, that he could not 70
ten miles Into the interior before he
| would grace one OF the tallest trees OF
the forest, with rope around his neck,
with the appreciation OF every honest
and patriotic citizen: and that, II neces-
sary, should myself assist in the oper
alton"
Harriet Martineau, who was presents
at the coronation OF Queen Victoria,
gave an account OF one incident that In
being revived In the English papers.
apropos OF King Edwards coronation.
She wrote: '"The homage was a pretty
sight, save for poor Lord ROLES disas-
ter The large, lntirm old man was held
up by two peers and had nearly reach
ed the royal footstool when he Slipped
through the hands OF his supporters
and rolled over and over down tks
steps, lying at the bottom coiled up In
his robes. He was instantly lifted MP,
and he tried again and again, amidse
shouts OF admiration OF his valor. The
queen at length spoke to Lord Mel
bourne. who stood AT her shoulder. ana
he bowed approval, on which she roses
leaned forward and held out her hand
to the old man, dispensing with his
touching the crown He was not hurt,
and his self-qulzZing OH his misadven-
ture was as brave as his misadventure
at the time
Tennyson was fond Of relating q
story of how the Duke OF Wellington.
when very old man and president OF
the privy council. once walked mp from
Downing street instead OF riding, as he
usually did. When he came to a point
opposite Apsley House, the old soldier
could not cross the street safely, owing
to the number OF carriages and han
SONS that were whirling past AZ last n
well-dressed man recognized the Duke
In the crowd. and divinlng his trouble
went up to him and said: "Will yous
grace allow me the honor OF escorting
you across the rondT' Thanks" said
the old hero. laconically. This was
safely accomplished. and Thanks"
| said the Duke again. But the patriotic
Briton. standing uncovered. said: my
Lord Duke, this Is the produest moment
Of my life. | shall tell my, children, and
they shall tell their children. that
once had the distinguished honor of ca
corting across the street the hero OF
Waterloo" The old Duke. with his aris~
tocratic beak, and military whislger,
looking down Mt his ELUSIVE friend
with his eagle glance, said dryly: Now,
don't make ID fool Of YOURSELF" and
forthwith vanished.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-05-29
COMFORTS OF OCEAN TRAVEL.
Vessels of Great Speed Are Not the
Easiest Travellers.

How to make ocean traffic mora
agreeable to passengers has been Q
subject of study among steamship men
since the earliest days of civilization.
AS a result 1t seems that the modern
steamship of to-day offers about every
convenience and accommodation that
II Is possible TO provide. 1t is not tia
fastest vessel that affrds the greatest
amount of comfort to the tourist Yes
sells that carry enormous cargoes Of
freight are generally the easiest travel
ers, though they lack the speed OF the
exclusively passenger steamers. On
such vessels the passenger accOmmOdar
tons are generally located aml6ships
where the minimum of motion Is no
tceable. The staterooms as well an
the dining rooms, library and smoking
room are all above the main deck, and
consequently are thoroughly well light
ed and perfectly ventilated. On the
finest OF these vessels, such as ara
operated by the Atlantic Transport
Line, no second cabin or steerage pas
sengers are carried, and the passengers
have the freedom of the immense
decks, which cover the whole of tho
ship. These vessels make the trip from
New York to London in about nine
DAVIS
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-05-29
elWaSCienCe
|Ess!gafveSStion|

Although general conclusions cannot
be drawn from n single example, the
result of a careful examination Of the
brain OF an Eskimo man by Dr. Ales
Herdlicka possesses much interest. AS
a whole, he found the brain TO be heav-
Ter and lager than the average brains
OF white men of similar stature while
the cerebrum rather exceeded the av-
erage white mans brain In certain de-
tails which have usually been regarded
as indicating superior intelligence.
The American opossum, says a. g.
Haddon. Is one of the most curious an
finals living in the United States. II
Is the only one that carries It's young
In a pouch. like the kangaroo. 1t is the
only animal that can feign death per-
fectly. 1t Is remarkable for hanging
by Its tail like a monkey. 1t has hands
resembling those of n human being.
Its snout is like a hogs, while its
mouth is literally furnished with
teeth. Its eyes are like rats, aud
II Kisses like a snake.
NJ. Stazzano has heretofore noted
several facts going to show that the
aurora borealls liz OF terrestrial origin;
that 1t is intimately connected with
phenomena classed as meteorological,
and now shows from statistics that low
pressures of the barometer are the sign
of the most direct connection, auroras
increasing in frequency with low pres
4 ,
auroral zone. which In both hemi-
spheres follows the line of low polar
pressure, but also the period of the low
pressures influence both the diurial
and the monthly period of the aurora.
Biologists and geographers will be
glad to learn that they may soon ex-
pect the publication of q new map OF
Iceland. on which Mr.. Thoroddsen,
whose labors IN his native island are
so well known, has been engaged for
twenty years 1t Is on scale of 1-60O,-
600, or about twenty English miles TO
the inch, and thus affords at n glance
an excellent picture of the general
physical structure and geological char
acters of thu country. But 1t Is also
replete with details which are express
ed In symb Dis that take mp little space
and are readily ineligible. The map,
of which We have seen Il proof copy, is
eXcellently engraved and printed in
cOlOrs at Copenhagen, AMI will he is
sued under the auspices of the Carls-
berg Fund. The title and table Of
signs and colors are in English.
Much interest has been aroused,
among all who follow the enormous
strides that the practical application
of engineering and mechanical science
is now making, by the recent compile
ton OF the great power-station Of the
Manhattan Elevated railway in New
York City. 1t IL the largest power
station in the world. Its immense en-
CINE plant comprises eight units, each
possessing a maximum of l2,50O horse
power or 100000 horsepower foi the
stations located at different points in
the city, and the main station is ca
pable of delivering 10000 electrical
horsepower, in the form of three
phase current, fer driving the trains
on the elevated railway system, The
alternators, with their rotating mag
netic fields driven by the engines at
the central station. are II feet in di-
ameter and weigh each 44512 tons. The
rotating field" alone weighs 1875 tons.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-05-29
Two Men For Penitentiary.

Kearney, Nebr May 24-ShC 10
Summons has received the commit
ment papers from the clerk Of the
district court for the removal OF
Lester Strong and Arthur Snowden
to the penisentiary. Strong to serve
five years and Snowden eighteen
months from May 20, 1902 The
sheriff will take them to Lincoln.
Strong was sent up two years age
on the charge Of rape and was wait
ing new trial.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-05-29

1t is reported from G Guatemala City
Guatemala, April 20 that earthquake
shocks which were general throughout
that country april Is, 10 and 20, partly
obliterated the town or Quezaltenango
and badly damaged Amatitlan, Solola,
Nahuala, Santa Lucia and Sa Juan
Two hundred persons we're reported
killed, mostly women, and many peo-
pie were injured. QuezaltepaDgo has
a population o about $4,000 people; is
handsomely built and we'll paved and
has richly decorated cathedral, sew
eral other churches and ii re city ha l..
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-05-29
Wyoming Has a Snowstorm.

Evanston, Wyo.-The snow storm
which began in this vicinity Saturday
night has continued without abate-
ment. 1t is estimated that ten To
fourteen inches of wet snow has fallen.
Sheep and lambs are reported to be
dying by thousands. A prominent
sheep man es imates the loss in Uintah
county alone will reach two hundred
thousand head.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-05-29
Unronantic.

"He has called every evening for the
last two weeks" said the fair girl.
Indeed" said Miss Cayenne.
do you think he truly loves me?"
"Well, 1t is not always easy to deter
mine whether young man goes out
calling because he likes company, or
because his own room is chilly
Washington Star.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-05-29
Photographs in Telephone Lines.

Photographs in Telephone Lines.
1t is suggested that by placing phone,
graphs at intervals of say 100 miles In
long distance telephone lines much
smaller, and therefore much cheaper.
wire can be used. The photograph re-
ceives and transmits the sound waves
without loss to their force.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-05-29
or Cnurse He Wna-

Poor BjOnes! They fired him bodily
from the Hotel de Thorpe because he
wouldn't pay his bill"
Tough Oh Bjones, wasn't III"
Yes; he was very much put out owe.
Baltimore News.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-05-29

The most exasperating person in the
world is the one who gives you the
feeling that you would like to get be
hind and push him