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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04
The WEE IN BUSINESS.

So MANS wife often knows more
I2\ than he does about great
many things, and while he need
not lower himself in her estimation by
admitting her mental superiority, 1t is
sometimes well for him to silently rec.
ognize her superior intelligence, and
profit by 1t. If he is a wise man. be
will not be too ready to come into ac-
cord with the opinions of his wife, but
will affect a great deal of wisdom of
his own, even though he knows he has
none. 1t never increases a wife's re-
spect for her husband to know that he
Is her inferior in anything, and 1t GER
tainly does not increase her respect or
affection to have him intimate by word
or look that she does not know anything
at all. The judgment of the average
woman regarding the disbursement of
money is often better than that of the
average man, particularly when it
comes to spending money for domestic
purposes. 1t takes a shrewd tradesman
to get over the average sensible woman,
while the tradesman finds 1t easy to
work off stale goods on the average
man; and the most conceited man might
as well acknowledge frankly that his
wife can attend to most Of the affairs
OF her own household better than he
can attend TO them for her. Women very
often have the most acute perception
regarding business affairs. If men
would only talk business" with their
wives, Instead of taking it for granted
that women don't understand any
thing about business" there would
probably be fewer failures. Many II
successful business man owes his sue
cess to the keenness Of judgment of II
partner whose name does not appear
In the firm or over the shop window
and who is not supposed to have any
connection with the business-and
that partner is his wife, in whom he is
wise enough to confide-Housewife.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04

Burglars should always be polite, but
some Of them are carrying refinement
OF manners to the point of insolence.
For example, the burglar who made a
business call at house in Thlrty-frst
street, New York. For twenty minutes
he searched the house for keepsakes.
Meanwhile, outside, one man was look
ing for policeman and another man
was waiting for the caller to come out,
and, inside, the burglar alarm was sput-
tering away and not alarming the bur-
glar. At the end of that time he came
down the steps calmly, lighted cigar,
walked jauntily past the watcher and
disappeared. We should hate to be con.
WINGED that a gentlemanly burglar can
be ungentlemanly, but II was insulting
TO the watcher to saunter by him, and
the cigar was a detail positively AFRO.
CANT.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04
Brief Hinta.

Never light a lamp with paper, fol
fragments of it are sure to drop off into
the burner
A little boraX in the last rinsing water
will make handkerchiefs easier to iron
and look better when done.
To initiate ground glass dissolve Ep.
som salts in beer and apply it with a
brush to the glass. AS it dries it crys-
tallizes.
Knife-cleaning may easily be per.
formed by rubbing the knives over with
slice of potato and then polishing
them with brick dust.
Wash chamois leather in lukewarm
soapsuds and finally rinse In slightly
soapy water of the same temperature,
for washing leather in clear water
causes It to harden. Dry in the air and
not near fire.
For cleaning enameled baths, zinc
tubs, etc, use a paste made OF equal
quantities of shaved yellow soap, whit
ing and soda, dissolved over the fire
with the smallest quantity Of water re-
quired to keep it from burning.
Boiled starch is much improved by
the addition of u little salt or dissolved
gum arabic. A useful thing to remem-
Der is that the hon will not stick to the
clothes II the starch used has been
mixed with soapy water.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04

Mr.. Rockefeller's gift to science in
the form of an endowment of patho-
logical research has already borne most
interesting fruit, If 1t is true, as re-
ported, that investigators working UNI
der the endowment have discovered the
germ of cholera infantum. Anything
which should help to prevent or check
the ravages of n disease which carries
off so many thousands of children ev-
cry summer would make Mr.. Rookie.
feller's gift one Of the most valuable
the world has ever known.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04

According to Rev. A. b. Simpson, the
celebrated pocket compeller, the NOV
els and books that are given to our
young people to read today are scan
dial and disgrace. They are clever,
aye, very clever AS clever as the devil,
In fact" This is unjust to the devil.
If that old serpent is not cleverer than
90 per cent of the books read by "our
young people," then he is as much of
an ass as the legends make him out to
hn
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04
To Wash Stockings.

All kinds of stockings require careful
washing. No soda should ever be used,
and the water should be only moderate.
ly warm for both washing and rinsing.
After rinsing, which should be done
in water containing a few drops OF
liquid ammonia, dry them quickly out
of doors in good current of air and
press with warm iron when dry. Silk
stockings require several rinsings, and
after pressing mot wringlng) the wa.
ter out of them and pulling them in
shape they should be shaken out we'll
and rolled in a cloth to dry.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04
Housekeeping

ShdhSC 81 IudI IuSTt
are few homes where the remodellna
of last seasons gowns does not become
a necessity, and the question to be con.
sidered Is how 1t may be done in the
most satisfactory manner. In some
large places there are dressmakers who
make a speciality of making dresses
over, and derive good income from
1t, but many women do their own sew,
ing, which Is a great saving, and with
the aid of good patterns the results are
very satisfactory.
If one wishes to accomplish a great
deal of work in a short time, it is best
to have a small room set apart for the
sewing room. One cannot keep the
sitting room neat If such work is done
there, and this consideration, as well as
the comfort of the family, will well re,
pay the expense of heating a separate
room. There should be good machine
cutting table, large and well-ftteG
work-basket, and a set of drawers fol
keeping pieces of various materials
left from dresses and other garments,
spools of silk and cotton thread TN.
finished sewing, etc. A wire skirt form
Is great convenience, enabling one ia
see at glance whether they are even
all around or not. A woman with a
room fitted with all the implements
needed can accomplish almost twice az
much as one whose tools are scattered.
When a dress Is to be made over il
should be ripped apart, every stitch
picked out, and the cloth sponGed and
pressed before it is put together again.
Black silk should be sponged thor.
oughly, then rolled smoothly on roll.
ing pin. The economical woman buys
good material, then when it becomes
faded or she grows tired of the color,
one or two packages of dye will make
1t fresh and pretty again. Navy or in.
digo blue, seal brown, wine color or
bottle green are handsome, while black
Is always safe change. The brighter
shades are often preferred for children.
The sewing should be done as care.
fully as If it were new garment, for
the little details make a great deal of
difference in the appearance Of a gown.
The safest plan for an amateur is to
cut the lining of the waist and fit it on
the person for whom it Is intended,
before cutting the material. Get good
pattern If you do not cut by chart,
and follow the directions in the min.
utest details, and you can scarcely fail
to obtain satisfactory results. The
skirt Is almost as important as the
waist; the top Is snug fitting and the
old-fashioned cores are easily shaped
without piecing. Two old skirts may
be used for one of the new ones with
the circular flounce, by using one foi
the cores and the other for the flounce
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04
HANGING of pictures.

TO give the walls of room a digni
fed and restful feeling, nothing must
be placed upon them to disturb the
vertical effect A wall should remain
a hat surface. The first illustration
shows picture hung with two hooks
so that the wire forms vertical lines
that harmonic with the lines of the
frame. The picture being fiat against
the wall casts no unrestful shadows.
The second Illustration shows n very
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04

fNe his wife deserted him and demand
ed a regular allowance for her support.
But she forgot that the applause Of a
woman's club is not necessarily the
edIct Of court Of justice, and Mr. SUIT
ton is now free to marry a woman who
will not present him with a written
order to get up at o'clock without
calling you" Little by little, with the
helpful support of the judiciary, we
men are getting back to the old bust.
ness basis.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04

Wealthy and wonderful" Is as good
an alliterative phrase to be applied to
the West as wild and woolly." More
over, it has the advantage OF truth.
The new civilization of the plains is
pictured by recent incident ten miles
from Kansas town. A farmer riding
under an awning on sulky pillow met,
Mt the end Of his furrow, the rural mail
wagon. The driver tossed the farmer
bundle Of mail, and as the team took
,Ip Its steady course back across the
',alf-mile field, the farmer unfolded
the daily paper, printed that morning
two hundred miles away, and read the
happenings in China and the news of
the political campaign.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04
Orange Marmalede,

Wash, seed and slice very thin a
dozen oranges and two large lemons
If you have not a quart and a pint of
juice add enough water to make that
quantity of liquid. Put the fruit and
liquor over the fire, cover and simmer
very slowly until the peel is tender
Add three pounds of sugar and boil
until the skin looks clear and is like
jelly when poured in a saucer and
cooled.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04

The masculine worm Is sometimes a
little slow In turning, but when he does
turn his revolutions are amazing. The
Pennsylvania man who objected to his
wife's written rules Of conduct has
been sustained by an upright Judge
not that he refused to take bath all
over once a week." or ito go to church
and Sunday school," but because he
maintained that he was not bound to
sign an agreement pledging himself to
these and other specific articles. There
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04

Peary says the arctic regions would
be the best place to send consumptives.
This suggests n reason why he wished
to discover the North Pole. He may
have planned to convert it into a
health resort.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04
Fried Cod Steaks.

Trim the steaks well and flatten; GOV
er each with coating of oil, in which
nre lemon juice, little onion juice,
cayenne pepper and salt At least an
hour the fish should stay in this dress
ing, then lightly drained, dipped in egg,
then in crumbs and fried. Or if it is
preferred to have it broiled, drain it
from the oil and put right on the grid
iron over a hot fire.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04

A girl has applied to the Circuit
Court to have her name changed.
There are lots Of other girls who could
tell her a quicker and more satisfac-
tory way of securing the same result.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04

An Eastern scientist predicts that in
Ave years the air ship will take the
place of the automobile. Are we to
understand from this that in five years
the air ship will get to killing others
besides those who operate it?
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04
California Cnokiea,

One cupful of molasses, one-half cup
full of milk, one egg, one-half cupful of
butter, one-half cupful of sugar, one
cupful of chopped raisins, one-half
teaspoonful each of ground cloves, Gin
pamon and nutmeg, one teaspoonful of
soda. Mix in -four like soft ginger
Dread and drop in spoonfuls on butter
ed tins. Bake quickly.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04
PuSIrY.

Into pound of -four chop a half.
pound of cold, firm butter until you
have coarse powder. Wet with a
teacupful of iced water, work with n
spoon to a paste, turn upon a Toured
board, roll out, fold over and roll out
again, and repeat this process three
times. Put for two hours or longer in
the ice, then roll out and make into
pies. Have all ingredients ice cold
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04
Butter-Scotch.

Put into a saucepan cup of sugar,
a cup Of water, two tablespoonfuls of
vinegar and heaping tablespoonful of
butter. Boil steadily without stirring
until little dropped in cold water is
brittle. Remove from the fire, add a
tablespoonful of lemon juice, turn into
buttered pan and mark off into
squares.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04
Fudge.

Boil together cup of milk, one OF
sugar and one of grated chocolate until
little dropped in cold water hardens.
Then remove from the fire, add a tea,
spoonful Of vanilla and beat until
creamy and granulated. Turn into a
creased pan and mark off into squares.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04

A book lover who lent two or three
and forgot where, is advertising for
them In the papers. Never lend a
book. What are the public library and
the bookstores for?
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04

II has been remarked with some de-
gree of unanimity, also, that the salt
trust has gone up the river of the same
name.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04

Here's the best news Of the day:
When the school bell rings in Porto
Rico 1900 schools are filed with 50,-
600 future Americans.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04

England Ia disposed to admire Amer
iea's public school system. Every now
and then England discovers something
worthy Of attention in this country.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04

If the Duke of Veragua resembled
his illustrious ancestor Of the period
of 1902 he would be a good man to
send In search Of the North Pole.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04

The Duke of Marlborough declares
he will never set foot on American soil
again. What have we done to deserve
this kindness7
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04

Whistling soloist weddings are among
the latest Eastern fads. We shall next
hear Of somebody whistling Lead
Kindly Light" at funeral.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04

Young King Alfonso wants to have
It distinctly understood that he intends
to do the cutting up for the whole
family
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04

Count Boni de Castellane has just
bought chateau in France. The
Gould roads have been making money
lately.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04

Immersion is the German water cuie
for pirate craft
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04
Plainly Stated.

Mr.. Yerning-If you will only mar
ry me, / promise you I'll make you
good husband.
Miss De Termind-Never fear! If
decide TO marry you I'll make you that
Philadelphia Press.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04

"Bronze Beard" Probably a Fiction
The first fourteen Roman emperor
all shaved their faces clean. There is
portrait bust representing Nero with
beard. but 1t Is not believed to be au
thentic.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04

Z A little learning often saves a MAJ
from jury duty.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04

.. N. AMsBERRY, EDITOR PUBLIsHEu
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04

BROKEN BOW, NEBRASKA
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04

When you look at some people the
first thing you think of is a club.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-02-06

A noted traveller says be has sam
pied a large number Of hotels in his
time-even in Greece-but for bare
faced dishonesty in the making OF
bills the bluff British landlord takes
first place. after charging twice
what his food and rooms are worth be
tacks on a further charge for service.
another for lights. another for bath,
another for Ere. In short. my expert
ence Of country inns IN Ensland-and
| can speak with some authority-is
that l pay as much a day al a shabby
little country inn of England. where
the food IS poor and III cooked. the ct.
tendance inferior and the beds poor. as
would az a good hotel In such towns
as Springfield. Mass. or the very best
In Switzerland or Germany. Indeed. il
must have struck the average Amerl-
can that the Incompatible Baedeker
hardly ever duds II possible TO recon.
mend sn Englisa hotel"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-02-06
The Original Silhouette.

The name silhouette was derived
from Euenne de Silhouette, a French
minister OF finance in 1859. who intro
duced several parsimonious fashions
during his administration called a Ia
Silhouette. a name which continued TO
be applied 10 the black pronle portraits.
Slhouettes were executed In various
ways.
one OF the simplest Is that o. .---.Is
the outlines OF q shadows profile
thrown on sheet OF paper and then
reducing them 10 the required size ei.
ther by the eye or by means OF a pan
toTaph. The camera obscUra and cam
era lucida are also occasionally used
for the purpose.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-02-06
JOHNSON GRASS As FEED.
oossen5 20 tne Cattle in s~set~ater
ard Abilene Sections.

The much abused J01nson grass d.
proving 20 be a friend tc the stockmen
in the West Texas country. where
feed has been cut unusually short. Cat.
tie and horses are living on % AMI
becoming Fat. says the Register.
The manner Of feeding Johnson grass
IS novel In that the ground is turueI
imp for a depth Of four inches. expos.
ing the roots which the stock eat with
la decided relish This IS being done
in the Sweetwater and Abilene sec
ti0ns. and thousands OF cattle are now
being fed and carried through the win
ter on this sort OF feed. which. il IS
claimed by Ireldan Hampton. is a god
send TO the stock interests in many OF
the localities OF THAI part Of the state.
This manner OF feed has been adopt.
ed heretofore. in a small way. but not
10 snch an extent as at present Large
herds are being wintered on the roots
Of Johnson grass. It is claimed fo'
il that the roots contain nearly as
much saccharine as sorghum. on this
account the cattle eat il without any
trouble. They viii follow the plov wl,I
Ivsor and gather up the long roots As
fast as they are uncovered
Horses also feed on the roots Of ,4e
Johnson grass in West Texas but tna
difference between horses and the cat
tie IS that the ground does not have
20 be turned up with a plov. The
horses paw up the earth and feed.
One man can plow up enough groun q
10 feed 400 head Of cattle. and Mr.
Hampton says that the roots Of the
grass viii be equal in value 10 81 foc
each head Of stock. One man in the
Abiline country is now feeding abou,
1000 head Of cattle.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-02-06
The .w~ In WRITER'S. Names.

Beginning with William Shakespeare.
we remember instantly Sir Walter Ra-
leigh. Sir Walter Scott, William Words
worth. Washington Irving. William
Makepeace Thackeray. Henry W.
Longfellow. John 9. Whittier. William
Cullen Bryant. Ralph Waldo Emerson.
oliver Wendell Holmes and Walt
Whitman. Others whose names occur
almost simultaneously are William
Cowper Isaac Watts. Henry Ward
Beechcr. Daniel Webster. Wendell
Philips, George William Curtis, Rich.
ard Grant White. Julia Ward Howe.
George W. Gable. William d. How
els. Charles Dudley Warner and
Richard Watson Glider. To these are
easily added Sir Walter Blackstone.
John Wesley. Edmund Waller. Nathan
lei z. Willis, Walter Savage Landor.
VIII Carleton. James Wh.tcomb Riley,
Thomas Wentworth Hicginson. DR.. s.
Weir Mitchell. Hamilton Wright Ma
bic, William II. Prescott. Constance
Fenimore Woolson. Mary f. wilkins
and many more.-Ladles' Home Jour
nal
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-02-06
PAsT HIS FIRST YOUTH.
A Fowl That Was Hardly 20 Blame
For Proving Tough.

The swan is said 20 be excellent eat
ing when young. but as II IS one Of the
longest lived Of all creatures it is well
to learn IL possible how old your bird
Is before you cook Il.
A gentleman IN Lincolnshire, Eng
land. sent q dead swan TO the Athen1-
urn club. addressed 70 the secretary. a
special dinner was to occur that week.
and the committee without question
turned the bird over to the cook.
At the dinner the swan, resting on
great silver dish. was a delight to the
eve. but when Il came TO carving and
eating the bird no knife seemed sharp
enough to cut 81. and ot course eating
Il was out of the question. ..
A few days la'er the donor met IN"
secretary ana said. Il SOpe you got my
swan an right"
Tina, was a nice joke you played on
Us" returned the secretary.
Joker What DO you meanT
"Why. we had the thing boiled for
thirteen hours. and even then we
might as well have tried 20 cut through
the rock of Gibraltar"
"Ycu don't mean 10 sly you had the
swan cookedr'
"Why. Of course"
"Man alive, sent it 10 be stuffed
and preserved as curiosity in the
club. That swan has been in my fami-
ly for 2SD years IL was one OF the
Identical birds fel by the children Of
Charles I. You've seen the picture Of
Il. My ancestor beld the post Of mas
ter q the swans aud keeper or the
kings cycuets' Well. l have no doubt
Il was q bit tough"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-02-06
TO PAY osAeE INDIAN TRADERS
= srepes;ion 20 Scale Down Claims
NaH niIIlar poIars

Washington. Feb. The secretary
o. the interior has submitted ap-opa
si,ion 20 the Usage Indian traders FOR a
settlement o. the claims against the
Usage Indians The Indians owed TO
the traders r-o-e than a half million
dollars and New FORK and Kansas
City bankers had loaned money on this
Security. The bills were contested by
the Indians on the grounds that they
hat been oyercharEed Congress IN
structei the secretary of the interior
90 investigate and q basis % settle
ueut has been reached. The dera-..
mert found there had been overcha-res
but viii require a settlement on the
schedule of prices which the depart
meut has fixed for Indian traders This
viii scale IRE traders bin more than
sio1uH.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-02-06
SAT ON = BARREL OF TURTLES
Q; Took Three Men TO Separate tive
Turtle ard tne Man.

Orange. Tex. Feb. 5.-A heavy ship
ment OF wild game. fish. etc. vas sent
from here 10 New Orleans. by express
today. In the lot we're several berrels
.of live turtles. Dennis Kitchings. the
driver Of the express wagon. loaded
them on. and then got up and sat
down on the top OF the canvass cover
ed barrel. As he reached for his lines
he gave a scream aud yelled out: He's
got me" Il required threem en- 10 am
putate the head OF the big turtle so
as % free the man The wound in ns
hip vas severe. deep AMI painful