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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-31
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The extremely sensitive test-paper Of
Is. Dietrich is made by painting alco-
hOlic solution Of shellac and huores-
cein on black background. The slight
est trace of alkali causes character
tstic green fuoresCence, one part Of
Nammonia il one million being detected.
The spectrum Of lightning, which has
been photographed at Harvard Univer-
sity through a telescope provided with
an objective prism, is not always the
same but curiously resembles the
spectra of new stars, such as that in
Perseus. Many of the lines appear 20
be due to hydrogen.
Horses are shod with various mate
rails. Most horse in Japan wear shoes
of rice bound with ropes of the
same material, and ponies in Iceland
are shod with Sleeps horns, and in
other places with antlers of deer.
Socks of camel's skin are sometimes
used Oh horses in Egypt.
1t is well known that some savage
tribes are accustomed to obtain fire by
the friction OF dry wood, but white
men trying the experiment usually fail.
The method used by native Indian
tribe. the Yanadis. Of Madras Presi-
dency is described in recent bulletin
of the Madras Government Museum.
In a short stick square cavity is
made. Tn stick is then laid on the
ground and held firmly in place by
one operator, while another rapidly
twirls between his hands a longer
stick. one end of which rests In the
cavity. From the fire thus produced
dry leaves or rag can be ignited.
Our consul at ST. Etienne, France.
Mr.. II. S. Brunot, furnishes interesting
details concerning the manufacture
and use of petroleum briquets as fuel.
He says the briquets weigh only half
as much as coal, and produce twice as
much heat They keep indefinitely in
good condition, are in no way danger
GUS, give off no smoke or odor, and
burn with very white flame, eight
or ten inches high. They consist Of
petroleum, either crude or refined,
mixed with certain chemicals the pre-
else nature of which is a trade secret,
and solidified In molds under a pres
sure of 300 pounds per square inch.
They cost about $14 per short ton.
With the spread of American lnflu-
ence in distant parts of the world, the
work of the government scientific bu-
reaus is rapidly widening. Alaska and
the Philippines have recently called
forth extra efforts from the Coast and
Geodetc Survey in charting the coasts
of those lands. Without accurate
charts the growing commerce nourish-
ed by the development of the mineral
wealth of Alaska and the rich and va
ried resources of the Philippine Islands
cannot be safely conducted. An idea
of the amount of surveying and chart
ing to be done may be formed when 1t
is stated that our knowledge of a large
portion of the coast of Alaska is still
based on the Information obtained by
iearly explorers and navigatOrs, while
in the Philippines the existing charts
ARE trul.- Oriental in their untruth-
fulneSs."
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-31
Queen Victoria's Way,

The Queens interest in and over
sight of public affairs did not cease
with the Princes death, although, In
the first years Of overwhelming sor-
row, it must have been difficult to car
ry out her conception Of duty. All i'm
portant resolutions were taken by her;
the personal notes in the Court Cir
GUAR" were written by her own hand
and were seen by no one else. When
Sir Henry POnsonby became the
Queens private secretary, she said to
him: Remember this: no advice! |
am older than you are, and have had
more experience" In after years, his
torlans will have much to say upon
the Queens personal share in the gov
eminent of her dominlons. All her
papers have been most carefully pre-
served and arranged. and some day.
perhaps, will be accessible to the in
quirer. On the other hand. there is not
a single paper belonging to George III.
which is known to be in existence
Century.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-31
Progress.

"Jabez is gettin used to public speak
in, amt hep
ION, yes; remember when you could
hardly get him to stand up, an now
you kin hardly git him to sit down. -
IurK
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-31
Locomotive Explodes.

Washington, Ind, July pa b.
& o. freight locomotive exploded near
Olney, H., today. Engineer Conaty,
OF Washington, Ind, was instantly
killed and Fireman Michael Muster
was fatally injured Fifteen ears
were wrecked and traf1ic was blocked
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-31

For the past week Wymore has
Deen infested by burglars Several
petty thefts have been committed,
but the boldest attempt was made
when someone entered the home OF
c. f. Benert, while the family was
away, and stole about 81 ia cash
from a toy bank and also made way
with valuable ring. Entrance
was effected with skeletoa key,
and before leaving the thief locked
ha door
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-31

seventy-dye per cent of the farmers
Of the state own their farms, and 90
per cent OF the mortgages filed by
them are for the purpose of improving
their lands or adding to them.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-31

The land commissioner left to look
up tract Of land in Nemaha county
which some years ago was reported
to have sunk into the Missouri liver.
The track covers thirty-four acres
and recently 1t was discovered that
the land was being used for a pas
ture. If the land is found 1t will be
put on sale.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-31

1t is claimed that the farmers OF
western Nebraska raise and fatten
their hogs for market on alfalfa at an
expense OF cent pound. Twenty
years ago alfalfa was unknown.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-31

John Wann young farmer living
near Superior had an arm cut on
above the elbow. He was driving .
team attached to binder. The
horses ran away and Wann was
thrown In front of the machine,
with the painful result.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-31

Fourteen hundred dollars In drill
and exhibition prizes are offered by the
management OF the state tiremens
tournament which will be held at
Grand Island, August tot.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-31

You hear often from car window OBJ.
servers of the "dreary" desert, the
"hopeless," the "cheerleSs" desert. But
the desert deserves none of these adj
jectives. 1t is dreadful, If you wish.
In the way in which 1t Furnishes the
ignorance and presumption of those
who know not the signs of thirst; it $
sometimes awful in its passions Of
dust. torrents. heat; it is even monot-
Onous to those who love only the life
of crowded cities: but it is never
dreary or cheerlesS. HOpelesSnesS may
well apply to the deserts of Mulberry
Street and Smoky Hollow, with their
choked and heated tenements, their
foul odors. their swarms Of crowded
and hldeous human life; but the des-
ert of the arid land Is eternally hope
full, smiling, strong, rejoicing In itself.
The desert is never morbid In its adj
versity: on the other hand. 1t is calm
and sweet and clean-the cleanest OF
all land. Not till man comes, bring
ing his ugly mfning-town and his de-
structive herds. does it bear even the
vestige of the unclean. the dreary. the
unpicturesque.-Ray Stannard Baker,
in the Century.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-31

State Engineer Adna Dobson re-
ceived letter recently from +. III.
Newell of the United States geologi-
Cal survey, asking Dobson to points
out to him any storage reservoir
schemes which would help Nobras-
ka. Mr.. Newell wishes to secure
information OF the smaller projects,
as the larger ones are known ta
him.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-31

A. Giles, who was arrested as
Genoa for alleged forgery, commit
ted at Chicago, was taken hack
there without requistion papers by
Detective Gallagher. Giles formerly
lived at Genoa. He confesses his
guilt and states that others will ba
implicated before the trial is over.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-31
Not "A Stage Meal.

My" exclaimed the good-natured
housekeeper as she watched Weary
Wraggles devour the food you GER
tainly do act az II they were hungry"
"ActT' he cried, between bites. "Gee
whlz, lady. don't you know de differ
ence between actin an de real t'lngT'
philadelphia Press.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-31

BURGERS entered the house OF Peter
Rasmussen at Fremont and carried OK
a gold watch ard chain and few
other articles of slight value.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-31

Nebraska City board Of health has
finished the cleaning OF the basins OF
of the water company and over siz
feet OF sediment was removed.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-31

Nebraska City has more handsoma
lawns than any other town I'm the
state. A prize is annually offered for
the best kept.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-31

The German Lutheran church at
Fremont has purchased corner lot
and will erect church on the site
in the near future.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-31

Returns from threSheis over the
county show phenomenal yield OF
wheat from every locality. Reports
show as high as tifty-seven bushels
per acre. The grade Of the wheat Is
very fine, some of 1t testing sixty
three pounds to the bushel. At Ell
wood six new steam threshers have
been started, and all Of. them have
at least three months steady runs
ahead OF them.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-31

1t has been announced that Cover
nor Savage had appointed II. }. Ma
jors, Of Peru on the state board OF ed
ucation, IN place Of John Eitz Roberts
OF South Omaha.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-31

Preliminary steps in the directions
IF building the Kansas City, Beatrice
~ Western railroad were taken at
Beatrice in the filing OF IA mortgage
by j. E. Smith, one of the incorpo-
ratorS, to the Union Trust company
OF Philadelphia for $500, 600. Mr..
Smith is president OF the company
incorporated few weeks ago at
Beatrice and states that as soon as
the mortgage filed is returned to
Philadelphia the money will be
forthcoming and work upon the CON
struction Of the new line will begin
at once. Under the articles Of in
corporation the line is to be built
from Virginia to Beatrice, thence
northwest to Grand Island. The
articles also include branch line
from Beatrice to Lincoln.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-31

Do you annoy people who are willing
to let you alone? Many people do it,
Look yourself over.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-31
NEBRASKA NOTES.

Deposits in the Nebraska banks In
creased nearly $500, 900, last quarter.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-31

According to an agreement en-
teId into by leading Omaha and
Lincoln implement dealers some
years ago, no exhibit will be made
by them at the state fair. The
Lincoln dealers will invite visitors
to view their displays at the city
warehouses, but none except the
smaller dealers will have an exhie-
It OF machinery or vehicles at tho
fair.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-31

BY the time a woman has worn out
all jealousy entertained because of her
husband, her sons are grown, and she
begins to grow jealous on their ac-
count.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-31

The peace footing OF the armies OF
the civilized world is in all 100000
men
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-31

Misfortunes never come singly. But
COED fsctuA< sas Rolissry kabtts.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-31

The tongue Is a pump used 70 induce
O aOw q e0Av sFss sisn.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-03-21

platform. The cndpei was 'choKeu WIN
a great crowd, one of the greatest ever
known. AS the president appeared, fol-
lowed by the contestants, the college
cheered. The girls had come in with
small flags representing the rival So
cietles. They had waved them, and the
members of the societies tried to drown
one another's voices in shouting for
Wilson or Blake.
Edward was conscious of the crowd,
and he saw Freeda's sympathetic face,
with that of Miss Seton, looking up at
him. The sight helped him. Somehow
he associated Miss 'Seton's face with
Freedas, as if both girls were equally
interested in his success. The presi-
dent spoke n few words, stating the
rules that were to govern the debate.
He then introduced Wilson, the speak
err on the affirmative of the question:
Resolved, That the United States is
justified in the present war in the Phil
ippines."
Wilson rose and walked slowly for
ward. The great crowd was as still
now as it had been noisy before, and
the great debate had begun.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-03-21

has come TO believe. and so II Is. Are
we ready to forfeit this high position;
DO we not endanger the very founda.
ton principles OF tais government
when we make the blare of the bugles
and the tramp Of the armed battalion
the music which is heard on every sid
and the inspiration which attracts the
ambition of our youth?
IF" continued Edward, as he fin
ished the quotation. 1--WE begin to war
On a nation for conquest. what future
du we anticipate for our country? To
quote again from the same source, from
this distinguished member of our high
est court whose motives certainly can.
not be impugned as selfish or PARTISAN:
"'Ay friends, two visions rise before
me: One of n nation. growing in p0pu-
lation. riches and strength, reaching
out the strong hand to bring within its
dominion weaker and distant races and
lands; holding them by force for TIE
rapid wealth they may bring-with per-
haps the occasional glory, success and
sacrifice of war; n wondrously luXu-
rious life into which the fortunate few
shall enter; an accumulation of mag
nificence which, for term, will charm
and dazzle, and then the shadow of the
awful question whether human nature
has changed, and the old law, that his
tory repeats itself, has lost its force;
whether the ascending splendor of i'm
perial power is to be followed by the
descending gloom of luxury, decay and
ruin. The other of q nation, where the
spirit of the Pilgrim and the Huguenot
remains the living and controlling
force, devoting its energies to the de-
velopment of the ineXhaustible re-
sources of its great continental terri
tory; solving the problem Of universal
personal and political liberty, of gov.
eminent by the consent OF the gov.
erned. where no king. no class and no
race rules, but each individual has
equal voice and power in the control of
all, where wealth comes only as the
compensation for honest toll OF hand
Or brain. where public service is private
duty: nation whose supreme value TO
the world lies not in its power but in
its unfailing loyalty TO the high ideals
Of its youth. it's forever lifting It's
strong hand. not TO govern. but only &c
protect, the weak; and thus the bright
shining which brightcns more and more
into the fadeless eternal day.
(TO BE CONTINUED
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-03-21

The president lOCnt tOTlUdrd ana tntrO
duccd EdUdrd.
question would be contrary to the 20.
ltical views of these two men. YET
they had been selected as judges who
would give an impartial decision. and
Edward had enough magnanimity to
give them credit for treating him fair
ly.
eve dore the best could" he NUT
tered as he finally blew out his lights
and walked over to chapel hall. His
pulses were beating high as he heard
the college yells on the chapel steps
The crowd was coming up the hill. alst
from down town, as the interest II
the debate was more than local. AZ
he went In by the side door. WHERE
the speakers on programmes went III
stairs 70 the room back OF the plat
form, he began 10 feel that strang,
dread of crowd which nearly all pub
lie Speakers ut some time or othe
have felt.e When he reached the room
some OF this feeling had left him. do
he was still under n tense excitement
Wilson was In the room, and I'll,
president. who was to preside, camt
up a moment after Edward. He sab
q few words of encouragement to boil
of them, and his hearty manner dio
both the young men good.
Then he led the way out upon the
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-03-21
STUDENTS ARE RIOTING.
Very Exciting Scenes Sunday in St
Petersburg.

FStcTSpuT9s
st. Petersburg, March 18.-A stu
dents riot here yesterday, in which
over 10000 people participated, kept
a small army Of police and cavalry
busy throughout the day. Probably
100 arrests were made, but the repres-
sive measures were not so strict as on
the corresponding Sunday of 1901.
While many persons were injured, no
fatalities were reported. The students
placarded the city Sunday night, an
nouncing that they intended to hold q
grievance meeting, and the authori-
ties, taking the hint, made extensive
preparations.
Crowds increased in the main thor
oughfares until noon, when every Of
ficer in command of squad in front
of the Hotel d'Europe begged the
crowd there to dispense and go home.
The demonstrators refused and the
mounted troops began slowly clearing
the streets. At 1880 p. m. the stu
dents attempted to organize process
sion in front of the hotel mentioned,
singing revolutionary songs and shout
ing Free Russia" Down with the
autocracy." The police and cavalry
then charged, but used only their Cos
sack whips and the fiat of their sabres.
Many persons were hurt but only a
few were seriously injured. The fight
ing continued during the remainder of
the afternoon, breaking out in fresh
places continually. One Of the most
severe fights Of the day was concluded
only few minutes before the czarina,
in an open sleigh, passed the spot
where 1t occurred.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-03-21

alarm clock in the morning, or of store
routine during the day. And, above all,
after the round of winter gayeties, there's
the sea shore for the summer, with it's
freedom and it's health giving ocean
breezes. The chances of health are all
in favor of the girl that goes to the shore
and all against the girl that stays in the
store.
SUMMER IN THE CITY
is uncomfortable, says society with its
luxurious surroundings. What must
summer in a city store bel At the best
it is trying to nerves and temper. The
long, languid days, the oppressive atmo-
sphere, the monotonous round of duties
are ali trying. And when to this is adj
ded womanly weakness, the condition is
well-nigh unbearable. And yet it must
be borne for money must be earned if
life is to be sustained.
Every working woman owes it to her
self to bring her physical health to the
highest standard Of excellence-not only
because it increases her happiness, but
also because it increases her earning ca
pacity 1t is a cruel fact that the floor
walker has, as a rule, no sympathy with
the backache and weakness which impel
woman to seek an occasional moments
rest for her aching back, if only by lean
ing rigidly against the shelves behind
her.
DR.. Pierces Favorite Prescription
makes weak women strong and sick
women we'll. Hundreds of thousands of
women have testified to this fact.
"I write few lines to thank you for
your advice and grand remedies, to which
lowe my health, and perhaps my life -
says Miss Flora I. Greer, of Io7 Howe
Street, Akron, Ohio. Why troubles
started during my childhood but did not
prove serious until 1893, when met with
an accident caused by horse running
away. From that time 1 did not see a
well day. suffered at every monthly
period with terrible headache, irritation
OF the spine and pains in my heels so I
could not bear them resting on the soft
est pillow. What I suffered pen could
never describe. had soreness through
my hips and ovaries all the time and con-
slant backache. Was afraid to be alone,
imagined that everyone hated me, and
everything looked like a mountain. One
doctor would tell me one thing allied me,
another would say something altogether
different, but they only relieved me. Z
then wrote to yos in A1rii, 1899, through
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-03-21
he FEARED he had LOST

When WI Ting Fang, the famous Chin
csc Minister to Washington, irritable and
somewhat forgetful from severe cold,
missed one day from the front of his cap the
immense diamond he always wears there,
he was dreadfully frightened. A friend
pointed out that the statesman had mad
vertently donned his turban wrong side
before, and that the diamond was safe in
the rear. Had WI Ting Fang been wear.
ing Benson's Porous Plaster on his chest
or back to cure his cold, he never would
have doubted its location. He would have
felt it doing its work ,-warming and max.
ing flexible the torpid muscles, extracting
the pain and soreness, promoting the free
circulation of the blood, stimulating the
skin and lungs to proper action, and so
dissoloing and banishing the malady. Thus
we perceive, beloved friends, that
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-03-21
BEET MEN LOST
House Republicans Declare for
Cuban Reciprocity. -
LIMITED TO DEC. /, 1903
Payne's Proposition for 20 Per Cent
Reduction Also Adopted - Final
Vote Stood 85 to 31-This Makes
the Fifth Conference.

Washington, March 19-The advo-
Gates of Cuban reciprocity scored de-
cisive victory last night at the confer
ence of republican members of the
house of representatives, the PROPOSE
ton of Chairman Payne of the ways
and means committee, for 20 per
cent reduction of duty, with the Sibley
amendment, limiting the duration OF
the reduced taxes to Dec. 1, 1903, be-
ing adopted by vote of SO yeas to 81
nays. The result was reached at 1880
O'Clock after a protracted debate, fol-
lowed by a series of exciting roll calls.
The first test was when Mr.. Payne
concluded the speech-making with
motion for the previous question on
all pending propositions. This pre-
vailed, rs to Sc. A vote was then taken
on a substitute offered by Mr.. Dick
(Ohio) in behalf of those opposing the
reciprocity. plan, offering in it's stead
a plan of direct payment to Cuba COW
ering several years, was defeated by
81 to rs.
An amendment by Mr.. Morris of
Minnesota, to take off the differential
on refined sugar, was defeated, SO to
~. The ways and means proposition
for reciprocity, with the Sibley amend
ment limiting it's duration, was then
agreed to, S5 to 81. While the voting
was in progress quite a number Of
those who oppose the ways and means
plan left the chamber.
This was the fifth conference held
for the purpose of seeking to recon
cile the differences existing on this
subject. About 140 members were in
attendance, including Speaker Hender-
son, Chairman Payne of the ways and
means committee, and others who
have figured prominently in the con-
test