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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-04-10

Only the unexpected interests us.
History records the race won 10y tho
easy-golng tortoise, but says never a
word about the many previous races
won by the hare.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-04-10

A rich Chicago man put $4,000 into a
cow. Most people would prefer a safe
" deposit box but there Is no account.
ing for millonaires.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-04-10

amy other crop. Everything seems to
point to decided change in methods
during the coming years, and the
thoughtful farmer with some knowl
edge of sheep raising is beginning to
feel that by Keeping up the fertility
of his farm he can raise sheep as profit
ably for his market as his distant com
petitor for his.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-04-10

The upbuilding Of the West depends
xpon the occupancy by settlers Of ev-
&ry acre Of ground capable Of intensive
cultivation. No scheme Of disposing OF
tho public lands which shuts out the
alssali settler can promote its develop
ment by making the West more popu-
Iona
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-04-10

to keep what they have away from the
others, was looking gloomy when 8
friend said TO him: IL wish | was MS
much Of IA millionaire as you are" Said
the other: you are dreaming. | am
no millionaire" But he soon admitted
that he was millionaire at least In this
sense, that he possessed that for which
he would not take million. lis
friend said to him: "HOw much cash
would you take for that new baby Of
yoursY Would you take n million"
The reply was. Of course: Not mil
lion. or hundred millions, or all the
money I'm the world" And then fol.
lowed the usual sad result Of asking II
fond father about his child. Say,
have told you about those two boysi
] catch cold In the head all the time
standing on the bridge watching the
trains 20 through the tunnel | am not
eXaggcrating when say that my older
boy, little as he Is. knows more about
engines and railroads than | do-and
the youngest keeps me in the Geological
Garden all day Sunday. He knows all
the uUlmulS anu Cuu llnllule tuelu all
am going to make naturalist OF
him." etc, etc, etc. After about fif.
teen minues OF this, allowed to tell n
few remarkable things about his chill
dren, few extraordinary plans for
their eduacton and the chance he
meant them to have, he was quite
ready to admit that If he was not
millionaire. he was n good deal better
off in some ways. The man who wants
money and the power OF selfindul-
gence Is usually not very patient when
you talk to him of his other blessings.
But as matter Of fact, the actual
money Is the least important Of all. We
simply strive for 1t. 1t Is a phase OF
modern life. Our existence would be
barren, utterly worthless, but for the
children, worth ten thousand millions
apiece the friendships that lend color
to life and the true affections that
make the years pass quickly.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-04-10
In Time,

How do you come to be celebrating
your golden wedding, Binks? You've
only been married three years"
81 know" said Binks, but my wife
and | thought we'd better have 1t now
when we really need the gold, "-Har-
per's BaZar.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-04-10

Catching contagion from unclean
bank notes is again exploited In the
nsUspapers. but as usual the great ma
3eraty do not bother about the cOnta-
sion SO that they are able to catch the
notes.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-04-10

The biggest beggars In this country
srs the big universities. The more they
gst the more they seem to need. A
giff OF millions only satisfies the crav-
ING momentarily.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-04-10
Wheat az Stock Feed.


The Topeka State Journal says that q
miller and grain dealer in Mcpherson,
Kan, says there is less wheat In Nc
Pherson County than for many years
at the same date. The scarcity Of corn
and Its high price have led many to
feed it to stock. He claimed to know
Of some who had fed out 5000 bushels,
and one man, who sold 1000 bushels
last July, had since bought 5000 bush.
els to feed out, and another had bought
5000 bushels for the same purpose
He estimated the amount fed on the
farms in that county at not less than
500 bushels on each farm, and the to-
tai as not less than half the crop OF
1901. While We think these figures
may be a little exaggerated, or more
than a little II applied to more than
the one county. we do not find fault II
they are true. Though In the Eastern
States, we used to think wheat -four
bread luxury compared to that made
from cornmeal. or rye and Indian
meal. II the farmers there can grow
wheat so that 1t costs less than corn
let them feed 1t, Us 1t has about the
same nutritIve value. Not many years
ago the farmers of Kansas and Ne
braska were reported as burning thell
corn because ton OF 1t would not buy
ton of coal. and made a better fire
Now lf bushel of ground wheat will
fatten as many steers or hogs as 9
bushel of cornmeal. and costs less. LEI
them use it.-American Cultivator.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-04-10

when Senator Hoar gets all the anar.
ehists sent away to some remote island
no might turn his attention to the peo-
Die who prod with their elbows In a
erowd.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-04-10
CouIdn'. See ANY Clothes.

Ethel's mother told the grocer to-
send Ler dressed turkey, and when
1t arrived the little niss said:s
mamma, the turkey isn't dressed ae
all; it's perfectly nude"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-04-10

A bad kind Of railroad merger is that
I'm which two moving trains try to pass
On the same track in the center Of a
dark tunnel.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-04-10

Blessings could be used to better ad-
vantage by most people were it not for
tho difficulty in penetrating their dis
guises.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-04-10
Not Her Amir.

Mrs. Pnette-Why, Belinda, the piano
has six weeks dust on II!
Belinda-Well, mum, amt to blame.
I've been here only three weeks.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-04-10
JOhmnY,s Idea of Parents

Here is little gem clipped from o
small boys essay on parents: "Par.
ents are things which boys have to
look after them. Most girls also have
parents. Parents consist Of pas and
mas Pas talk good deal about
what they are going to do, but most
" it's the mas that make YOU mind ~
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-04-10

a horse that Is an
habltual cramper
from getting his
tail over the line
and giving trouble.
Il nc kle I w O
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-04-10
Charcoal for TnrkeYs.

1t has been ascertalned by expert
ment that turkeys that get charcoal
mixed with their food get heavier than
others, and their meat is more tender
and better favored.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-04-10

II these fellows who kill their wives
and then commit suicide would only
reverse the order 1t would be more
atting.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-04-10

A Boston professor says people may
I'VE to be 100 years old. OF course
fhey may, but very few of them do.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-04-10

Almost any one can have the cour-
age Of his convictions when he is sure
rhat ne won't lose anything by It.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-04-10
A Barn for the Cows.

Don't keep cows In same barn with
other stock. Time is money, therefore
the barn should be convenient for clean.
ing out. for feeding and for getting
cows in and out, 1t should allow an
abundance OF sunshine.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-04-10

Germs Of lockjaw have been discov-
Ered nj the national capital. They have
bean very remiss in their business.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-04-10

upward, ever upward" is now Chi
cago's motto, the skyscraper limit hay-
ing been taken Off.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-04-10

A man has been sent to Jail for five
months for stealing an umbrella. Jus.
fics must have been peeplng that time.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-04-10

A theatrical angel is probably so
called because his money has wings and
Gies.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-04-10

Distance Of manner does not lend en-
nbnntment to young mans views OF a
pretty girl.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-04-10

What a jolly world this would be II
an the millionares would shut up and
lot their money talk.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-04-10
Tea Plant In India.

In India the tea plant Is naturally a
tree, but by means of pruning 1t is kept
so small that II seems to be only "A
bush.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-04-10

The name of an umbrella doesn't nee
sssarily belong to the man who has the
umbrella.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-04-10

thin. very Woodworking man of
Wall street. one Of those who make
$1,000 or $4,000 -ear aud struggle
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-04-10

There are some men who can stand
neither prosperity nor adversely.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-04-10
Shield for the Cramper.

j. II. Granger, Of Waukesha County,
Wisconsin. writes Iowa Homestead: 81
enclose sketch Of a good plan to keep
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-04-10

Woman grows old about as graceful
ly as she climbs out of hammock.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-04-10
Home-M Made Milk Aer.tor.

1t pays to use some standard device
for aerating and cooling the milk
drawn fresh from the cows. The aera-
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-04-10

The teS dollar note, known as the
Buffalo Bill" has on 1t the face of o
suicide, Merlwether Lewis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-05
USE OF WATER CURE
Means of Driving Gophcrs Out of
Their Holes and -Gafs---
turing Them.

Vi Clinton. Ia, May 5.-E. G. Williams.
of Palmyrc. farmer. tried the
water cure" on gOphcrs on his farm.
ana the experiment proved 80 success
ful that he slaughtered JOG OF the pests.
His method was a novel one. He
hitched Il team OF horses to wagon
on which was Il large wafer tank. To
the tank he fastened hose and drove
over the 'arm. Whenever he found a
gopher hole he inserted the hose and
turned on the water. driving the lit
tie animals out. which were then cap
tured by couple of dogs. But few
escaped.
The farmers throughout the country
near Palmyrc are complaining of the
pest, and say the fields are overrun
with them. They increase i'm numbers
each year. and work great damage To
the corn. which they dig ont of the
ground and eat just as it is beginning
to Sprout
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-05
PRINCE AT. BANQUET
George of Wales Hears South Afri-
can Transportation
Facts.

London. May at the Royal
Academy banquet at Burlington House
Il distinguished company of 2G0 per-
sons was present. The Prince of
Wales sat Oh the right of the president,
Sir Edward John POyntcr, and re-
sponded TO the toast, THE Royal Fam
ily." lie was cordially received. The
Earl of Sclbourne. first lord of the
admiralty, responded TO the toast.
admiralty. responding to the toast,
The Navy" apparently could not re
fTain from touching upon the subject
of paramount intereSt-the Atlantic
shipping combine.
He declared that Great Britain'S
continued possession of her unriValed
merchant marine was a matter insep-
arably bound up not only with the
prosperity but with the very existence
of the empire. AS an instance of the
effectiveness of the merchant marine,
cooperating with the navy under the
guidance of the admiralty, he said
shat the 600 vessels engaged in South
African transport work had carried
half million men, besides immense
quantities of stores. without a single
fatality resulting through any cause
connected with the vessels or the adj
miralty.
The lord high chancellor, the Earl
of Halsbury, replied, in the absence
of Lord Salisbury, TO His Majesty's
Minister'S" He said popular interest
now chiefly centered in combinations.
The government, he declared. had done
good deal in that line: it had not
only combined the forces of the en-
pire. but the affections of the empire
as well. He thought the government,
largely through the tour of the Prince
of Wales, had succeeded in establish
ing true community of interest, and
had likewise shown the world that the
empires recruiting ground was not
confined to IL weather beaten island i'll
northern sea.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-05
THAT IOWA CYCLONE
Much Damage in Its Path Over
the Hawkeye
State.

Omaha, Neb., May GA cyclone
passed over Iowa from northwest to
southeast. In several places it dropped
low enough to destroy farm houses,
barns, windmille and early crops The
telegraph and telephone wires are
down in tn districts affected. The ter
ritory in the vicinity of Sheldon suf-
fercd greatly. At Webster City it
passed west and south for a distance
of about fifteen miles. carrying with
ii all houses and barns. except where
teh storm rose above the earth.
Much live stock is reported killed iii
this vicinity. The path of the storm led
up to the village of bruShy. where it
rose suddenly and lowered again when
the village was passed. 1t passed over
Jackson township, five miles west of
Eldora. dcmoliShinS farm houses.
barns ana wind mills. The new farm
house of James B. Starr was levcled to
the ground. Fairfax school house was
blown away. and Starr'S hired man is
reported missing. Rural telephone
wires are torn down. and it is not
known how serious the damages may
be.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-05
FOE TO BEEF TRUST
Butchers to- Pool Their Issues and
Combine Their
Capital.

Chicago. May J.-Hundreds Of re-
tail meat dealers throughout the coun-
try have begun the organization of an
Independent packing company. with n
capital stock of SJ.OOO.OC0. 1t is pro-
posed by the organizers to erect q
large enough to supply all the beef
products handled in their trade. \
considerable abOunt of the capital nee
esSary to carry through the project
already has been subscribed.
The largest subscription. which will
he accepted from any one firm or in
dividual is 5000. This is to prevent
the absorption of the company by the
packers who now control the beef
business. Men skilled in the beef
trade already have been engaged to
manage the new concern. The work
for the promotion of the new COM
pany began two weeks ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-05
The Present Work.
PREACHER ACCUSED
Police Make Serious Charges in a
Mysterious
Case.

Springfield. Ills. May 1.-The young
man who was mystcriously murdered
here Monday night has been identified
as Charles ISakSSOn, of Granite City,
His; and John Polctt. of Grafton. Ills.
Is in Jail here charged with having
committed the crime. Polett admits
having been here with ISakSSon last
Monday. but denies committing the
murder. polett is preacher. and until
recently had charge of Il mission at
McClOSkey. Ills. going from that place
To Granite City, where he met Isaks-
son.
Either Polett * an innocent man.
with implicit faith in the protecting
carr of the religion he processes. or lie
Is the ShrrewdeSt. mocSt cunning and
clever tongued criminal the local au-
thoriticS have ever had to deal with.
Sitting on thc bunk in hiScell he told
in detail his story of the circumstances
leading up to the time he claims
to have parted company with his friend
Charles ISakSSon. whose INITIATED
body was found in the north part of
Springfield Il few hours later. The
prisoner talked. he said. not to free
himself of the suspicion attaching to
him. but because he has nothing to con-
ccal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-05
Report Confirmed.

Monte Christie, May 5.-AIessengers
under a flag of truce who arrived
yesterday at Puerto Plata from San
Domingo City confirmed the reports
of the capitulation of the Dominican
capital. which occurred last Friday.
They also confirmed that President
had sought refuge i'll the
French consulate at San Domingo.
Negotiations between the revolution
lists and Gen. Descamps, governor of
Puerto Plata. for the surrender of
that place have fallen through.
The governor refuses to surrender
without an order from the Domini-
can government.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-05
MADE CARRIE WEARY
Students at Ann Arbor Develop the
Most Noise and the Ma
tiOn Quits.

Ann Aroor. Mich. May Carrie
Nation gave the students of the Mich
igan State university here Il lively two
hours. The celebrated hatchet WELD
CT of Kansas was billed TO deliver an
address and the students turned out
1000 strong to give her 4 welcome.
Her address was delivered in the open
air, but it is not believed that any one
heard anything of it after the first few
words.
The students then let loose with
their college yell. and this. with slight
intermiSSionS of guying, was continued
the whole time. At last Carrie grew
tired of the unequal contest and re-
tired from the platform. Then the
students gave her three cheers and
swarmed about her, incidentally at the
same time rObbing her of all her Souve-
mir hatchetS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-05
BIG WRECK NOT FATAL
Passenger and Switch Engine Col
Iidc, But Nobody is
Hurt.

Joliet. Ills. May 5.-One of the
strangest wrecks in local railroad his
tory has occurred on the Alton rail
road. As the Chica o-SprinGfield pass
enger WAS passing through the steel
mill yards at the rate of thirty five
miles an hour the locomotive encoun-
tered Il switch engine running from Il
siding. The shock was terrific. The
engines were thrown into the air and
overturned, and the baggage and Smok-
ing ears were derailed and wrecked
The three remaining coaches re-
mained on the tracks. One hundred
and fifty people We're aboard the pass
enger train. Escaping steam from the
engines envcloped the train and the
passengers were panic-Stricken. Be
yond cuts and bruises of minor ma
ture none was injured. The men in
the engines crawled from under the
wreckage without serious injuries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-05
IN CUMMINGS HONOR
Memorial Services Held in the Ma
tiOnaI HOuse-Sad Coin
cidence.

Washington. May I'm pursuance
of the resolution adopted by the house
Saturday, public memorial services
We're held over the remains of the late
Representative Cummings in the hall
of representatives yesterday afternoon.
Only twice before i'll recent years has
such AN UNUSUAL honor been accorded
to deceased representative, and the
men who received the honor were kel-
ley of Pennsylvania and Dingley of
Maine. The exercises yesterday were
very impressive ana attended by near
" every representative and senator
and delegations from the G.. y. r.. Ty-
biographical union. letter carriers and
other bodies. The funeral will take
place tomorrow morning at Merritt
chapel and the body Will be buried ut
TTungtOn. y. j.
y sad incident following Cummings
death was announced Yesterday. Rep
resentativc Peter !. OIcy. of the Sixth
Virginia district. died yesterday after
noon at LynchburG. Na. He hId beer
nGmed as member OF the committee
to accompany the remains of Cum
minCS to New York. hut he notified
the speaker that he was too i'll to at
tend.
Representative Cummings remains
arrived here from Baltimore yesterday
morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-05
DEPORTING CHINAMEN
Chief Justice Fuller Renders De-
cision Sustaining the
Authorities.

Washington. May 5.-The chief
justice of the United States supreme
court today rendered opinions in two
test cases affecting the Punishment of
Cinnamon through the United States
to other countries. sustaining the ac-
tion of the governmental authorities
in having them detained at San Fran
cisco. There are said to be forty or
fifty Cbinamen who have been thus
detained in San Francisco for the
past four or five months and who
have been very restless under re-
straint. The result of the decision
will be the deportation to China of
the Chinese detained.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-05
CLERK ROBS THE MAIL
Crazy While Committing the Act,
He TeIegraphs His
Chief.

Brunswick, Mo-, May 5.-W. +.
Helnman, a railway mail clerk on the
Omaha brunswick division of the Wa
bash railroad, became demented while
on duty and rified registered pouch,
securing $1,000 in cash. When he
completed his run. which terminates
here, he began spending his money free
ly. The postmaster here telegraphed
the postoffice authorities at st. Louis,
who came to take charge of Heinman.
They found about 5000 of the mon
ey on his person. Before being ar
rested Heinman sent telegram 10 the
division inspector at st. Louis. saying
he had rified the pouch lin defiance of
the law of mankind. and am now at
Brunswick distributing $1,051 in de-
tiance of law" The money taken was
expressed by the First National bank
of Council Bluffs, Ia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-05
Second Engagement of
Miss Holman, Marco
mis- Recent Fiancee
HUNGARIAN WINS HER
WiCkeS, of Pullman Com
pany, is Again
Married.

Indianapolis. Ind. May 5.-Friends
of Miss Josephine Holman, formerly
of indianapolis. who was once en-
gagged to marry Signor Marconi, of
wireless telegraphy fame. have re-
ceiVcd the announcement of her COM
ing marriage to Eugene BoroSS. af
Buda-PeSth. Hungary. The event will
take place mt ST. Margarets chapel
London, on May 22.
Boross crossed the Atlantic on the
same steamship with Miss Holman
and her mother early in January, and
was so attracted by the young woman
that after reaching Paris he sought
an opportunity through mutual friends
of making her acquaintance.
Miss Holman and her mother have
just returned TO Paris after Il visit to
Buda-Pesth ut the home of Mr. BO-
ross parents. After the marriage the
young couple expect to spend part of
each year in Buda-PeSth. Mrs. Holman
will return TO New York ut the end of
this month.
wIckes Has "a New Wife.
st. Louis, Mo. May 5.--Nice Presi-
dent r.. ii. Wickcs, of the Pullman
company, left this city for Chicago
Saturday night. taking with him Il
bride whose name is known only to her
friends. 1t is supposed that Wickcs
was married in New Orleans. and
came here Saturday with his wife
Neither he nor any of his friends
would give any information regard
ing the time and place of the wedding,
or the identity of the bride.
Mrs. WicleS is handsome woman,
with auburn hair, and apparently con-
Siderahly younger than her husband.
WickcS was divorced from his first
wife several years ago and has several
grown children, one of whom, Flore
is an actress.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-05
DECLINE IN STOCKS
IS HARD ON BROKERS

New York, May 5.-The suspension
of Offenbach & Moore, Henry Broth
ers. and Lockwood, -Hurd q Co. stock
exchange brokers, was announced
this morning as the result of declines
in stocks. of the Dominion Securities
company, the Rutland Railroad COM
pany and the Hackensack Meadows
company, the latter half of last week.
No statement was issued.
y further decline occurred this
morning in the Rutland preferred of
II points. There were severe de-
cIines in other high priced stocks
which have been under manipulation
recently.