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The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-11
senator veat Failing.

Senator Vest, Missouri's veteran
senator. Is In poor health and Is rapid
ly growing weaker. says a Kansas City.
Mo-. dispatch. During the last session
of congress his strength failed a great
deal and his sight became poor. Now
he Is almost blind and Is not able to
leave his bed. Owing to his age. y
years. 1t Is feared the senator canno
long survive and in any event 1t Is sure
he will never be able to re-enter public
life.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-11
Judge Was Suspicious.

The trial of Frank A. Andrews, for
mer vice president of the wrecked
City Savings bank, began at Detroit
Tuesday morning and had not been in
progress very long before 1t was char
acterized by a sensation. Judge Muir
ply dismissed the entire panel of
Jurors called for the January term,
stating as his reason that he had re-
ceiyed "certarr Information affecting.
the members of the jury summoned"
while nothing was said as to the. ma.
ture of this Information, IT, is surmised
that the court had reference to An
drews' former close political ASSOC
Ciates.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-11
MOuiders on q strike.

The moulders working for the King
Drill Manufacturing company at Ne
braska City struck because the COM
pany would not give them more help
ers az they demanded. There were ten
OF them and they say that they Will
stay out until their demands are met.
The officers of the company will hold
a conference with them this evening
and il is thought that the demands OF
the strikers will be granted.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-11
WIN Restore Rates

As a result of a conference OF the
traffic men of the western roads held
in Chicago the grain rates from Kan
sas City to Chicago, which have been
In a demoraliZed condition for some
time. will probably be restored. All
the western roads are apparently now
In q frame of mind favorable to restor-
ing the old rate before the heavy ship
ments OF the new crop. The old rates
IL is expected will be restored by Au-
gust /.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-11

Linden Tree, the celebrated stallion
given by the Sultan Of Turkey to Gen
eral Grant, and by him given to Gen
eral l.. w. Colby. died at General Col
by's home place at Beatrice, Neb.,
Tuesday, of old age, He was ever
thirty years old, and being a pure
bred Arabian, was full OF ginger to
the last.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-11
Valued at Half = Million.

Accompanying a bill in a suit at
Trenton, n. j.. to restrain the CONVEX
sion OF preferred stock OF the United
States Steel corporation into bonds is
an affidavit of James II. Lancaster. ar
expert mechanical engineer. who places
the value of the plants at not more
than $500, 900, 900. 1t is charged that OF
those who voted for conversion many
were stock brokers who held stock 'op
margin for others.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-11
Breaks Worlds Record.

DR.. George w. Fisher, of Baltimore,
Md. is the owner OF a nineteen weeks
old homing pigeon which has Just
broken the worlds record for birds Of
its class. In a 800 mile contest from
Augusta, Ga. to Baltimore the bird
made the distance in a single flight at
the rate of $50, Is yards a minute, or
nearly forty miles an hour. In a 200
mile contest II made forty-eight miles
an hour.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-11

A dispatch to the London Exchange
Telegraph company from Vienna says
a severe earthquake shock was felt at
Salonica, European Turkey. Accord
ing to this dispatch many houses were
w'crked and there was much loss of
life, Particulars of the disaster have
not yet been received,
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-11
FEW DEATHS IN NAVY
Fortunate During tho Outbreak Of
Cholera In Asiatic Ports.

1t develops that the naval forces on
the Asiatic station have been singu-
larry fortunate or careful during the
prevalence OF the formidable outbreak
OF cholera in the east. So far there
have been only three deaths from that
disease reported to Rear Admiral
Rixey. surgeon general Of the navy.
Two were p%rivates of the marine corps
and the other was an officer of the
,avy. Moreover, there have not been,
Is said. over a half a dozen persons
ttacked by the disease in our naval
establishment In China and the Philip
ines, This is unusual considering the
act that the men cannot be coopcd
kp aboard ship, but must be given
Hiore liberty with it's attendant dan
or Of contracting the disease.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-11
Drowned While BAIhIng.

Alfred NJ, Wilson, a prominent and
wealthy farmer living in Catherton
precinct. near Red Cloud, Neb., was
drowned while bathing In a flooded
draw, A young man who was with
him made several Intellectual attempts
to rescue him, but did not succeed in
doing so. He leaves a family.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-11
PIayip~ Novel Chess Game.

S. Kayser, an employe OF a Canton,
o., steel roofing plant, and r. Bloch,
of Warsaw. Russia, have made four
moves in a chess game which is eX-
pected to last five years, The game is
being played by letter and it requires
about fourteen days for a letter to
pass between Canton and Warsaw.
The men are playing for a prize OF
$ 5 5000 offered by Charles Rosenblun,
who is related to both of t. EN-.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-11
Disagree on Minor Points.

The agreement regarding the Phil
ippines which a committee OF cardi-
mails proposes for the signature Of Gov.
Taft and the vatican have been sub
mitted to the pope, who has approved
1t. II is expected the agreement will
be delivered to Taft Thursday or Fri
day of this week. The cardinals differ
with Taft only on minor points,
chiefly regarding the withdrawal OF
the friars from the islands.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-11
CORONATION DATE
King win he Crowned Betwsen July II
aud rs

A London. July I, dispatch says:
King Edward will he crowned between
August II and Is. His recovery has
been so rapid and satisfactory that the
above decision was arrived at today.
No Official announcement OF the fact
has yet beer made.
The pageant through the streets and
the ceremony at Westminster abbey
will be much curtailed from the orig
inal plan.
Their majesties will drive from
buckingham palace to the abbey,
through the Mall to Whitehall and
thence to the abbey, the same route as
taken at the opening Of parliament.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-11
WANTS PROPERTY REMOVED
The Cuban Government sends u Polite
NOte to Washington


just after the occupation of Havana
by the United States troops in 1898
the "a department secured by lease
n large warehouse belonging to private
persons and located at Triscornia,
across the bay from the city of Ha-
vana. About 1000 tons Of coal belong
ing to this government is still in the
building. The wal department also
built "A railroad from the wharf at iris
cornia, connecting with the existing
interior railroad system a few miles
from the bay.
The Cuban government naturally
dOes not care to see a manifestation OF
foreign presence near Havana and It
has siGniied a disposition to discuss
with the United States authorities the
subject of the removal Of the coal and
the abandonment of the place as a coal
station.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-11
GREAT OIL AND GAS FIND
IIissirx Noise Taken for Volcanic Erup-
ton j. Explained.

''ou ~ ENt'ittnfHE
Hr'lt excitement has been caused
~ i 'sa, in the Indian Territory, ow-
Ing 10 the discovery by surveyors
working north of that place of cracks
in the sides of mounds. as though
from great pressure underneath. Gas
is escaping from the assures and a
continual kissing and roaring can he
heard.
On the extreme top of the highest
hill there has been IA small volcano at
work. raising up large boulders and
tossing them aside.
Experts state that it is n great oil
and gas field and that pressure from
a great depth has caused the commo-
ton.
The inhabitants of Tulsa are be-
coming nervous over the state of at
fairs.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-11
GETS TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
Result Of Jessie MOrrisOn's Third TriRi
At EldOradO.

Jessie Morrison, convicted June 90
OF murder in the second degree for
killing Mrs. DIN Castle. at the latter's
home in Eldorado, Kan, in June, 1900,
by cutting her throat with a razor,
vas Tuesday sentenced to twenty-five
years In the penitentiary. Motion for
a new trial was overruled.
Miss Morrison. who has gone
through three trials, took the SEN
tence with little show of demonstra-
ton. The case will be appealed to the
state supreme court. At her second
trial Miss Morrison was given but
Ave years.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-11
Conner Stone Laid.

he cornerstone of the Omaha au-
,rium was laid Saturday in the
,ence OF a large crowd of promi-
/ citizens. President Sanborn laid
stone In position. Senator Willard,
J. Willard. Acting Mayor Carr and
:. Mahoney were among the num-
on. the stage. Senator Willard
9 an extepded, sRescnf telling of the
Hiding Of the city and the need of
auditofidm,.,. ,Mrs ,Mahaney ''also
e at'tength.. =.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-11

The Madrid, Spain. express was rde'
rallied July I, owing. 70. some. unknown
cause, near Guarda, Portugal. Nearly
all the cars were wrecked. Six per-
were killed and twenty-Seven
were injured,
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-11

Vice Chancellor Emery Tuesday, at
Newark, ~, j., signed the final decree
by which the assets of the Spirits Dis
filling company, recently dissolved,
passes to the directors of the Distill-
ing Company OF America.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-11
TO EyADE THE LAW
CLEO Manufacturers Announce Intention
buyers win Color

-Buyers VIII Color
A Washington. ID. c.. July :. dis
patch says: Notice has been served by
the manufacturers of oleomargarine
that they propose to evade the law by
selling uncolored cleo. and furnishing
each customer with a package OF col
oring matter and instructions as to
how to use 1t.
This will save the tax of 10 cents a
pound provided by the law recently
passed for the manufacturing of col
ored oleo.
The internal revenu commissioner
will make "A test case. but it is not be-
licved that he "a prevent or punish
this evasion of the law. IT he cannot
the oleo bin just passed by congress
will become a dead letter.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-11
ARMoR FOR NEBRASKA

rst fOr HNttIeshIP NV on
the Way.
Saturday the navy department was
Formed that the first consignment OF
NOR for the new battleship Nebras-
had been shipped.
The armor makers are turning out
,ir product at the rate of ten thou
nd tons a year with expectations OF
lsiderably increasing this rate so
It there appears to be no prospect
complaints on the score OF nom
livery of this protective material.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-11

, demand for Rammocks is strong,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-08-07
Sir Henry Was Hungry

James Is. HaCkett, who is much inter
ested in the relat of the actor to the
character. said that he believes in a
happy combination of the actors own
character and the role to be portrayed
when | was studying the part Of
Basil .Icnnico." he said recently, L was
for Il long time in doubt Just how to
act in the separation scene. | thought
what would have done under the same
circumstances. tried to think what
Basil would have done in his day, and
finally | decided to do aS | would have
done-that is, simply bow as she passed
our.
All This is illustrated in IA little story
told of Mounet Sully and Sir Henry Irv-
ing. The Frenchman and the English
man had been having Il violent discus
sion on the question of how far an actor
should really feel his role. Sir Henry
said he felt everything deeply. Sully
said ne never felt anything. When the
discussion was over they adjourned to
dinner.
Are you hungry, Sir Henry said
the Frenchman
"Ravishingly hungry, said the En-
glishman.
~ am not replied SulIy; now let us
see who can give the best imitation of a
| hungry man,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-08-07
EatteninY Old CnMa

There are those who think il doe,
not pay to fattcn old COWS, but we d,
not agree with them. Given one rresl
or farrow in the spring, good pasture
and a regular grain feed every da,
during the summer, and they can b,
made to pay for their grain until fall
and they will continue to gain in flesf
all the season. Then little succulen
1000, as soft or immature corn. vast,
vegetables, pumpkins and such stuff a.
seems to cost nothing on the farm. an(
they will be in condition to take or
fat very rapidly when the grain feed j.
increased. We know this because we
Lave tried it. Beef that is made il
that way may not bring the highest
price when sold to the slaugherer, but
when put OH the bench to be retailet
out it will be as good as much of the
steer beef that the marketmen handle
and it will be sold at the same prices
American Cultivator.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-08-07

An Agricultural Department bulletin
shows an illustration of dairy COW.
whose general features, it is claimed,
are almost perfect She has medium
sized head and neck and we'll defined
shoulder and neck vein. The body or
barrel is medium to long. but with Il
great depth through the digestive re
gion and with a long. we'll developed
hind quarter and nicely shaped I'D
der She Is short legged close to the
ground, angular and free from hcshi-
ness. Her body shows symmetry
quality. correlation of parts and there
fore stamina and great digestive ca
pacity, and she exhibits every indica-
ton of the power to give a large quan-
tity of milk. 1t is rare that any person
purchasing cow having such apparent
constitution and conformation and vet
being rangy, open jointcd animal.
VIII he disappointed in her as "A money
maker. There are exceptions to all
rules, however, and no type can be de-
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-08-07

A woman WAS recently robbed Of
$1,000 in bills Al = O'Clock at night,
her dress hcng literally cut from her
body by the thieves. An unprotected
woman has no business to he carrying
$4,000 at night anywhere unless she
is prepared 10 take the consequences.
Within the past year the newspapers
have recorded hundreds Of cases of
murder, assault, torture, robbery and
arson. all due Co the criminal careless
ness of people keeping in their houses
or on their persons, large sums of
money which should be safely lodged
in the banks. Many people are prejm-
diced against the banks, but where
there is one bank failure there are a
hundred robbcrieS, 1t is easy 10 take
proper precautions but practically i'm.
possible 10 catch thieves.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-08-07
SwindIinr the Farmer.

Still another signature SwindIe is re
ported from Indiana. Sharpers from
Chicago went through country dis.
trictS, representing themselves as
hunters. They would approach farm.
er, tell him they wished to hunt on his
land. and cheerfully pay 81 for per,
nit to do so. The farmer would sign
Il receipt for the money. and this
turned mp later as Il promisSory not0
for $500. 1t is said that the Swndlcrs
secured $1,000 in one county by this
process. 1t Is noticeable that most of
the swindling schemes now worked to
the dctriment of the farmers. begin
with the payment of a small sum,
which disarmS the suspicious of tho
victim. Rural New Yorker.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-08-07

Frederick the Great liked to see his
soldiers smartly dressed. He discovered
that many of the men We're in the habit
Of wiping the perSpiration from their
face with their coatSleevrs This, Of
course, Soiled the sleeves, and gave the
coat an untidy appearance. In order to
put stop to this practice, Frederick
ordered that Il row Of buttons should
he placed on the upper side of each
sleeve In this manner the habit was
broken up. But the buttons remained.
and when their original purpose was
forgotten they were placed on the under
side of the sleeve, to be out Of the way.
New York Home Journal,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-08-07
MAN IN rt4E IRON MASK
Ancient Cemetery of st. Paul in Paris
His Supposed Burial Place.

His Supposed Burial Place.
One Of the old houses of Paris. stu.
ated at IL Rue Bcautrcillis, is about to
disappear, and the place thereof will
know II no tuorc. II has been handed
over to wUrkmCu who will dcmolish
it to make room for a workshop. Rue
RcautrciliS is an ancient and narrow
street which the umnibuscs do not
penetrate remnant of the times whca
the Place dies Nosgcs was the Place
Royal and the home of beaux, ne
rukcd.' aud red headed In the gar.
den Of the doomed house. famous in
times past as the residence of distin.
guiShcd persons, is a grave which local
tradition says is the reSting.place 81
that mysterious figure in hstocy-tha
Man with the Iron Mask says the
Paris correspondent Of the Pail Mall
Gazette one remembers that this rt-
markahlc person died in the Bastile in
1908 and the local register says he was
buried i'm the parish Of st. Paul Now,
this garden undoubtedly forms part
, Of the ancient cemetery of st. Paul,
and the church, Itself is near at hand.
set in the midst of Il cluster Of old
houses. II is in the garden that the
famous Iron Mask is said to have been
buried, and the spot is the Mecca OF
daily pIgrimages, Outwardiy, the
place Is unlOveIy enough, ragged and
mcultivated, a few poor bcdragglcd
flowers try to live on. cut off from the
sunshine Ivy the overlapping houses
and prcmaturely faded by the smoke
from a ncighbOring wash-hOuse, out Of
sheer respect for great name. In
corner, where are the dccayed trunks
! of some acaciaS aud where Il pool OF
Stagnant water gives an additional as
poet Of melancholy is the reputed
grave of the Iron Mask. The old at
tendant will tell you that the watcf
does not run away because there is "A
vault beneath covered over with
| thick bed Of cement In the middle of
the garden there is Il Subtcrranean pas
sage which leads by gentle descent
direct to the cave of burial. The queS-
ton which is agitating the minds OF
over these matters is whether the
bones of this fascinating figure Of
former century are really there. This
will he settled. perhaps. when the
tomb is opened. VIII the strange i'll
strument that he wore for so many
years be found. rust-eaten, among the
remains Actually. there is on the
grave column which bears an inscrip-
ton, cut with a knife. Here lies Mar
Chiali, the Man with the Iron Mask"
1t would appear that the inscription
was copied from Il stone. which was
formerly in place there. The ancient
| cemetery of st Paul is now almost
built over. Here. however. if one may
again believe the tradition of the quar-
ter, have lain the ashes of RabelaiS. Of
Mansard, the architect who built the
Bank Of France. and the hotel. now
the Musee Carnavalet. of Moliere and
his spouse. Armande Bciart
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-08-07

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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-08-07

The illustration shows the effect Of
the corn smut on the growing ears, and
il is evident that the disease needs at
tculiou each season If the corn fields
Of following years are to Toe free from
this troublesome difficulty. Probably
the only way Of getting rid of the trou.
bic entirely is Ia gather the smut pus-
tulcs before they break and scatter the
spores. This work should he done rs
soon as the trouble is noticed, going
over the field two or three times dur
ing the summer and gathering the puS
ulcS carefully. then burning them In
this manner the disease will he grad
ually stamped out. 1t must be remem.
bered, however that If the spores are
scattered over the field the crop of
smut next year will be corresponding
~ greater. Spraying with Bordeaux
mixture has not been fruitful of re-
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-08-07
Feeding Bran.

with me stock always thrives when
oran is fed in conjunction with grain.
had young mare that got out of con-
iltlon during summer, and tried to
atten her on corn. gave ten ears
hree times day. She did not do well
It all. | cut the corn down to six ears
with quart of bran, three times a day.
una | saw Improvement at once. /
iroVe her to buggy right along, and in
hree months she was fat and in SPLEEN
I'D condition. | am careful never to
Use stale feed. That is what does the
mischief. Young stock do better on "A
mixed feeding in which bran plays II
lne-third part | have known great
many eXtravagant feeders who are
areleSs about watering stock. Cor.
rural New Yorker
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-08-07
Irriratin- the Garden.

The usual method of watering plants
of any kind is by surface watering and
the purpose. although it involves con
siderable labor In dry seasons or in
any season where it is possible to carry
on the plan at moderate cost, plan Of
irrigation which will carry the mOiS-
lure under the surface Of the soil so
that the plants may use il as desired
will he found most advantageous. Such
plan can be carried out by system
of tiles, as ii is done in arid sections,
but when small areas are to he watered
purpose if the water can be pumped
into them nj small expense
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-08-07

Instead of the usual cover crops In
richards some farmers prefer to have
he land cultivated in summer, thus
illing weeds and permitting moisture
md air to enter the soil, the stirring Of
he soil protecting the roots of trees.
ate in the summer, about August or
,fter danger of drought Is over, clover
S seeded and left until spring, the scar
ct or crimson clover being preferred.
T the land is left in sod as cover
Top 1t is claimed that the demands Of
ne grass crop for moisture and plant
God in summer Injuries the trees.