davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

ONLY TEN MORE DAYS AT THE OLD
PRICES; THE HOME BUILDING AND
INVESTMENT COMPANY HAD CON
TEMPLATED RAISING THE PRICE
OF LOTS IN THE EMPIRE ADDITION
on THE 2OTH INSTANT; OWING TO
THE DELAY IN FINISHING THE CT.
MENT SIDEWALK FROM THE CAR
LINE INTO THE ADDITION (Now
COMPLETED AND THE FACT THAT
THE BUILDING or HOMES ON LOTS
ALREADY SOLD WAS ALSO UNA
voIDABLY DELAYED. THE CoMPA-
NY HAS DECIDED TO SELL LOTS
FOR TEN DAYS MORE AT THE OLD
PRICE; on FEBRUARY / THE PRICE
OF EVERY LOT REMAINING WILL
POSITIVELY BE ADVANCED FROM
10 TO IS PER CENT: EVERY ONE
BUYING BEFORE THE ADVANCE
WILL HAVE THAT MUCH PROFIT
ASSURED AT ONCE: THIS IS THE
FINEST AND BEST LOCATED PROP
ERTY AROUND THE CITY NOW
BEING OFFERED AT SUCH LOW FIG
URES. AND THE IMPROVEMENT
NOW BEING MADE AND TO BE MADE
IN THE NEAR FUTURE ASSURE A
RAPID AND CONTINUOUS ADVANCE;
DO NOT DELAY LONGER. BUT SEE
Us AT ONCE AND LET Us SHOW YOU
THIS PROPERTY.
HOOPER g. FULLER.
10 21s MAIN STREET.
MAGNOLIA PARK PROPERTY
FINEST Ho6sToN2 = s6BGRBAN PROP
A LARGE AMoTSr OF MONEY IS
B6ING EX Spp IN ERE ortI
IMPRovEMENTS on THE BAYOU
FRONT OF THIS PROPERTY.
BUY NOW AND GET CHOICE OF L0-
DENCB PART OF THIS TRAcT.
LOTS ON SHELL ROAD.
So12o FEEL ..'...'''''''''''''. $SSo
50x218 FEET .........'.'.'.'..'.' 5oI
'OAi Tors 7 On ANDERSON AVENUE. '0'
g0r11o TO 20O FEET s22S
S &9REA tIS 500 10 $500 PER ACRE H.
ACCoRDiNG TO LOCATION.
l.. W. CRAIG. SOLE AGENT.
4o5 KHAN BUILDING.
F0KGB sALE-2O00 acres choice Improves
farm. near town, water front for lrr1
gation mortgage will he foreclosed; m
redemption; price 81 per acre; cheap a
Sl5, Also $500 acres, must be sold. waite
front, 80 foot lift. improved farm, nea
town. $40 per acre: cheap at SIS. Post
Office box lac. El Campo, Texas.
! BIG BARGAINS-l6T acres at SIC, ~
acres at SIS, 1000 acres at $40; all INT
| rice land, Joining big rice farm with
| water supply; 1888 acres, partly in c,e
tivatlon, Tor rice at only $40 per acre. ]
T. Aiberts, Galveston. II
| DO YOU WANT TO sell your lnnd7 Havl
customers for rice, cane. garden: farm
ana other lands; write me; list OF land
for sale on request. L. Tillotson. sealy
Texas.
| FOR SALE--Six 10-acre lots; wen i'm
proved and good cultivation, for sic
per acre; II lies in West Houston add
tion on good graded road, about one an
a half miles from city limits. Addres
| me G. NJ Buell., Houston, Texas. Il
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19

LANDS. IANps-wE HAVE THEM AND
IT WILL PAY YOU no SEE US BE
FORE BUYING: ALSO 4 VERY LARGE
LIST OF CITY PROPERTY FROM
WHICH TO SELECT. HARRAL n
HARRAL. REAL ESTATE, LOAN AND
RENTAL AGENTS. HOUSTON, TEXAS,
10
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19

PAY CASH for labor, SIS and es-
Uses weekly; salary at end OF eaeh
#eki expenses advanced; travelling post
Il ~ no eanYasslng. The Columbia House,
e Dearborn, Chicago. 10
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19

AT ONCE-Men and women TO make SO 10
SIS week In spare time, no canvassing;
the work is eleyating and refining; any
one who can read and write can do It and
earn money from the start. II. A Gripp,
German Artist, Tyrone, Pa. Please write
and send for work at once.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19

VII SERVICE government positions;
$Se appointments made last year, prob,
BIZ 5000 this year; only common school
required for examination; cata-
5gue Of information free. Columbian
College, Washington
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19

thrive In low temperature, aud II set
out now reward the grower by profusion
of howersI OF such are pansies, daisies,
forget. ne-not. double hpllyhocks, asfers.
fresias, verbenss, etc. IN case of blix-
gard d covering OF any coarse naaterial
will carry them through Price from
cold frames 30 plants for 81; 100 plants
for 50 so: 1000 plants for 500 A. Whit
nker, Houston, 10
EIGHT-HORSE power engine and boiler.
S75, cana MILL cheap. q. Wilson, HouE
ton. -
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19

AaNTED-An Al speciality salesman to
" a high grade line to general mer.
fants; must furnish best of. references.
4go 10
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19

cblhS wanted to work on sofa pillowsi
elerlals furnished; steady work guarsn-
a envelope to Miss MCGEE, Eeetilewofk
pI, Ideal Co., Chicago. 10
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19

foht,l-N bite woman cook for section;
--..e ..l. Apply Heuke & Pilot 10
sI IlED-Young white man as waiter on
~ sang Apply Henke & Pilot ~
dLED-Party With $4,000 20 take M
n mis- office. 10
H. A hrst-class woman cook; no
-. .esa anply No. ! Butler Eats. 10
. NJ Experienced saiesfadiFs. q,
-1eyer 10
eha.. mouse to be moved to vacant
N@ Address 1901. this office. 10
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19

{NTED NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to
la signs. distribute circulars, samples,
Ia: no canyasslng; good pay. sun Au,
&rtlsing Bureau, Chicago. ~
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19

WANTED-For United States army, able.
bodied unmarried men, between ages OF
Fl and 80, citizens of United States, Of
can speak, read and write English. For
Information apply to Recruiting Officer,
SIS Congress avenue, Houston. Texas.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19

AT ONCE--Mcn and women to mako 50 20
Sis week la space time. no capyaSsihE;
the Work Is eleyatipg aud refining; amy
one who can read nna write can do 1t aud
earn money from the starr. ii A. Gripp,
German Artist, ryruoc, IA. Please write
and scnt for work NJ once,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19

EARN a better salary and position: study
Electricity, Mechanical Engineering. Me.
chaniaai Drawing at home, by correspond
encc; thousands successful Thomas A.
Edison rdOrses Institute. Book, Can
liecome an Electrical Engineer?" mailed
iree. Electrical Engineer Institute, New
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19

----.---.-.-.-s-
M
CT nW AT
hOS :. = = -
"a AR IL T. ~. /
---~.r--..--~se~~~ >-r~-r---sr>S>'~ /
HELP WANTED.
s--.-----------,--- ----,T---,,.---.
&i11f-s n 40 piece WORK ny .nsit ,,.s,., /
'A.rrnish all uiaterlHi anu ~. ttVah I'll
si5 weekly; send stamps etiisfv ~ n, I
81 Co. - M9nr9e Nl... y .las.ls =
~ -iT,,-, foT staI1e Lac; regular |
~ nermanent position. 49, y ,s,, dae ~
&nses to right men ID
H. thloasO %,
[TTEDs-Y eung hfu' sp,nnasi,ee. nns,
nd writing pf ~ -. FIN. i,a,kttt I
2pps quieiSig 81 tSIanklin Institute of !
4 cogtse n1 STANTON, Pa. ~
leo - ~, SaleSmens prefer
NTED m,dt,.iissn, ~ In Selling cigars. per
pose r,ral,ltery or jewelry ASSIGNMENTS
&mers ,Il,,iars Address NJ. r. LFwaras,
" To- o,ser building, 81. LOUIS. Mo. ~
--.,.-5I--71 + S--We want sharp man IN
~ tt,,.r ia do secret service WORK ~ |
*eft md expenses tnclosc postase ~
We Box 1858, MnwauAee ~
sp69cy. Milwaukee, WIS. .---------------.s
k---rs-SS- -y7T5 n month guaranteed TO open
tDlES--s5aiVou,, - " al yoir 'noAles, handle SUB
Fansp y m,aGe demonstrations OF our elec
XXI appliances (nvw inNrntionl ior re-
Wing Wrinkles and all taeial oIepllshts,
= yeloplng or reducing any psft 81 Sae
boy; cures opeslls spa ~ sole aenpcS, The
8daY toi s1inPlS - se Min slcenlte.
Willard Preston w. " ID
Rhitago, III.
4 xTpn--White man 10 work around
rss,and yard aud attend TO horse. Ap
r. 702 Capitol. ~
-. =, fov. aole AT Mike Genera s.
EsP MA i'' saw 10
- 49, 90 Won 10 have their sIits
*NTG,p-2SVv a ip NJ the. Central Ciann-
4eaneu az lP,.,,S, Issoriatton. elnb rotcs
2g anu / IcSS.ne ,,,its scrnhhed 81 dveS
n per lAVltu, 200 ~ AZ
30, NeN pno1e US. ,----------------
ain. --..-------..-----------...-.-- -
NXTFD-Two experienced ladies 10 do
Messing at the Central Cleaning aud
Pressing Association. Apply at SO fo,6
enue. --------------------.--------
&NTFDL-F First class coatmaker. J, C.,
"a rohn. Merchant Tailor, 1Il4 Washington
"A re1,t, 10
"A s,;57 n 7T,---,s -i,.IS to mack crarlI
Ia AUniy National biscuit ~. ~
81 -, -. - -
RSNIED~Soo4 t4 i', + "o1"A 'o'A' an u
La lsoo oan 1nSlleo 81 s-.------------.-o
36ITE HOUSE GIRL wanted at once.
pply 2Ol5 Main slIee1: -.------------------ ~
COMMERCIAL falesmen Tor one-year
HDtraets; salary ana expenses must pe
stlers. Address Il. a; DICK care Ifalse
20. 1nll2 Dl1e:. 11-e--s -o...--,--
WPEklENCED. travelling salesman, one
acquainted with the general mercnanulse
<fade IN this State preferred; must nave
&stclass references anu glNe ponui per
lament position 10 the rlght nan Az 10
&ess box 9l1i nLCaEO. ---------- -
RANTED-itouSeHeeper Mltnont ln .I,lI,.l,
Nanees' Apply III once' Aolo 'hon '504Aet
zen G. ---------------------- -
<EDFITABLE aud steady employment Of
4red agents In CITY. Address room EOS,
l3 ooLe-bgrnell gll!aILE. ---------------------
11kNER WAN rED-Ali round man at
NICE Sam ii. Kerr, Luflkin, Texas. 70
~ TTI7n EVERY HER F--Iugtlerg to
~ 20 sigrs GistTIbute circulars. samples,
6fc; no canyassing; good pay. Sun AZ,
arising Bureau, Chlcago. -
Iii WFFKTY for COMING letters home (;
8isher sex: send two stamps for particu-
acago --...------------------------------ y
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19

EiAD-Seyeral cigar statesmen; expert:
II unnecessary; S25 weekly. Emanuel
~ w l2oth, New York.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19

| HAVE AGO acres gond rice or farm land
j. miles from town on gravel road, 81
per acre, write at once 5. v. this Of
hco 10
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19

- ~ '''Vu WHO NIt HOW tHkuEVU n
IA ,sehtihg wholesale tailoring firms,
VINO nave been successful In the liue;
4, very largest wholesale tailoring con
~ the United States will give such
!. w opportunity to make more money
tney are making at the present ume'
4 very best sample eaulpment. such as
IT, on consignment, swatches. etc,
" InrniShed branch stores Will be
~ without requiring investment or
4 essman; salaries guaranteed TO right
~ - good statesmen viii Ind this their
Il, sTs5soAlJg. Address n. H. Nicoil. Lock
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19

FOR sALE-A nearly new seven.rocm
house. close In. In south corner; all mod
etn Improvements; 5000; half cash. bal
hnce to suit Apply a, once n. L. Mills,
No 2ls Main street II
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19

..,EsMEN for all lines OF business
Pisaald side llne) to sell our. advertis-
} Fans, rs different STYLES, newest,
|est patterns; Just the things custom,
want we pay the largest eommi ssion;
w OF our men give theft entire tlme 20
eesi guaranteed best side line ever Of
Write promptly with references;
paid promptly. American
''elty Co, Cincinnati, Ohio, 10
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19

Statesmen WANTED to solicit member.
ships for the. Freightpasers' Protective
Association No. l46 Broadway, New
freight claims collected
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19

MANTED-A German, girl 70 eST rs aus
Fredericks, 2lS Chenevert, corner Nof
greSs. ---------------
W1NTED--Young men TO learn telegraph.
for railway services positions se ~ M,
rates reasonable- heuS fians Son. 20
yKNTED-A bright, active office Roy ,
shout Is wears old; must Use typewriter
references required Apply Raphael BIOS;
insurance. ----------
WGNTED-Men and ladies 70 learn tae
barber trade; only eight weeks eHnntn,is :
nosltions absolutely guaranteed. Ia q g
barber College. Dallas. =
WAYTED-rIe haulers for sap pine us ss,
cents fer arst mile and cent per nii.
after that; good dry country, gooo Io ss ~ I,
Iong fob and plenty OF ties: pay ever ~
days. Ralph Cook supefin'snusH" ea
rgsns TexaA
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19

SALESMEN--To sell perfumes, toilet soaps
etc, TO dealers; 500 monthly and ex-
penses: experience unnecessary. Plumer
Perfumery Co., st. Louis, No.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19

WANTED - F1RsT.CLAss wATcHMAk-
I'm. MIST HAVE OWN TOOLS AND
CONE WELL RECOMMENDED, HART
sTURGIs, HOUSTON, TEXAS "
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19
ho ST "W ANTS
Y ARE READ.
HELP WANTED.

|----------s- "a piece work at their homcs'
plts ~ iii material and pay from ~.
h lnt eEly; send stamped enrsiope ~
w ~ s3 Monroe ST.. Ghleago, LII. -. "
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19
EDUCATIONAL.

REAL ESTATE, rentals, loans. r. n. II
tie. 2lnM Main street,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19

v ANTED-Salesmen TO sell our bnns
check protector: sells to every store aud
office; a remarkable novelty; sample 25c.
Terry Mfg. Co., Toledo Ohio
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19

TWO HANDSOME homes in Third ward
will be sold at bargain; two choice
southeast corners on Fanuiu street can
be bought cheap; q choice piece OF In
yestment property In the Fourth ward
NOrnect. Binz hnllllng. nhnnos N1A II
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-09-25
They Always Have a Smile.

When the gentleman at the desk had
attended to the cases of various appli-
cants he turned to pleasant-faced,
well-dressed man who was patiently
awaiting his attention.
We'll" he said to him. with q smile,
"what can do for you to-day?"
Nothing" was the quiet response.
"Ah, that's pleasant; everybody
seems to want some sort of a favor.
Come in and sit down! you are re-
lief"
The pleasant-faced man bowed and
accepted the invitation.
"On the other hand" he said, when
he was comfortably settled. 81 want
to give you something"
That's nicer than ever" smiled the
host. I've heard that 1t was better to
give than'to receive; but I've never had
much chance to try both"
Tie visitor took book out OF his
pocket.
81 want to give you" he said, bowling
again, ian opportunity to put your
name down for the finest work ever
sent out by publishing firm in"
But he never finished the sentence.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-09-25
Told by a Tourist.

One of my favorite trolley rides in
Denver had as it's terminal road lead
ing to country village. The latter
was perched nest-like on the summit Of
lofty hill and was reached by prim-
tive horse car. with many a weary
step and many a groan," modern Sissy
plus disguised as horse enjoyed all
the rapture Of toboggan into the vii
lage. But once there, think of his re-
ward! When the time came for the
return of the car he was unfastened
from the harness, walked quietly
round, boarded the rear platform. and,
while his head and tail extended fun
nily from either side, the grip was re-
Taxed. the car sped down the I'LL by
its own velocity. and the horse enjoyed
all the rapture of toboggan slide,
which he apparently appreciated to the
uttermost.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-09-25
OLD
FAVORITES


Plain Language from Truthful James.
Which l wish to remark,
And my language is plain,
That for ways that are dark
And for tricks that are vain
The heather Chinee is peculiar,
Which the same would rise to explain
All Sin was his name,
And l shall not deny
In regard to the same
What that name might imply,
But his smile it was pensiye and childlike,
AS l frequent remarked to Bill Nye.
1t was August the third
And quite soft was the skies,
Which it might be inferred
That All Sin was likewise;
Yet he played it that day upon William
And me in q way l despise.
Which We had a small game
And All Sin took hand;
1t was euchre. The same
He did not understands;
But he smiled as he sat by the table,
With the smile that was childlike and
bland.
Yet the cards they were stacked
In way that grieve,
And my feelings were shocked
At the state of Nye's sleeve,
Which was stuffed full Of aces and bow
ers,
And the same with intent to deceive.
But the hands that were played
By that heather Chinee,
And the points that he made
Were quite frightful to see;
Till at last he put down a right bower,
Which the same Nye had dealt unto me.
Then looked up at Nye,
And he gazed upon me-
And he rose with a sigh
And said: "Can this be?
We are ruined by cheap Chinese labor"
And he went for that heather Chinee.
In the scene that ensued
l did not take a hand,
But the floor it was strewed
Like the leaves on the strand
With the cards that All Sin had been hid
ing
In the game 'he did not understand"
In his sleeves, which were long
He had twenty-four packs,
Which was coming it strong,
Yet l state but the facts;
And we found on his nails, which were
taper,
What is frequent in tapers-that's wax.
Which is why l remark,
And my language is plain,
That for ways that are dark
And for tricks that are vain
The heather Chinee is peculiar.
Which the same am free to maintain
| Bret Harte.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-09-25
HONESTY IN WALL STREET.
How J. p. Morgan Taught Lesson {

How J. =. Morgan Taught Lesson to
Some Shrewd Brokers.
A few weeks ago a Wall street firm
was agent for a coterie of street rail
road capitalists i'm Philadelphia. The
agents held about 10000 shares of stock
for the capitalists on margin-shares
that the Phlladelphians were under
moral obligations to control One day
the agents sent word to the Phlladel-
phians that those shares must be taken
up at once or they would be thrown
on the market. The New York men
knew that 1t would be impossible for
the Pennsylvanians to take up those
stocks on such short notice. Anticipat-
ing their failure to do So the New York
agents had agreed to sell at low price
far more of the stock than they had
held. They expected that when the co.
600 shares were cast upon the market
they would be able to buy at & still
lower price all that was needed to fill
their own contracts, and that a heavy
gain would be made.
This was scheme that in other years
would have worked, and to the serious
injury of many more than those imme-
diately concerned. But q new power
had come into Wall street. The Phil.
adelphia men took special train to
, New York and went to J. Pierpont Nor.
gan. They Informed him Of their pre-
dicament. Tell those fellows to send
that stock In to me-" replied Mr.. Nor,
gan at once. The agents were in de-
SPAR. They were forced to ask for the
twenty-four hours allowed by the Stock
| Exchange in such emergencies. Next
morning the agents said that by mis-
take in bookkeeping 1t had been thought
that securities were in New York which
were really in London, and they could
not be delivered for a week or more.
Meanwhile the stock was largely
bought on the Stock Exchange, the
the price went up, and the agents were
forced to buy at very high prices in
order to deliver the 10000 and other
shares they had agreed to deliver at
reduced prices. The agents had ex.
treme difficulty In retaining their seat
on the exchange, and some very salu.
tary advice was administered before
the incident was closed.-Worl S
Work.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-09-25
LAUGHED AT WRONG TIME.

The Negro Idea of Humor as Seen by
the Ex- Actor.
"The difference between the white
man and the negro is never more strik-
ingly shown than in the conception OF
humor of the two races" said well
known ex-member of the theatrical pro-
fession several days ago. Il remember
a very amusing case Of this sort that
happened along in 1899, which was re-
lated to me afterward by one of the
members of the troupe that passed
through the ordeal which l am about
to relate. This troupe was one of those
10, 20, 30-cent repertoire concerns, play
ing week stands at the larger cities and
giving one-night performances at the
smaller towns.
zone of the small towns on their
route happened to be prosperous and
pretentious mining town in East Zen
nessee, where several months before
the arrival of this company one of the
enterprising citizens, who owned liv-
cry stable and an undertaking estab-
lishment, had erected a brand-new
'opry house. Well, this company was
billed to present Hazel Kirke,' and
when the curtain rolled up on the first
act the manager, an excitable and
irascible fellow, was gratified to see the
pit filed with whites and the gallery
crammed to overlooking with negroes.
Everything went along well, notwith-
standing the fact that the audience was
singularly undemonstrative, until it
came to that part of the play where
the old and blind Dunstan Kirke tries
to leave the house to save his daugh-
ter, who is drowning in the mill pond,
which is the most affecting and pa
thetic part of the play.
ut did not, however, strike the ne
groes in the gallery in that light. The
sight of the old man stumbling over
chairs and cropping about trying to find
the door in his efforts to reach and save
his daughter excited their abilities
to such pitch that the gallery broke
forth in one loud guffaw. 'Jais' locker
dat ole man! Tryin' his level bes' to
get outen de do an CANT were few
of the expressions that came from the
gallery. This explosion of mirth on
the part of the negroes over scene SO
intensely sad and pathetic caused the
whites in the audience to forget the
scene before them and to burst out
laughing at the ill-timed mirth of the
negroes in the gallery.
1T should have been immaterial to
the manager what the audience laughed
at, just so they enjoyed the show, but
he was peppery, hot-headed fellow,
and made matters worse for himself by
going before the curtain at the end OF
the act and telling the people that If
they did not know when to laugh he
would send some one out to tell them.
This angered the whites trif1e, and to
get even they everlastingly hooted and
jeered the manager, who left that town
vowing never to return and saying they
were the most ignorant and unappreci-
ative theater-goers he had ever SEEN"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-09-25
Chinese Documents.

Many ancient documents have been
discovered in the exploration of the
sand-covered towns of Chinese
Turkestan. They consist of writings
on wooden tablets, and are sealed and
tied when found, the sand having pre-
served them in excellent condition.
Even the ink with which they were
written is still black and easily read.
It is believed that these documents will
throw much light on the life and Gus
toms of the people that formerly lived
In this desert. The script in which they
are written Is Of kind still known IN
India.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-09-25
Iincoln's Hay Crop.

A story of Abraham Lincoln would
have to be older than the one below to
lose its characteristic SAVIOR.
In the summer of 1857 Mr.. Iineon
was sitting In his office, when he was
visited by one of his neighbors, an ex-
cellent farmer, but one inclined to In
crease the size Of his crops even after
harvesting. He had given, on this par
tlcular morning, skillfully padded &C.
count Of the hay he had put in.
1--WE been cutting hay, too" remark
ed Mr.. Lincoln.
why, Abe, are you farmingT
Eyes"
What you raiser"
Just hay"
Good crop this yearT'
Excellent"
How many tonsF
"Well, l don't know just how many
tons. Simpson, but my men stacked
all they could outdoors, and then stored
the rest in the barn."-Philadelphia
Times.