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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-05-29
EXISTS UNDER TWO FLAGS.
Postohice that Is Partly in the United
States and Partly In Canada.

PostoHice that Is Partly in the United
States and Partly In Canada.
1.-THE man without a country" is gen
orally regarded AZ an anomaly. but
there IL something far stranger-a post
office that does business under two
flags. Ii Is located in Beebe Plain, a
town that Is half in the State of Yer
mont and half In the Province of Que
bee. The building was erected some
seventy-five years ago exactly on the
line between the United States and
| Canada, so that II stands in two coun
tries and serves in the postal service
of two nations.
The cellar of the building connects
| the two countries, and some years ago
when the postofiice was general store
| whisky was known to be sold In one
country and delivered in another with
out ever having gone out from under
the roof of the old structure This
combination postoffice is now being run
by parent and child. the father being
postmaster for Canadian Quebec and
the daughter postmistress for Yer
mont
Standing In front of this strange post
office Is large post which marks the
boundary line, and 1t Is said that one
time man who wanted to get a road
way TO his premises moved this post,
and many thousands of dollars aud no
little time We're spent in establishing
the exact line again.
CHI
liar postoffice was used In Argyllshire.
England. 1t was situated in the lonely
hills between Drimnin and Barr, three
miles from any habitation and consist
ed Of a simple slit in rock, closed up
by nicely fitting stone.
When any letters arrived at Drimnin
for the district of Barr they were con-
veyed to the rock by the first shep-
herd or crofter going so far Having
been dropped in and the slit reclosed,
they were left until a shepherd or croft
ter from the other side happened to
come along, when they were taken up
and delivered at their due destination.
No letter was ever known to get lost
at this primitive postoffice.
At Burra. Shetland. an old tin can
lister, made water tight with newspa-
pers and pitch. was once picked up on
the shore. 1t contained ten letters,
with the correc: cash for postage. With
these was also a letter for the finder
urgently requesting the posting of the
accompanying missives, as they were
important business communications
After the letters had been carefully
dried they were ut once posted to their
destinations. which they reached with
out further adventure.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-05-29

at always seems to me to be an old
fashioned word" he replied, "and by no
means a pretty one
Her beautiful face fell.
"Do you think not" she said, IL am
sorry to hear il. | think 1t the most
beautiful and impressive word in the
English language"
He smiled. "a he said;
do you, beloved wife? Then | will
try to use 1t little oftener; you never
told me before how often you liked il.
Now will you give orders about the
boxesT'
ITO be continued)
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-05-29
CHAPTER vi.

On the. to her. fatal Thursday Irene
walked through the fields, listening to
the music that came from the soft throats
Of a hundred birds; so soon she should see
those green fields again. SO soon she
should retrace her steps, and return the
happiest and most envied of women.
There, in the far distance were the
Oulton Hills, where Santon Darcy had
FIRST seen his beautiful wife, coming TO
him, as IL were, from the golden cloud
land, She Walked quickly lest her lover
should be waiting for her. There were
no words when they did meet; he clasp
ed her hands in his and kissed her beau
tiful lips; still holding her hand. they
walked together TO Branlea.
Ii was all a novelty To Irene, the lux
urious travelling, the firstclass carriage,
which. by dint of golden key, Sir Hull
bert kept for themselves, the care the
respect, the attention shown them, her
delight when they first saw the streets of
London, her surprise al the magniicrnce
Of the hotel where he placed her, and
left her. Before he went, he drew her
10 the window, and they stood for some
minutes watching the crowded street.
Irene" he said suddenly, you do not
know much about the laws of marriage, |
should imagine"
mo, not very much" she replied.
"You think, without doubt he contin
ued, that all marriages are solemnzed
In churches"
81 thought So she said, looking ~
at him, but his eyes were turned from
her, and seemed fixed on. something in
the street
"'rhat is a mistake" he said, hurriedly
''there need be no going to church; every
one, you know. does not believe in il
There is a marriage, quite as legal. quit,
as binding, as though it were solemnized
by a bishop. One has merely to pur
chase special license. and go TO the cler
gyman; everything goes well then. L
saves a great deal OF trouble"
''Sir Hubert" she said, must b,
married without a white wedding dress
and a veil? l always thought that
veil and wreath of orange blossoms wer,
essential"
He smiled at the simple. girlsh ques
Eon.
"Never mind the dresses until arle
the wedding" he said. This that yo,
wear will do--a pretty lilac muslin tina
always reminds me OF spring tide. w
viii buy dresses enough for a duchess NJ
forward. win you be ready by to-mor
ssw at temp
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-05-29
Loose Ways of Turks.

Horses, mules and donkeys 20 loaded
to marker in Turkey, but the road is
strewn with grain leaking from the
old sacks. and thousands of turkeys,
which may be bought at II cents
apiece, feed on the dropping grain.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-05-29
al RemnrkahIe Reoord.

Modern steamship travel is so safe
that the English government has not
lost or injured in transit single man
OF the $50, 600 sent to South Africa.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-05-29
CHAPTER VII.

1t seemed TO Irene that she never
swoke properly to life until she opened
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-05-29

The dividing line between smiles and
tears ID very narrow one.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-05-29

What the War Cost in Labor.
1t may be assumed that at mini.
mum the cost of supprcssng the rebel
lion was SS.u00O00,O00. writes Edward
Atkinson, in the Forum 1t was. there.
fore. Sl,l35,O00.000 year for seven
years. II has been held that the max
imum product OF each person occupied
for gain in 1880 could not have exceed
~ 900 worth; labor and capital were
at least one-third more effective during
and since the war and reconstruction
If, then, we value one mans labor from
1851 to 1865, inclusive. at $500 year
the work of war required the mremit-
ting labor of 2,27OOOO men in sustain.
ing them. Al S40O each an estimate
probably nearer 10 the mark M tbnt
time the measure would he the con.
slant work of 2,S37, 800 men each vaor
Tor seven years. The average popula.
ton OF that period was $4,000. 0O0. az
whom not over one in i've could be CON
sidered an able-bodied man of arms.
hearing age. The cost of liberty tbera-
FORE consisted in actual ardous work at
the risk of life for seven years, OF one
man of arms-bearlng age In avery
three
Evening star., 1902-03-22
Protest Against Blocking Avenue.

Washington B. Williams and others have
forwarded a petition to the Commissioners
in which they say: I'VE earnestly protest
against the blocking up of Louisiana ave-
nue. as practiced by the auction houses and
secondhand furniture dealers. The street
is every day rendered almost impossible
by the display of goods between 9th and
7th streets This unwarranted use Of the
sidewalk tends to hinder the business of
other merchants and to depreciate the
value Of property in this section. Other
merchants are allowed to display goods
only four feet from the building line, while
these auction and second hand dealers use
the entire doube-width sidewalk, and In
answer to our protest they inform us that
they have permits from the District"
Engineer Commissioner Biddle has recon-
mended to his associates that tire entire
matter be referred to the city solicitor for
his opinion, particularly upon the points
whether these houses have authority to
occupy public space without permits from
the Commissioners and in excess of the
amount of space which other merchants
are permitted to occupy on business streets
The Commissioners have approved such
action.
Evening star., 1902-03-22
Animals With Three Eyes.
From the Melbourne Argn

Nearly every one has heard of the tua-
tara, the curious, iguana-like looking crea-
ture, now found on only one or two islands
OF the coast Of New Zealand, and sup
posed to be the Oldest living type Of animal
on the face OF the globe One of the most
curious features is an organ on the head
which at one time was spoken Of as the
pineal gland, but which DR.. Dendy dis
covered to be in reality a third eye His
paper on the subject caused the greatest
and. as an illustration Of the way In which
be mentioned that while DR.. Dendy de-
voted himself to the study of the third
eye, one distinguished English biologist is
working OUT the skeleton, another the
kidneys, and so forth. In a short time,
therefore, our anatomical knowledge of
the tuatara ought to be complete.
More recently DR.. Dendy has discovered
another New Zealand creature possessing
third eye. This is the New Zealand
lamprey. favOrite article Of food among
the Maoris. The third eye Is situated right
on top OF the head and is covered with a
thin coating of skin 1t Is doubtful wheth-
er It Is now OF any practical use for see
ing, but DR.. Dendy believes that at one
time, far back in the worlds history, there
were two eyes on the back Of the lam
prey's head He is further of the opinion
that at one time the tuatara also had two
eyes where now only one remains. In the
tuatara 1t is the left eye which has sur
vived, while In the lamprey 1t Is the right
one. .-.-.
Evening star., 1902-03-22
The Exemption Of Debtors.

To the Editor of The Evening Star:
The exemptions found in chapter - OF
the District code make it impracticable in
most cases for creditor to satisfy judg-
ment against a debtor employed on salary.
Certain exemptions are necessary to pre-
vent suffering In the family OF an improvi-
dent debtor: but many lawyers and others
are OF the opinion that the law it now
stands, is too indulgent to the debtor Sub
stantial justice would be done II oue-half
Of any debtors salary, or other net earn
ings, were made liable to attachment in
behalf of Judgment creditors, the other
half to be exempt. SO as not to cause ac-
tual suffering to the debtor and his fam
lily. Salaries Of persons in the government
service should be liable to the same ex-
tent as the salaries Of other persons. In
most cases repudiated debts are unncces-
sarily incurred. The artistic pen of an
other Thackeray could find employment in
depicting the humorous side to the strug-
giles of the impecunious social aspirant.
Full many a sparkling gem Of purest ray
serene
The busy installment man takes back to
his lair;
Full many raglan seal skin, worn cnce
to be seen,
Is quietly passed to another lady fair.
THOMAS w. GILMER.
Evening star., 1902-03-22
Ancient Damascus.
From the Reform Advocate.

From the Reform Advocate. <,t.--..-5-.-s-
The most ancient center Of trade In the
world. and one which still RETAINS it's mer-
camille current, is Daniascus.s The. caravan
comes and goes as 1t did 1000 years ago;
there the sheik,' the ass end the water
wheel. the merchants of the Euphrates and
Of the Mediterranean still occupy with the
multitude Of their wares. From Damas Gus
comes the damson. blue plum. and the de-
licious apricot of Portugal; Damascus dam
ask. the beautiful fabric OF cotton and silk.
with vines and flowers raised upon q
smooth, bright ground; the damask rose,
introduced into England In the time OF
Henry VII: the Damascus blade so famous
the world over for its keen edge and won
derful elasticity, the secret OF whose manu-
facture was lost when Tamerlane carried
of the arts into Persia; and that beautiful
art of wood and steel with, silXer and gold
a kind Of mosaic. engraving and sculpture
united-called damasceening. with which
boxes, bureaus, swords and guns are orna-
mented. Damascus remains what 1t was
before the days Of Abraham-a center of
trade and travel. an island Of yerdure In
Evening star., 1902-03-22
Risky Experiment in Paris.
TONS OF OLEOMARGARINE.
Vast Quantities of It Are Consumed
Every Year.


Few people know how extensive is the
use Of oleomargarine. That fatty COM
pound has an existence in the mind of
nearly every one akin to the idea Of death.
The ghastly specter may visit any one but
themselves. The thought that the specter
should stand beside their dearest friend is
one that is natural and easily entertained.
But that it should face themselves and
stamp them with the seal Of death is in
conceivable. So there is no difficulty in i'm
agl.ing that everybody else may consume
oleomargarine except the man who takes
the trouble to work his ina gination on the
subject. This condition of the public mind
makes pertinent an inquiry as to the dis
position that was made Of the 107, ,O45, OPS
pounds Of oleomargarine that was placed
on the market In 1900. which is believed to
be about the amount Of the consumption
today. 1t amounted to more than a pound
each for every man, woman and child un-
der the protection of the American flag, In
Guiding the Fflipinos. In 1900 the revenue
collected from this source alone amount ed
to s2,543, 7s5. IS. Since 1886 more than $780,
accounted for by the official records, on
which more than s21 100000 was paid for
revenue.
When the oleomargarine bill gets before
the Senate 1t is likely that the usual
method OF satisfying people that they can
not tell butter from oleomargarine will
be resorted to- When the bill was before
the House Of Representatives four parts of
what appeared to be butter were placed on
platter and passed around the restaurant
While members were eating lunch. A rec
ord was made of their decisions as to which
OF the samples were butter and which were
oleomargarine. The result showed that
without such analysis as a chemist would
make 1t is not possible to distinguish be-
tween butter and colored oieomargarine
The members were obliged to admit that
so far as they could tell. they might eat
the fatty compound every day
Evening star., 1902-03-22
The Smallpox in Nebraska.

The marine hospital service has decided
to cooperate with the Nebraska state au-
thorities in fighting the spread Of smallpox
in that state. In response to a telegram
from the secretary of the state board Of
health at Lincoln, announcing that a large
number of cases of smallpox existed in Me-
braska, and asking that an expert be sent to
advise with the state officials in the work Of
eradicating the epidemic. Passed Assistant
Surgeon Wertenbaker, who has made a rec
ord for such service in Virginia, Georgia
and elsewhere, has been ordered to Ne
braska. DR.. Wertenbaker is already en-
route.
Evening star., 1902-03-22
In Charge of the Light Houses.

Commander Ross, the supervisor Of tho
fifth light house district, which includes
Chesapeake bay and the Potomac river,
will retire from that office April II, when
he will be promoted to the rank of captain,
and will be succeeded by Commander John
NJ. Hawley.
Commander Hawley has been ordered to
report for duty at the Baltimore office Of
the light house supervisor, as assistant to
CONNIE nder Ross, until the latter retires.
Commander Ross has had charge of tho
district for the past two years and has
made many warm friends among the
steamboat men and sailing masters.
Evening star., 1902-03-22

the desert, a presidential capital through
more than thirty centuries. 1t was near
Damascus that Saul of Tarsus saw the
light of heaven above the light Of the sun;
and the street which he called Straight, in
which it is said he prayed, still runs
through the city. The city which Moham-
med surveyed from neighboring height
and was afraid to enter because it was
given to men to have but one Paradise, and
for his part, he was resolved not to have
his in this world
Evening star., 1902-03-22
Extension Granted Contractors.

The Navy Department has granted an ex-
tension OF six months on the contract time
allowed for the completion Of the monitor
Nevada. building at Bath. on account of
delays In the delivery Of material. It has
granted an extension Of nine months In the
case Of the monitor Wyoming. on account
of the strike at the Union iron works. San
Francisco.
The first delivery of armor for the battle
ships OF the Pennsylvania class has been
made.
Evening star., 1902-03-22
The Matter of Pensions.

Pensions. such as exist in the United States
do not obtain in England, but pensions
there are and abuses there are. The pen
sions are usually, however, for large
amounts, and are given as political or other
reward.
Sir John Monckton was In receipt Of &. 500
year as town clerk of the city. of Lon
don. He lived IN a house worth $500 z
year. and his will has been proved for the
small sum Of $500. Sir Johns later years
were marked by serious financial worries.
and for this reason the city corporation
has granted his accomplished widow PEN
sion Of 1900 a year The example set by
the city will, it is generally expected, be
followed by the government in dealing with
the Marchioness of Dufferin's case. If the
Marquis of Duffern had happened to have
been a lawyer. and when worn out at the
bar had accepted judgeship, which i'll
health caused him to abandon few years
after his appointment, a grateful country
would have given him f3500 year for
$4,000 year, and an eX-lord chancellor Of
Great Britain f5, 900 a year however, short
his tenure Of office
draws t3,692 year. Lord Shand gets f27O0
and Lord Raglan draws $500 year for
his grandfather's services in the Crimea
This is in addition to the f1.5oo a year
which his lordship receives as under secre-
tary for war, An.- eX-cabinet minister can,
II he likes. draw t2.U(t1 a year to keep I'D a
state compatible with the Office he once oc
cupied. There are several such pensions on
the list
Evening star., 1902-03-22
Adjudged to Be Insane.

After hearing late yesterday afternoon
Justice Barnard Of the Supreme Court of tn,
District of Columbia adjudged the follow
ing to be Of unsound mind and directed that
they be committed to the Government Hos.
pital for the Insane for care and curative
treatment: Thomas C. Pole, Robert W
Edmonston, George NJ. Goetz, Mary E
Nash, Bertha Clarke and Caroline G
Scyffarth.
Evening star., 1902-03-22

Mrs. Tompkyns-"What did the lawyer
say when you had got through exrlaining
your case to him?''
Mr. Tompkyns-"He asked me how much
/ was worth."-Someryille Journal.
Evening star., 1902-03-22
Scheme for Housing the Poor.

Wrote a few weeks ago about the county
council scheme for rehousiug people turned
out of insantary slums by the making of
new streets etc
The following figures show how great the
work in this respect has been. During the
past twelve months the council has COM
pleted dwellings, for 4,61S persons, at a cost
of fl:D3J3. and at the present time it IS
dlSp!iclng 4,I14 persons by the demolition
of insanitary houses. For these, however,
new tenements are being provided to ac-
commodate 1.EtJ =; cost of E52 0jb. in ad-
dition to which there are in course of erec-
tion artisans dwellings with room for 7,S0s
persons, to cost L::t't tS:9. most of which
are to be finished during the present year
Other property either in hand or contem-
plated brings the total number of persons
to be provided for up to 1919 and the
cost to t., 1262I4, while from first to last
the council when their present schemes
are completed. will have provided house
room for 6J.146 people. and spent the re
spectacle total of t3.2SS. .9ibD. This works out
to f5o per head, or from 600 to f250 per
family of four to five persons, though there
Is a set-off against this expenditure in
many cases to the extent of the value Of
the sites of inSanitary areas that have been
cleared.
Risky Experiment in Paris.
A very risky experiment is about to be
made in Paris. An imitation of the Pas
sion Play at Ober-Ammergau is about to
be placed on the French stage; but play
of this kind. performed by simple and
pious peasants in Bavarian mountains, is
one thing, and it may be something totally
different In the artificial and frivolous at
mosphere Of Partisan life. The play how
ever, is written by a French priest and 1t
is said that every effort will be made to
impart solemnity and reverence to it's pro-
duction on the stage. l.. II. MOORE.
Evening star., 1902-03-22
IT 1red

that's all. No energy, no
vim, no vigor, no ambition.
The head aches, thoughts
are. confused, memory fails.
Life becomes a round of
work but half accom-
plished, of eating that does
not nourish, of sleep that
fails to refresh and of
resting that never rests.
That's the beginning Of
nervous prostrahon. sssss
II was very i.ervouN and so tired
and exhausted that cuuld not do my
work. One dose of Dr. Miles Nervine
quieted my nerves and drove away the
lassitude. Seven bottles did wonders
In restoring my health"
MRS NJ. E LACY. Fortville, Ind.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-06-28
THE WORD OF HONOUR.

The men who do as they say;
the things that prove TO be what
at they were said to be,-how
cheering it is 70 come upon them
We all hate to be deceived; es-
pecially when the deception Is in
territorial. But all men are not
liars, even If David did say so in
his haste. III they were society
would be impossible. Everybody
knows that business il based
on credit, on faith. Millions are
bought and sold daily on nothing
more solid than the pledged pro-
misses OF men,-not written, mere
Nv verbal. The Stock Exchanges
are often called nes;s OF gamblers,
vet nowhere is a promise held
In greater honour. Therefore
when we say that the tried and
effective modern remedy called
wAMPoLE,S PREPARATION
never deceiyes any who resort to
il in hope Of benefit and sure, We
may expect to be believed. For
this assurance is given on what it
has done in the past in countless
cases,-on its record 1t is only
recommended to accomplish what
IL was made TO accomplish. Its
action in Chlorosis, Anemia, La
Grippe, General Debility, Throat
and Lung Troubles, Blood I'm
purities, etc. is convincing. II is
palatable as honey and contains
the nutritive and curative pro-
perties OF Pure Cod Liver Oil,
extracted by us from fresh cod
livers, combined with the Conn.,
pound Syrup Of Hypophosphites
and the Extracts OF Malt and
Wild Cherry. DIR. Austin ID. r.
vine, of Canada, says: al have
used it in cases where cod liver
oil was indicated but could not
be taken by the patient, and the
results following were very graft
fying." 1t is effective from the
first dose and agrees with the
most sensitive and nervous stom-
achs. 1t cannot deceive or disap-
point you, and comes to the res
cue of those who have received
no benefit from any other treat
ment. IL stands for the medical
triumphs Of the age. At chemists.