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The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-26

I%nvalid-I understand II IS quite dry out
here7 Broncho William-Dry2 Why.
stranger, it's so dry here that the rain Is
wet only on one side.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-26

she-Was Nellie prompt in accepting
his prOposal2 He-Weil. i understand
there wasn't any government contract
usine about II.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-26

How does your wife manage to XIII
time IN your little quiet resort2" II
haven't heard her say but I suppose she
uses her usual m~ethOd-talks 1t to DEATH"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-26

II Defiance Starch does not please
you, return St to your dealer. IN Il does
you get one-third more FOR the same
money. IL will give you satisfaction,
and win not stick TO the iron.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-26

Stella-Yes. my age Is in the family BIZ
BILE. Bella-Then. ] presume, It must be
in Revelations.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-26
Sensible Resolution.

What" asked the dreamer. would
you do If you could be q king for a
day."
~" answered the practical man;
I'D borrow enough money to live on
for the rest Of my life"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-26

FITS Permanent Cured. NontB ernervousnoss aftoi
FIRST days use Of Dr.. kliuo's Great Nerve RsGtorer.
send for FREE $500 trial bottle and treatise.
On r. II. KLINE, Ltd 0u Arch ST. Philadelphia, Pa
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-26

are YOU going. my Kitchen maidl'
I'm going 20 night school. SIR" she said.
But alasl the night school proved to be
Inn Inrn.lI-nnn-rnnn nrnunmY.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-26

No chrome OF cheap premiums, but
a better quality and one-third more of
Defiance starch FOR the anne price of
other %starches.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-26

notwithstanding The paper)-What
fools some men will make Of themselves.
Wicklow. Henry. dear. what ave you
lone this timer
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-26

won't shake out or blow out; by using
Defiance starch you Obtain better results
n POSSIBLE with any other brand and
one-third more for same money.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-11-20

ing before, fully expecting to receive a
letter in the well-known handwriting,
but none had come.
Assuredly something had happened to
change Helen's feelings toward him, but
try as he might, no satisfactory eXpiana-
ton presented itself.
Westlake, however, was not one to give
way to dependency. He had had many
disappoiptments in his college course and
had learned to bear them phiosophically.
He walked briskly down the frozen path,
struck the sidewalk and turned into the
long, elm guarded street. The air was
lold and exhilarating, and he forgot his
perplexities for the moment in a new
feeling Of strength and life.
The streets were well nigh deserted.
The market windows whose Thanksgiv-
ing wares had been so temptingly dis
played the afternoon before were now
nearly empty. Only a few underfed spe-
cimens of poultry remained exposed to
the gaze of possible purchasers, objects
of keen envy. nevertheless. to a group of
street urchins whose patched trousers
and ragged caps spoke too plainly of a
dinnerless Thanksgiving. The sight gave
Westlake a suggestion; why not treat enc
of these unfortunates to good meal?
As he turned a street corner one Of
the youngsters overlook him. 1t was the
oldest son of his washwoman. Harold
had often seen him and had once visited
his home on the outskirts of the city.
Heres my opportunity" he thought,
as he greeted the boy.
The lad was drawing a small express
wagon loaded with large bundle of
washing The students quick eye took
in the situation at a glance. The big
load Mt which the boy tugged and strain
ed at every curbing, his own pale face
and thinly clothed form told clearly Of
his home life, of his widowed, hard-work-
ing mother, and of the little, hungry
mouths to whom Thanksgiving would be
a day, like all other days, of deprivation.
In his hasty survey of the boys !oad,
Westlake had caught sight of piece of
crumpled paper in one corner of the wag-
on, evidently n waste bit escaped from
the linen. Picking it up half uncon-
sciously, he began to unfold it. 1t was
in a feminine hand-a hand that struck
him at once as being familiar, and each
line was crossed by a heavy pen stroke
straight across the paper. CHANGING at
the heading, he saw his own name. Then
the truth flashed upon him; It was
Helcn's writing. Making out with some
difficulty the scored lines, he read as
follows:
MY Dear Harold-Dinner will be serv-
ed at half-past five tomorrow afternoon
and we wish you to be with us as Usual
If this conflicts with some previous en-
gagement please don't let it interfere
Perhaps your new found friend will cx-
pect-"
Here the note ended.
$50 the invitations cancelled" thought
Westlake. what does she mean by my
new found friend, ! wonder?' He fold
ed the note carefully, and placed it in
his pocket. Fred" said he, turning tc
the lad at his side. whose attention dur.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-11-20

ton on Westlake's face as he walked
down the path. His step, habitually
buoyant was like that of a man who is
bordering some knotty problem. He was
a tall, large framed, athletic looking fel.
low. His college training had not made
him pale or round shouldered-a char.
acteristic of most collegians in those early
days-and he battered himself that with
all his proficiency in what his practical
father called "your Greek and Latin
rubbish" he could still prove to the rug
ged farmer his ability to hold plow or
pitch hay with the best of his old Elm
field companions whose education had hot
been over emphasized.
As he turned n corner of the path his
eye was attracted to the college poplar
which stood near the walk, and now en-
veloped in a momentary outburst Of sun
shine. 1t had long been custom at the
Institute for every freshman to cut his
initials on the tree trunk and high up
from its base the smooth bark was closely
covered with monographs, the lower ones
now almost oblterated by the growth of
the tree. Near the top of the list West
lake saw his own, III. r. w. 81" A
Senior-yes, unreal as it seemed, three
years had passed since he had carved
those letters, and as he looked back over
them, the happy occasions which other
Thanksgiving Days had been TO him came
| to mind-the glad welcome to the Meri-
wales pleasant home, the old-fashioned
| Thanksgiving dinner. the after dinner
chat in the cosy parlor, and, as twilight
came on, the singing of some familiar air
or rollicking college song in which voice
and piano seemed to blend far more
sweetly than anywhere else. But this
was no more to be. He might as vel
give up all hope of passing the day il
the old way, he said to himself, as hC
pushed his hands down deeper into his
pockets.
What had he done to vex sielen-saucy
Helen, with the sOftest and merriest Of
brown eyes, and cheeks which the sur
and air had painted?
Every year of his college life thus IA
he had never failed to receive an invita-
ton to spend Thanksgiving at her par
ents' house, and he had never failed 4
accept Il. He recalled how eagerly h
had awaited the postman's rap the even
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-11-20

oulckstep, whereat lis Royal Efighness
threw aside his napkin sprang TO his
feet. and executed n mu5covlte jig II
consequence Of these and other exhibl'
lions, Boris was politely ignored by
Mrs. Roosevelt and snubbed by good
society. He can go back to Russia
where It Is lese majestic to print the
brazen dolngs of the arlstocracy and
tell his boon degmerates that gentle
men In this country do not fiault
pronlgacy, that all American women
are queens and are invariably first
served at table, and that 1t Is slightly
irregular In good company to dance a
Jig, even though 1t be not on the top
of the table He can report the fact
that In America the newspapers ex'
pose indecency, that the pure white
light Of publicity beats upon high and
low Boris has learned some things
about this country. But he has learned
them too late. And there are others.
And they live here. The press needs
to turn the lime light on some Of the
skeletons in the closets of respectable.
ity" as well as upon the dark corners
and cesspools of vice. The greatest
safeguard of society Is q truth telling
press.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-11-20
Glover in New ZeaIand.

Red clover could not be successfully
grown in New Zealand until humble
bees were imported and acclimated,
THESE insects by fertilizing the flowers
through moving from one to another
nave changed the island from an an
nual importer of red clover seed to a
large and increasing producer and ex'
porter, thus opening new and valua'
bic source of wealth to the colony.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-11-20
SILK MADE BY CHEMISTRY.
science Hos Found Way to Create
the Favoritc Fabric.

science Hos Found q Way TO Create
the Favoritc Fabric.
Synthetics loom large even now, al
.hough 1t Is true that attention has
chiefly been turned to the synthesis of
lrugs. But there Is no reason why
equal success should not attend the
Efforts Of the chemist to build up ar
.lcles Of food, drink and clothing from
heir elements in the same way as
mere chemical compounds have been
constructed. 1t is only n question OF
the growth OF knowledge of the con
;titution of matters. Already the syn
thesis OF many articles Of common
laily occurrence has been effected. The
milne colorlng matters are practically
;ynthetics; indigo and madden are com
non products of the laboratory, and
sugar and alcohol may be prepared
from the elements which compose
them.
The latest achievement Of the build
.ng chemist appears to be the artificial
production of at any rate the most I'M
oortant constituent of silk. Chemists
nave long known that the chief con-
stituent of silk-insects cocoons and
SPIDERS threads-is an insoluble pro
ted, behaving very much in the same
way as protelds in general, of which
The albumins are types. Mulberry silk
| I'm particular consists of over 20 per
cent of a proteid substance termed
/ 4,I ,,,tth nj
n yellowish transparent substance re-
sembling gelatine in composition and
character and known as sericin. These
two albuminous substances occur in
silk with about per cent of wax and
! | per cent of mineral matter 1t Is
sericin, however, or rather its deriv'
ntive by hydrOlysls, serine, which has
been successfully syntheszed, and in.
asmuch as silk owes its peculiar and
delightful character largely to this
substance there is no doubt that an
important step toward the artificial
manufacture of silk has been made.
Day by day synthetics are forcing
themselves upon our notice and are
threatening to take place somewhere
Or other in mans ordinary routine. The
question has still to be settled whether
n synthetically or artificially prepared
substance-that is, one which Is iden-
tical as far as can be judged with the
natural prOduct-gives precisely the
same satisfactory results. Most people
we are sure, will confess so far to q
sneaking preference for the thing
which nature takes time to elaborate
rather than for the product conjuret
up, so to speak, in a few hours in the
laboratory But already 1t is getting
difficult in some directions to Obtain
the natural article. 1t is so, at any
rate. with indigo, and it is just possible
that in the near future it will be nj
uncommon experience to hear in tn,
shops a customer precise in his de
mand for either the synthetic or nat
ural article in accordance with hi
: choice.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-11-20

four fights OF stairs by the washwoman
herself, pale, tired looking woman of
forty or therea bouts, who thanked West
lake with full eyes.
The student hesitated before accepting
her invitation to dinner, but thinking that
he might be OF service in amusing the
children, he consented to stay. He foun1
plenty to do The junior Hawkins, frail,
half starved little fellows as they were,
seemed TO be endowed with a full sense
of their duties as hosts, and proceeded
TO entertain the strange visitor in q man
ner which left him little time TO think
of anything save the art Of self-defense.
Andy, the wide-awake 4-year-oid, report
ed the progress OF the dinner to the 9th
ers at frequent intervals, taking hasty
trips TO the kitchen for that purpose.
The eagerly awaited moment came a.
last Dinner was ready, and such q
dinner as the children made Of It! 1t
was well worth the cost, Westlake
thought, 10 see them eat and watch the
pleased look on the mothers face. How
the turkey disappeared n was turkey
for relish, turkey fer entree, turkey for
dessert. Surely no one bird ever before
did such signal service to humanity!
Amid the clatter Of the meal a low rap
at the outer door was unnoticed A
louder knock brought Mrs. Hawkins to
her feet. Her face showed plainly that
the visitor was not unexpected. West
lake was helping the boy nearest him to
a fourth slice of turkey, and looked up
just as the new conner entered the room.
His knife nearly dropped from his hands.
There before him stood Helen Merri-
vale, surveying the group with wonder
equal to his own. A basket which she
carried on her arm indicated that she,
too, had come on a mission of charity.
'This is indeed surprise, Mr.. West
lake." she said, after she had regained
her composure. '1'm afraid my journey
has been in vain" she added, with a
smile, glancing at the swiftly disappear
ing viands.
mot as far as l am concerned" said
| Westlake, meaningly, and Helen blushed.
At Mrs. Hawkins earnest invitation,
| Miss Merivale consented to drink a cup
of coffee after her long walk. West
lake made several unsuccessful attempts
to catch her eye. Was she really offend
ed or hurt, or was it all mistake? The
question was soon to have reply. Fred
! felt it his duty to converse with the
| guests.
"That was pretty girl l saw you with
the other day, Mrs. Westlake," he said,
with an air borrowed from the students
he admired at a distance.
Eyes; my sister is considered very pref
ty," responded Westlake. He looked
full at Helen. Dora paid me only a
flying visit. or should have asked per-
mission to present her to your parents
and you, Miss Merivale"
Helen merely bowed in assent; her color
had deepened, as if with shame, and
Westlake thought he understood mat
tiers.
They left the house together soon af-
terward, and on their way to the city
Westlake drew the crumpled note from
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-11-20

ing the reading of the note had been di-
vided between his wagon and the shop
windows, take home your washing ard
bring your wagon back as soon as YOU
can"
The lad, his big blue eyes expressing
his wonder more plainly than words
quickened his pace and disappeared, lit
tie guessing to what purpose the wagon
was to be put. Westlake, in the mean
time, strolled up and down the sidewalk,
judging with the practiced eye of a farm
er's son the poultry and vegetables in the
provisioners' windows. He had hardly
finished his tour of inspection, and select
ed as good a variety as the lateness of
the season afforded, when Fred reap
peared.
BY means of few questions tactfuily
put, Westlake soon had fairly correct
idea of the condition of the Hawkins
larder, together with the individual Tx
ings of the little Hawkinses. Ere the
steeple clock hard by had struck eleven,
the strangely assorted couple were max
ing their way toward Asylum lane. The
aXles of the little express wagon fairly
creaked with the weight of the boxes
and bundles entrusted to it.
IH'lT very appearance was paradise
of anticipation to Fred One of the pack
ages, from which a pair of claws pro-
truded, could contain nothing loss than
turkey; there were potatoes and tur-
nips, beets and celery, onions and sage,
assorted cakes and crackers, and In the
end of the wagon sundry brown paper
bags which the boys Imagination fondly
| pictured as containing candies (somc
chocolates he hoped, nuts, bananas, or
anges, popcorn, figs, and perhaps some
chewing gum. What a glorious dinner!
The heart of the college man, itself
youthful beat with pleasure at the boys
delight, and the long expected dinner at
the Merivaes, even Helen henself. was
for the moment forgotten.
Several other persons, Sant on like err,
rands of charity, were met with in the
crowded city quarters, and WestlakC
began to feel himself quite a philanthropy
list. The fesdng increased as they stop
ped before an immense wooden tenement
house. and we're ushered into the dark
Ill smelling hill. Laden with the bun
dies, they were greeted at the top Of
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-11-20
NeDtune PeIhanS.

One of his Majesty's ships recently
collided with another while clearing
out of Portsmouth docks and had het
bowsprit carried away.
According to the Taller, the captain
promptly reported the disaster to the
admiralty in dispatch as follows
MY Lords | regret to have to inform
your lordships that his Majestys ship
-, while leaving the harbor, cam,
into collision with another vessel, ant
her bowsprit has been carried away"
Promptly came an admiralty wire il
reply Report who carried away bow
spirit and where it has been placed
London Express
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-11-20

When we get pulled up with pride
and prosperity and point to the Nor.
gans and Rockefellers and the othet
kings of finance and trade; when wd
change the cry of millions" to "bilt
lions" and feel that we are really powi
erful, Mother Nature steps in and takes
the conceit out of humanity. John
Henry, of Carnegie, Pa, was struck
by train and mangled. He was rich.
Just before the accident he was ono
of the big men of the town. After
1t he was dying man, poorer than the
iaborer who helped carry his body tn
an ambulance "I'll pay 100000 to
anyone who can save my life" he said.
And then he died, for when the time
comes million and penny are thd
same. You can't bride nature. Joint
ID. Rockefeller gave his heart to hid
baby grandson for plaything. He
didn't smile when his Standard Oil
dividends reached 100000 In a sin.
gle year. He laughed joyously when
baby arms were clasped about his neck
and he realized what glorious thind
the love of child really is. The baby
died. The old man was ready to fling
millions into the hands of science; Offer
kings ransom to destiny just to keer
the light burning in pair of blue eyes
| The baby died. Charles Rouss, of New
York, offered $1,O00,0O0 for the return
of sight to his blind eyes. He died II
the darkness, rich in the things he
cared little for and destitute in the one
thing he wanted. SO let's mix pride
with humility. AS Dooley has said il
his article on Progress" we put III
skyscraping buildings, but we do no
build skyscraping men. The power O,
wealth and mans achievements ar,
only big when viewed apart from tn,
power that rules the world. The pos
session of money is only a temporar,
and limited privilege.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-11-20

In 1890 the railways Of the country
carried eighty billion tons of freight
one mile, and In 1900, according to the
census report, they carried one hundred
and forty billion tons. They charged n
fraction more than nine-tenths Of cent
for carrying each ton mile in 1890,
and only seven and half tenths in
1900. They will charge still less in
1910 and carry much more, for the in
genuity Of inventors and financiers is
continually employed in reducing the
cost of railway transportation.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-11-20

I've be countin' up my blessin's, I've ben
summln' up my woes
But / amt got tn conclusion sum would
naturally suppose.
Why quit conntIn' troubles fore had
half score,
While tn more | count my blessn's ! keep
fndin more an more.
There's been things that want exactly as
thought they'd ought t be,
And I've often growled at Providence fer
not a pettln' me;
But l hadn't stopped T. reckon what TIL
other side had ben,
SO guess 1t want correct, the way I cal
kerlated then.
Fer there's ben a gift O. sunshine after
every shower O. tears,
And I've found load o. laughter scattered
all along tn years,
IL tn thorns have prlcked me sometimes,
I've good reasons to suppose
Love has hid EN- often from me meath the
rapture of tn rose.
SO I'm gon' t still be thankful fer tn sun
shine and tn rain,
Fer tn JOY that's made me happy; fer tn
purgin' done by pain;
Fer tn love of little children; fer the friends
thet have ben true;
Fer tn guldin' Hand that's led me ey'ry
threat min danger through
I'm rejolcin' in tn mercy that can take my
sins away,
In tn Love that gives me courage in tn
thickost of the fray
/ am thankful fer tn goodness that from
heaven folers me
o! how happy and how thankful | forever
ought { be.
SO jest let us count our blessln's as we're
jOurneyin' along,
Then wen find less time fer growln', and
more fer mrth and song
When you lift your eyes t heaven earthly
shadows flee away
Let us learn this lovln' lesson as we keen
Thanksgivn' Day.
Rams Horn.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-11-20
THE BICYCLE FAD.
Some Regrets Over the Fact that II
Has Vanished.

Some Regrets Over the Fact that II
Has Vanished.
The reorganization of the bicycle
crust upon n conservative basis is de
clared by financial writer to mark the
evolution of the bicycle business from
the fad state into seady, legitimate
enterprise. That is measurably true
more's the pity.
When the bicycling fad was at its
pie took healthful and agreeable eXer.
else daily. When the fad waned these
people ceased to take exercise. Nova
lays the bicycle, with few exceptions
Is used in business way. People ride
1t to and from their work to save car
fare. Bill collectors use it In their bust
ness. So do book agents and solicitors
Children are now about the only people
who ride for the mere pleasure of rid
ng. That is to be regretted.
Never has there been another form Of
exercise which was available to sc
many people. The bicycle required nc
athletic training. A child or an octo-
senarian could ride. Women found the
wheel easy to learn and easy to ride.
Bicycling, like golf, brought people
into the open air, but, unlike golf, it re-
iuired no especial tract of ground fol
It's exercise. Any fairly good road was
The sole requisite. The whole continent
ay open to the adventurous cycler. The
wheelmen and wheelwomen of 1S95-9S
the period of the greatest bicycle
| ooom-saw more of the country in the
vicinity of their homes than they evel
saw before or will ever see again. The
bicycle was a typographical educator
The bicycle, in short, fulfilled two o
he three traditional desiderata. |
made people healthy and it made then
wise 1t made some people wealthy
too. (These, however, were the peopl
who manufactured bicycles, rathe
than those who rode them) 1t was
fad which conduced to the happines
and physical well-being of the popula
ton, and its disappearance is occasion
'or regret. There is nothing in sight t
;ake its place,