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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-26
CHAPTER NNI-

This, then, was the end of it all! The
wayfaring man, dead. in his upper room,
was not the Rev Edwin G. Stiles. but
Sir Arthur Glendennng, the lost baro-
net.
Lost! Yes. indeed. lost to his friends,
but not murdered. And DR.. Efenstein
felt thrill of JOY pass over him as the
next thought came. His employer was
now Sir Fitzroy Glendenning, and he
was entirely cleared of the heinous crime
with which he had so long been charged.
He was ready to be received joyfully
back to his own estate and home.
Yes! his summons could bring him, for
he alone knew where he resided. He
should start for New York Immediately.
and accompany and care for him on his
return voyage.
thought that made his heart throb tu-
multuousy, and that thought was this:
His pledge had been fulfilled!
Sir FitzrOy's name was cleared, and
now he was free to WOO and wed the girl
Of his choice. But. as gladly as his heart
throbbed one moment before. 50 suddenly
had it sunk again, like lead in his bosom.
Was this girl-this one girl that he SO
lONtu Iluu Big
knowledge of that hidden crime! Was
her hand the one that nightly opened
those panels. and showed in that repul'
sve food to a human being-s peer OF
the English realm! Again, with smoths
cred groan he felt that it was she!
He remembered her wild entreaty, that
he should neither light a candle nor
search that corridor, on that dreadful
night. And he had been fool enough to
listen to her pleadings. Yes! He was
convinced that she had aided the inhu.
man brother in carrying out his wicked
purposes!
But again he thrust away the idea
and ut last resolved to see this girl, just
once more, accuse her of being an ac'
cessory to this foul wrong, and then
hear her reasons for so doing. Possibly
! there might be some extenuating circum
stances, some unexplained reason why
she had lent herself to this purpose.
| Cro be continued.l
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-26
MATERIAL FOR BOOK COVERS
All OF the Cloth for The M Is Made from
Cotton Fabric.

All OF the Cloth for Tn m l. Made from
Cotton Fabric.
All OF the cloth used in the binding
OF books Is made from cotton fabric,
yet one would not say so on seeing the
finished product Some Of 1t looks ex.
acuy like coarse linen. Other styles
have an appearance of the finest kind
OF silk, while others have various sorts
Of finishes that look like leathcret, can.
vas, watered silk and thousand diff.
ferent designs.
When the cloth comes from the mills
It is treated In various ways to prepare
it for the dyeing process, which Is the
most important. Different kinds OF
sizing Is used in the different grades
and utter this is done it Is ready fol-
the color machines.
These are really the same sort of ma
chimes that calico are made Oh. They
are built of great steel rolls or cams
that are heated to a high temperature
by means Of live steam passing through
them constantly. The cloth passes
through boxes filed with the anilin,
color that the cloth Is expected to Dr.
colored with. This Is mixed with 8
starch paste and Is spread evenly al
through the cloth.
The latter then continues through the
steam-heated cams and is finally iollet
up at the back Of the machine in d
heavy roll of the desired color The
different finishes are given in second
process. The cloth is passed through
very heavy and massive steel rolls
which have been engraved with the
design that is wanted. Fine lines run
ming diagonally across the cloth will
give a silk effect, and there are many
ether impressions that may be stamped
on in this way.
The process Is an expensive one, ant
the resulting price of the cloth Is rathe.
high, running from 80 to 60 cents q
yard. There are several artists in the
large cities of the country who have
begun to make speciality Of designing
book covers on this cloth, and they are
able to make a good living from theil
work IL they are clever.-Springtielt
(Mas.) Union.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-26
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CO O D
Short Stories
Observation-Disclosures


| A secretary Of fireinsurance COM
pany tells of an old woman who called
on an agent to arrange for insurance
on her house and furniture. I'VE
haven't had no insurance for five
years." she explained; 1--WE hev jes'
been dcpendln' on the Lord; but l says
to my old mon, l says, tibet It's terrible
risky, l says"
In the "Outre Mer" Paul Bourget de-
clared that life can never get entirely
dull to the American. because when
ever he can not strike any other way
to put in his time, he can always get
away with few years trying to ind
out who his grandfather was" To
which Mark Twain replied: II reckon
the Frenchmans got his little standby
for dull time, too, because when all
other interests fail he can turn In and
see II he cant find out who his father
was"
Mrs. Leslie NJ. Shaw, wife Of the
Secretary of the Treasury, has always
ben noted for her wit. 1t Is said that
a young man of humorous bent one
day exclaimed in her presence: What
could be more dreadful for a woman
than after mending her husband's
coat to find in one of the pockets a
lOve-letter from another wOmanW
| Fortunately" said Mrs Shaw, that
could never happen. The woman would
find the letter first and then she would
not mend the coat
Sir Edward Malet tells a remarkable
story of certain cardinal, who, when
/ pressed by an admiring circle Of ladies
at an evening party to say whether
he had ever received any startling
confessions, replied that the first per-
son who had come to him after he had
taken orders, desired absolution for a
murder which lie confessed he had
committed. A gentle shudder ran
, through the frames of the audience.
This was changed into CONSERVATION
/ when, ten minutes later. an elderly
marques entered the apartment, and
eagerly claimed acquaintance with the
cardinal. But l see your eminence
does not remember me-" he said;
you will do so when | remind you
that l was the first person who con-
i fessed TO you after you entered the
service of the church"
The late Richard Henry Stoddard's
family physician and longtime friend,
DR., Daniel NJ. Stimson, is fond of re-
lating the following anCcdote of the
poet: While endeavoring to procure
an impromptu luncheon for number
of friends after his wife and the SER
wants had retired, Mr.. Stoddard found
box of sardines. His somewhat
Wig rous remarks, inspired by sar-
dine cans objections to the open Sc
same" of dull jack-knife, attracted
the attention of Mrs. Stoddard on the
floor above. what are you doingP'
she called down. Opening a can Of
sardines." with whatY "a dashed
old iack-knife," cried the eXasperated
poet: what did you think l was open
ing it with?" "Well, dear" she said
dryly, 81 didn't exactly think you were
opening it with prayer"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-26
DANGEROUS MUD VOLCANOES.
Heated Rocks and Liquid Earth Are
Thrown High in the Air.


Mud volcanoes are found in northern
Italy near Modena, in Sicily near Cir
GENT, on the shores Of the Sea of Azof
and the Caspian, in Central America
and in other parts of the globe. The
gas frequently escapes from them with
such violence that mud is thrown into
the air to the height of several hun
.dred feet Sometimes this gas is in
flammable, consisting of sulphuretted
hydrogen, hydrogen or some hydrocar-
bons, and these gases occasionally take
fire, so that true flames issue from
these mud volcanoes. In other cases
the mud volcanoes appear to be form
ed by either hot or cold springs, con-
taining large quantities of suspended
materials, and the liquid mud issues
from the vent without any violent
eruptive action.
Professor Bunsen, in his account of
the pseudo-volcanic phenomena OF Ice
land, describes many valleys where
sulphurous and aqueous vapors burst
forth with kissing sound from the
hot soil formed of volcanic tufa. In
such spots a pool of boiling water is
seen, in which n bluish-black argilla-
ceous paste issues in huge bubbles.
These bubbles, on bursting, throw the
boiling mud to a height of fifteen feet
and upward so that 1t accumulates
in lodges around the crater and base Of
the spring.
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cano was witnessed, according to
Lyell, on November 27, 1927, at Tok-
mali, on the peninsula of Abscheron,
east of Baku, on the Caspian. Flames
blazed up to an extraordinary height
for three hours, and continued for
twenty hours more to rise about three
feet from a crater from which mud
was elected. AT another point in the
same district where flames issued,
fragments of rocE of large size was
hurled up into the air and scattered
around.
Near Girgenti, in Sicily, are several
conlcal mounds ten to thirty feet high,
with small craters at their SUBMITS,
from which cold water mixed with
mud and bitumen is cast off. Bubbles
of carbonic acid and carburetted
hydrogen gas are also disengaged from
these springs, and at certain periods
with such violence as to throw the
mud 200 feet high. These mud OF
"air volcanoes" are known to have
been In activity for the last fifteeI
centuries. An area OF not less than
1000 square miles, 100 miles north
&est OF Clutch and the mouths Of the
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-26
COMPENSATION
he Little Blind Girl Did Not Thi.h
of Being Unhappy.

he Little Blind Girl Did Not Thinh
of Being Unhappy.
A personal experience OF Governor
)dell Of New York, recorded In the
tribune, illustrates anew how often
he soul encompassed by infirmity
inows the compensating secret Of hap
dness. Governor Odell vas inspecting
he state institution for the blind at
Batavia. AS he was walking through
me Of the buildings he noticed a gold
n-haired child standing at window.
The had her back to him. The Gov
rnor walked over to the window, and
aid:
How do you do my little ladyT =
The child turned to him with
mile. She was exceedingly beautiful
nut her eyes were sightless.
Are you Governor OdellT she said
rhe Governor said that he was. "Oh,
have been waiting to see you," she
aid. 81 heard you were coming"
The Governor then took her on his
ap and asked her name.
my name IL Ruth"
81 have little girl ut home just
lbout as big as you, but her name u
Estelle"
They talked freely after that Tho
little girl told her story without signs
)r bitterness. She was unable TO go
nome for a vacation, because 1t was
accessory for her to remain for treat
nent. 1t was disappointment, but
,he smiled brightly as she said that
seeing" the Governor partly made
lp." Finally, when it came time Tor
uim to go, the Governor said:
as there any message l can take
back to my little girl from youT
Eyes, oh, yes, you can give her my
love-"
SIS that ALP. asked the Governor
mo" said the child clasping the
Governors neck and kissing him. Say
sent her a kiss"
The next day, when the Governor
was in Buffalo, he bought the biggest
doll he could find and sent it to Ruth.
A few days later he got a letter or
| thanks. 81 can feel its eyes shut when
| | put it to bed at night" she wrote,
land in the morning | can feel them
open. i have named my dolly Estelle,
and l pray every night that your little
girl may never be blind"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-26

were crooked and feeble, as though lone
In great weakness.
August l8.-l am sick, dyinl per
haps! o joy II this should prove to be
death! | am weary. tired. worn out, but
l thank God am again myself.
Now know | am Sir Arthur Glen
denning Lately have been confused,
and thought myself a minister. My brain,
my poor brain, was unstrung. At last
! am myself.
IA knife came to me and took out
the screws from the shelves, opened the
panels after pushing the shelves aside,
and escaped from my prison.
"In the corridor | came upon a young
girl and a man. Strangers; | knew that
at once. Both were strangers. Yet I
feared recapture.
81 rushed forward, dashed the light
from them. and then another frenzy seiz-
ed me, and my poor head nearly burst
with pain. uttered a cry in my agony.
Then another, ms l rushed through the
well-knoun ruins.
Tho night air revived me. had not
felt its cheering influence, drawn a fresh
mouthful Of outside air, In twenty five
years. | opened my mouth, | expanded
my chest, | drank 1t all In.
What cared for the storm. the howl
ing wind, the falling rain1 1t was de-
light. it was rapturel was free! l
was free
81 knew not where to go, but sped
away, away, and rested not until was
hidden In the cave in Demons wood.
There | slept and rested. There | quiet
ed my overweight nerves, and thanked
God for the blessed knife.
Morning came, and again | tried to
think. My brain seemed heavy, and
could scarcely remember my own name.
But it came to me after awhile. Rev.
Edwin G. Stiles, minister of the gos-
pei. But how could | preach in these
threadbare clothesf | must get suitable
garments. | had money; | always had
had money. | had it in my. pocket book
when cast into prison. My prosecutors
did not rob me.
80 l took the cars and went to Liv-
erpool, where | bought suit of clerical
clothes, and books, and papers to sell.
l bought also a little wallet. in which
to lock up these pages. Something tells
me | must never part with these my pa
pers.
here. the wallet is safe in my hands.
returned to the village then, and must
have wandered around, selling my books
as Rev. Edwin @. Stiles.
But now. am sane. My senses
have returned. | am Sir Arthur Glen
denning. and | am dying. know | must
have been insane, or partly SO, for the
last few weeks but my mind is clear.
perfectly clear tonight.
"ln this cave was taken i'll, and could
scarcely move for days. | had food to
last for a week or more. and crawled
out, once in a while, for water.
But now food has gone. | am toe
weak to drag myself to the spring.
thirst. | am burning with fever. think
| ! shall die, Farewell earth! shall
write no more; but with my latest sigh
thank God that die a free man."
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-26
Newspaper in the Far North.

There is only one newspaper which
is published in the arctic circle, and
that is the Nourlanaste, or Eastern
Star, which is issued once week az
SigerfJord, in the extreme north Of
Norway. 1t is written in the Lap lam
guage and is very small paper, con-
sIsting of only four pages, Its con-
tents are chiefly short articles on re-
l'glous subjects and items of local
news. The popularity of the little
paper is that It has no advertisements,
probably. because the wants OF its
readers are few and easily satisfied
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-26
The Stealing of Cattle.

One source of immense trouble to
cattlemen has been the calf thief.
Many a large outfit" has gone out Of
business on account of the ''rustler."
Where cow herders have to ride the
range for fifty or seventy-five miles
they are likely to be forestalled In
branding calf by some vigilant rust
Ter whose little mountain ranch is near
the usual grazing place Of bunch Of
cattle. Or very possibly the puncher
for the big sc ranch has caught and
branded the calf with its proper mark;
and when many months later he rides
on yearling branded BOB he has
no means of knowing that the owner
of the latter brand has deftly touched
up the sc with a running iron by the
artistic addition of two strokes and
| an added letter. 1t may be stated par
enthetically in passing that more than
one large "outtit" of to-day got Its
start entirely from "rustled" cattle
In the more arid southwest rustling Ii
not so common because most of the
water is pumped and cattle get int
the habit OF coming home often t
drink and can be watched more close
". but even there 1t is factor OF NJ
slight importance.-Lesle's Monthly.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-26

Indus. is covered o"' ny numerous
mud volcanoes. one of the cones is
400 feet high. composed of light col
ored earth, and having at its summit
a crater thirty CARDS in diameter. The
liquid mud which fills the crater is
continually disturbed by air bubbles,
and here and there is cast up in small
jets.-Mines and Minerals.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-26

which Is herewith depicted. The sup.
plicant Is tied to a bar, head down.
ward, and tight cords around his lega
Then rope is placed around his body
and the turbaned, bewhiskered old
Hindu sways the body to and fro.
much the same as a sexton rings .
church bell While this curious re-
ligious ceremony Is in progress, men
and women stand around watching the
performance
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-26
AN ACROBATIC PRAYER.
dow the Hindu Appeals to Providence
for Rain.

The Hindu INDUCES in many curious
practices His religious rites are
unique and some of them are TO Chris
tan eyes ludicrous. An instance OF
this kind Is found in his method Of
appealing to Providence for rain,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-26
NInneY and Votes

Money and votes are the only
things that count in politics." said the
positive person.
That may be true" replied the
comparatively wise individual, "but
money has the advantage-it Is sure
Of a count and votes are not."-Balti-
more American.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-26

If marriage is lottery, it's up to
the government to exclude love let
tiers from the mails.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-26

The average man cllngs tenaciously
to his own opinions, but he sxpeSsa
other people to change thelrN
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-26

Revenge is sweet only to a very
small individual
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-19
STILL ON TRAIL.
Norridgewock Burglars But
Little Ahead Of Officers.
Seen on Side Of Mt BigeIow, Drying
Clothes at Fire.
Deputies Start Out to Follow Up the
New Clue.

North Arson, Me-, Oct. 1S.-The
Burns brothers, wanted. at Norridge-
wock, for burglary were seen on the
side of Mount Bigelow, tonight. where
they built Il fire to dry their clothes.
The officers were approaching from two
directions and expected to capture them
unless they moved further into the
mountainous territory.
At 9 o'clock, this morning, they were
reported as calling at house in the
vicinity of Bigelow, and asking for
food They refused to enter the house.
They started in Il northeastly direction
from Bigelow towards Stratton with
the evident intention of reaching Cam
ada, and had gone about five miles
when they built the fire on the side of
Mt. BigeloW.
Deputies from Madison and New
Portland, started for Bgelow, this
forenoon, telephoning ahead for relays
of horses; and two deputies started
down from Flagstaff.
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SENT TO HOSPITAL.
Miss Annie G. Robinson of Biddeford
Adjudged insane and Committed.

Biddeford Me, Oct. 1S.-A meeting
Of the Biddeford municipal officers was
held, Saturday, to investigate the case
of Miss Annie &. Robinson, a young
woman who was recently returned to
this city from Providence by the state
board of charities and correction of
Rhode Island.
Miss Robnson's case has been con-
sidered by the municipal officers sew
cral times during the past year, and
her friends have each time agreed to
look after her, rather than have her
committed to an insane asylum.
DR.. E. d. O'Neil testified that he had
examined Miss Robinson, and he pro-
nounced her insane, and declared she
required to be confined. He told the
board that she was a dangerous person
to be allowed her liberty.
The board then voted to commit the
young woman to the State hospital for
the insane, and she was taken to Au-
guSta.
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D0WIE'S CRUSADE
Started in the Wicked City Of
New York.
No Great Excitement and No Great
Change Yet Noticed.
Dowic Admits That He Is Against
Tough Proposition.

New York. Oct. 11S.-Five thousand
persons We're turned away from Madi-
son Square Garden this afternoon.
after all the seats in the building had
been filed with a great crowd curious
to see John Alexander Dowie on his
first appearance before New York
audience.
Fully IA 900 persons We're in the Gar
den at half past o'clock, when the SER
vices began with the professional, in
which the Zion whte-robed choir, to
the number of about 600, and the
capped and gowned ordained officers of
the Christian Catholic church in Zion
took part. The procession assembled to
the platform where the choir took posi-
ton behind the pulpit and the officers
occupied the places at the sides. When
those on the platform had taken their
places, DR.. Dowie assembled the plat
form, accompanied by Overseers DAN
iel Bryant J. G. Excel, A. J. Gladstone
Dowie, J. G. Speigner, G. l.. Mason and
w. Harmer Piper, who took their
places behind the pulpit in the order in
| which they had assembled the rostrum.
DR.. Dowie wore the usual white robe
with a black robe above it. The ser
vice of prayer opened with the invoca-
| ton by DR.. Dowie, followed by the
singing of a hymn. This was followed
by the recital of the creed and COM
inandments and the reading of Script
ure, during which hundreds of persons
started to leave the hall. causing much
confusion. The exodus continued in
spite of repeated orders to close the
doors, until nearly a third Of the audi
cnce had departed, many Of the vacant
seats being filled from the waiting
crowd outside.
After order had been somewhat re-
Continued on page 80
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TERCOLLEGlATE ATHLETICS
Meeting of the Board at Orono-Sase-
ball League to Be Formed.

Orono. Me Oct S.-(SpeciaD.- The
Maine intercollegiate Athletic Board of
which the University of Maine, Bates and
Colby are members, held a meeting in
Grono. Saturday morning. W. r. Garcc-
lon OF Lewiston, a graduate of Bates and
| 'arvard, was elected president. Prof.
Pomeroy of Bates. was elected chairman,
and r. X. Jones of the University of
Maine, Sccrctary-trcaSurer All the Maine
colleges with the exception of Bowdon
were represented: Prof. Bailey and Soule,
'0i, of Colby. Prof. r. X. Jones and Roy
II. Flynt. G, of University of Maine,
Prof Pomc,oy and Doe %, of Bates.
Although there were no controversies to
decide there was Il general discussion Of
questions of interest to Maine colleges.
The most important matter that came up
was the question of forming z baseball
league for the coming spring, it being ii
nally voted to recommend to the Maine
colleges that such league be formed and
articles governing such i league will be
draw up which will be submitted to the
colleges for approval
This board meets twice a year and the
next meeting will be held in April.
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ELEVATOR GAVE WAY.
Several Men Injured in 35-Fcot FaI
at Biddeford.

Biddcford, Nc, oct. 1S.-Becauso the
brake on the engine which furnishes
power 10 run the elevator used for
hosting building material in the new
machine shop of the Saco e. Pettec Co.
gave way the elevator fell to the
ground Saturday, a distance of 81 feet.
injuring four men and shaking up 10
Others. The injured are:
William Tibctts of Saco, both ankles
fractured
John Mcloy of saco ankle sprained
and badly shaken up.
4 Jerry Leary of BiGdeford, injured
about the knees and feet.
s H.4 T.. Goodwin of Portland, slightly
Einilired.
z The elevator is used for freight es-
.clushe!y ana notices are posted on il
+fcrbfd1rg workmen TO ride. At 3.1j
Saturday, when it began to rain. the
elevator went up with q load of brick.
When it started to descend II W0rrmen
who were employed in the construction
of the shop on that floor, jumped on to
ride to the ground. This was 700 much
load for the brake to hold, and when
half way down it gave way and the
elevator crashed to the ground, throw
in" tho men in all directions.