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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-02

persist In suspendlng the heaviest
parts of their apparel from their waists
and then, to make matters worse, many
of them continue, despite the warnings
and the pleadings of their bodies and
of every physician and physical culture
teacher in the world, to harness them
selves in until they can't breathe com
fortably and to load their little heads
with masses of millinery so heavy and
misshapen 1t seems a wonder some
have not their pretty necks broken
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-02

Nowadays everyone, barring Infants
and valetudlnafians, Is more or less
interested in athletics nor are we
quite sure about the babies since read
ing that Prof. Stagg of Chicago trains
his heirs and hciresses TO swing from
the horizontal bar at the age of three
months But this is the point rising
before US just now-the vast extent
and cffePvcscent enthusiasm OF Juye-
nile athletics. without any painful
stretch of memory many Of us can re-
cali the days when the schoolboy was
eternally hidden to consider the great
men who came to the city from the
country with but a single coin in their
pockets and the other great men who
began to climb the ladder of fame by
committing to memory the sayings Of
Burke and of Daniel Webster. Since
that time 1t has dawned upon the
schOolmasters and their allies that
muscle helps a lot in climbing the lad
der of fame. Hence this American
cohOrt Of youths in decolote clothes
and spiked shoes. More heart to them!
It's better for n boy who has studied
his days lessons to turn to the exercise
of the field or the gymnasium than to
shake incense before the statues of
poets or statesmen. The place for po-
etry and politlcs--for boy--is the
school We are sorry for the lad who,
given two legs to stand on and two
arms to swing, can't sprint and leap
as well as sean verses. Scansion is cs-
sentinlly neither good nor bad. EXer-
else is essentially and decidedly good.
We often hear youngster who hasn't
yet felt the scrape of razor advised
to be "A man. We'd advise him to be
a boy. One step at u time.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-02
MISS GRACE CRAIG.

ION, Ill. MISS GRACE CRAIG.
Miss Craig does not hold the record,
as Miss Lucille Withheld, also a mem
Der of the st. Louis team, outthrew
her captain, establishing Il record that
surpasses the former record held AT
Vassar College by almost three feet
Miss Craig and several other ath-
letic-inclined girls have gained the as
sistance of Martin Delaney TO assist
them In getting up regulation held
day for girls to be held next year.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-02
Bishop Fotter's ,Conundrum.

A conundrum propoyded by Bishop
Porter was told as follows:
"Why Is 1t that in the many
pictures and statutes OF angels sx-
hibited the angels are always either
as. women, or young men without
boards or fhustacheS?
The bishops answer, which always
affords him keen enjoyment, is:
Everybody knows women inherit
THE kingdom of heaven, but men only
get In by very close shave"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-02

Friends and business associates of
the late Abram S. Hewitt OF New York
are planning to erect a memorial to
him. 1t will not be bronze statue nor
heaven-piercing shaft, but an extern
sion of the work of the Cooper Union
in the education of the youth of the
city. Five hundred thousand dollars
will be raised for this purpose, a pur-
pose which would commend Itself both
to Mr., Hewitt and to Peter Cooper,
who founded the Union to help working
BOYS
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-02

In the st. Louis
basket ball field.
Miss Grace is an
athletic girl of the
true type. She is
1.-the and graceful,
with rosy cheeks,
strong arms, and
splendid health.
She broke the
worlds record in
throwing the bas-
ket ball, at ORAL
-
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-02
How,aM hisn

WeNofer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case Of CatarTh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure
F.J. CHENEY 800, Props, Toledo. O.
We, the undersigned, have known F. j. Cheney
for the last Is years, and believe him perfectly
honorable In al business tranSactionA and tinan-
clally able To carry ont any obligations made by
their firm. -
Me3t = TruaS, Wholesale Druggists Toledo, o.
Walding; kinhan s. Marvin, Wholesale Drug
gistS, Toledo, Ohio.
Hal's CatArrh Cure is taken Internally acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
THO system. Price 75c. per bottle Sold by ali
Druggists. Testimonials free.
halFs Family P1lls are the best
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-02

Tho reason You can .ret
this trial free is beoause
they cure Kidney nIsand
will prove It to you.
MLsT BRANCH, Mon
DodhNs kidney Pills hi The
case, which was an unusual
desire TO uIiqate - had 10 Get
up 1--WE or six umeS of a night
l think diabetes was well nm.
der way, the feet aud ankles
swelled There WAS an Ia.
tense pain in the back, The
heat OF which would feel like
putting ones hand up TO a
hump chimney. 1 have used
the free trial and two full
boxes OF Deans pills with die
satisfaction Il feeling fhat I
am cured They are the rem.
cay par excellence"
b F. BAIIGRA
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-02

words in six hours
and read her own
copy from closely
written m Il II IL
scripts. Her work
lid not average one
error 10 the page.
The young wo-
man no has 81
suddenly gathered
fame unto hers If
is just 81 and went
from Philadelph a
to fill a position in
the Patent Office
1t Washington. She
appointed un-
der Civil Service,
having taken the
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-02

There is no evidence Of race suicide
in the family Of Thomas Wilson, a
stage driver Of Stockton, Utah. He
and his wife are the parents Of six
teen soRs each Of whom is over six
feet in heigth,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-02

GTHE most common phases of summer
catarrh are catarrh of the stomach
and bowels. Peruna is specific for
summer catarrh.
Hon. Willis Brewer, Representative
in Congress from Alabama, writes the
following letter to DR. Hartman:
House of Representatives,
Washington, y. C.
The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, o.:
Gentlemen-'I have used one bottle
of peruna for lassitude, and | take pleas
ure in recommending it to those who
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-02
Ten Things

There are ten things for VIII ich no
one has ever yet been sorry. These
are:
For doing good to all.
For speaking evil Of none.
For hearing before judging.
Fer thinking before speaking
For ho ding an angry tongue.
For being kind to the distressed.
For asking pardon for all wrongs.
For being patient toward everybody.
For stopping the ears to tale e,
bearer.
For diSbelievng most of the III
reports
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-02

At last woman has spoken. Mrs.
Mary A. Livermore advocates small
families. She stands for child culture
rather than child crops. And it Is the
woman who has the most right to
speak on this question.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-02

No one will be surprised ut the an
nouncement that the bacillus Of small
poX is the protozoa, the lowest form OF
animal life We always knew he was
q low down germ.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-02

A locomotive combine has been form
ed in Great Britain embracing works
that employ 1000 men and turn out 600
locomotives year. And its capital
stock 10 only $1o,oOO.OoOl There must
be a severe drought over there.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-02

The young man unchastened by ex-
perience goes forward by leaps and
bounds, taking small heed of the little
things by the way, proceeding high
ly commendable in affains of love and
war, but full of dangers IN matters of
statecraft and business. The old men
have been through it all; they have In
years past been "jerked up standing"
MS the saying goes, and made to retrace
their steps to remedy the damage done
by some neglected small thing. Hence
they are alert for trifes.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-02

There are few fathers engaged in sue
,eessful business who would not like to
have their sons succeed them. Yet that
does not happen 10 often as to make 1t
the rule In the United States. The son
usually sets M for himself, and the
fathers business Is wound up at his
death, or passes into the hands of stran-
gers. This rule Is not inyariable, FOR n
few years ago I'M association of centen-
airy fis0s and corporations OF the Uni
ted States was organized with the
motsO. "Gainst the Tooth Of Time and
tho Razure Of Oblivion" No firm which
has not been managed for hundred
Tears by the same famay Is eligible
for membership. The association al.
ready has nearly fifty members, and
will hold q convention in Philadelphia
this summer.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-02

A Boston woman declares that "the
ones" She Is probably going upon the
old theory that her own are the only
good children in the neighborhood,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-02
Cricket Stnl the Fayorite Came

Cricket still holds its own In the
British Isles in spite of the increased
attention paid to football, golf and
other sports.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-02

The fish hooks used today are Of
precisely the same foVm as those of
two thousand years ago The only
difference is in the material; then
they were made of bronze, now they
are OF steel,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-02
The largest OF Creameries.

The people of Lincoln, Neb., boast of
having the largest creamery in the
world, not only In capacity for butter
but in the size OF the plant
and the floor space Of the building.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-02

The man who stole a horse from
Frank James and Cole Younger, who
are running n Wild West show, GER
tainly lacked delicacy of feeling
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-02

Indianapolis
tive of indianapolis Business College, writes
Constant
decided
sH diSap
health ". Aeng,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-02

Andrew Carnegie believes annexa-
ton to the United States is the dcs-
tiny of Canada. He is usually pretty
clear headed.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-02

Speaking of evolution: there is the
princess who was at one time bare
footed girl, who carried her fathers
dinner to him in a pail.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-02

need a good remedy. AS a tonic it is ex-
cellent. In the short time | have used
it it has done me a great deal of good. -
Willis Brewer.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write ut once to DIR. Hartman, giving a,
full statement of your case, and he will,
vice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sauitarium, Columbus,
Ohio
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-02

People who foretell bad weather by
means of their rheumatism simply
make you share their Ills.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-02
Chronology OF o Man.

IN 90 q. ~, S-lss sAnEs~>S-.>S~~ NJ
AhiohSy $500 '''''''.'' 's'''. bdDy
Cnllunoou ..............,.... Willy
AT SCHOOL .......'.......... Jonesy
LII tne once. ......- .t,......... Bill
At the bar. William Writ Jones, Esq.
During the war. ...... Corporal Jones
After the war. Gen. William w. Jones
On the stump,
"Our distinguished fellow citizen"
In Congress,
Representative William w. Jones
After the landslide,
Ex~Congressman Jones
Taken care Of"
u. S. Consul w. W. Jones
For his bread and butter,
"our elevator man"
VhSAVhSu '''s...' NO, 1850, OlU
Superannuated .,....Old Bib Jones
In the obituary column,
A once-famous soldier and politician
Smart Set.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-02

There is talk of an astronomers
trust, but they will have pretty hard
work corncring the stars
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-02

We would like to say just what we
sometimes think about the man WHO
always says just what he thinks.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-02

Little Porto Rico is preparing to
nave university. The professor fol-
lows the flag.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-02

Death pays all debts, but some folks
are desperately long-lived.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-02

1t isn't always safe to conclude that
a man Is a genius simply because he
neglects his finger nails.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-02
A Champion Athlete.

Miss Grace Craig, captain of the st.
Louis basket ball club, is the leader of
a team of girls who are the champions
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-02

Some men are like last years birds
nests. They are forever up tree.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-02

Men pay some regard to comfort in
their clothes, but women seem to have
an Unborn aversion to it. The short
skirt, which was popular a few years
ago, has almost completely disappear
ed. Bicycle boomers, although per-
fectly unsightly and ludicrous, seemed
to hold forth the prospect of a reform,
but woman who would wear a pair
now would probably be arrested In
stead Of growing shorter skirts are
growing longer and more cumbersome.
Men, for both health and comfort,
hang most of the weight of their
clothes from their shoulders. Women,
whose organizations are more delicate,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-02
Fastest Typewriter Operator,

Miss Mary Il. Pretty proved herself
themost experttypewritlst in the world
a few days ago when she wrote 2O,4OO
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-02

Look about you, gentle reader, and
consider the solemn ass In every walk
of life. Who 80 respected, 80 admired,
so infuentalf He never takes sides.
He never is partisan. He goes along
with knitted brows, his thoughts too
deep for uttsrance. Smaller men may
abandon themselves to hasty inclina-
lions, to rash preferences, to robust
views. He never does. If he speaks
at all 1t Ia with such profundity and
circumlocution and completely that the
most >recondite crSptogram ever res
cued from a pyramid would seem to
burst of innocent and childish candor
in comparison. Yet he Wears fine raj
ment every day. He enjoys the respect
and confidence of the community. He
prospers. The oil Of opulence anoints
him. He is the incarnation of success!
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-02

,. M. AMsBBRRY, Rotor a pUnIBHm
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-02

BROKEN BOW, NEBRASKA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-22
THAT PROBLEM

That how old is Ann?" problem is cut ting a wide swath in the newspapers just now and if 1t doesn't add considerably to the census of the various lunatic asy- lums we shall miss our guess. School pupils and college graduates, professors and accountants are evidently sitting up nights and burning the midnight oil in the vain effort to get at Miss Ann's age We have cut out several columns of solu- tions-not for publication. but in order to keep track of the progress of the game.
 The beauty of the contest is that each person who sends a solution is dead sure that it is correct That would do If all arrived at the same answer, but they do not. They vary from 12 years to IS years. but all are confident of the cor rectness of their solutions. Whether they follow the rules and methods of algebra, arithmetic or try to get at 1t by some other method each one Is assured of the accuracy of the result arrived at, though 1t is evident that all cannot be right. The search bids fair to keep up till gentle Annie will become as famous as her poetic namesake and may die an old maid without any one knowing her age. Ann is hard to corral, for a fact.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-22

worst things for district and State that can be immagined. More of this sort of thing has been done in Alabama than has been good for the commonwealth already.
 In the North Congressman remain at their posts year after year, 1t being easily evident that after several years service a member is in better position to serve his constituency than ever before, and the longer he stays, if he Is of the right stuff. the more he is able to do for his people
 Congressman Wash Taylor has made splendid member of Congress. He has been as solicitous of Mobiles interests as if he had been a native of the place Neither Mir. Hoffman. nor anybody else could have done more, and Mobile, as well as the rest of the First District should keep him In Washington that ne might do more.
 We have not the pleasure of more than q passing acquaintance with MT. Hon- man and consequently our advice Tn .Vs tne matter is nothing to him. but ne VII make a serious mistake If Se allows ms ambitious inclinations to get the better of his good horse sense. He may sur up the animals but he can't possibly win: TOT if there was chance of defeating Con gressman Taylor there would De many to make the running who nave ions nao an anxious eye on the position.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-22
WANTS A NEW pARrY.

There hasn't been much discussion of late, over the Fifteenth Amendment. but The Washington Post has stirred up The New Bedford Standard somewhat by a recent assertion. The Post says the amendment is dead as the dust or Adam" and further asserts that nearly all Republicans understand the matter and accept the situation" The Standard doesn't fancy such reasoning, or such positive statements and tells us that if what The Post says is true. .'it is high time for a new party. and we do not be- lieve that new party with faith in the provision would lack for members.
 We'll. of all the proposed reasons for starting a new political party this Is en- titled to the chromo. Political parties are usually started in obedience to some great demand or to carry forward some great movement. or to correct some real or fan cied wrong. In this case the only object of such an organization would be to em- phasize the faith of its members in one of the constitutional amendments. Does The Standard really think that any con- siderable number of men could be found who would join in the formation of a new political party with no other ground for their action than that somebody has failed and Is failing to live up to the re- quirements of a clause of our Constitu- ton for which there was never any de- fence? And if, as The Post intimates, iS rda ad hxy publicans generally as a dead letter where would recruits to the new party come from? Not from the Republicans for they care little for that amendment, and a majority of them. in our judg- ment. wouldn't lift finger to enforce it. Certainly the Democrats wouldn't organ ize or help to organize party to sustain what most of them believe is and ought to be a dead letter, which should forever remain dead.
 Doubtless the negroes would join such an organization with much jubilation. If the leader in such a movement would send evangelists down South he would find plenty of proselytes. True, they couldn't do much voting, but they could contribute some money and no end of shouting. If The Standard wouldn't ob- ject to them on account of their color it can get up a numerous and noisy addi- ton to a party formed for the purpose of enforcing that Fifteenth Amendment. but there wouldn't be any elections cred ited to it. The idea is an absurdity, how ever.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-22
NERVOUS ABOUT MARYLAND.
A Close State the Independent Vote
 Decides.
waehipoton post

Washington Post.
 The feverish activity of politicians to win Marylands independent vote is real ized by scanning the record of pluralities in elections of the last decade. The State has swung from Democratic to RepuDli- can candidates and back again by mar gins which indicate the supremacy of these independents who reside chiefly in Baltimore City. The ave age plurality has been about 12.00O both in State and national elections, although in 1891 a Dem- plurality of 3O.151, the total vote of the State being about 192,OO0. But in 1896 Me- kinley received a plurality of 32,224 in Maryland. the first tune it had ever voted for a Republican President. The total vote then exceeded 2490O0. Four years later, in 190) Mckinley carried the State for the second time by plurality of 13,- 941. the total vote being about 264,0c0.
 For comparison with the gubernatorial vote in the hard fought campaign of this year, one has to look to the figures of 1899. when John Walter Smith, the present Governor, boiled 2S.409: Governor Lowndes. 116.2S6. and the Prohibitionist candidate, 5.275, leaving a plurality of 12,- IA out of a total vote of 249,970, approxi- mately the same as that three years ear Her, when the State reversed itself, and gave Mckinley a majority. The last State election in Maryland was in 1901 but that forms no fair basis for calculation, as only 191,247 votes were cast, Joshua w. Herring. for Comptroller receiving a plu- rality of 12l. whereas Parran, for Clerk of the Court of Appeals. was given Re- publican majority of 1888. Cleveland car ried Maryland in 1884 for President by 11.11S plurality: in 1888 by 6IS2 and in 1892 by 21,130. At all elections for about fifteen years there has been a scattering vote including the third party. of about 5000 the bulk of this being always cast by the Prohibitionists. Therefore it will be seen that the sudden shifting of pluralities must be chiefly due to the independent tss,a-
 of issues and of men without regard to party lines.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-22
! .Ess,s1',1;is. 1',1 ;is.,sRy|I:x1
JUDGE JONES
In No Manner Seeks to Direct
 Patronage.

In No Manner Seeks to Direct Patronage.
 Huntsville, Ala, October 20 1913.
 Editor The Advertiser:
 Some editorials appeared in The Bir- mingham Times of October Is, asserting. or intending to convey the idea. in sub stance. that I, a Judge upon the bench. have been mixing with, or seeking to con- trol Republican patronage or politics here. or supervising or in some way controlling the Republican referees in Alabama.
 Such conduct on the part of a Judge would be disgraceful. Having adminis- tered the judicial office entrusted to me upon far higher ideals, and having since my accession to the bench sedulously kept aloof from partisan or political questions even in my own party. 1t is due the pee- pie of Alabama, who are profoundly in- terested in the rectitude of Judges as we'll at these editorials. and to state that the impressions they seek to create are aDso- lutely without foundation or excuse.
 I have never meddled i1 any way with the referees or sought to influence them either as to policies or men. I have never sought directly or indirectly to control or shape their conduct or views, either by representations to them or to any one at Washington. They have not consulted me, nor has any one advised with me about them. I have never volunteered a line about policies or appointments to the President or to any of the authorities at Washington. have gladly given the President information when requested. from time to time. as to the character or fitness of men who were applicants for political office. This, I think is the duty of all good citizens. no matter what posi- ton they occupy or to whft party they belong. In occasionally seeking such in- formation from me, the President is only doing what his predecessors have con stantly done for years past with Senators and Representatives of both parties at Washington. Thos. c. Jones.