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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-23
The Iron Workers Daughter
HOWARD FORESTER.
CHArTEN NNIN.-lContInncdl

CHAPTER N,-tCOutinUCdD
He recalled r,c sbnrp fierce struggle.
How she cutchrd his throat while hr
prasped bnrs How III. struck her in the
face br.,tallv tyi,r thrice: still gripping
hnr slender throat Gprcply. How, with
her last stiard cry. She graspcd his hair,
and torn out n handful
Then no borr her hlck INCREASINGLY,
knelt upor her and crushed the .ifc
slowly but surely out of her Grip shy-
cred. The memory Of that awful scene
overcamr him. He wiped the moisture
from his brow.
All the events succeeding were recall
ed. How hc had planned to instead inc
police. First, he sat down ana 'oHSIi'
cred well. Then he rose Eoi the nro'ni'
and swept the hearth. After tAat ne
devised q way to lock the door Wh'n ne
went out in manner mat Ieu pCDP" 10
think she had locked the door. men ne
drcw the body up, put the coru arouhu
1t, and hung it in such way as 10 give
the impression she hod hahEeu h'rN'Ii'
Then he went out turned the Key WIN
the wire he had taken from tue p'oo"n'
and stole noiselossly down the STAIRS CUT
--out into the free air once more ana
away. He was free. Free.
And now, ont there was the BOY ana Il
man--a man he had seen somewhere
Somewhere! why ne had observed th''
man at the CITY HAN lie was a uedec-
tlve-and on bripp track No' MT
was not where he had met the man
The mans hand came up with the mead
The hand made sign. lhe sign was
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-23
CThe end.)
A Fly in the Ointment.

In one of his Roundabout Papers
Thackeray tells the story of the Able
Kakatoes. who told the company at
supper one night how the first cOnfes.
sion he ever received was from q
murderer. Presently enters to supper
the Marquis de CrOquemitaine. Par
bleu, abbew says the brilliant mar,
quis, taking a pinch of snuff. Are you
here? Gentlemen and ladies, | was
the abbe's first penitent, and | made
him a confession which l promise you
astonished him"
coincidence somewhat less start,
ling, but still not lacking in dramatic
possibilities, was recently noted in the
Boston Herald. A Boston lawyer was
returning to his home one evening af
ter an arduous days work at the old
Middlesex Sessions. He had been de
Tending pickpocket charged with
stealing a valuable gold watch. BY
keen cross-eXamination and an elo
quent appeal to the jury he had raised
a doubt, the benefit of which was Civ
en- to the prisoner, and the lawyer wa!
going home tired but well pleased will
himself.
Presently his client came up Will
him. The man was profuse in his
thanks, and as he said good-by, h,
quietly slipped the valuable golt
watch into his counsers hand.
The feelings of the lawyer may b,
I,, a .. l.
believed the man to be innocent
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-23
"SCRAPPIN' FOR PENNIES. >
Clever Venture of Two Street CANT
Which Pays Good Returns.

Clever Venture of Two Street Gamiu,
Which Pays Good Returns.
"Bif! Bang! That's it. Hit i'm
again! Bet on the young one!
Such were the cries heard by those
who happened to pass Board of Trade
court" about 2:30 one afternoon few
weeks ago. In the midst of CROWD
of about forty people composed OF
members, clerks, messenger boys anC
visitors, were two ragged urchns fight
ing for all they were worth.
The larger of the two was about 1:
years old and about feet 1 inche:
tall, while the other, though probably
as old, was considerably smaller.
For the first five or six minutes they
fought quite evenly, until the smaller
apparently finding the opening he wa.
looking for, landed hard right swins
lowed by n few more, and while the
larger boy made his way out of tn,
crowd the smaller was greeted with {
shower of pennies, nickels and dimes
which he quickly gathered up and was
seen no more.
In an alley two blocks east two boy,
met, one rubbing his chin.
How muchY' he eagerly inquired
of n smaller boy.
1.-TWO dollars an twelve cents; lem
me see-dats one dollar and six cent,
each"
Oats all right; city hall next; lot,
of sports dere-only don't come in 81
strong at the finish. Record
Herald.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-23
Not Quite What He Meant.

The man who thought he had the
Enack of saying pleasant things calcu,
lated to warm the cookies of the oldest
heart was revisiting the town in which
he had spent summer twenty years
before.
"Im Miss Mears. l didn't know MS
you recall me-" said a coquettish cid.
erly spinster, approaching him in the
post office the day after his arrival.
The ready heart-warmer turned with
ais most beaming smile aud wrung her
nand.
Recall you" he echoed, reproachful.
y. "As If one could help it, Miss
uears! Why, you are one of the land.
marks of the town.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-23
CHAPTER XIV.

When Grip stepped out of the railway
coach in a dazed way shfvering with
terror, two men came up to his compan-
Ion. One put hand out as If to clutch
lCiripp, but the man who walked at his
side suddenly whirled Grip around, and
confronted the newcomers.
"He Is in my charge, Mr. Buck.
"Show your authority said the Sec
oud man.
A paper-not very large-was thrust
out under Mr.. Berry's nose. Mr.. Berry
nodded.
THAT'S strong enough for me-" said
Berry.
IL guess we're through" said Buck.
mo" said Dunn. Il will be obliged
40 you both. and will make it worth your
time to follow us to the station"
At the station Grip was seated, trem-
bling like a man seized with ague, in a
chair. Directly Mr.. Nickerson came in
from the corridor. The attorney looked
at Grip in silence. Gripp strove to pre-
vent his voice from shaking as he ad-
dressed the officer in charge.
''Can | send message toto an attor-
ney?'
Certainly"
Grip wrote hurriedly on scrap of
paper the address of well-known Grim
fnal lawyer. AS he was handing the pa
per to an officer, with a dollar for his
trouble, Parker entered.
On seeing Grtpp Parker started. He
did not speak to Grip; he avertcd his
gaze Immediately, a thing that struck
Grip as bad omen.
'Is this Mr.. Grpp?" demanded the
officer, as he proceeded to enter the name
In his book.
Dunn answered promptly: "Ths is
jackson Gripp. He is in your charge"
A man entered quietly, nodded to the
regular policeman, to Dunn, and the cap
tain, He glanced at Gripp. Then at
Parker. Then he took Dunn aside.
Gripp recognized in the manner, in the
method of the newcomer, reporter. In
Imagination he beheld the account of his
crime and arrest filling a column in the
morning papers. Should he give up with
out a struggle? Why not make an effort
The reporter approached him.
"They have pretty strong case against
you, Mr.. Gripp."
"What do they say?'
"Well, they assume don't know tn,
grounds-that you killed Mrs. Knox, huns
her to the hook, then locked the door af
ter you, leaving the key on the inside"
"How could a man do thatW
THAT'S for the commonwealth to show
] don't know. They say you visited mum
Der - - street"
81 dare say dozens of others Gale,
there. Milkmen, neighbors, relations, aC
quaintances of the tenants. They sa.
there are number of tenants in tn
building"
The door opened again, and Mr.. Mea
entered. He looked curiously at GripT
advanced quickly, and said us it 70
who sent for meT
81? No; did not dream of sending fo
you, Mr.. Mead. | am very much obige
greatly indebted to you-for comns
This is ridiculous matter. am ares
ed-actually charged with murder, Nj
Mead"
Grip smiled a CHASTITY smile. NJ
Mead recoiled.
"Murderl You"
cit sounds absurd"
at sounds awful to me-"
An attendant entering, looked at NJ
Mead.
"Mr. Atherton wants to see you
once"
"Atherton," said Grip. SIS he her
tooY
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-23

When man runs short in his ac-
counts he is apt TO run long in his
travels.
Suriham, in Dutch Guiana, has the
smallest range Of temperature of any
place in the world. In summer the
averagle is rs degrees and in winter
Tx degrees.
The interior Of a gold bearing rock
was inspected in an Oregon town by
means of the Roentgen rays, and
veins of gold were as plainly visible
as If they were on the surface.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-23
WHEN A WOMAN BUYS CIGARS.


Jne who Was Particular 60 Have Them
Mate Her Wall Paper.
Twas jug; feN Jays before his
birthday. 81, walked into the smok.
ers' emporium with nervous dfidence.
81 would like to get sken of CT.
CARS"
you mean box, | suppose?"
Eyes, if that is how you sell them"
$40 you wish anything specialY
mo, nothing special; but they're for
smoking you know"
The salesman smiled
"Do you desire strong or a mild
cigarT
VERY strong. l want them to last
The box | bought year ago com.
menced to fall apart after my husband
had them about nine months | think
| they were too weak"
The young man took few boxes
from the case and opened them for the
woman's inspection.
Are these the only shades you havef
| would like something lighter. to
match our wall paper"
The salesman picked out box after
box, until the counter looked like an
Egyptian pyramid. At last she select.
ed box, saying:
These won't fade, will they?"
Again the young man smiled
mo, ma'am; they are made of the
purest Havana tobacco"
'I tlin1- I
bands monogram engraved on each eli.
gar?'
mo. lady; the cigar wouldn't draw"
"Wouldn't draw what?"
Il mean it wouldn't pull we'll"
But | don't want them to pull any
thing. | want them for my husband
to smoke"
The man behind the counter grew
impatient
Haven't you a box with a prettier
picture on it? Let me see that one
with the forget-me-nots on japan.
csc fan"
But, madam your husband isn't go.
ing to smoke the box"
Il am aware of that, sir: but it looks
horrible to have some Spanish gener.
ais picture or some ballet dancers
physiognomy lying on the library table.
like this picture"
But that is a different brand of
cigars"
Couldn't you put these cigars in
that box, and the cigars in that box
you could put"
NO, no; we are not permitted to do
any such 'presto-change' work in this
shop Here is a pretty box marked
Henry Clay"
But that is such a commonplace
name. Haven't you any called Vivian
de Haven or Reginald We're de Vere,'
or some name of higher rank?"
mo, madam, we do not sell rank eli
CARS in this place. There are no such
brands. Do you wish the box YOU
have in your hand?"
Il hardly know which cigars to take
These have such strong scent
Haven't you any that emit a sweete,
aroma?"
No; can sell you anything?"
well, I'll tell you what I'll do: Il
you will just give me a sample O.
each, I'll let you know"
But just then the man slammed tn,
boxes back into their place, told TIT
woman that she was in cigar shop
and not at a drapery establishment
and advised her to go to some porl
butchers and get few hams for he
husband to smoke
The woman went out to get a police
man, but evidently got lost.-Tit- Bits.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-23

Taking a tumble and taking a drop
are not Synonymous, but one often
leads to the other.
Working for relatives is about as
satisfactory as eating soup with a
fork.
by means of an ingenious instru.
ment, the hydloscope, the human
eyeSlght can penetrate the ocean
depths and clearly distinguish object
over mile below the surface. The
inventor is Signor inc, an Italian
a Schoo mate of Marconi.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-23
Mammals Angel.

Now Willie,' said the careful moth.
er, Il don't want you to associate with
those Smith boys-they are so rough
and rude"
Not t me, they Amt. Why, l picked
fight an licked 'em as soon as |
struck de neighborhood" -Baltimors
Herald.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-23
An Awful IoIt.

1.-THE fools are not all dead yet" said
the angry husband.
I'm glad Of it. dear" calmly replied
the other half of the combination. II
never did look well In black"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-23

Chemistry students in the Heidel-
berg University are compelled, by the
rules Of that Institution, to insure
their lives, Even those who merely
attend the lectures, and do not ex-
pertinent. must insure.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-23

In some of the hotels Of Switler.
land there are two wine-lists-one for
Germans, and the other for Ameri-
cans and Englishmen. The Ger
man list is thirty-three per cent
cheaper than the higher priced list.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-23

After all, peace is about the only
hing worth fighting for.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-23
A Young New York Lady Tells
of a. Wonderful Cure

My trouble was with the ovaries;
am tall, and the doctor said | grew
too fast for my strength. | suffered
drcadfully from Inflammation and
doctored continually, but got no help.
suffered from terrible dragging sem
sations with the most awful pains low
down in the side and pains in the back,
and the most agonizing headaches.
No one knows what | endured. Often
was sick to the stomach, and every
little while | would be too sick to go
to work, for three or four days; | work
in large store, and | suppose stand
ing on my feet all day made me worse.
AT the suggestion of a friend Of
my mothers | began to take Lydia
T.. PinSham's Vegetable Com
pound, and it is simply wonderful
felt better after the first two or three
doses it seemed as though a weight
was taken off my shoulders | con-
tinued its use until now | can truth
fully say l am entirely cured. Young
girls who are always paying doctors
bills without getting any help as | did,
ought to take your medicine. 1t
costs so much less. and it is sure to
cure them. - Yours truly, ADELAIDE
PRAHL, TIA st. AIMS Ave, New York
City" -S $4,000 forfeit if oyigindi of aboUe letter
prouino oeHuineness cannot be produced
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Yield, IOOe-1Iy, Oea, 7b4 blu.

Yield, 10O2-11S, 022, 1854 bu.
Free Homesteads OF 90 Acres Plentiful the oniY
charge being $40 for entry Abundance of water and
fuel cheap building material, good grass for psstur.
and hay fertile SOIL sufficient rainfall and climate
giving an assured and adequate season of growth.
Bend to the following for Atlas and other litera.
turs. and also for certificate giving you reduced
freight and passenger rates. etc, etc.: The Super
ntendent OF Immigration. Ottawa, Canada, or -
wIv Bennett, s0l New York Life Bldg. Omaha
Neb- the authorized Canadian Government Agent
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-23

Mrs. F. Wright, of Oelwein,
Iowa, is another one of the
million women who have been
restored to health by Lydia E.
Pinkhar>'s Vegetable Compound.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-23

Six months later Mr., Mead, Dan Ather-
ton, Arthur Mayberry, Ralph Parker and
Irene were standing upon a vacant field
near the bank Of the MoRongahela, a few
miles above the great busting city.
well, what do you think?" said Mr.
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Rome Of His death, so little impress
sion did 1t make upon the mind OF
PLATE.
cleansed lepers, raised the dead and
cast out devils But these were sub
ordinate and Incidental only to His
life-work, which was that of proclaim
ing new gospel-that men should
love one another. He made no par ace
of miracle-working. 1t was only when
the suffering were brought into His
presence that He made exercise of His
divine power in healing.
He~died the most shameful, disgrace
full death known to His generation.
In his extremity He was deserted even
by His most devoted followers He
trod the wine-press of agony alone.
Yet this Man of Sorrows has con-
quered the world. Other illustrlous
men lived out their little day and all
that remains of them is the memory
of their deeds. They sought to build
up material kingdoms; Christ's realm
is in the hearts of men. His teachings
have survived the overthrow of a
thousand kingdoms of earth. His
words to-day are as potent to sway
men as when they came burning from
His lips. All the higher civilization Of
earth yields Him reverence and
homage.
Age but serves to strengthen the
might of His power and to confirm the
promise. of the prophecy: cat the
name of Jesus every knee shall bow
and every tongue confess"
WILLIAM RCSSER COBBE.
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THE VILLAGE FATALIsT.
to Put Aside the Hand OF
Fate.

when you come to talking about
Hanger" said Mr.. Holt, the Bushby
sobbler, tits a-lurking for you on every
side" The customer who was waiting
COR her shoe to be finished smiled and
made ready to listen, relates Youths
Companion
Yes, sir-ma' am, / would say
that's the long and short of it" said
Mr.. Holt. Stay at home from travel
ing and you won't be drowned nor col
lided into, maybe, but your house may
catch a-fire whilst you're asleep an
you perish amongst the flames, or yet
you may fall down your cellar stairs
md break your collarbone.
''And the same way 'tisn't well to
select and decide what's most likely
to carry you off. Now there was An
mabel Spears. She had dread O.
thunder tempests that went ahead o
reason; she certainly did. Said she
knew she was doomed an destined
to be struck. Every new preventive
o. lightning she heard of, she'd have a
hack at it.
House was peppered with lightning
rods, and when a tempest came up
she'd close every door and window, go
to a dark room in the middle of her
house, put rubber boots on her feet, an
lie down betwixt two feather beds on
four-poster that she'd had some kind
Q, glass casters put to. There she was,
insulated complete, as you might say,
an look what happened.
'One day what she took to be a
thunder tempest proved to be kind of
hurricane. Annabeps roof was partly
tore off, an most O. the bricks from old
Square Lathrop's chimney, seemingly,
came right down on top of her, lying
betwixt those two feather beds. Some
said she could have wriggled out if it
hadn't been for those rubber boots
hampering her SO, but 1 don't know.
The ways O. Providence are beyond my
judging.
There, I guess that shoe1I wear ye
for another couple O. years."
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A Sticxler for Rank.

It is not in this country alone that
the notion of equality prevails. The
London Figaro reports the following
instance:
AS magnificent steamer, the prop
erty of the Peninsular & Oriental COM
pany, was steaming into Southampton
harbor, grimy coal-lighter Aoated
Immediately in front of it. An officer
on board the steamer, seeing this,
shouted:
"Clear out of the way with that
barge!'
The lighterman, native of the En-
erald Isle, shouted in reply, care ye
the captain of that vessel?"
NO" answered the officer.
''Then spake to yer equals" said the
lighterman. 'I'm the captain O. this. "
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EHIYHH sgs.A
(SS@s>%7
Pe.ru.na Kept In the House for Five
Years,

Mr.. Albert Lietzman, 1896 Milwaukee
Ave-, Chicago, ILL.,, writes:
II am only too glad to inform you that
I am feeling splendid and have never
felt better in my life. Through the ad-
vice Of friend tried Peruna, and am
glad to say it cured me to perfection.
began to tell friend about Peruna the
other day, and had no sooner COM
menced than he told me his folks have
kept Peruna in the house for the last
i've years. I am sure I wouldn't be
without it. Mother also uses it to keep
herself in good health"
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Somewhat Twisted.

The average American in the Philip
pines makes sorry work of the Spanish lam
Guilty in mastering English. A Detroit
woman opened Manila paper the other
day, and saw the following advertisement
of a prominent Spanish dry goods house
that caters to American trade:
Importing house receiving by all mails
from Europe. The highest novelties in
sorts Of Adjoining for ladies and children.
A complete assortment of all kinds of
goods for gentlemen. Detroit Free Press.
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Be Sure to Have Pe.u.na on HAND
During the Indictment Months OF
Fall and Winter.

Group, capillary bronchitis and ar
ticular rheumatism are the special banes
of childhood These all alike result
from catching cold.
One child catches cold and scares its
mother into Mysteries by having Group
in the dead of night.
Another child catches cold, develops a
stubborn cough that will not yield to
ordinary remedies. The parents are
filed with fore bodings.
Still another child catches cold and de-
velops that most fatal malady of child
hood, capillary bronchitis. The doctor
is called, pronounces the case pneumo-
MIA and, If the child is lucky enough to
live, it has developed weak lungs from
which it may never recover.
And yet another child catches cold
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Ask Your DRUGGIST for free Pe=ru=naA Ianac for 1904
Cant Beat Them.

One of Representative Bartholdt's con-
stituents came to Washington and stopped
at local hotel.
Don't Blow Out the Gas" was the first
sign he read on entering his room, and he
didn't. 1t burned all night. When he paid
his bill the next morning he found this
item:
Extra charge for burning gass all night,
10 cents"
"By George, you can't get ahead of these
hotel keepers" he said.-St. Louis Post
Dispatch.
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ANA RBROM

Mrs. ]. NJ. Brown, Dun
negan Springs, No.,
writes:
My little daughter
three years old was trou,
bled with q very bad
cough which remained
after an attack OF ca
tarrhal fever. She has
taken one bottle Of Peru
ma through which she
has obtained a complete
cure. She is now as well
and happy as a little gira
can be. When our friends
say how we'll she looks I
tell them Peruna did it. "
In q later letter she
says: "Our little daugb-
ter continues to have
good health"
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Good Track, Good Trains, Good Time.

In each of these the New York Central
is not surpassed, as thousands will attest.
Travellers between the West and the East
will find it to their advantage to use the
New York Central which, in point of time,
equipment, roadbed, dining car service and
roads of the world.
Send two-cent stamp to George Fl.
Daniels, General Passenger Agent, Grand
Central Station, New York, for copy of
the illustrated Catalogue of the New York
Centraps "Four-Track Series"
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Mrs. Jilt-"And when you told him l
was m..Iried did he seem to be sorry?"
Miss Hitch, yes; he said so quite
frankly" Mrs. Jlt-"Did he, really"
exceedingly sorry, although he didn't know
the man personality thiladelphla Press.
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The EIoping Philo.opher.

Were going to miss getting room full
she eloped with the youth of her choice.
Yes" he cheerfully replied, land we're
going to bear the loss with a good deal of
philosophy, when we remember that We
don't have to give roomful of presents in
return "-Ceyeland Plain Dealer
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and articular rheumatism Is the result
Ankles, knees, wrists and elbows be-
come suddenly swollen and painful. A
long disastrous illness follows. The
child may live and become convalescent.
a miserable invalid of valvular disease
of the heart. All these mishaps are the
direct result of neglected cold. Peruna
is the safeguard of the family. Ifa child
catches cold Peruna should be used i'm
mediately.
A few doses of Peruna and a childs
cold is gone. The apprehension Of the
parents flee away. The household 10
free from fear once more.
If you do not receive prompt and sat-
isfactory results from the use of Peruna.
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable a.
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, Presiden; of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbia.
Ohio.
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house was robbed?" Wlcks-"Yes. I un-
derstand the way the thieves ransacked
tne place simply beggared description"
Hicks-"Not only that, but it very nearly
beggared me."-Philadelphia Ledger