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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01
crowd.
The Biggest Man.

Edward Beaupre, the biggest man in
the world, was one of the sights on
Broadway in New York the other day.
Beaupre does not enjoy his unique dis
tinction. Being independently wealthy
and intelligent and refined as well he
is not a sideshOw sight. He stands .
feet 8 inches in height and weighs 1868
pounds. He wears a No. 8 hat and a
% shoe. Beaupre weighed 0 pounds
when he was born He was just like
other babies until, at the age of 3,
he began to grow with remarkable
speed. His parents are of normal size.
He was 6 feet when o years old
Now it takes Is yards of cloth to make
him a suit of clothes. He has two
brothers and four sisters, none OF
whom is remarkable for size except
one of the boys, aged o, who is 8 feet
8 inches and growing at a rate at
which he will soon catch up to his big
brother.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01

lips, who paid over the amount de
handed and fastened to take posses
sion Of his aboriginal gold mine. In
opening the barn door he was startled
to lind himself confronted in the dim
light by huge, feroclous savage
holding a tomahawk in his uplifted
hand.
"'IIere, now, no nonsense" cried
Phillips, as he fell back. I've bought
you and paid for you, and neither a
dollar nor a drink do you get unless
you behave yourself"
But the big Indian stolidly and
silently retained his threatening atti
tude; nor could be do otherwise, for as
Phillips pulled himself together and
his eyes became accustomed to the
gloom he discovered that he was the
unhappy purchaser OF n wooden cigar
store chief, and one undoubtedly as
sound as warranted"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01
Not a Park,

Not n park, but a wilderness, fun Oh
wild beauty and natural disorder, may
we keep the place as nature left it, dis,
turbing no landslide where 1t lies. nd
natural dam of logs and stones heaped
here by mountain freshet, no havoc
of windstorm or avalanche. The wind.
fall, with its shaggy spreading root,
full of matted earth and stone rapidly
being covered with grass and moss,
and the river bed full OF bleached
driftwood, each has its own rare quaN
ity OF picturesqueness, Its own fitting
place in this wild harmony. There /.
beauty, even In the work of the forest
fire, which has left whole mountai1
sides of freshly scorched pine foliage
a deep golden red, smolderlng In the
sunshine, and many n blackened bit OF
forest, longer burned, leaves an i'm.
preston of somber shadows, OF silence
and death, which cannot he forgotten.
One even comes to hegrudge thii
wilderness, its telephone poles, III
| roads, and the excellent stone emhanki
| mentS Whlcn keep them from Shppin
down the mountainSides into the swift
streams below, for they dotract from
its wild perfection. We may behold
nature In it's softer and more comely
aspects almost anywhere; but every
year, with the spread of population II
our country, ii becomes more difficult
to preserve genuine wilderness places
where hill and forest and stream hay,
been left exactly as nature made them
Already our indomitable pioneers
have driven the wilderness into tn
very Businesses of the mountains, s.
that only remnants now remain AM
this great Yellowstone Park remnan
has been fortunately set aside by tn
government for the enjoyment and IN
spiration of the people forever Gen
fury
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01
A Company of FiddIers.

During the summer of 1861, our regi.
ment, the Thirteenth Missouri Infant
ry, was organized at and near st. JOS
company Of country boys, marched in
TO camp one warm afternoon. The
roll was called, and we believe that
in the history Of eur war that COM
pany was exceptional in at least two
respects. We have had competition
for the honor of being the oldest, the
youngest, the first. the tallest, the
shortest and the longest in service
soldier. We have read disputes about
company and regimental organizations,
but the honor we claim for this COM
,any is that there were seventeen men
OF one name, Baker all of one fam
lily. all young country lads, and that
every one Of these Bakers could play
the fiddle. They had marched from
their home county through some ratb-
err unfriendly neighborhoods, and
towns VIGOROUSLY disloyal, with no
side arms but violins, Within an hour
after their arrival these violins were
at work, and during our stay in that
camp, and until the louder and shril-
Ter music Of the rife and cannon were
substituted there was not an hour of
the day. between reveille and tattoo,
that these fddles were not going in
the hands of the Baker family. We
enter Company r. Thirteenth Missouri
Infantry fer competition. Who can
boat their record, in number OF one
name and one profsssion7 1t was fun
TO hear that orderly call the roll from
Baker one "a Baker seventeen. Next
! Doc
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01
Substitute n Cigar Sign.

During a recent social campfire held
at the big round table in the quarter.
masters corner OF a comrades can.
teen by several Grand Army survivors
says writer in the Philadelphia
Ledger, the major was called upon to
contribute his share of the heroic and
humorous "Reminiscences.
well, boys" replied he you ought
10 know by this time that can draw
n small pension much easier than
can tell a funny story and can Just
now recall but one, and in that you'll
be apt to find more truth than tickle.
AT the time Of the first draft | was
Ger for my regiment, sni the price Of
substitutes TO fill allotted quotas often
reached bigger figure in grOsubacks
than a common soldier could earn in
O couple Of years. So universal and
overw helmIng was the patriotic desire
TO be huSkily represented by somebody
else In defending old glory that even
Indians were accepted for that pur
! pose. Buffalo too, was the biggest re-
cruiting station in the whole country.
and as such golden fleld for a small
army of bounty brokers, among whom
! one 'Cy Phillips was conspicuous.
Under these conditions Phillips was
approached one day by an individual
with 'hayseed' written all over him
from his tapping straw hat 10 hi,
tattered cowhide boots, who stateC
that he had an Indian, as sound al
second-growth hickory, whom foI
pressing and plausible rea sons, he wal
willing TO dispose Of for the small
sum OF $500, cash on the nail.
"'Where is her eagerly inquiries
Phillips, whose eupidity was Blind.
stimulated by the fact that substitute
were in extraordinary demand, price
way up and soaring and competition
redhot.
"Tve got him locked up In a bar
down on Canal street, an here's In
key explained the rural dicksrer.
This apparently innocent and sir
ssrs assurance was accepted by Phi
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01

The readers of this paper will be pleased h
learn that there Is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all its
stages. and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure known to the medical
fraternity. CatarTh being a constitutional dis
ease. requires constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting directly
on the blood and mucous surfaces Of the system,
thereby destroying the foundation of the dis
ease, and giving the patient strength by building
up the constitution and assisting nature In doing
It's work The propretOrs have so much faith in
Dollars for any case that IL fails TO cure. Send
Tor list of testimonials.
Address. +. j. CHENEY Il CO, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists. re.
Hans Family Pills are the best.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01
uI Found IL So"

Mccormick, H., Sept 2S.-Miss
Ethel Bradshaw of this place has writ
ten a letter. which is remarkable for
the character OF the statements it con
tains. AS her letter will be read with
interest. and probably with profit by
many women, it has been thought ad-
visable to publish it in part. Among
other things Miss Bradshaw says:
II had Kidney Trouble with the va
rious unpleasant symptoms which al
ways come with that disease, and
have found a cure. | would strongly
advise all who may be suffering with
any form of Kidney Complaint to use
Dodd's Kidney Pills, remedy which
I have found to be entirely satfsfac-
tory.
"This remedy is within the reach or
all and is all that it is recommended
to be- found it so, and | therefore
feel it my duty to tell others about it.
Dr. Dunaway of BENTON, H., uses
Dodds Kidney Pills in his regular
practice, and says they are the best
medicine for Kidney Troubles. He
claims they will cure Diabetes in the
last stages.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01

Experiments with the photo mic
roscopic camera for plcturing food
adulterants and disease bacteria. and
the microtome for cutting articles Of
food into infinitesimal pieces, have
been made with great success by the
department of agriculture. Secretary
Wilson has now established mic
roscopic laboratory where imported
foods are tested. The revelations al
ready made under the new regulations
adopted by Congress are astonishing.
Well-shaped and innocent-looking cot
fee berries" are found which consist
of chicory starch and other ingredl,
ents, and the cocoa adulterants are
quite as remarkable.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01

People are not obliged to make a
nosegay of "A medicinal herb however
valuable its properties may be-" said
Lady Hester Stanhope. Nevertheless
some persons manage to do so with
magical results. Even housekeeping
in Miss Helen GOuld's hands, blooms
and bears fruit, Wishing to repair hel
New York house this summer, she has
lent her store Of paintings, statuary
and bric-a-brac to the newly opened
hotel for women, where they are en-
ioyed by thousands of visitors. Proud
hons dictum that property is theft
needs revision. Property used for the
good of others draws compound inter
est
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01

Much Of the disorder in the country
no doubt Is directly attributable to
popular conviction that the law Is
often inadequate to reach or fifty pun
ish its violators, and that still more
frequently 1t Is not fearlessly and fair
ly administered by incorruptible men
on the bench. The fact will bear con-
slant repetition that If the courts are to
be respected they must deserve re
spect.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01
An Ardent Reader.

Well" said the Sheriff, with an air
Of satisfaction, newspapers don't make
no great sight out O. me, now | tell
We, for it's seldom ever I set down to
look at one on EN-. | got book up
home there | take an read out on, eft
amt got nothin' better to do. The
woman she give a Teller n dollar for
her one time, an put him up over
night too. she did."-Century.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01

The London Times has a notice OF
an American book, which contains the
words, Two sophomores (Which, with
due apology for our ignorance, we take
to mean kind Of Undergraduate at
an American university" There are
three leading authorities from whom
comprehensive definition OF the
word sophomore" may be had. name
ly, any sophomore. any freshman, any
member of college faculty.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01

The following advertisements APP
peErsd in the Vicksburg Wing of Aug.
8, 1869;
"Notise.-I will serve as a substitute
in the Confederate service for two
thousand FIVE hundred dollars, or in
the Home Guards for one thou
sand Eve hundred dollars. For further
information apply to Thomas Allen,
Depot Agent at Luck Hill"
Wanted.-Any one wishing to act
as a substitute for man subject to
the Conscript Act viii receive the fol-
lowing compensation A likely negro
hoy and five hundred dollars. Address
r., Wing ONCE"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01
A "FAkIR's" CONFESSIONS.
He Says, Is the Only "square"
CITY.

Chicago, He Says, Is the Only "Square"
City.
In the current Independent are pub.
lished the confessions Of street
"faklr" who for obvious reasons re-
mains anonymous, from which account.
t appears that the business is profit.
able.
The fakir's real beginning as an in.
dependent operator was in Chicago, of
which he says: Chicago is the only
square town in this country-that is
square from a fakirs or grafter's
point of view. You pay for protec.
ton and you get It."
He paid the captain So for week
for permission 20 sell knife sharpenors,
and gave the man on post about a
dollar a day. He was warned not to
try any 'jamming' or stun" at his
low rate. These privileges cost $40
and So a day. respectively.
Tanning" is getting possession Of
the money of a crowd on the under.
standing that it is to be given back
and then whipping up fast team
Of horses and driving away. "Slum
is selling packages of jewclry, hand
kerchefs, etc,
There are towns that are not
square" In Cleveland the confess
ng fakir paid for protection anu
was afterward arrested and fined.
Then he went to New York, concern.
ng which it Is his testimony that it
Is a town of easy marks New
York is CLOSED" except just before
Christmas, but there is something dc
ing in "sneak ptches"-that is, il
"squaring' the man on post and sell
ing for a few minutes between tn
visits of the rounds" However, whei
the artist tried it he was arrested b.
the very man he had bribed. an.
thence went to Philadelphia, of whiCl
he says:
"Pbiladelphia is the cheapest city in
the United States. The policemen are
paid at the rate of S1.T5 per day. an.
fakir who gives one Of them a quar-.
ter for protection is hailed as a Cal
negie. For dollar a day the guar
dian of the beat you. are working o.!
will keep your territory clear of othI
fakirs and vote you prince Of goot
fellows
There is not much money to b,
made in Philadelphia by a fakir fol
various reasons. First, the people have
on Inherited trait of thriftiness; sec.
ond, they live their lives less fever
ishly than in any other large city OF
the United States; and there are home
| guards in the town. who take care q
all the surplus cash floating around
| New York and Chicago are the head
quarters for new novelties and ia
kris of the first class secure the new
things. The fakirs keep in touch will
the novelty supply complaints for new
things, and scan the papers constant
~ for announcements which indicate
some unusual event that will draw {
crowd.
81 think that for straight fakins
aluminium gas tips were the. mos
profitable things l ever handled" say
the account Of the fakir in the indie
pendent. "They cost me, with tn
brass pillar attached, $l.35 per gross
l laid out $500 in tips and printet
matter, planned my campaign, and be
gan an itinerary which occupied fou
months of my time. My bank accOun
showed balance to my favor jus
$4,527 in excess when had completes
my tour
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01

Some rich men seem to be suffering
from fatty degeneration of the peck
ct book.
A woman isn't necessarily behind
the times just because she Is shy
a few birthdays.
IL is possible to work yourself up
in the world by treading on other
peoples toes.
Philadelphia now leads the world
in the number Of Christian Endeav-
or mission study classes 1t has fifty
six, twenty Of which have been or
ganized in the past year
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01

A writer in Punch suggests several
terms as a substitute for the word
Chauffeur" among which are road
hog, dog-crusher, hen-hattener, high
way nightmare, goggle-bogy, baby
scarer, motor-demon, horse-bane,
speed-maniac and juggernautman.
The list might be extended Indefinitely
Nevertheless all chauffeurs do not de-
serve such designations, any more than
all bicyclists are "scorchers."
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01

Public spirit is not an easy thing to
define. 1t is easier to illustrate, and
this n writer in the Outlook does by
reference to the support which the
people Of st. Louis are giving to their
coming great exposition. The barber
who shaved him, the motorman with
whom he rode and the chambermald
in his hotel were all doing something
for the fair. lne barber had bought
some stock the other two were work
ing overtime, 80 help out" None OF
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01

Isn't It about time that tender-heart-
ed wo.lan was shamcd out of this sort
OF barbarism? VIII no appeal snake
her cruel determination to adorn beau
ty at the expense Of bcautyf a Dird
Is n beautiful thing, in its proper place,
in forest and field, but it becomes a
thing of adherence when slaughtered,
skinned. stuffed and pcrched on top
Of creation Of straw, ribbon ana
wircwUrk called a hat The bird
trimmed woman would not butcher
the house cat in order to turn his
sleek hide into mutf. She would
not poison her pet collie to make him
into a handsome rug for her dainty
feet She would doubtless refuse to
wear her canary on her hat If he
caught the pip and were found dead
some morning on the floor Of his gid
ed prison. Then why hire men to go
out into the fields and rob them of
their feathered songsters In order to
misplace them on a hat2
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01

A noble heart may beat beneath a
ragged coat, says an esteemed con-
temporary 1t is just as possible
that one may beat under coat that
has has beer neatly patched
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01
PrSof Pnaitive

Airs, EeighbsrSr-I mSt an old school
chum Of mine to-day that hadn't
seen for FIVE years.
Mrs. Homer-And Of course you were
very much surprisedl
Mrs. NeghborsI esruinly was
Why, actually torgot TO notice what
she had on.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01

The Louisiana Supreme Court says
the new law that provides imprison!
ment at hard labor for men who desert
their wives or fail to support wives
and children Is correct law. Goodi
The man who shirks his domestic re-
sponsibilitles Is hound. There isn't
day that the newspapers do not get
letters something like this: please
find my husband for me. He went
away two months ago and left me
with three children. For Gods sake
try to find him for us and tell him
to come back" The sense of respon'
sibility seems to be lacking in some
men. They marry and profess to love-
They bring children into the world,
Then they get tired They are not big
enough to sacrifice a little personal
comfort for the good Of a family.
Perhaps they like whisky better than
they do their wives. Or they do not
earn enough to cover home needs With
out pinching. The baby cries, tho
nights are not pleasant and womari
frets and isn't as pretty as she waa
when they were married. Right there
comes duty. 1t Is the biggest, finest
duty that can come to man. If hd
sticks and does his best for them hd
is real man. He couldn't find a
higher mission at the head of an
army. If he is a coward he sneaka
little bundle Of clothing out of the
house, catches a freight train and goea
away off somewhere, not caring 70!
the want and woe behind that is surely
his work. There are many towards,
One man who deserted his wife and
five children recently, leaving not one
penny in the house, laughed and said
to a companion: Nell will get along,
| She Is good manager" Get along!'
| The work that the woman has done to
keep her loved ones together would
make you cry. She is wrinkled; hei
| joints are swollen and her back bent
and sometimes rheumatism touches
her. From morning till night the foul
steam from the washtub fills hei
| lungs. And there is so much of thu
great-hearted woman In her that she
| doesn't even hate the eur who left her
| There are a thousand cases, ten thous
and-how many2 They are all abou
you. Punish the wife deserters, Dom
spare them.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01
Hits and Misses.

Wiggles-Does your wife miss yoR
when you are away from homer
Miggles-No; but she frequently
misses me when I'm at home.
Wiggles-Why, how's that?
Mgges-Her aim isn't accurate
Some women S compilations are not
skin deep.
1t is a fat courtship that has re
"pop" to it.
Silence is an excellent remedy for
gossip.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01

History, personal or national, may
be read in advertisements, as in the
following from a Pretoria paper: ITO
Kruger's late resi-
dence; a few nicely furnished bed
rooms, with board, etc"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01
A Financial Note.

What's up, old man? | never saw
you look so haggard."
1.-The 'Steenth Bank is upi that's
what's up. And my deposits gone VI
with It."
"Oh! l wouldn't lei thing lik,
that upset me-"
Pm not upset; merely lost my bal
ance." -Philadelp Press.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01

thcm expected TO get anything out
of it" i'm the usual sense; but their
city was to have an exposition, ana
they intended to do their share Tha0
is the nnhlIc spirit that counts.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01

A genius is usually a person not
quite bug house enough for the asy-
lum and a little too queer to be al
lowed to run loose in society.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01
His High Average.

Friend-Of course your son gradu'
ated with high average?
Graduates Father (not yet recover
ed from the bilD-Yes, II cost me 3d.
900 last year.-Baltimore American.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01

"An umbrella is common property"
argued the defendant in Justices
court 1t generally-common to
everybody except the owner.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01

A cable message may be sent around
the world in less than ten minutes.
This beats the messenger boy to con
siderable extent.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01

If there is any one time a woman
longs to be pretty it il when she knows
she will meet some of her husbands
previous girls.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01
Asked and Answered.

Irate Father-Ah! how is 1t l catch
you kissing my daughter, sir2 An
swer me, sir; how is it2
Young Mainline, sir; fine!-Phila
delphia Ledger.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01

Experts say the Oldest son of the
present King Of Servia is mentally and
morally a degenerate. This would
seem to thoroughly fit him for the
Job
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01

There Is historical rumor that once
there was a female pope Wouldn't
you have hated to run the lawn mower
in the Vatican yard then?
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01

Nature seems to have done some
thing radically and lrrcvocably wrong
when she created the man who rocks
the hnnt
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01

If brevlty is the soul Of wit short
man ought to make n great humorist.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01

Possibly the mosquito may not die
at certain kinds of music, but he may
want to do SO.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01

There are said to be more spec1-
mems of the cedar Of Lebanon in the
gardens round London than on
Mount Lebanon itself
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01

When Bob" Burdette gets to
preaching it is quite likely he'll try
to josh his hearers into heaven
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01

At an industrial school in Liver
pool, where twenty children were
bathed in the same water, several
cases of pneumonia have been set up
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01

Lightning may never strike twice
in the same place. but a bill collector
never forgcts the street number
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01

The lynchng fever Is travelling north
with the velocity and some of the
violence, of n cyclone.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01

Too many men mistake alcoholic
spoughts for gen'"-
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-01

The ages of Jack and his wife, re-
spectively. when they had finally paid
for the house that Jack built