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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12
LINCOLN's NARROW ESCAPE.
Eicudish Plot to InocuIate Him with
the EnIn lnnN

The demand for an additional body
guard around the White House recalls an
incident of the civil war within the mem
DRY of many residents. During the eXcit-
ing period of 81 great fears were enter.
tanned for the safety of the President,
and every precauton was taken to insure
his personal protection.
One morning there appeared at the
White House a woman, closely yelled,
demanding an immediate interview with
Mr.. Lincoln, Approaching Messenger
Perkins, who guarded the door of Mr.
LinColn's private office, 'the visitor made
known her request and pleaded earnestly
that she be admitted TO a personal inter
view. The doOrkcepcr's orders were, how
ever, very strict, and finding her eloquence
all III vain, she finally compromised by
conhdlnE her message TO the courteous
but firm employe, Taking him to one
side, the yelled lady took both his hands
in hers and tcndcrly rubbed them as she
extracted promise that he would imme-
diatcly deliver her request TO the Presi.
dent. Perkins was almost overcome by a
most peculiar odor that appeared to ema-
nate from his companion, and FASTENED to
get rid of her without creating a scene.
No sooner had he accomplished this than
he couhdcd to one of the household the
effect produced upon him while in con
vcrsation with the impoitunate visitor
physician who was present promptly di-
vincd the truth and instituted a search
for the woman, when it was learned that
she had driven rapidly away in a carriage,
and all trace was lost. Perkins was inn
mcdiatoly ordered to return to his home
and await developments.
Within the usual period he was taken
Ill with one of the worst cases of yiru-
lent smallpox on record, and for weeks
lay mt the point OF death. Upon his re-
coycry the faithful messenger, whose de,
yotion to duty doubtless saved the life OF
the President, was appointed by Mr.. Lin
coin to a permanent position on the cleri-
cal force Of the War Department, which
office he has continued to hold up to date,
being one of the most efficient clerks on
the rolls.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12

was he who had sent the valentine, hop
ing the little message would, in some
way, help him to gain her love. for ii
was not true, the report which the Cos
sips of Baysville had brought against
him, but more reserved nature which
had made him seem Indifferent to those
who would like to have been his frien,ls.
Aunt Selma soon found that he was a
noble, true-hearted man, one she could
trust with her whole love and life, and
when he asked:
will you share the home have made
ready with the thought of your she did
not refuse, but little later went quiet
ly into the church which the children
had filled with flowers, and when she saw
the sweet blossoms and realized that all
this had been done for her, tears of hap
piness filled her eyes and she thought:
How fair is life and all changed for
me by the aid of a valentine"
apolis Sun.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12
JOHNNY cANUck IN WAR.
The Canadian Soldier in Africa Ex-
hihiich Some Her Trniia.

The Canadian Soldier in Africa Ex-
hibited Some Beer Traits.
To South Africa Great Britain sent
Tommy Atkins, Australia forwarded
Tommy Cornstali and Canada dis
patched johnny Canuck. Much has
been said regarding the merits of the
fighting material raised by the empire
and nothing save praise has come our
way We are. therefore, not in search
OF compliments, nor do we wish to
draw any inyidious distinctions That
Canada did its duty ana did it well is
sufficient for the average Canadian. In
other quarters, however, the part taken
in the war by Johnny Canuck and 9th.
er Brito.s is still Il subject of COM
ment.
A story of the war, written by an
Australian. Corporal Adams, gives the
impression of a man i'm the ranks. The
writer, who speaks highly of the work
of the Australians, comedies that the
empire produced two kinds of soldiers
that were even better The best in his
Judgment, were the Canadians, and
next came the New Zealandcrs. OF the
Canadians Mr.. Adams speaks in this
wise: "Their ddshug actions, cool fe-
rocity, quiet slimness' and guileless
'verneukery' of the Beers themselves
and their pure hard cheek--rendered
them famous and fascinating wherever
they went" AS an illustration of the
''verneukery' Of the Canadians, an in
al in hiS.h tro fri q
zarps, or Johannesburg police by
adopting the Boer tactics, is cited
The Canadians held a strong position
on the edge of a ridge which the zarps
were trying to capture. After a desul-
tory engagement the Canadians rose
and ostentatiously retired. They gailop.
ed past gap in the ridge, through
which the Beers could see them in full
retreat, but under cover of the hill they
! returned to their old positions, where
they silently awaited the pursuing
Beers. 1t was not often that the coun.
trymen of slippery Dewet were caught
by such a ruSe, says the Toronto Mail
and Empire, but we are informed that
in this instance is was entirely success.
full. The Beers advanced until at 2OO
yards the Canadians opened ii deadly
and effective fire, before which the sup.
posed vctors retired with heavy loss
and in havoc. Thus they were, in the
vernacular of the veldt, "verneu-e ed"
by the Canadians, for whom, as they
have subsequently testified, they ac.
quired a wholesome dread
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12
ABOUT THE TIPPING EVIL.
Americans Have Increased Cost o
Travel in Orient.

Americans Have Increased Cost OF
iraNel IN or'eht'
iitI q 1Nii''ii'''''9 ii''e ''''e'eu
III 'iie VI lent liieS seem " nave eA'
ei'eu O'u lnl'ueiice over 'iie natives
~ lne way Vi I"lSllS prices Salu MI
i lL' DIS nc ooarueu '!e uohskohs
t"i" J"71 pi'"' ~ H'l S"'lIhE loi san
W iiiu'"' 'l'S"P''c'
iioiie No"S' 'i"ill'' anu '"paueSe cues
an" u" WIN IN" '"aI I"e Americans
n",e 'uL"cu ."l"SS 'olSJ 'ufNE'
W. iloi'' - IeIu'IllhH 10 HI. LOUIS
"l'cI " year III 'lle orient his one
coH'P'''l"' - 'ile III" 'ucr III WnIch
American tourists nave caused prices
~ So"l SN3 ""'u' He l""'l win Amer
'c"HS !" 'n'I wherever 'ItS go IheE at
Icl'p' ~ Hi'o" oH anu 'I'elI naOlI Oh
uPPi''S lar III rNteSS Vi dement's recelV-
eu mas increased even lhat pane OF
lra'e'LnS' europeans Seh'raIIy DO not
"A'oeu It up Oh "Ht-'ch'h OF 'heIt OH
III c'l'eS anu oIher PAGES OF service.
oh 'ile o'her manu. Americans up en-
'lreIy out OF an proportion TO the cost
Oh lllll'SS received Nheh an American
goes mo Il care ana ms Din amounts TO
oo OF % Genus III american money ne
Iells tlle Wal'er 10 keep the chahSe or
uollar' Icop'e following IN the wake
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12

When Dr. Lorcnz has not been en-
gagged professionally his time seems ia
have been occupied with submitting to
snap shots, interviews and banquets
His professional services are performed
with enthusiasm because his heart Is
in his work. He submits to the snar
shots with the utmost good humor,
likewise TO the interview. which he
recognizes as an American practice to
which he is now fully accustomed. As
to the banqucts, that is another story
Upon the eve of leaving Baltimore fof
PHILADELPHIA the doctor in an inter.
view remarked that he was heartily
weary of the banOucts he had to en-.
durc with their endless variety of
foods. Being n man of simple tastes
no liked Main simnIc solid food "Dc
not think" said nc. "that | am inScnsi
bic to the great good win which yon
hospitoIity Illustrates. But so much
catingl WHY. it is wonderful 1t Is
extraordinaryw Unmestionably Amer
leans are too much given to eating
So arc Britons So are DR. Lorenz's
own countrymen. for ms to eating and
drinking a German kommcrz is pro
diglous as compared with an American
BANQUET, and most Americans who
should try to keep up with Teutonlc
spreads for any length of time woult
end ms nhysicol wrecks All the north
crn nations are great eolers rs com
parcd with tbc Latin and other south
crn nations II is porlIv tbo survival,
of soy,oorv nortlv thc ofrect Of eli
motn Tbo Goths and Vondols wore
hugo ootcrs and tbc ANGLO Saxon,
hardly infnrior to thom Nucb do
uoude ortnr an unon tha individro,
conocjy Dr. Lorrnz NAV NOT no 3
fair snecimon of German olimrntonvn
moss porhons having mara init
moto ocouointonce with tho human
hodv thon most norsons no onnroci,tn,
tho h,ossndnass If n,oin simnlo LIVING
SIN If cannot bc dnrind thot mony ~,
a,,,, co,,.,. or, ror,,o,,t,,o,. t,a+
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.


] NJ hour was on u". where me mani
! ne faicful sands uulll''rlNS ran,
Ana up th" way Of toars
Our pastoral captain. Forth hn came,
- one that answers To- hls name;
Nor dreamed how high his charge,
To set the stones bact In the wall
Lest the divided house should iaIl,
And peace from men depart
We looked on him; tbs he. we SAID,
Come crOwnlcss and unhcruIdcl,
The shepherd who will keep
The Hooks will fold the sheep
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12
Man of the PeopI,.

The birthday of Abraham Lincoln may
well recall the principles which he rep
resented, for which he labored and for
which he endured martyrs death
There is no more popular figure in Amer
lean history than that of Abraham Lin
coin. He was pre-eminently a man of
the people. Sprung from the people, he
always remained one of them. Men adj
mired George Washington, but it was
an admiration mingled with awe. The
people both loved and revered Lincoln.
President or rail splitter, he was the same
plain American citizen, in whom hon
esty was an instinct, and whose patriot
ism was part of his very Subsidiaries
A. Dana.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12

Some day we shall probably have to
fight for this Monroe doctrine. The
country Is practically unanimous on
the subject and is likely to remain so,
despite the imbecilc, corrupt ana revo-
lutionary propensities of the South
Americans We are considering our
own interests and safety, not theirs. 1t
is n well accepted principle of internal
law that every nation has a perfect
right to fight against n threatened dan
ger. We could not submit to the es-
adjustment of hostile empire ut our
very door.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12

1t is the easiest thing in the world t.
is to do nothing, or to be like the boy
who, when questioned by his father as
to why he had resigned his position as
clerk in store, replied: "Ihc work
was too hard; | am looking for some
thing easy" Look out for soft
snap" Don't get up in the morning
until you feel like it, Don't 20 to work
until YOU are obliged to. Don't put
yourself out to meet engagements.
Never mind If you miss n train, or IL
YOU are half an hour late at your work.
If you are at school, don't trouble
about preparing your lessons. Crib"
whenever you can, cheat as often as
possible, ana get the best of your teach
or whenever you see a chance, and
your progress in the desired direction
viii be assured. If you are in college
never mind about scholarship; the
main thing is to slide through. You
can employ Il tutor at the close of each
term and Cram for the examination
Have "a good time" and never bother
about results; they will take care of
themselves. DO not try to do things
as well as you can; any way will do
If you are saving a board. do not ex-
crt yourself to saw it straight, If YOU
start to make sled or bookcase, new
or mind about completing it; or, If you
do, put 1t together anyhow. Half done,
botched work is just the thing for
"nobodes."
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12

In his message President Roosevelt
the rural free delivery system, and he
sees more in it than the simple deliver
ing of mail matter to the folks on the
farm. 1t is one of a host of modern
things that are making life away from
cities more pleasant and attractive;
and some day, it Is believed, the con
slant flow of young men and women
from broad acres to crowded cities will
he checked. There are not enough sue
cessful farmers-progressive wide
awake, modern tillers of the soil. How
can there be when the sons are not
willing TO follow in the footsteps of
their fathers? These boSG crave eX.
element, luxuries, better clothing the
noise and hustle of busy world. In
a good many instances these young
sters of the farm swap pure gold for
dross; peace for discomfort. They even
make less money than could be wrest-
ed from the soil at home They prefer
30 chase dollars in crowd. They risk
health and morals. There are tempta-
lions In city that the farm jewellers
SNOW nothing of any are blessed I'm
heir ignorance. There are little towns
hat have been almost swept of their
toung mon. while ut the plow are gray
cards. old fellows who need the help
Of sons and mourn because OF the city
'u,adness that has become epidemic
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12
only a Matter of Time.

Ernest Staples tells this story of (;
friend who was very fond Of tielS
sports and possessed a fine pair of req
Irish settlers. One night he visited 3
fashionable gambling establishment
taking the dogs with him. He sa
down to enjoy the supper, when tn,
proprietor, who was also fond of shoot
ing, remarked:
"Those are very fine animals, Mr.
Blank, are they broker
Heavens, no." was the response
they haven't been in here five min
utes."
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12

rho foundation Of American prosperity
is i'm the soil. We are still an agricuI.
Wul nation ana wise men assert thai
we must remain such Anything thai
science, invention ana new laws can do
to make life on the farms more nttrac-
tive to the young folks will have a
bearing on the future welfare of the
nation Cheap telephones, rural free
mail delivery and intcrurban street
railroads are putting the farms In
touch with the test of city life ana the
result can only be good
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12

Men who employ child labor, as
well as men who indolent ut home,
live upon the earnings of their chill
dren, should be smitten with public
condemnation. Under the old regime
the slave dealer--the man who, in or
der to make money, separated fathers
and mothers and children-was social
ly ostraciZed There is no small rea-
son why men who traffic in their own
children's lives and in the lives of 9th
er mems children should escape SINH
lar punishment.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12

One of the New York papers calls
attention to the decline in popularity of
the silk hat. There was time when
the older citizens Of dressy tastes were
invariably decked with the shiny stove
pipe. But that day has passed and silk
hats have become so rare that they
attract special attention when seen in
public. Exception Is made, however
In the case of the cheap politicians.
They would forfeit all respect if they
omitted the high hat
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12
kunt SeIina'S Valentine
postman's whistle was clear

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'''i ,., io"''" ~ "'i" ~ unto LUZ
q i,l'rI '"''' II was Sp,t'u IuI u" ''g
t"oIe u'lo'I n't. " N"ien''nt, an '"ce anu
,io"tis anu sum po"S' WIN l"o "hse'S
''"' l"s W " "''e VI 1--WE
Nu'C Sem" luce WAS sluuA' l"-
ue'u' sue Il'aue picture slttl"E tuerc ny
Tue o'u nreSiue Trying TO soIVe inns hi!s-
'ery' ANA Whch evening came ana "1eh
she went TO ieed her chIcKens ana dos
NoEer' ner ouiS companions she was sun
ASKING herSeii over ana over;
wv no IN all the WIDE world can care
enough ior me TO SEND me such mes
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12

The rapid decay of the house in Wash
ington ih which Abraham Lincoln died is
attracting public attention. and it is prob
able that something wiz be done TO pre-
serve it. 1t contains the Odroyd col
lection of Lincoln relics, and until re-
Gently was in the care of private tenants,
who charged a small admission fee to
visitors. Now it is in the care Of So
ciety, but nothing has been done to pre-
serve or repair the walls or the interior
The house is directly across the street
from the site of Ford's Theater, where
Lincoln was shot.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12

Being raised in a community supcrSti-
tious in the extreme, Lincoln believed in
supernatural portents all his life, Fri.
day he considered fatal to every enter
prise and as it turned out well he
might. He had many dreams which he
considered forecasts Of coming events,
once sending telegram to his wife to
take away "Tad's" pistol ms he had had
bad dream about him, 4 good dream
prcsagcd the victories of Antietam, Muir
frccsboro, Gettysburg and Vickshurg He
related an i'll one just before his assas-
snation.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12

The disappearance of the little toe,
which is predicted by the scientific
gentlemen, will do away with n
large percentage of the discomfort, not
to say misery with which the country
moves It's corn crop.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12
Buy ng Canadian Timber.

Paper manufacturers are buying VI
timber lands in Newfoundland, Cana
da, as far as Labrador, and wherever
timber can be found to convert into
pulp for paper.making. One of tn,
latest purchases was by a Wisconsin
buyer who bought 100000 acres o.
spruce timber in Newfoundland, wher,
an extensive paper mill will be erected
Often q shoemaker's first resort l.
his last.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12

A Brooklyn man, after the death Of
his second wife, has just gone back
and married the first, from whom he
was divorced. Sometimes experiences
makes the heart grow fonder.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12

A lunactic in Poughkeepsie was re-
stored to sanity by hearing an orchcs-
ira. 1t must have been the playing of
some other orchestra that made him
Inqnna
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12

A Pennsylvania postmaster has re
ceived a request to forward 500 mar
riageable young women to Seattle and
Tacoma, to become the wives Of as
many anxious and desirable young
men. AS 1t is not specified whether
they are to be sent by registered let
ter or as second class matter, the post
master Is taking no action.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12
AL in His IGNe.

Hi, there" shouted the customs ofi
Ger, supiciously. "Why are you hold.
ing your handkerchief to your face?"
"There's a bit of cinder in my eye"
answered the returning tourist.
"Ah! foreign substance in the eve!
You'll have to pay duty on it,"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12
LINCOLN'S LIFE.

characteristics of the Great Enamel
pator az Told in Paragraphs.
The familiar cabin of Lincoln's child
hood could more properly be termed a
camp, for instead of being made of logs,
it was built of poles, was about fourteen
feet square and had no floor.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12

Among the first situations he obtained
after coming of age and striking out for
himself was rs a ilat-boat hand to New
Orleans. The slave auction he witness
ed there bore the ripe fruit of after years
1t is said that then and there, in May,
1891. the iron against slavery entered
his soul
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12
Women in NIedicinc

Medicine as profession for women
is constantly growing in popularity in
London, Women now holding medical
degrees in Great Britain number more
than 800.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12

If man has to be at work at 7, then
guests snould not stay the evening
before later than 9:3O If he is not
due till s, they can remain till 10. A
set of rules governing the hour for the
arrival and departure of guests would
make life easier for the man who
works next day.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12

Explorer Peary advises consumptlves
to spend a season in the arctic circle.
Certainly nobody can accuse Mr.. Peary
of giving the consumptives hot air.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12

In youth he was an ardent advocate
of temperance, and delivered discourses
ON cruelty to animals and the horrors of
war He liked stump-Speakins much
more than the AK he had to WELD so
often.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12

A Chicago preacher has condemned
the don't worry philosophy" If you
have no trouble of your own hurry out
and borrow a little.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12

An eastern paper says Lake Erie is
growing shallower. There are enough
wrecks reposng on Its bottom to nc-
count for this.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12

Prince Cupd's full name is Jonah Is,
Kalanianole. We can't blame that
man for not wanting to cling to his
tItIo
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12

A New York man with broken neck
has inherited $l,000,000. Some people
have horrible luck
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12

Every man has his particular bent
especially after he gets in the rheu-
matte class.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12

There may be some things n woman
does not know, but no man can tell
her what they are.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12

Venezuela isn't the first debt dodgcr
that has found the way of the trans
Rressor hard
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12

Love may laugh at bolts, but poll
ticians do not.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12

The foot and mouth disease Is not
necessarily confined to quadrupeds
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12
Equally Tough,

Lanil dy-Whitc meat or dark?
Boarder-It doesn't matter; I'm color
blind. New York Times.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12

Tall, lanky, sallow, dark and slightly
STOPPING he was in appearance, being
muscular feet at II. His dress in
those days was all tanned deer hide, coat,
trousers and moccasins. The luxury of
wearing garments of fur and wool, dyed
with the juice of the buttcrnut or white
walnut was just being adopted in his
neighborhood, and Lincoln was not n
person to take the lead in elegance.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12

When a man quits smoking, and goes
to chewing, he is not much OF a hero.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12

Lincoln had very little actual school
education, his first goings, at the age Of
10, were in Indiana, to n woman named
Hazel Dorsey. He was often taken from
school to work or hire out At IT he
went again to Andrew Crawfords school
and at II he saw the last of his school
days under a man named Swaney. All
the education he obtained afterward was
through his own eXertions. Education
dcfcctive' was his own definition given
to the compiler of the Dictionary of Con
cress, although it was not Il pleasant
thought to him.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12

,. Nj. AMsBERRY, EDITOR \ PUBLrsun
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12

BROKEN BOW, NEBRASKA