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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-19
Lawbreakers should not DO brutally

Lawbreakers should not be brutally
treated, but their discipline should be
always sufficiently rigid to make them
sigh for return to liberty. They
should never be permitted to forget
that the prison is penal insitu-
tion-a place OF punishment for crime,
and not merely health and pleasure
resort TO which It Is pleasant to re-
turn after a brief soipurn outside its
walls, The good Sitlzens OF the State
are In fair way to suffer when the
maleflctors begin to view the State
prison as haven of rest.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-19
Suspicious SILENCED.

Mrs Slimdiet-"Wh do you bring
the dog into the hOus32'
Cook-'Please, mum, the hoarde1s
always inquire after him when there
Is sausage fer breakfast"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-19

Mother Gr,y's Sweet Powders for Chit
dren.
Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse In
the Chlldr ms II IN a in New Yor cure on
supation, Feve ishness. Bad ,tomaCh, Teeth
lug lbs rider move ard regulate the Bowels
and DESTROY Worms over 80 600 testimonials.
At all drug list, 25c sample FREE Address
. Ola sted lie 10Y, Y.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-19
Enpngemcnt BRACELET.

Designers have been busy with love
affairs and their symbols, The en-
Gagement ring will probably never lose
its favor, but there are now several
novelties in the way Of engagement
gifts that vie with the ring for popu-
larlty, A pretty idea is the curb
bracelet with the heart clasp in which
reposeS the portrait of the giver.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-19
A PERFECT GEM

Mr.. Gotham that suburban
cottage that you are advertising
rea ly desirableY'
Agent-'Des rable? Why, sir, it's
painted in sixteen ColOrs.N
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-19

The water-cure for the mob spirit has
its advocates. A new standrpipe has
Just been erected at an Indiana county
jail, and the hose lie to be turned on
rioters In the future. Men who have
tried II shy that It is more effective
Than bullets, 1t certainly is more hui
mana
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-19

pain The kidney sccretions were very
irregular, dark colorod and full Of sedi-
mcnt. Since taking the pills the secre-
lions are cleared up have not had an
ache in my back, my health generally
Is improved a great deal.
Foster-Milburn CO.. Buffalo. n. Y.
For sale by all dealers, price so cents
nor box
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-19

Won't that magnetic pole they have
discovered in the neighborhood of
Skagway do just as well as the north
pole2 'Twould save heap Of trouble
II II would.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-19
GYPsIEs SHOULD STUDY LAW

Burglar Bill-"These gypsies dom t
know anything. One CT 'em told
Cory Gus that he'd die on the gall
lows"
Dynamite Dan-"Well, didn't he?"
Burglar Bill-"Naw. He died Of
old age while waitin' fer a new
trial.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-19
EXPENSIVE TASTE.

Father-"Yes, l admit that YOU
lover has 90 d iucome, but he ha!
very expensive tastes, very
Daughter-"Youa amaze me. What
DIES he ever want that is so very ex
pensive?"
FatheI-"Well, you, for one thing.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-19
KNEW WHAT HE WANTED.

Drummer-"I want pair OF con-
greSs CATERS.
Dealer-"There has been so little
demand for congress CATERS lately
that we have ceased to keep them ~
Drummer-"H'ml Then give me
a pair Of button CATERS and fire
es ape"
Mahin's Magazine says, "If at first
you don't succeed don't count the
first time.
A man doesn't necessarily lead {
dogs life because his wife pets him!
When an individual min DIS his owl
business he is one kind OF monopolist
Occasionally women make fools o
men, but they are not Iesponsi bl,
for all the fools.
Among the trimmings for dress!
tai or-made suits are oriental EN-
broideries, fur, braid, and cIoche
insertions and medallions, the latte
round, square and oval, worked IL
rolored fax thread or silks and wool.
Trees form rough guide to tn,
20 MS Of the compass. The moss in
yariably grows tnickeSt on the nortl
,ide, and, where exp lsed to the sun
the limbs attain the largest dimen
,ions on the south side.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-19

A new blackberry is causing some
comment in the southwest 1t is yell
low when 1t is green and white when
It is black. Hold on there-hold on
what's the matter with us2 Yes, on
second thought, those are the exact
factk
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-19

A speed OF ia miles an hour has
been developed on German electric
railroad. Here Is new mark for the
automobile scorchcr to aim at.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-19

An injunction restraining n Chicago
arm from paying debts is the latest
thing In the injunction line Get your
application for an Injunction In early
and avoid the rush.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-19
The Wisdom of Espcrieuoo

"Why," asks a Missouri paper, doe,
Missouri stand at the head in rnisinl
mulesw
Because" replies the Paw Paw Cor
ner Bazoo. that is the only safe plac,
to stand"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-19

How much Of the homicldal char
acter and reputation Of Kentucky
must be charged to long line OF hair
rigger-pardon governorsp
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-19

President Harper sympathIEcs with
the sultan. President Harper knows
what governing lot Of Eighty people
II himself
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-19

When we read in the papers that the
beef trade or -four trade 10 promising,
the consumer is always able to sup
press his Joy.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-19
PROTESTING TOO MUCH.

She (doubtfully)-"Have you really
tod me of all the sins you ever COM
mitted?'
He (stoutly)-"Yes. ALL"
She (sorroHfully)-"Then l am not
worthy of you. Farewell for-for-
70 ever. -
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-19

The latest concerning the Holstein
cattle Ia that they ought to be shot"
Does an unsatlshed longing for cream
make people bloodthirstyf
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-19

Carpets can he colored on the floor
with PUTNAM FAnELESS DYES.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-19

The presence Of the American eagle
has had a good deal to do with the
suppression Of cock fighting in the Phil.
lppines.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-19

The military automobile, we pre-
tune, will be equipped with bullet
proof tires.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-19

Bent pins ami carpet ttcks come un-
Ger the head If felt goods
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-19

II Is a Berlin physician, who must
be a sufferer from such practice"
who has just started a campaign
against the wideT spread custom OF
giving pianoforte leASona to children.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-19

What has become OF the old fashion
ed woman who referred TO her enem,
an ian old Humpf'
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-19

Radium has dropped from S50OO,000
70 $2,721 5000 a pound-and still ev-
Gybody can't afford 1t.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-19

A Kansas man cured dyspepsia by
tasting for thirty days He has gone
where stomachs do not trouble.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-19

Yes, as race we "eat too much
meat" We also burn too much hard
roal and use too much ice.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-19
Going Down the Chute.

st, Peter-What did you do on
earth?
Gambler-Well, I-er-kept dive,
but
st. Peter-Take one now.-Phlladel.
phls Press
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-19

Mustard Plus eTs come under the
had OF drawing instruments.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-19

Shads should be pretty sure OF any.
thing they feel in their bones.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-19
Custer County Republican

.. n. AMsBERRY, EDITOR rUBtIsHIl
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-19

Don't get grouchy; the Lord loves
cheerful man.
Colored globes in drugstore win.
dows were first displayed by the
Mours Of Arabia and Spain.
Excessive coffee drinking is hurtful
to the sight. This is the opinion OF
an eminent French scientist.
Too many men waste valuable time
talking about the things they are 60
ing to do.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-19

Mrs. winslow's SOOTHING SYRUP for chill
dr'n teething, softeuo the gums, reduces in Ia
nation, allays pain cures collie. PIiCe 2)c bottle
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-19

II YOU can't say a good word for
your neiEhtOr at least you can keep
your mouth shut.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-19

can recommend Piso's Cure for Con-
sumption for Asthma. 1t has given me
great relief.-W. L. Wood, FarmersDurg,
Ind, Sept. s, 1901.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-19

The ancient Romans considered it
efIeminate to wear boards. All their
husls, representing the famous men
OF olden times, are without boards.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-19
Quick Results

u. ~ hlllt " uHtlCu
OF the Peace,
Concord, n. G.,
says: "Doan's
Kidney u i'll 5
proved a very
efficient rene
dy in my case.
! used them for
disordered kid.
neys and back.
n c h g, fro IN
which | had eX.
p erie n G @ d a
great deal Of
itrou b lie ana
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-19

BROKEN BOW, NEBRASKA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-23

he reached the break in the fence only
short distance behind the hens.
Three times that day the rooster and
his family invaded the vegetable garden,
and thrice John Ashe drove them out.
He used harsh words, but no violence,
for, in spite of his apparent quick fSm-
per, John was soft-hearted and did not
wish to hurt the hens And hard words
hurt no hens. whatever may be true OF
sticks and stones. Anyhow, John did
not blame the hens as much as he did
their owner, A Wilkins, the recent
purchaser of the adjoining farm.
Against A Wilkins his wrath burned
deep and strong
When John Ashe went for his mail
that evening he detailed the sympathetic
Widow Brown, the village pOstmistress,
the story of his wrongs. AS he neared
the end of his tale of woe, a young WO
man. who. as a swift glance showed to
John Ashe, was more than usually at
tractive, entered the little postoffice-
She was q stranger. John thought she
must be visiting some one in the VIII
lage.
4 don't blame the hens. for they
don't know any better" said John. as
he finished the tale of his troubles; "but
if I catch that A. wilkins I'll give him
the worst thrashing man ever got"
Now. what there was in that speech
to amuse anybody was more than John
Ashe could tell.
But it certainly did. The postmistress
opened her eyes wide. gave a little gasp.
started as if to say something. glanced
at the pretty girl who had just entered.
and then went into a perfect spasm Of
laughter. and the girl, after a startled
and indignant little glance. also seemed
to find the situation extremely amusing.
John left the postoffice in a state of in
dignation. He felt that he deserved
sympathy, not ridicule. He was angry
at the postmistress. Perhaps he should
have felt equally vexed at the girl. but
he wasn't. for she was an extremely
pretty girl
The next morning the rooster and his
faithful hens crawled through the
break in the fence and began to renew
their depredations on John Ashes gar
den. Now, patience has ceased to be a
virtue John not only chased them out,
but. picking up a stone, threw it at the
rooster. It wasn't a big stone, and John
didn't throw it very hard But it struck
the big rooster in the leg. He fell over,
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THE NEXT HOUSE.


When John Ashe returned from the
city and found that the farm next to
his had been sold, he was vastly dis
pleased. He had intended to buy that
farm for himself. but had evidently de-
layed too long. 1t wasn't John Ashes
way to take things on hearsay, so he
visited the county clerks office to make
certain the sale had actually taken
place.
Sure enough, there was the deed duly
recorded and giving "A. wilkins as
the name of the purchaser of the covet-
ed farm.
"A wilkins" growled the good-na-
tured but irascible John. "A. prOba bly,
stands for Alexander. One of these
fellows that every one calls Alex and
who thinks he knows it all. Never did
like a man of that name. Well if this
Alex Wilkins don't mind his own bust
ness, or If he let's his stock or chickens
run over my place he will get onto trou-
BILE"
Which showed a rather unjustihable
tendency on the part of John Ashe to
jump at conclusions regarding both the
name and the personal qualities of the
new owner of the adjoining farm.
But A. wilkins apparently did not
keep his fences in good order. neither
had he impressed on his chickens the
vast Importance of not troubling the
vegetables and peace of mind of John
Aane. FIRST. the Dig rooster crdWled
through a hole in the fence. He looked
around in lOrdly manner. The
ground seemed eminently adapted as
foraging territory for himself and his
clucking satellites. the hens. He called
20 them in the imperative manner COM
mon to all self-respecti big ROSTERS.
One by one the hens hurried through
the broken fence. The big rooster strobe
haughtify to the spot where John Ashe s
choicest vegetables were planted. The
hens hustled along with him.
John Ashe saw the rooster and his
wives at work pecking and scratching
IN the ground that had been so carefully
planted. He drove them out with
stronger words than he was in the habit
of using. The hens fled as fast as their
legs could carry them. The big rooster
tried to combine speed with dignity, bur
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Il am I'm talking to a man who has
paid out a couple of hundred dollars
for a lot of old rubbish not worth 20
cents. Mr. Bowser, how could you be
so foolish. You've been worked for an
easy mark againl"
Stop right there. That will do he
exclaimed, as he pointed his finger. The
Easy Mark requests that you withdraw
your presence to some other part of the
house. and don't you dare to set your
eyes on one Of these antiques again"
Mrs. Bowser withdrew. and Mr.. Bow
ser shut the parlor door and stalked up
and down with his hands under his coat
tails. After about five minutes Of nurs-
ing his wounded dignity a dim suspicion
crept into his BRAIN At the end of ten
he became uneasy In a quarter of an
hour he began to doubt if John Han
cock was ever rocked in that cradle,
and at the end of half an hour Mrs.
BoWser, the cook, the cat and the neigh
bors heard smashes and crashes to
make their hair stand up.
'fWhat-what is it2' gasped Mrs.
Bowser as she flung open the parlor
door.
The question was needless. Mr.. Bow
ser was attacking those antiques with
fury in his soul, and she arrived Just in
time to see the cradle of liberty and
Martha Washington's favorite chair fly
into splinters the length of the ROOM
When there was nothing more to smash
and he had jumped on the fragments
the Easy Mark turned to her and bowed
and said
The train for your mothers home
leaves at 1910 to morrow forenoon, and
you can put in a claim for alimony with
your bill. '-t Copyright, 1903, by G. p.
I.eWiS)
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uttering loud clucks of mingled pain
and anger. John had not meant to hurt
the rooster, only brighten 1t. He hur-
ried to pick up the injured fowl And
just at that moment on the other side
of the low fence appeared A. Wilkins,
the person to whom John Ashe had
promised the worst thrashing man
ever got"
move as if to attack A. wilkins. Instead
he stood holding the injured rooster in
his arms, feeling the most guilty and
miserable criminal in the world. For A.
Wilkins was dainty and sweet looking.
A Wilkins had cheeks touched with
pink, and wavy brown hair and eyes
of the same color. John recognized her
as the pretty girl he had seen in the
postoffice the evening before. Too late
he remembered that A could stand for
other names than Alexander-Alice, for
instance.
so, not content with threatening me.
you had to stone my poor, helpless, in
nOcent rooster said the owner of the
brown eyes scornfully- Give him to
me this instant. I Will take the Door
thing home and care for him. I don't
care to come the other side of the fence
to get him, for I suppose 1 would re-
ceive the worst thrashing man ever
got
John passed the injured fowl over the
fence. A. wilkins took it in her arms
and walked rapidly away with it John
stood in sorroWful but admiring silence
watching her Four times his garden
had been raided by the helpless, inno-
cent rooster. Some persons would have
said John was justified in throwing the
stone But John did not feel that way.
All that day John Ashe wandered
about in melancholy fashion. his gloom
deepening when he remembered the
scorn in the pretty brown eyes of A.
Wilkins. In the evening, however, he
took heart of grace. 1t would be only
nel2hborly to inquire after the condi-
ton Of the injured rooster. He dOnned
his best clothes. In fact, he took more
care as to his attire than is usual with
persons inQuiring as to the condition Of
wounded ROSTERS. Just before starting
for the house of A. Wilkins. John
stopped and gathered a bouquet of his
choicest flowers. For, of course if there
is anything which a rooster with q
broken leg longs for it is flowers
after that John Ashe found it often
necessary to visit the house in which A
/ wilkins resided. Even after the rooster
had regained his usual health and again
began to raid Johns garden-now IN
molested-the visits did not cease. III
fact they were kept up until Alice de-
cided that A. was an excellent initial
not only for first, but for a last name
-Ashe, for lnstance.-St- Louis World
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HE WAS SITTING on. THE DOOR
STEP WITH HIS CAT.

How do you know it is what you
say it is?' asked Mrs. Bowser.
How do know that our old cat is
digging at the carpet with her claws?
The widow said it was Martha Wash
| ington's chair, and why should she lie
about it? Besides, IFS a matter of his
tory. Parties viii be here within week
to offer me $3.50 for this chair
If they offer you 50 cents you'd bet
ter take it,
What? What's that? Going to get
your back up because you didn't at
tend the sale yourself2 1 didn't buy
the chair for you to sit in, and I'll tell
you right here and now I want you to
keep out of it. If I'd brought home
Pompey's Pillar you'd try to make out
that it was only a Eastwood log.
And what's this?', she asked as she
pointed to an old-fashioned mirror with
a cherry frame and the glass full of
bubbles.
THAT, may it please your ladyship.
is the glass used by Mary Queen of
Scots for five years previous to her
value is nearer $500 Indeed, I
wouldn't take $500 for it this minute.
Have you any remarks to shoot off >"
Il couldn't do the subject justice
Then let it alone. You are woman
to appreciate a buShel OF turnips far
more than historic interest There are
fifty museums in this country that
would honor me with medal if I
should turn that old glass over to them.
We will pass on to the next however,
before you announce that the widow
lied to me. You see before you the Grad
die in which John Hancock was rocked
to sleep for the first five years of his
life. It has often been referred to as
the cradle of American liberty Cen
eral Lafayette once offered $500 for this
cradle, and the Bunker Hill Society of
Boston offered $1,000 only two years
ago. DO you know what it cost me p
Mrs Bowser shook her head and
sighed.
"Only S75 It was a forced sale. you
see. The widow had to have the ready
cash at once. and there was no time to
bargain Should desire to sell it can
make 1925 as easy as turning my hand
over Think of the historic memories
surrounding it,
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B0WSER'S ANTIQUES.
he Brings Home Hare Collection Of
Ancient Things.

Mrs Bowser was down town shop
ping the other day when Mr.. Bowser
drove up to the house on an express
wagon and carried a lot of articles into
the parlor. They were on display and
he was sitting on the doorstep with the
cat When she reached home.
Has-has anything happened7" she
asked, in surprise at finding him home
three hours ahead of time
Nothing to worry over" he replied
with chuckle.
And you are not ilI?'
Not at ALL"
But I can't understand why you are
home Are you going out this evening
to shoot wild geese?''
Hardly. There's no great mystery
about It happened to attend q sale
cided TO buy. AS it was pretty late to
go back to the Office came along with
the express wagon"
What sort of sale? asked Mrs. Bow
ser. as her heart grew weary over past
recollections.
1T was sale of antiques and relics.
Inc gentleman who had collected them
died few weeks ago. and his widow
was forced to sell. I've been looking
out Tor such a sale for several years
past Come in and take a look at the
tnlngs You are no judge of antiques,
but you can see that I got everything
at about half its COST
She followed him into the parlor, and
the first thing she saw was an old
fashioned splint- bottomed rocking chair.
1t was big enough for two great grand
mothers to rock in at once. and looked
as shabby and forlorn as a veranda
chair left out through five winters.
This was Martha Washington's fG-
vorite chair" said Mr.. Bowser. as he
sat down in 1t and rocked to and fro.
She was sitting in this very chair
while the general was crossing the Del
aware. I got it for SIS, but it's worth
800"
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Too Great a Risk.

In almost every neighborhood someone
has died from an attack of collie or cholera
morbus often before medicine could be
procured or a physician summoned a re-
liable remedy should be kept at hand. The
risk is too great for anyone to take. Cham
berlain's Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy has undoubtedly saved the lives
of more people and relieved more pain ard
suffering than any other medicine in use.
It can always be depended upon For sale
by all druggists.
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once belonged to Queen Elizabeth. The
Royal Museum of London once offered
$500 for it, and would give more today.
1 paid only SIS for it. as the widows
gas bill came in while we were talking
and she had to have the cash on the
spot
IF you had waited till her butchers
bill came in, you might have got the
platter for a Nickel observed Mrs.
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Bowser.
More sarcasm. More filings. Wo-
man. you do take a positive delight in
splitting out mean things and if I
wasn't above quarreling I'd give you
your fill You have no interest in these
things of course. but I'll show you the
last of my bargains. This portable
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-23

writing desk is over 5000 years DID,
1T looks to be over 5000
Tt belonged to the Queen of Persia.
and its value is at least $1,000. I got il
for $40. as the widow didn't understand
what she was selling"
She thought she was selling you a
pig-poke, didn't she2"
Madam. are you aware who you are
talking top
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Yes. it might do for a wood-box for
the kitchen
There you go shouted Mr.. Bowser,
as he flushed up. you've got about as
much sentiment as an old speckled hen
and 1 ought to have known what to ex
pect of you. I suppose you will find
fault with that blue platter. and yet it