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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-17
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FOR RENT
Unfurnished Houses.

NY LIST OF MODERN HOUSES, PARTLY
modern flats and rooms. stores and factory
spaces. to be vacant this spring, now ready.
Nl,MUND G. WALTON,
300 Hennenfn nv.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-17

The practice Of sending circular let.
tiers of inquiry relating to most trivial
matters has one feature Of fairness.
The reader will discover it in the fol-
lowing correspondence:
a popular periodical had been send
ing to prominent men to know what
books they had cared for most In their
childhood. The Pilgrims Progress"
Robinson Crusoe" and a host of com
monplace classical tides We're poured
into these personal paragraphs, to-
gether with an occasional book that
few old readers would have heard Of,
and that had happened into the child's
hand by accident.
The cool draft in this desert comes
from Prof. Skeat of Cambridge Uni.
yersity.
Il am not prepared with my an
swer," he writes. II did not know
when l was young that l should he
expected to reply TO such a question"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-17
Mixed Pickles.

String beans and cut into inch
engths; cut cauliflower into clusters;
skin tiny button onions; wash and
wipe the smallest cucumbers. Pack
all down in a stone jar, then cover
with cold brine that Will bear up an
egg. Leave the pickles in this for
three days, stirring up from the bot
tom Of the jar twice a day. Drain
and pour cold water over them and
stand in cool place for twenty four
oours longer. Drain and pack the
vegetables in quart jars. Have ready
boiling vinegar in which have been
boiled for ten minutes dozen each
If whole cloves and pcppercorns. four
blades of mace and two tablespoonfuls
If mustard seed. Fill the jars with
boiling vinegar, add a tablespoonful
IF sugar for each quart of vinegar
and screw on the covers. Stand for
hree months before using.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-17
Short Suggestions,

To keep fruit or seed cake moist
place it in an alright tin with a good,
sound apple, renewing the apple if II
becomes in the least decayed.
The lid of teapot should always BE-
eft so that the air may get in. This
prevents mustiness. The same rule
If course, applies to a coffee pot.
Lime sprinkled on the shelves viii
Keep pickles ard jam in the store.
Dom from becoming moldy. The lime
must be renewed occasionally, as II
'oses its power.
Caulihower is good eaten cold a;
we'll as hot. Boil without breaking
he head and throw into cold wateI
until wanted. Tear the roses apart
carefully, dry, and put in salad
oowl with lettuce leaves Serve with
nayonnaiSe.
To clear a house of beetles take &
pound of powdered borax and put it
into a tin with n perforated lid. Mex
dust the borax lightly over the floor
on the walls, and into cupboards-
arywhere, in fact where the pests ar,
found-and they will soon disappear.
Ice cream with hot chocolate sauc,
Is considered a dessert par excellenc,
by many For the sauce melt on
ounce of unsweetened chocolate II
half a cup of hot water, add one cuI
Of sugar and when it boils pour f.
over half a cup of cream, plain OF
whipped. Serve at once, pouring the
sauce around the ice cream, not owe
Il.
Butter that does not taste quite a
fresh ne 1t should may be greatly iR
proved by putting in wooden chop
ling bowl with salt water and thoF
,ughly working It over and over viii
/ butter worker or even potati
nasher. Pour off the salt water Gri
mbstitute sweet milk, working It int
he butter In the same way. FiIa&
rash well with clear, cold water.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-17
ENGLISH PLEASURE GARDENS
Magnificent Heritage Maintained Ad.
mirably Since the Tudor Period,

English gardens are distinguished
from those of continental Europe. be-
cause they have had a continuous ex-
istence and history since the Tudor pc.
rlod. Italian gardens were at their
best late in the sixteenth century and
early in the seventeenth century, says
the Architectural Record; but there
after they declined just as all Italian
art declined. During the eighteenth
century the local and cardinal princes
maintained them; but they did not
build new ones; and during the nine
teenth century they have scarcely been
kept in repair.
The French garden reached It's con-
summate eXpr sSiln i'm Versa cs late
in the seventeenth century. The crown
so completely ovorshadoWel French
life at that time and during the eigh-
teenth century that the royal gardens
are something more than royal: they
are also national But since the rev
olution social ana economic con !iti Ms
have not favored in France the laying
out Of new and elaborate gardens.
Such gardens are a luxury, to be en-
! ioyed only by the very rich. and
| French wealth tends to be distributed
Gather than concentrated. Moreover.
French people, while they love the
country and delight in flowers. are
so social that the characteristic expres-
sions of their modern life are urban.
They have made Paris something both
Of a garden ami park, but individual
Frenchmen have rot INDUCED in clah-
crate formal gardens for their person.
al pleasure
In England other conditions have
prevailed. Ever since Tudor time there
have been resident on the soil an ener-
getlc and efficient aristocracy and
landed gentry who were to greater
or less extent the real leaders of the
country. They have for the most part
been prosperous and progressive, liv.
Ing on their estates and adopting their
social habits To country life. ConSe-
luently throughout the whole of the
time old gardens nave been altered
and new ones built; new ideas and in.
duencos have been constantly creeping
In; and AT the same time the conserva.
tive habits of England, the continuity
of its life and the comparative absence
OF revolutionary and military disturb
Rnce have all contributed to the main
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-17
1.-TWO KITES. -
Some Queer Errors Made by Children
in Titles of Books.

Some Queer Errors Made by Children
in Titles OF Books.
The children who make use Of public
libraries usually know quite as well as
their elders what they want, although
they make occasional mistakes in ask
ing for it.
A very natural confusion of mod
ern with an earlier classic was in the
mind of that small boy, for instance
who recently demanded "Golliwogs
Travels" and the librarian, who finally
induced him to accept Gulliver's in
stead was excusable for being momen-
tarily puzzled.
Nor was the little girl Immediately
served and satisfied who requested
book by Hannah Sanderson, of which
she could not remember the title. She
knew 1t was in the library, because
Mamie Johnson had had it, and it
was lovely"
1t was quite useless to inform her
that no such book appeared in the cata-
logue; she merely thought the attend
ant very stupid, and proceeded, by way
of enlightening her, to describe the
contents. When she mentioned that
one story was about a frog princess,
the official mind was suddenly illum-
ined, and she received the fairy tales
of Hans Andersen-which was what
she wanted
An incident which, as the narrator
truly says, would have delighted Dick
ems himself. occurred at the Jackson
Square branch of the New York Public
Library not hong ago, when a little girl
needless to say a very little girl
artlessly inquired for a Tale of Two
Kittics. by Charles Dickens" She was
not of an age for novels, nor for thrill
ing incidents of the French Revolution;
the librarian saw her error, kindly eX-
planned that C in "Clties" sounded like
S, and offered her a book of pussy cat
stories suitable to her years.
She was quite satisfied to accept it.
1t was not Dickens she wanted, it was
"bittics."
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-17
c O O d
Short StOrieS:

N~.OONN~-OODO

A certain weekly wakes up its de-
| linquent subscribers in this lively fash
ion: at is said that man who
squeezes a dollar never squeezes his
wife. A glance ut our subscription
book leads us to believe that many
women in this section are not having
their ribs cracked Come in and settle
and show that all's right at home"
Not long ago a certain door company
received an order for a carload of
doors from an embryo Texas town.
The order was filled and the doors
ready for shipment, when n telegram
was received canceling the order, and
announcing that letter OF explanation
would follow. The letter arrived. and
was found to be brief and much to the
point. 1t read: Cancel order for car
load of doors. The town has suddenly
gone prohibition, and so many doors
could not be used in twenty years"
Recently an American travelling in
Russia, who had neglected to provide
himself with n passport, when he ar
rived at the borders OF the Cars do
mains, was held up by an official with
demand for his passport. For an in
slant the American was stumDed. but
so the story goes he quickly rose to
the emergency. Diving into his inside
pocket, he pulled out his life insurance
The latter gravely looked the paper
over, carefully scrutinizing the impos-
ing-loolling seal and the array of sig
natures. Then, with a satisfied air. he
handed back the paper, and the Amer
lean passed on.
The first Lord Ampthill once called
upon Bismarck, and while he waited
in an ante-room before being received
by the German chancellor, out came
Count Harry Arnim, tanning himself
with his handkerchief, and looking as
If he were about to choke. well" he
said, Il cannot understand how Bis
marck can bear that-smoking the
strongest Havanas in a stufTy little
room. | had to beg him to open the
window" When the Englshman en-
tered the apartment he found Bis
marck apparently gasping for breath
at the open window. what strange
tastes some people have" the chancel-
Tor said; "Arnim has just been with
me- and he was so overpoweringly per-
fumed that | could stand it no longer
and had to open the window"
A suburban Philadelphia banker tells
with great satisfaction a story that il
Illustrates well the almost incredible
prowess in egg-laying of his hens
Some time ago" he says, IAN egg was
left for nest egg in the place where
my hens lay. This nest egg the other
day, Matched, and have now one lone
ly little chick. which several dozen
mothers care for. Here is the eXpla-
nation of this miracle: My hens are
such steady layers that one would no
sooner get off the nest egg. having
deposited fresh egg beside it. than
another would slip on, and in her turn
lay. Thus by dozens of different moth
erS the solitary egg was Matched.
Though no one hen sat or 'clooked'
on it, nevertheless it was kept always
warm, and in due time there stepped
forth from it a lonely but vigorous
chick"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-17
Soft Shell CLAIMS Fried.

This is a large kind of clam with a
brittle shell. Cut off the lcathery dark
portion that projects from the shell
aud remove with knife and fingers the
beard and string from the inside This
leaves the clam in the ring shape in
which they come to market sometimes
strung on twine. Put them as they
are taken out of the shell into pan
IF cold water. When wanted dry
them between two towels, dip in beat
en- egg with a little water in it and
then in cracker meal and fry in hot
lard the same as oysters. Drain in a
,olander. Serve piled along the middle
Of large dish with a quartered melon
md curled parsley for garnish
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-17
Devils Food.

Half a cupful each of grated choco-
ate, sweet milk and brown sugar,
boiled together until as thick as cream.
Set aside to cool Cream a half cup
Of butter with a half cup of brown
sugar, beat in two whipped eggs, add
two-thirds of a cup of milk and flavor
with vanilla. Now beat in the boiled
mixture and two cupfuls of -four that
nave been twice sifted with heaping
teaspoonful of baking powder. Bake
in layers, put in chocolate filling be-
tween the layers when cold and cover
with a boiled icing.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-17
A ROYAL ART STUDENT.
The Sultan of Morocco Became a Very
Tractable Pupil.

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Troctable Pu,iI.
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oo Who ofton in tbo las VOW hos
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or+tst ,[os ,n,r,,,. Sahnafdar ,,.ho +on,
,ho Cantnrr NIaao1ina his ovna,.ianoo
,'tt, ~. ia,1i,' ,mriI
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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-17
A BIT OF HISTORY.
low tho La Plata Provinces Were
Lost TO Er gland Forever.

Lost TO Er gland Forever.
Buenos Aires meaning good airs
n "healthful Winds" was Nmed by an
I'D Spanish explorer ana freebooter,
Pedro de Mendoza, who founded the
!ity in the year 1886. The wind blow
ng in from the pampas was certainly
;ood, but not so the fat, swampy piece
" ground that he selected for a town.
let the little settlement grew, despite
is surroundings, despite the lack of o.
larbor. despite n century of Indian
vars and over two and a half centu-
les Of Spanish misrule 1t grew and
'rospered until, in 1T76-an easy date
remember-it became the capital Of
he great Spanish viceroyalty of La
Plata, which comprised what is now
Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uru-
;uay. Just 100 years ago Buenos Aires
population had reached $4,000, which
Gems quite remarkable when one CON
'iders the veEatious taxes and restric-
ions imposed on her colonies.
In 1906 occurred the British invasion
inder Major-Gen (afterward Viscount(
William Carr Beresford, an event that
nearly changed the destiny of half a
ointment. For "the Purple Land that
England lost" rs writer styles the.
"a Plata countries, would probably
AVE been British to-day, like Cape,
colony, or, at least English-speaking,
lad Beresford held the city he so easily
captured.
England and Spain We're at war at
his time, Spain being the ally of Ma
)oleon. Beresford, who had been sta
ioned at Cape of Good Hope. thought
lie would aid his country by Selling a
spanish colony, and impulsively set
'ail for the Rio de la Plata with about
100 men. Arrived off ""onos Aires, he
.ook the city quite u,prise, and
nptured it easily. y people were
lot inclined to submit 10 mere hand
,ul of Ingleses Nnglishmcn). and after
, few weeks preparation they adj
Hnced upon the invaders and soon
overwhelmed them. The fighting oc-
'urred in the Plaza Mayor, the princi-
,al square of the city, where Beres-
ord was intrenched, and this square
las ever since been known as the Plaza
Victoria while adjacent streets, such
Is Defensa Defense Reconquista RE
conquest, and few others, were re-
lamed in honor of the victory.
But Great Britain, unwilling to lose
such a prize, sent a much larger force,
lnder General Whitclockc, to recap
ure the city. This expedition, how
,ver, ended much more disasrously.
Whitelocke, through his incompetency,
ost half his men and had to withdraw
20 his ships; and, to complete his dis
grace he surrendered Mcntevideo, the
dty across the river-nOw the capital
r Uruguay-which had been CALAMITY
captured bysa separate force. Thus
he La Plata provinces were lost to
England forever.-St. Nicholas.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-17
Iced Chocolate.

Put two heaping tablespoonfuls OF
COCOA into double boiler, and add grad
nally pint of water. Cook and stir
about five minutes, beat thoroughly,
add half pint of cream whipped light.
~ and stand aside to cool. When cold,
hll chocolate or sherbet cup one-third
full of finely chopped ice and a lit.
lie powdered sugar, then pour in the
chocolate, cap it with a tablespocs.suI
II sweetened whipped cream and
serve.-Good Housekeeping.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-17

Select perfect fruit with stems on
Remove a slice from stem end. then
'emove the pulp very carefully and
use this to make the gelatine jelly
Fill the shells with chicken. shrimp
)r cabbage salad; replace tops; drop
tomatoes into cups which will leave an
inch all around. Simmer the pulp
with one pint of hot water. spices and
herbs, salt, paprika, for ten minutes:
strain; add two tablespoonfuls Of gel
ltne, soften in little cold water; when
dissolved add enough vinegar to suit;
place a tablespoonful in bottom Of
cups; set on ice to become firm; then
ill cups and let become firm on ice
When ready to serve, dip into hot
water second and lift out onto bed
If cress.-What to Eat.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-17
why Angels Needed a Ladder.

II. II. Vrecland, the president Of the
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
of New YORK IS the son Of a clergy
man-Rey. :. II. Vrocand-ard some
times he tells the following story Of
his father, says the Detroit News-Tri-
bune:
zone afternoon my father made an
address before a Sunday school. ia.
cobs ladder was the subject that he
chose to talk on, and after he had told
that beautiful biblical story he said
to the listening children:
"'Is there any one here who has
any questions to ask about Jacob?
There was a silence Again my
father asked:
"Is there no one here who wishes
to ask some questions about Jacob,
and the ladder, and the angels ascend.
ing and desccudingT
This time a little girl said timidly:
"'Why was 1t, sir, since the angels
had wings, that they needed a ladder
TO ascend and descend onT
Before a question SO intelligent and
ingenious my father naturally was at
a loss. He could think of nothing to
reply, so TO gain time he said:
The question l have been asked
is good one. Can anybody answer
It? Come, nOw-surely some little boy
or girl can answer this question. Why
did the angels have a ladder when
they were endowed with wingsr
"A little boy in the back of the
room piped out:
" Maybe they were melting, SIR"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-17

underestil lated than overcalculated
At least It shows the enormous tota
population of 426,447 900, according Il
the cabled reports The number Of in
habitants in Menchuria, Mongolia
Thibet and Turkestan was only esti
mated. Thus more than one-fourth OF
e world are contained within the
Chinese empire. Even the British EN-
pire, with its vast possessions or
every continent, has 3OOOO,O0O less in
habitants than China. In 1890 Il. G.
Ravenstein estimated the inhabitants
Of the earth at 1,4S7 100000. Since
then the number has increased at least
62, 100000, making n present total OF
$50, 600 600.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-17

Much has been written Of the powe
OF music. Men are beginning to lear
| that harmony, the thing which has al
ways been the accomplishment O
amusement, recreation and idle hours
can be made to play practical par
in everyday life. A New York bool
publishing house has n piano in ever,
room. There are pianos in hundred
of factories. In the South a peach
grower employs musicians to play anC
sing while his employees are preparing
peaches for canning. Music as an ait
TO business is just beginning it's goot
work, and the end of its development
Is far Off. The toiler who works will
his hands works better when he 4.
pleased IL man has any music In
his soul his grouchiness disappears
when the band begins to play. No one
can estimate what lot of III nature
can be blown to the winds by the
witchery of a few bars of rag time
And then there is the matter of cour.
age. Music makes the heart brave
Mere words can never inspire as does
harmony. Remember, how, when o
boy, you used to whistle when you had
TO walk in dark alley at night? The
quavering little tune that came from
your pursed lips was almost as good
as big policeman at your side. The
other day James Corrigan, a 7-year-old
baby, fell down shaft in New York
and was badly injured. They took
linn TO n hospital and put his smashed
body into a soft, white bed. How the
, nerves did ache! Great drops stood
on the lads forehead, and finally he
asked if he might sing. "Then it wont
hurt me so much" he said. Permis
sion was given and he sang "Tht
Palms." "The Holy City" Lead
Kindly Light" in clear voice, and
then blessed sleep came to him and the
agony was over. 1t is true that music
helps men to live and to die, and q
song on the lips and in the soul eases
pain and soothes the heart.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-17

The good farmer keeps his fences up
The good housekeeper has her bureau
and sideboard drawers we'll ordered
The successful public speaker has each
group of his facts carefully arranged
Put together things that belong to-
gether" has long been recognized as 8
convenient rule of life. Almost as use
full is keep apart things that belone
apart" On the evening after Webster
had made his reply to Hayne the two
Senators met at a reception. They
proved in an instant that their political
disagreement had not mingled with
their social amenities. How are you
tonight, HayneY said Mr. Webster
None the better for YOU" Mr.. Hayne
laughingly replied, and the two antag
onists shook hands as cordially as II
they had not just measured swords
with the civilized word for their are.
ma. Women find this wholesome sep.
aratiOn of life into different compart.
ments specially difficult The social
domestic and religious interest of 8
woman have a troublesome tendency
to mingle themselves inseparably. Hell
special shade of theology influences hei
selection of friends. Her school OF
medicine and her views on vivisectior
determine her conduct toward her cous
ms who agree or disagree with her
She prefers a dressmaker who holds
sound views on Imperialism. She hal
even been known to suspend social re
lations with the woman who defeated
her in an election at womans club
| Worst of all these confusions and in
truSions is that which mingles som,
CALLING worry" with all the worl
and the play of the week. MY hus
band has taught me one lesson a
least" said a young wife. THAT i
to know the blessed meaning of thu
phrase, Drop it" and to be able to ac
! upon it. He says l should have maggie,
myself into the grave if it hadn't bee
for him" Lite is munlfIl, and sh
gets most out of it who is capable o
passing from one experience to anothe
without jar With wider education an
opportunity must come to women a Sc
rener philosophy, and a more complet
separation in their thought and fee
ing and conduct of the things which bt
long apart.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-17

WIN " HIt IHIIIISItT 10
Siam (1S94-9S) Mr.. Barrett settled the
famous claim of Dr. NJ. A. Cheek, OH
tanning an award of S250,OOO. When
the Spanish war broke out he resigned
his diplomatic post and went to the
Philippines as war correspondent.
In 1901 he was a delegate to the in
ternatonal conference Of American
states held in Mexico. Last December
he was appointed minister to Japan,
but declined in order to complete his
work for the st. Louis exposition.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-17

The intelligence of animals seems
as a rule, to be moderated rather thar
oyerrated, \ dog breeder described
the other day a wonderful collie tina
had belonged to Sir John Lubbock
This dog" he said, would, when /
was hungry, lay at its masters feet
card marked food When It wa
thirsty it would fetch a card marked
drink When il wanted to take
walk il would bring card marke,
out. Sir John Lubbock trained It t
do this trick in less than month
He put the food card over the dog
food and made II bring the card to hir
before he would allow 1t to eat, and |
the matter of drinking and going on
he used a like method. The card
We're similar in shape and color; notl
Ing but the writing on them differe,
Since, therefore, the dog dstinguishe
them by the writing alone, it ma
truly be said that the animal coul
read"