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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30
At the Court of Morocco.

Travellers received by the Sultan Oh
Morocco were at one time required I'd
make the customary obeisance of thd
country; but that ceremonial Is now
omitted. The reason, according to
Lady Grove, in her "Seventy-one Days
Camping" goes back to slight social
awkwardness involved in carrying out
that prescriptions
A distinguished naturalist had been
presented to the Sultan, and as he bow
ed his head to the ground, instead Of
supporting himself with his hands, he
placed them behind his back. Conse-
quently his forehead came against the
marble floor with loud bang, and he
had some difficulty in recovering him+
self.
The Sultan was amazed. "das not
the gentleman had the honor of en-
tering the presence of his own sover'
eignf" he asked another visitor, later,
Probably he has had that h nor,
your majesty" was the answer.
'Then," said the Sultan, ''he should
have learned the art of making salu
tations without the occurrence OF such
accidents"
Tbereupon his majesty learned will
establishment that his lowly form OF
obelsance is not observed at Europeai
courts, and he Immediately decreet
that none but the usual custom de
manded by European sovereigns SHOULD
be required of Europeans when they
entered or left his presence.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30

A learned medical scientist rises to
announce that he has sure cure for
ST. Vitus dance, another submits that
he has found a specific for leprosy
and a third casually remarks that he
can cure anything from fits to bu-
bonic plague by stimulating the pltu-
itary gland. In The meantime the citi-
zen who has cold in the head con-
Times to sneeze and shuttle along In
the old way and not n medical scien-
list can do thing for him. This seems
anomalous.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30

1t cannot be too clearly kept in mind
that our isolation Is our chief defense.
Every mile of ocean voyage for for
elgn fleet is worth battleship or so
TO us. To throw down the bars that
now protect South America would be
10 deprive US of very great advan-
iage 1t would make for war rather
han for peace. With coaling stations
and naval bases on this side of the
ocean the problem Of the invasion Of
this country by European power
would be vastly simplified. All this, 1t
seems to us, is perfectly clear. We
are going, If we can, to keep Europe
NJ arms length.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30

Budgets for 1903 have been made
up by the railway systems of the
country, and conservative estimates
based upon them disclose the fact that
during the current year at least S3OO,-
100000 will be spent for betterments
and new equipment ana between $780,
100000 and S1,000000,0 900 for better
ments and maintenance combined.
large portion Of the betterment appro-
prlation will be used in continuing the
rebuilding of railroads on the basis
required by the necessities of modern
American traffic. Systems which have
hitherto been able to transport on a
single track all traffic offered have
been forced to double track and orr
ders for power given one year agd
upon the theory that they would prof.
vide for future needs will have to BID
duplicated owing to the urgent necest
sity of the present. Both In their in1
comes and expenditures American
railroads are now dealing in figures
which are almost incomprehensibld
and which exceed some of the larger
government appropriations. BY eX'
penditures which in the aggregate
have passed the $1,000,000,000 marla
many of the big railway systems have
been rebuilt and re-equipped durins
the past three years, and the work OF
rehabilitation on the new scale COM
mensurate with phenomenal expansion
Of traffic will not be completed for an
| other three years at least. Current
| items of railway expenditure and In
come are instructive not only as mir
roring the countrys prosperity, but
also as showing the unbounded faitf
Of financlers and railway manage
ments in the future development o.
the United States. 1t is this faitl
which impels men who own railroad:
TO spend nearly II per cent of The
gross income OF 1002 in improvements
and added facilities during 1908
Taken in connection with the gros
earnings the betterment figures ar,
especially interesting. Gross earning
for 1901 surpassed those of the pre-
Vous year by about S110,000000, ant
more than twice that sum was eX
pended in betterments during 1907
Gross earnings for the calendar yea
of 1902 on nearly 100000 miles of roat
were about $1,700,000,0 and exceed
ed gross earnings of 1901 by abou
sos, 100000 Probably three times tn
latter sum will be devoted this yea
to improvements. Despite these enol
nous OUTLAWS, which have doubled
tripled and frequently quadrupled tn
carrying capacity Of the roads In
volved, the provision made has nc
kept pace with the increase in traffic
Consequently 1902 and early 1908 hav
witnessed the most aggravated freigh
congestion in railway history. In tn
light of these facts who shall say tina
the railroad officials faith in the fl
ture Is too optimistic?
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30
THE OPEN AIR BEDROOM.

at East Bridgewater. Mass. The night
of his arrival was an extremely cold
one. He undressed in n warm room,
and, after being bundled up. was
wheeled in chair into the open air.
He was surprised to find that he slept
soundly. After that his Improvement
was rapid. and now he has returned to
his home In the back yard he built
the shanty, to complete the cure.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30

IL has now come to be regular
thing for rich men In New York City
TO assess themselves for taxes on per-
sonal property. The public authorl-
ties, to be sure, venture to make an
assessment of their own. but this by
way of assuming something for pur-
poses of discussion. The rich man
comes around afterward, says he
should not properly be taxed at all,
but that he would not appear as a
taxdodger and then names a sum on
which he is willing to pay. II this is
not accepted he will proceed to swear
off the whole tax and 80 his own as
sessment Is accepted II Is a great
farce-more than that, n great !njus,
tee against persons and estates whose
personal property Ia where the taxing
power can get at It with some accu
racy.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30

SGS miles of completed IN way, OF
which 1914 miles are in operation by
seyenty-nine companies. The puid-up
capital of the roads is S1,0oS, Sj2, 2OG
Up to June 30, 1902, the Canadian gov.
eminent had expended for subsidies
and construction n total sum of S136,
900, 1893, and in addition there had been
expended on consolidated fund Sl2l,.
S70,316, n total of $3.50, S60,654. Tho
total revenue to the government to tho
same date had been SSI 1857, 753. In
the fiscal year OF 1902 574 miles Of new
road were built and the paid-up CAPT.
tai was increased by $56,0G6,66T. The
gross earnings for the year were SS3,.
666.502, and the net earnings S26,322,
OIL over twenty million passengers
and over forty-two million tons OF
freight were carried. The total mum.
Der of miles run was over fifty-five
millions. Among the countries of the
world Canada stands eighth as to its
railway mileage, and considering its
spread population such a range might
well be expected. In proportion to its
population lts railway mileage is ma
terially larger than that of the United
states. The mileage of this country,
disregarding sidings and double track,
is now close to 100000, or something
less than eleven times that of Canada,
while the population Of the United
States is fourteen times thai of Can
n1u
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30

1t will be very difficult to find
enough men to fill the ranks OF the
navy, which have been increased on
paper to about $4,000. But when the
nation needs the men so much that it
will pay more for them, they will be
Forthcoming. No better way to i'm
prove the personnel of both the army
and navy can be found than to estab-
ish better wages for soldiers and sail
nrc
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30
To Take a Nauseous Dose.

A simple method of taking castor oil
without producing any nauseating eff
fects is to instruct the patient to wash
out the mouth with water as hot as can
be borne and then swallowing the oil,
and following this by rinsing out the
mouth we'll with hot water. The first
swallow of the water cleanses the
mouth, makes the membranes hot, SO
that the oil does not stick and conse-
quently slips down easily.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30
CoIorin= Matter Not Injurious.

The dairy commissioner of Mime
sofa has been carrying on scientific
tests of the effect of butter color on
animals to determine whether or not it
is injurious. 1t is reported that he has
fed colors TO quite number of rab-
bits, guinea pigs, cats, etc, and in ev-
cry case death was the result. This is
an old experiment; but, as no one Is
in the habit of drinking butter color as
a hot weather beverage, we see no
cause for alarm. Only a very small
amount of it is used in n pound OF but
ter-not enough to injure any one but
the manufacturers of oleomargarine.
Garden Crops on Old Land,
Experiments with wax beans indicate
that the crop can be grown continuous.
ly on the same ground for at least eight
years The tomato crop has been grown
for eight years in succession at the New
Jersey station without much trouble
from disease, but the vines were spray.
ed and the diseased fruit was promptly
removed. Crosses Of the red and vel,
low varieties appeared to have greater
vigor than either of the pure kinds
Exchange.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30
NEW WORK OPEN TO YOUNG MEN.
Technical Schools Now Giving Courses
in Poultry Farming,

in Poultry Farming,
For the brisk young fellow without
special mechanical ingenuity, but who
dlslikes the idea of clerking or of sell
ing goods, a pleasant and profitable
new field is opening. 1t demands about
four months Of study and "A capital of
something like 500 for board and tut
ton fees at technical school. This is
the profession of poultryman, and any
young man who has any aptitude at all
has no difficulty in getting a post. In
fact, he is snapped up before he can
hardly get through his course.
Scores of the great country seats just
outside the large cities are anxious to
establish poultry farms on good-sized
scale as part of their domain. Capital 10
build and stock is not lacking up to any
amount. But the owners are hard
headed men of wealth, who realize that
under favorable conditions their poul-
try can be made to pay them "a good
profit, at all events substantial interest
on the Investment. The men 70 man.
| age, however, are difficult to goA
Middle-aged foreigners - Germans,
Swedes, Norwegians-who are looking
for offers of this sort abound, but these
are Just the men the owners do not
want Their eyes are open for keen,
| level-hcaded young American business
men. who have executive ability conf
bncd with technical knowledge. Such
a man can at the start command SIC
to so Il month and an interest in the
profits.
The trouble to-day is that, as soon as
! these men are well started and have
saved up little money they leave and
go out on their own account Thus, eX
cellent posts are always vacant on thC
private poultry farms. Three technical
I schools are now turning out poultry
men, Briarcliffe Manor, at it's new site
at Poughkeepse, being one Of them
and a school in Rhode Island another
New York Times.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30
Good Feed for Hoga.

Corn, oats, sorghum, alfalfa, sweet
potatoes and Jerusalem artichokes are
all good food for hogs, and hogs are
good things to have for sale. And,
furthermore these are all exempt from
the ravages of the boil! weevil.' These
are facts worthy the consideration OF
our farmers. Farm and Ranch.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30
Profit in Summer Feeding.

The greatest profit is usually deriv-
ed from the live stock during the sum
mer months. This is not due to the
higher market prices, but to the ad-
vantages afforded by the spring and
summer conditions. and to the cheap
food that may be had in the form of
pasture. Glover, rape and blue grass,
with grain food, will so cheaper the
cost of producing pound of flesh that
good profits are secured with lower
selling price. The farmer should plan
to take every advantage of these favor
able conditions afforded by the warm
spring days. The young pigs. the frol-
licking lambs, the romplng calves can
at this season give the best account of
the food they consume. 1t is the young
animals that pay so well in the spring,
The man with abundant pasture and a
goodly number of well-bred young ami
mails to use it is sure to reap good
harvest from his summers investment.
indianapolis News.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30

by It,
l used galvanized Y pipe for all but
the outlet to house tank and supply
tank, which must be IL; pipes are
laid 31a feet under ground. through
cellar wall and up into kitchen. My
supply tank is near my feed yard
where | put stack of corn fodder
around it and over it in the fall, to keep
tank from freezing, and feed it off in
late spring. My stock tanks are away
from buildings far enough so l can
heat them with tank heater and lit
tie coal--C. Ottgen, in Ohio Farmer
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30
CONSUMPTiVE HAS
OPEN-AIR BEDROOM.

Thomas Kecfe, of Broctcn, Mass,
Ileeps in this house, for the purpose Of
curing consumption. Even in the cold
pst weather he slumbers there, with
out fire.
Keefe was a butcher, who weighed
200 pounds and was in robust health
until tuberculosis attacked him. He
went to the Millet cold-air sanitarium
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30

Mr.. Morgan has received the thanks
Of the Socialists for aiding their cause,
and we suspect that 1t will not take the
king of mergers more than seven min
utes to see how thoroughly the incident
Is permeated with rather more than del
tcate sarcasm.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30

1t is supposed that a mixture of mo
breakfast" raw food and mental sci
ence, tangled up with scarlet fever,
caused the death Of young woman
in Chicago. 1t Is also said she wrote
for the magazines. The wonder Is
that such combination, even with
out the fever, did not accomplish its
fell purpose long ago.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30

An American firm has bought the
Mexican volcano Popocatapetl. 1t has
not been announced as yet whether the
thing will be moved to st. Louis or
Coney Island.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30
Germany and Venezuela.

Germany's trade with Venezuela is
trlfiing in amount The statistics for
FIVE years show that but one-fifth Of
/ per cent of Venezuela's exports were
to Germany and but One-tenth of l per
cent of her imports came from that
country
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30

A Mississippi judge has instructed
the grand jury to indict people for
playing progressive euchre for prizes.
Perhaps he has a nice, flatterlng pic
ture of himself that he would like to
have published.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30

. We are Informed that the Sultan of
Muscat has been ruined by the expense
Incurred in organizing his customs SER
vice on the advice of the British,
American and French consuls. Too
many cooks.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30

Rockefeller has recently bought
Popocatapetl, not for the simple pleas
ure of having a volcano in the family
but because there was a deposit Of sui
phur there.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30

The annual report of the Department
Of Railways and Canals of the Domin-
ION of Canada contains statistics which
show strlkingly the extent to which
the transportation facilities, necessary
t,fhe development of the country. have
ts,jl, provided, Disregarding double
track and sitiins~, Canada has now 49,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30

Three hundred American residents
want to know who owns the Isle Of
Pines. It's an awful queer lot of
american residents" who ask such Il
question as that!
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30

1t might be well hereafter to search
our diplomats for concealed weapons
before sending them upon their mis-
sions of friendship to foreign lands.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30

The last Of Connecticut's famous
trplets is dead. They lived to be 72. 40
and So years of age, which shows that
It isn't so bad to be triplet.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30
Nor Dennite Renlv.

Deacon Johnson--What yo' dom
now. Abe?
Abe Hardcase-Cleanin' out a bank.
Deacon Johnson-President, cashier,
bookkeeper or tanitor I-I.eslie's Week
".
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30

II the pituitary gland is responsible
for the physical growth of such giants
as Abraham Lincoln, Winfield Scott,
and Phillips Brooks, let 1t alone.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30
Tiny Air Engine.

A Danbury man has made com
pressed air engine which Is half an
inch high and no larger than dime,
but it runs as long as the air is ap-
nliad
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30
All Mon as Plaintims.

In an action for SANDER brought
against well-known anti-Semite OF
Berlin all the male Jews of the town
Of Konitz figure as plaintiffs,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30

Social distinctions at Yale are to be
abolished. Thus the march of dcmoc-
lacy goes inevitably on.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30
Bracinu Wire Fence Posts.


The most successful wire fences are
those built of the smooth wires, with q
single barbed wire at the top. Such u
fence is generally animal proof, even
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30

II Germany wishes to branch out she
might be able to work up quite busi-
mes as collector for other people.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30
Gold Production.

The estimated production of gold in
1902 was $S0,S53,0 70 and of silver $751;.
O4O, O25.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30

even II II does It is not plNCtIcaI Tor the
ordinary potato grower unless some in
genlous fellow will devise machine
from an old incubator that will regu-
late the heat at about the point need
ed.-American Cultivator.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30

GIANT RADISN. II u UIIVe SHHptu
Scarlet are among various other desir-
able early varieties.
For summer the large white varieties
are sown. such as White Strassburg and
Stuttgart, while the California White
Mammoth, Long Black Spanish and
Scarlet Chinese are winter kinds which
keen we'll
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30

It's up to some men either to write
poetry or give the barber a job.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30
Keeninp Epps for Matching.


Just how long eggs may safely be
full experiments along this line are
needed. Last spring eggs kept five
weeks seemed to hatch as well as those
which were fresh laid. How much
longer they would have kept is uncer-
tain. Probably five or six weeks is
close to the limit, These eggs were
kept In cool room in March and April
and were not turned. The daily turn
ing often advised and for which pate 1T
racks and cases have been devised is
not strictly necessary But old eggs
and fresh eggs should not be mixed In
the same setting. as the term of hatch
ing will be uneven. The length and
manner OF keeping eggs for Matching
Is of Importance at this season. If
March eggs are fertile there is no
reason why they should not be saved
until hens enough can be had to start
number of them at once.-Exchange
To Ward on Potato Blight.
AS the seed of !ate potato blight
seems to be planted with the seed pota-
toes. European botanist suggests
that by heating such infected tubers
for about six hours at a temperature of
LOG degrees to 1903 degrees in a dry
oven the fungus might be killed with
out injury to the tubers. 1t has not
been fully demonstrated, however. that
this treatment destroys the fungus, and
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30

IllafkdDle lot It's size,
which is said to at
tain sometimes a cir
conference of six
inches. 1t is claim
ed, however, that in
spite of this fact 1t
does not become
pithy or hollow. but
Is solid. crisp and
juicy.
French Breakfast,
Early Scarlet Turnip
n1. 4
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30
Custer County Republican

., N. AMsBERRY EDITOR PUBLIsHn
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apoK I'm ROW. NEBRASK
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30

EurIN u INnI OTIIHSOH NUUISH
Among garden novelties the Early
Crimson Giant radish is presented as
new type of the early turnip radish re-
Alaska forum., 1903-03-07

To-. .k.. II ofi au--Eou are hereby uu.ified that have expended during the year 1902 one hund ed dollars on claim No. ,8 above discovery, oM Harrison creek in the Rirch. Creek Mining District, Circle Precinct in order to hold said clam under the provisions of sectio 2,24 of tie Revised Statutes of the united States, aid the amendment thereto approved Jai. 2, iSSo. con. corning annua iai,cr upon mining claims, be- ing the amount required to hold said claim for the period ending on the 531st day of Dec. 4. y. IYo.. And if, within ninety days after the pub lcaton of this notice, you fail or refuse to con. tribute your proportion of such expe, ditu-e as a co-o,yner, your interest in the claim wifi be- come the property of the subscriber, your CO., owner who llas made the required expenditure by the terms of said section.
 Abe Spring, Attorney. P.rJ. Lynch.
 1st pub Feb.>8, 1903
Alaska forum., 1903-03-07

IT. Barbara Sanders.-Tou are hereby notifi- ca that have expended during the year 1902 one ahundrcd dollars on claim No. IS above dis covery on Harrison creek in the Birch Creek Mining District Circle Precinct, in order to hold said claim under the provisions oI secti on 232< of the Revised Statutes of the United States and the amendment thereto. approved Jan. P, claims, being the amount required to hold he said claim for the period ending oil the 31st day of Dec.A. D. 1909. And if, within ninety days aftefthe publication of this notice, you fail or or Iefu.,c ~o ;Dute oGr l:iCi.. ct orh expenditure as a co owner, yrur interest in .he claim will become the property Of he s;ib>cri- Der, yt,ur co-owDcr, ho ilas made t::e euuired expenditure by he tes,ns of said sectiOn.
 4.be Spring. Attoriey. r. J. Lynch.
 Istpub l'eb 28 1903
Alaska forum., 1903-03-07
Accommodations For Travellers

> To Isabel Bartlett.--You are hereby notihed that haze expended diriug the year 1902 one hundred dollars on claim No. Is aOove discovery OH Harrison creek ill the Fireh Creek Mining District. Circle Precinct. in order to hold said claim under the provisions of section 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the United states, and the cernin annual labor upon ,niniuing claims be- jug the amount required to hold said claim for the period ending on the 3Ist day of*Dec. A. D. 1902. And if, within ninety days after the pub ation of this notice you fail refuse con- tribute your proportion of such expenditure as 8 co-owner, your interest i'll the clsin will be- come the property of the subscriber your CO., owner, who has made the required expenditure by the teIms of said section. Abe Spring, Attorney. r. Lynch.
 ist pub Feb. 7S 1903