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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-17

matter with my aunt. Do you think
there is a physician on board?"
IL am one myself My name is Ellen
stein, of New York Shall see her2'
IF you will be so kind"
Stepping inside, our young friend adj
vanced Immediately to the berth, where
he found Mrs. Neyergail in fainting
condition, caused by extreme exhaustion.
With the greatest sympathy, the doctor
at once applied proper restoratives,
which fortunately had the desired effect,
and soon the young girls fears were
Gained.
"Your aunt is better now, and | think
immediate danger has passed. But l will
not deceive you; her case is beyond hui
man skill to cure"
II know it, doctor, and she also is well
aware of her condition. My uncle died
in New York a few months ago, and in
taking care of him she contracted the
cold that has ended in consumption. Our
family physician thought she might live
to reach the only relatives we have on
earth residing in Liverpool and vicinity.
DO you think, doctor, that she will sur
vive until our passage is made"
81 trust 50. Good nursing often ac-
complishesr more than medicines We
will do all we can. Our stat6rooms are
fortunately near each other, so any time
that | can be Of service. do not hesitate
to inform me-" said the doctor. as he
bowed and left the narrow quarters.
One afternoon as Earle was standing
upon deck looking out upon the vast
ocean, he became conscious that light
step had approached and halted quite
near. 1t was Miss Nevcrgail. While
he itating to consider whether his pres
ence would he acceptable to her. an ex-
clamatiOn of terror startled him. and
CHANGING toward the spot where she
stood, he saw that she was striving to
steady herself, being dizzy from sud
den lurch of the steamer. Springing to
her side, he instantly offered his arm,
saying, as she gratefully accepted it,
ALLOW me to assist you to more
quiet place where motion will not be so
perceptible."
Thank you" returned the young girl,
Il suppose | ought not to venture upon
deck alone, unused as | am to the sea,
but | am so completely fascinated by all
this restless scene. Aunt is sleeping"
81 never look upon a scene like this"
said Earle, thoughtfully, without feel
ing my own littleneSs, when compared to
| the Al-ruling hand that holds the boil
lows in its grasp, and rules the winds
and storms But it seems quite calm
again. VIII you not join me in prone
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-17

made? The fresh sea breeze will do you
good after your confinement to the sick
room of your invalid aunt"
DR. Elfcnstein found his young com
panion an intelligent and brilliant con
yersationalist The fascination of her
cultivated manners imperceptibly woye
ii feeling of intense admiration around
his heart, of which he was ignorant, until
too late to avert what, had he realized
the mischief it would bring to future
feelings, he would have made a duty at
once to suppress.
CrO be continucdl
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-17
CHAPTER II.-(Continued.J

C1tA A MN liz NNOIlllnutusl
"Things began to mend with him after
this and business prospercd, and before
six years passed away, speculation had
so enriched him that he found himself
the posscssor Of millions Retiring then
TO private life, he bought this place IN
Yonkers, in order to enjoy himself IN a
quiet way. But i'll health visited him; Il
stroke Of paralysis rendered one side
comparatively helpless, while the asthma
which he had been subject to for many
years, increased to an alarming extent
During all this time one wild wish
has been his, and that was to solve the
mystery of his brothers fate, and so
clear his own good name Of the unjust
suspicious that mll chung to it, Lately
this wish has become uncomfortable. lie
prays that he may not die with this stain
still clinging to his name. He has there
fore decided to ask you to undertake the
case for him.
But" here interrupted the amazed
listener, "thcre must be some mistake. !
am no lawyer simply a physician; and
as SUCH whit can | dor
Everything We think far more than
q lawyer" replied Mr.. Gray. "Of course,
you would have to sell your practice in
New York and settle in England. There
you, as Il growing physician, would gain
the confidence of the people. You would
be admitted to places where no one else
would, and could study the characters of
rich and poor.
"Sir Reginald Glendenning married,
two years after the disappearance of his
brother, the same lady who was to have
boar biu hriIn Miss ('nDgtpupn nj ba,
now occupy Glcndcnning Hall. You will
probably be called to attend their fam
lily, and so can see the room where poor
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-17

Sir Arthur met his sad fate, and can
study the location of the place.
"For all this trouble Mr.. Rappelye, as
we will still call him, will pay YOU hand
somely. Five thousand per annum shall
be yours as long as he lives; and at his
death you will, if successful. be munii-
Gently rewarded, as his will, still un-
signed can testify.
Are you willing to serve him as he
wishes? VIII you undertake the task Of
clearing his good name of the foul as
pensions cast upon itY'
There was long pause, during which
the pale face of the invalid seemed to
grow a shade pale inder his eager gaze.
At length the silence was broken by DIR.
Elfenstein, who said in calm, steady
tone:
II will undertake it,
"Thank YOU" murmured the sick man
as he reached forth his hand to CLASP
that of his visitor. For this your sol
emn pledge, as solemnly promise t.
place in your hands through my banker
the yearly sum of five thousand dollars
and | will also provide for your future
should my death occur before your tosl
Is completed. This will of mine is nj
ready dictated, and only awaits my sig
nature. Mr.. Gray, | will now summon
Mrs. Stebbins and one of my servants I
act as witnesses while ! write my nam
to my last will and testament"
Mrs. Stebbins and Harriet Bevier the
placed their names opposite as witnesse
to the solemn transaction, and agal
withdrew, after Mr.. Rappelye had de
sired them to bid the coachman prepar
to carry Dr. Elfenstein back to the depo
as he had declined passing the nigl
with them.
"When shall you he ready to leave f.
England?" asked Mr. Rappelyc, ms
held his hand at parting,
"In about one weeks time | think
can settle my own affairs, and arran.
home for my mother during my n
sence. shall take the first steamer
can, and will come again to receive fu
Their instructions before leave, if "
wish it."
Thus ended an interview which w
destined to be the cause of bringing
light events of the most startling chara
ter, the developments of which won
Mace our hero amid scenes and circul
stances so terriSe and tragic in their Il
ture that could they have been foretc
might have caused many moments
hesitation.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-17
STORING STEAMER PANTRY.

Large Quantities of Supplies Needed
to Meet Demands.
Probably not one passenger in h,.n-
dred gives a thought to the magnitude
Of the catering done by the firms who
keep the pantries and stOrerooms Of
ocean steamers stocked with food
stuns. And yet the question of meals,
says the New York Times, is always
vital one to travellers, and the guam
tity and quality of the food supplied
while one is crossing the Atlantic in
terests ascetics as we'll as gourmets.
Recent inquiries brought to light the
fact that the largest steamship atioat
uses 100 tons of food every month.
This enormous quantity is none too
much for hungry passengers and for
the crew, who alone number over 500
individuals. The ocean steamships
contract with the caterers for years
supplies, stipulating that the provisions
must be of the best quality procurable.
ore of these caterers is of a statis-
teal turn of mind, and has figured out
| that if it were incumbent upon him to
| fill the stOrerooms of a modern ocean
| liner with foodstuffs sufficient for a
whole years voyage it would require
a procession of carts drawn by 1000
horses to convey them to the ship,
and that this procession would be
about four miles long.
He says that the supply of meat for
twelvemonth would comprise $50
tons of beef, 3400 sheep, representing
ninety tons of mutton, 12O tons of
lamb and 10000 pounds each of pork
and veal. This would mean an allow
ancc Of nearly twenty tons Of meat for
each voyage, assuming that the ship
crossed the Atlantic twenty times
(slngle vOyage) during the year.
In addition to this, chickens ducks
and other poultry and game to the
number of 10000 are used, and forty
five tons of fish, fresh and dried, in.
GLIDING Holsters and sardines, are need,
ed to satisfy the appetites of the pas
sengers. The morning rasher of bacon
or ham condemns coo innocent pigs to
their last squeal and represents an ad
ditiOn of twenty-five tons or over tc
the ships refrigerator.
Six hundred tons of potatoes are
eaten during the year by the ships
patrons.
a supply of -four for this same
steamer makes $50 tons of bread, anC
the quantity of butter used to spreaC
on the staff of life should make the ay
; erage traveller ashamed to look Il COW
in the face. Eggs to the number OF
100000, turning the scale at the ap
; proXimate weight of thirteen tons, arr
also supplied, and 10000 gallons OF
milk represent a hight estimate of the
; Quantities of tactical fluid consumed.
The caterer produced bills and pa
pers to prove that he was not eNag
gerating and pointed out one docu
ment showing that twenty-five tons o
coffee were used during 1902 on ont
liner the dimensions of which are a
J, present the marvel of the shipbuildinI
world.
lie explained that the items men
- toned represent only a few of tn
foodstulfs which he supplies, and h.
figured out on paper that the tea con
y sumed during a years voyages woul'
. fill n swimming bath six feet dee
ana fifty feet long.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-17
Eve 10 Economy.

M0ther-Do you think that young
man has matrimonial intentions. my
dear? Daughter certainly do, man.
ma. He tried to convince me last night
that | looked pretticr in that two-dol.
lar hat than in the one that cost
twenty. Judge.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-17
Enonph To IkiII Him

Hobo Charley-Say loidy. If dat
dawg bites me he dies, see?
LADY, believe you; don't see how
he could recoyer.-Baltimor Ameri-
can
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-17
How IL Happened.

Gladys-So Beatrice is finally mar
ried? How did she come to take the
plunge?
EtheCShe didn't. She was showed
off by six younger sisters.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-17

The young man who figures on mar
rying an heiress is apt to overlook the
fact that the heiress may also have
some knowledge of mathematics.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-17

The wise missionary secureth an ap-
ointment among the vegetarian type
If heather.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-17

CHAPTER III
DIR. Elfenstein did not see his mother
on his return. ON account OF Die 'ateness
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-05-16
NOT UP ON CLASSICS
FIbly Translated by tie
Operator.

A well-known literary woman went
over to Michigan to prepare her sum-
mer cottage for occupancy during the
summer. Before going she made ar
rangements with her husband to have a
lot of household goods packed and for
wsrded by steamer, relates the Chicago
Tribune.
For some reason the shipment was
delayed, and she wrote inquiring the
cause Of the delay.
"Please wire me when the goods
have been shipped" she said in con-
clusion.
The husband went hard to work and
personally saw the books. hangings,
and other property packed for the trip.
Then he went down to the dock and saw
them safely on board the boat.
Coming back from the river he
stopped at a telegraph Office and sent
the message as requested.
'Lares and Penates on board boat, I"
he said. "Will arrive tomorrow morn
Ing"
And this was the way the telegram
read when the boy brought Il TO the
waiting woman IN the little Michigan
town:
Lard and peanuts on board boat.
Will arrive tomorrow morning"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-05-16
BEAVER DAM m NEW JERSEY.
ourIoss cOahIet Between wIId AMI
nal Life and Agriculture Near
q Great CITY.

Mr.. Justus Won Lengerke recorded
in our columns two years ago the Dis
eovery of a colony of beavers in the
wilds of New Jersey, a region from
which the animal was supposed to have
been exterminated long ago. says For
est and Stream. The precise location
Of the colony Mr.. Won Lengerke Judi
eiOusly withheld, for he was apprehen-
siTe that the beaver would prove a
temptation TO the trappers. Bat now
the animals have revealed their where
abOuts and forced themselves into pub
lie notice by reason Of their beaver ma
ture and the activity and enterprise
which Il has prompted. They have
built dams and overlooked the ada
cent farm lands, and landowners have
az lsst become tired Of destroying
their work. and are now seeking some
measure Of relief. At Mr.. Won Len
gerke's suggestion. the New Jersey leg.
islature passed . bill for the protection
Of beaver; and the sgRrieVed farmers
are thereby restrained. Taken alto
gether, this e q very curious conflict
between wild life and agriculture
within two hours Of New York city.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-05-16
YELLOW VAN PHILOSOPHY.

p II you want sport, as a fine art, you
must seek il in a country which Is too
small or thiekly peOPled TO let any
thing happen by accident even hens
egg.
She was, Of course, not wholly igno-
rant Of the popularity which makes
our older societies. seen from above,
but a descending scale in parasitism,
and, from below, a Jaeob'sladderl lean
ing on the stars.
With all the higher claims, luckily, Il
Is the greater the sacrifice the greater
the Joy. The SNUG religions perish;
the faiths that are to supplant them
wisely begin By calling for volunteers
for maryrdom.
BE was one Of those rare creatures
the gentlemen Of nature, which is as
much as to say one who has the Chris
tian, or, for that matter, the pagan,
virtues in a social setting, and espe-
eially the unwillingness to give or take
offense.-From "The Yellow Van" in
the Century.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-05-16
CHARlrTRe Oh LADY.
rAs ozl-isaI % ch.FIss DisEsaS
eLltfle Dorrifs Rseaus EovsI-
IsPs HapDy TSath-

Who that has read Dickens has not
loved and admired the "child Of the
NaFshalsea,n the sweet and charming
Little Dorrft2 An OF US have loved her
IS child o. q bygone age, Jet still
sLittie Dorrit" Is amongst us. hearty
and wen. Mrs. Mary Ann Cooper, Of
SOuthgate, now in her ninetieth year,
Is the original Of Dickens famous
character, although the life depicted
IN the book cannot be ssid 10 CORE
spond with her own, for Mrs. Cooper
herself was never in that dregTy debt
ors' prison. She was born on NOvem-
Der "a, 1913, in Hatton Garden. her
father being a weIl-tO-do farmer
named Milton, who also had place at
Sunbury, at which Dickens in his early
youth was frequent visitor. The bed
'Little Dorrit" now sleeps on at South
gate is one Charles Dickens slept on
there.
A few years later the Mittons were
living in Johnson street, Clarendon
square, and a house directly opposite
was occupied by the Dickens family.
There began the acquaintance with
NY Charles as the old lady calls the
novelist. Mrs. COOper's brother was q
school fellow of Dickens, and would as
Eist him in his literary work by cor
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-05-16
DONTs FOR TIE EYES.

Don't use the eyes before breakfast.
DQn't read in q reclining attitude, or
a, Bed.
Don't use the eyes when they are
tired or weak from illness.
Don't battle eyes that are inhamed
with cold water. Use warm water.
Don't wear q veil with black dots.
or one woven with double threads.
Don't open the eyes under water
when bathing, especially in salt water.
Don't neglect to battle the eyes oc-
easionally in salt water. A weak So
luton Is best.
Don't look too steadily from a car
window at objects that are constantly
flying past you
Don't sleep opposite q window, or
where q strong light will strike the
eyes on awakening.
Don't work longer than two hours
without closing the eyes and resting
them for Eve minutes.
Don't expose the eyes to q strong
light at any time, such a. sunshine
OF gas or lamp light.
Don't sit facing a strong light. II
possible, let the light fall on the work
or book from over the shoulder.
Don't have colOred shades on the
lamps. Use white or ground glass.
If you must have q eolored shade, let
IL be green.
Don't rub the eyes by outward mo-
tion, but toward the nose, which
rounds the ball and preserves the
normal shape.
Don't fail to consult an Ocuist II
you find that your eyesight is growing
dim, or hesitate to wear glasses, il
you need them.
Don't try to get cinders out Of your
eyes by rubbing. Dip a tiny cancels
hair brush in oil and draw gently
across the eyeball.
Don't fail to wash the eyes every
night before retiring. so as to remove
any dust that may have gathered on
the lids during the day.
Don't give up in despair when told
that a cataract is forming. In these
days of advanced surgery it can be re-
moved with little or no danger to the
VisiOn.-St. Louis Globe-DemOerat.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-05-16
CATS LONG JOURNEY.
Covered -Four MHes Eight Times 20
Get Her kittens Back TO Her
old Quarters.

"And the eat came back. believe
that is the name of a song popular
some time ago, but have evidence Of
the fact that there was never a truer
saying" said C. 7. Chichester, Of Syra-
cuse, N. Y, to Washington Star man.
"A friend Of mine in Syracuse conducts
q brewery, and a grocer friend pre-
sented him with an old cat and four
kittens that had very recently been
born. The old cat and little ones were
carried to- the brewery and securely
locked in The next morning the cat
and kittens were on the front porch of
the grocery store waiting to be let in.
How do you account for that? The
grocery was four miles from the brew
cry, and the kittens were too weak TO
walk even q few yards. II the cat car
ried them back in her teeth she must
have done so one at a time, making
eight miles for each kitten and 30 miles
for the entire litter, or else she relayed
them, carrying one q little distance,
then going back after the next, and so
on, until the last one had been depOs-
tied in her first stopping place, and so
on in short distances until she reached
the store. You-can figure out the dis
lance she travelled in this way"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-05-16
RTRcTRIcTTY AND WINE.
TAs Carrsnt a. HoVv Emplo1ed a. tAs
PrOeea % Aging the-~
Grape Juios.

Italian wine merchants have reason
20 congratulate themselves on the in
PRODUCTION Of the electrical process for
the aging Of wines in the wfne-pro-
ducing provinces Of Italy. Theproeess
Is said to render possible extraOrdi-
nary notifications in the bouquet and
body OF the vintage, and the suggestion
has been made that Il might be en-
ployed with advantage also in the cor
rection Of faults. frequently apparent
in California wines arising from the
richness Of the soil on which the grapes
have grown. But the tempering Of
wine is only one Of the many uses to
which electricity is now put in the wine
producing industry. In an establish
ment in Algeria, where the Arab labor
was uncertain and unsatisfactory, a
generating plant has been erected for
doing the whole work. The current
from the dynamo is utilized for lighting
purposes and for the operation of sew
en- electric motors ranging from two to
ten effective horsepower. One motor
drives q one-ton crane, which lifts
boxes Of grapes from the ground floor
to the beating room, three motors Oper-
ate the beaters and presses, and the re-
naming three are coupled direct to
centrifugal pumps, which keep the
must moving in the tuns..
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-05-16
SPARKS AND FLASHES.

Incandescent bulbs are supplied to
Spain at cents each, delivered by Ger
man manufacturers.
N. Batelli, of Geneva, by combining
massage with eleetrization, has revived
dead dogs and kept them alive for as
much as "a hours.
For suburban service, where great
pull at starting is needed, the weight
Of the locomotive is now concentrated
on the smaller drivers.
The trolley car is not drawn or
pushed by the electric current at all,
but is lifted again and again by the
attraction Of magnets for the arma-
ture coils Of the motor.
Waller has studied the electrical
reactions in living matter which do not
occur in dead matter. The time In
which there is evidence Of life in eggs
in an incubator, artificial or natural,
Is "a to 81 hours
A device has recently been perfected
to break the ice on the third rail Of
electric railways, consisting Of poly
gonal wheel with angular or wedge
shaped faces in the tread, which cracks
or breaks the ice or sleet on the rail
b advance Of the brush.
There was a nearly even number Of
electrical and gasoline motors in the
National German automobile exposi-
ton just closed in Berlin. With
scarcely an exception the vehicles car
ried the motor in front, high above the
axle. A new feature was rubber tires
with steel soles.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-05-16
1eelps for IadIan mumns.

Indian mullins are most delicious
when eaten hot and fresh with but
ter. This recipe for them Is simple:
Pour boiling water on a quart Of corr
meal stir Il thoroughly tin Il forms
thick batter. When Il has cooled
q little. add a fabiespoonf1i Of yeast.
two WeIl-beaten eggs and = table.
spoonfnl q salt Set the dough %
rise 81 q warn place for two hours.
then batter some square tin pans and
Al them tWo-thirda fun WITH
eepsh ana bake p q quiek oven.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-05-16
where He Lost Out.

Hixon-YOu are certainly one of for
tunes favoTites. You have succeeded
In everything.
Nixon-Yes, everything except love.
Hiuon-HOw's that?
NixOn-The first woman I ever loved
gave me the frosty NIT, the second
eloPed with q Hghtning-rob peddler,
but the third proved the worst Of all.
HixOn-What did she do?
Nixop-She married me.-ChicaRo
Daily News.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-05-16
7. J. HUNTER REMOVED

T. J. Hunter. s235 State St. deal
er in ladies and gents clothing Of all
kinds which he sells for cash or easy
terms, has removed his stock Of goods
to his residence S14s State street
second floor and from heneeforth he
viii make personal calls on his Gus
toners at their homes and Ill all
orders with promptness.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-05-16
SEEN IN THE SKY.

Mars has a day Al minutes longer
than our own.
Our sun at the distance Of Arcturus
would be invisible to Us.
More meteOrs have been found in
Mexico than in any other country. The
ten largest known Mexican meteors
have an average weight Of 91-1Oth
tons.
During the year 1901 - groups of
spots were noticed on the suns sur
face. There were in an s92 separate
spots, and only on 60 days were there
no spots visible.