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Smyrna times., 1903-02-11

that settled It. We knew no wos oo,..
ing When the first smudge of smoke
41oili TIE steamer puffed up as if
Iouilued the river bend, she cried for
.he hrst time since Last Homo bod
known her, and we felt rather infer
eSted. iii'eI-
IF he should happen to he moan 70
ner' said Chick softly. laying his
hand on his belt, 'he won't leave
town by boat. Wonder if he'll kiss her
right before everybody"
we felt for him. After Bob no had
Irst right. Back in the shantv bakery
DAYS he'd looked out for her stove
ana the heavy lifting around the place
ana Sarah had favored him. She mado
nlm mince pie Christmas. If was
the only one in Last Hope.
but today she didn't see any of us
al all. She stood down near the gano-
plank watching the people come off
anu her eyes were alive with some
thlns. Whether it was love or fear
we could not tell, but when she gave
quick, half chOked cry and sprsng
lorWard Chick turned his back and
looked OF to where the Yukon vanish
ed INTO the arms of the everlasting
hills. ''''''--ie
Did he kiss her?' he asked. No one
answered. Last Hope had witnessed
the meeting and was struck dumb.
When Sarah faced us again. she
came up from the landing. her head
held high and her arm around him #
was then that we made the acouaint-
ance OF Bob. He wasn't any bigger'n
pint Of cider; just poor. little. crook
ed chap about fourteen, with big ewes
IKE Sarahs. And she? AS she smiled
on us Chick took off his hat. 1t was
the smile of the Madonna, and Last
Hope worShiped from afar.
That night Chick put on a clean COL
lar and went to the side door Of Moo
ney's bakery, and thBre was resolution
IN his eye. When he came back to Big
Ned's, we were waiting for him.
Boys" he said softly. "Sarah's n
widow, and-and I've got her. That
poor little tad was all she had left. and
""N'Ou iAloiie! ~ make MN straight,
so Sarah just packed up, put him in
school and made tracks for the place
where money grows in the ground.
She's got a pretty good crop, and she
needs a manager; also Bob needs a fa-
ther; that's all. You're cordially in
vited to appear this day week, and
there'll be a banquet" He stopped.
Last Hope cheered wildly Chick raised
his hand for a final word. "And. bows.
Sarah says she'll make the doughnuts
herself Just please add an echo to
that last yell for Bob"
Smyrna times., 1903-02-11
The Difference.

He was a man who was making SJC
a week and was having luucheon with
his idncee in an uptown restaurant.
The lady ordered chicken salad. fol-
lowed by black coffee and waters. The
man, who could have afforded every
thing on the bill and not felt hole in
his pOcketbook, had consomme and
Little Neck CLAIMS and drank water.
The waiter got 10 cents.
A clerk who was kept busy earning
his salary of SIS took his sweetheart
to an expensive seaside resort. 1t took
twenty minutes to decide what they
wanted to eat. Finally the order came,
heaped high up on large tray.
At the ladys place the waiter de-
posted roast beef. mashed potatoes.
chicken croquettes, with peas, a salad
OF lettuce and potatoes and cup of
coffee.
The man, wondering how he could
get a winter OvercOat, ate porter
house steak. with mushrooms. fried
potatoes, green corn and coffee.
For dessert they had ice cream AMI
fancy cakes, with more coffee. The
waiter got quarter-New York Her
aid
Smyrna times., 1903-02-11
Experience Tnnoh0.

a young man who was ambi+io,,s -
get an education, but lacked the money
10 pay his expenses in college. consult
eu an eminent judge as to what course
he would better adopt. The iudga had
once Deen in the same predicament and
ndu undergone many hardships while
HltlhS himself for the eminent nosition
ne occupied, consequently he was
speaking from experience when replv-
ing 10 MS young friends inquiries.
W ould you advise me to 90 into
ueDt to get an educationY' the Young
man asked.
wen, that depends on the line of
conduct you are disposed to pursue.
Would you honestly pay back every
cent of money you borrowed TO nav
for your educatiOn?"
Certainly! l would do that evon If
mad to work as a hodcarrier to earn
the money"
"Then I would advise you to bor-
row.
What course would you recommend
me to take in cOllege?"
"Oh, that is a matter of indiffer-
ence."
Il beg your pardon"
1t really doesn't matter what course
you take in college. If you 90 into
oeDt to get an education, you will get
the chief part of it while struggling TO
get out of debt again."
Smyrna times., 1903-02-11
Where Poverty Was Criminal.

In Peru at the period of the Incas.
before its conquest by the Spaniards in
the early part of the sixteenth century.
poverty was counted a crime. The
whole territory was divided into three
portions, and the respective revenues
and resources were given % to support
the priesthood and ceremonial worshin
or the sun, who was their god: (2) to
the reigning Inca for the expenses of
the royal household and the cost OF
government; 3) to the people at so
much head. The extent of land an.
portoned to each householder was reg
ulated by the size of his family.
This nation of workers wrought as
cne man for the common good. Their
simple wants were easily and entirely
satisfied, no one was Overworked. and
thus they lived a happy and contented
life, with frequent holidays and festi-
walls.
Under a social system so we'll organ
lzed that no man could be poor unless
he were incorrigibly idle, we cannot
wonder that those who did fall into
poverty and want, through sheer indo-
lence, were regarded as deliberate
criminals and were even allowed TO
starVe
Smyrna times., 1903-02-11
Last
Hopes ]
Madonna
By
lZOLA
FORESTER
Copyright, 1909, by the

When Sarah landed in Last Hope
there wasn't anything in sight but a
shanty some tents and a yellow dog.
She stopped on her way from the boat
landing to pat the yellow dog, and it
followed her into the shanty. The
next day she owned the shanty. adopt.
ed the dog and started up business.
No other woman had ever seen Last
Hope except old Walla Walla, who
came up the river every month with
skins and dry salmon and a husband
Chick Benson sold her the shantv
and ii had about dozen mortgages
on it. But Sarah was safe. The first
man who had dared foreclose on her
would have left Last Hope in mourn
ing.
What made you land here in this
hole in the hills?" Chick had asked
her when she settled for the shanty.
Thought it kind of likely place"
said Sarah, and that was the only rea-
son she gave for her coming.
We did not call her Sarah to her
face. Mis- Mooney was the name she
had Big Ned paint up over her door
and underneath it said Bakery"
That one word made more excitement
in Last Hope than any killing had for
a year. Shed brought a lot of stuff
up with her on the bOat-flour and
baking powder and lard and all the
things that women folks cook with
and a good stove too We all gathered
near the Shanty, real careless and m
concerned, just as soon as we saw
smoke coming from her chimney. and
we drew lots to see who'd go and huy
first. Choice fell on Chick. and up he
went, sober as a judge. Just as we
were going after him he came out. his
mouth and arms and hands full. All
he said was:
"Doughnutsr'
We all made tracks for the shanty
From that day Last Hope had boss.
She was not handsome. Her features
were sharp in outline, and her hair was
q neutral mouse color. and she was
thin, but her eyes challenged all that
was best in man.
She didn't get very rich along those |
first few months. She wouldn't trust |
anybody. so some of us gave her mort |
cages. Chick Benson mortgaged his
horse and saddle, and she got some
blankets, too, and u gun and a red fox |
jacket and hood, and finally. when Len
Dyer fell over Bald mountain one dav
and never came back. she foreclosed on
his fiddle that he'd mortgaged for dol
lars worth Of biscuits and doughnuts.
The fiddle hung on a nail in her back
room.
Never hear you tunin' up. Mis- Moo
ney," said Chick one day when he'd
been to the shanty to fix her stovepipe
for her so it would not smoke.
Bob played pretty we'll" she an
swered. And we talked the matter
over that night down at Bib Ned's.
Like as not she's tied up to some
devil Of man that's pounded her and
Smyrna times., 1903-02-11
Not In His Seat.

a certain congressman was very busy
at his desk in the house one morning
when page announced, a gentleman
in the lobby to see you sir" Tell him
I'm not in my seat" said the congress
man after looking at the card. The
boy Il sturdy looking chap, did not
move. But you are in your seat. SIR
he answered in matter of fact tones,
"and l can't say you are not" The
congressman looked at the lad angrily.
but, seeing that he was in earnest,
moved into the vacant chair of his
neiShbor Now tell him I'm not in my
seat" Yes, sir" said the boy briskly
and went to deliver the message.
Smyrna times., 1903-02-11
why He Raised the Price

Mr. Hickie was noted secondhand
bookseller of Dublin. His bookshop was
the favorite haunt of bishops, clergy.
men of all creeds, professors and scbol-
ars generally in search of rare volumes.
A story is told of an encounter Mr..
Hickie had with a Catholic priest only
a few days before he retired from his
beloved bookshop to die. A young priest
called on him and taking up a book in
quired the price. Half a crown, ia
ther," said Hickie. But" said the
priest, Il can get it for Is. Cd. from
Mr. Blank"
"Of course" said Hickie, but, you
see, 'tis Protestant book, and think
you shouldn't buy a Protestant book.
SO l put half crown on it that vou
might lave it behind"
Smyrna times., 1903-02-11

h4AALo
Ill treated her until she's cut stick and
run away" said Chick. And Last Hope
accepted the theory, and there was a
shade more of respectful consideration
IN It's manner toward Sarah.
The strike came in 1896. Chick Ben
sons horse stumbled down a washout
On CaribOO run, and when Chick dug
nlih out he picked up a nugget that
turned Last Hope topsy turvy.
as soon ms the crowd of gold hunters
began to pour in from the river and
over the pass Sarah didn't take any
more mortgages. DOughnuts brought u
uoI'ar apiece along there, and she
wouldn't touch n pie unless she saw
I'e dollars worth Of dust weighed out
Just as side issue she bought out Jim
Dalley's share in the Buckeye for a
thousand. Inside Of four months the
buckeye brought $4,000 from a syn.
uicate, and Sarah rolled down her
see'es and reckoned she'd take-a rest
Tor a spell.
men things began TO hum.
nIck Benson started ii. He asked
i othand one day how about it,,
"I %nu she said no, on account Of Bob.
Hat what we all got.
nut Last Hope said Sarah was all
i,snt psnt ana watched for the coming Of
d rop' One day Sarah put OH new
ess ana combed her hair different,
~. ~. nuly and wavy. And she asked
0"ick II the fiddle was good still; so
Smyrna times., 1903-02-11
4 Keady Answer.

NOT all visitors to the country are as
ignorant or the farmers surroundings
%s the farmers sometimes suppose.
ProWhlhSs Magazine gives this in
stance
WAL" said Farmer Wilkins TO his
city boarder, who was up early and
looking round, ben OUT to hear the
haycock crow. l s'pose" And he wink
ed at his hired man.
No replied the city boarder; "I'ye
Deen out tying a knot in cord of
wood
Farmer Wilkins scowled at the hired
man and wanted to know why he was
not getting to work at milking those
cows
Smyrna times., 1903-02-11
InaYsIlpnfhetic.

This is a cold. unfeeling world" he
remarked bitterly.
"Ha" returned his companion. You.
too, have heard the ribald laugh when
you slipped on banana skin, have
yOu?'
Smyrna times., 1903-02-11
sin,nIc-

Ethel-A sixteen page letter from
George! Why, what on earth does he
say?
Mabel-He says he loves me.-Pitts-
burg Gazette.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30
TroIIy Car Ran Away,

Pittsburg, Pa. April 21-Because
an electric brake refused to work
crowded western avenue car OF the
PITT Sburg Railway company ran away
on Federal street, Allegheny, wreck
irg carriage, broke through the safe
tv gates Of the Fort Wayne railroad,
derailing fast moving freight train
and then went to pieces. Almost all
The forty-thrce passengers aboard the
tar were hurt, tn ugh only one IA
tally. When the motorman tried to
make the safety stop on the steep
grade at Stockton avenue he found
the power brake useless and the car
beyond control. 1t had about 1926
yards to go before reaching the gates
Of the railroad which we're down 10
let freight train pass. The big car
famed mCeentum every second.
) Harry "atlin was trying to get his
rarriago off the track but failed and
ct was wrecked completely. The car
dashed through the safety gates,
itruck an empty refrigerator car on
the moving freight train. turned it
Dvcl and derailed several other cars.
ny this time the trolley was a wreck
Itself and its passengers were strcwn
In all directions, the wonder being
hat there were not any fatalities.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30
Sheepmen Ready for War.

Cheyenne. Wyo., April 2l-The
;hecpmen of the Sweetwater country
have declared open war on the cattle
tcn ana a clash is imminent unless
Steps are at once taken to get the
warning factions.together on apprsi-
ton of a satisfactory division of the
ranges Of that section.
Information from Lander is to the
effect that the MALTA there may be
called out to prevent a general fight
and mush bloodshed. Sheriff Charles
Slough of Lander, has gone to the
range country land II he finds the
fond iaon Of affairs as alarming asl
reported he will Immediately make a
formal request of Governor Richards
for at least one company Of the state
militia,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30
Want Cinnamon for Times

San Francisco CAL. April o. The,
feasibility Of importing Chinese La
borers to work in the gold mines OF
the transvaal is a question which H.
Ross KInner and H. Ii. Moves, al
present in the city, are now on their
way to the orient to investigate.
"Since the close of the Boer war;
said Mr.. Noyes. mining in South
Africa has gone ahead with tremen-
dous strides, but the future develope-
ments Of the industry Is seriously
hampered by the want Of cheap labor
There is not sufficient X afllr labor to
operate the mines, and the Chamber
of Mines of South Africa, has, ao-
coIdinglv undertaken the feasibility
of importing Chinese labor.
"The idea of employing white Ia
Dor is out of the question. White
Iucl Will HUI WOth dlOlBoiuC Va hohh1
We think, however, that under wise
governmental regulations, we will be
able to get sufficient Chinese labor to
NEE: the conditions. Mr.. Skinner
and myself are now on our way to
the orient to report to the chamber
of mines on the capabilities of the
Chinese worker.
CAT the present time I think 100,-
600 Chinese laborers could be profta
bly, employed in the South African
mines. ssTo overcome political OBJ
jections, it is proposed that Chinese
shall be indcntured in China and
taken to South Africa for term OF
years and upon the expiration of their
fixed term of service will be returned
to their homes.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30
AFTER THE VILE MO, ouIToEs.
Officials watch Incoming Vessels for

Officials Watch Incoming Vessels for
Traces of Disease Spreading Pests
The 'watchful government officials sta
toned at the several ports where big
ocean ships come in are not conlining
their attention, it appears. to the eXclu
sion of infrm, diseased, paupcr, convict,
anarchistc and yellow-skinned aliens.
but have for some time been watching
the members of fly-by-night class of
immigrants until recently disregarded
These are the stegomyia fasciata and Il
less important relative, the common Gu
lex. The invaders are perhaps better
known by their popular name mosqni-
toes Ever since last June observations
have been made at the gulf quarantine
station under the supervision of Passed
Assistant Surgeon s. Il. Grubbs, every
vessel arriving from ports where the
stegomyia, the yellow fever bearing mos
quito, prevails, has been carefully exam
ined to ascertain whether mosquitoes are
on board and if so, their variety, where
and when they took passage and under
what conditions. The inspector is armed
for this work with a cyanide killing bot
tie and a sheet of questions for the cap
tain to answer.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30
Death Claimed Them Both.

New York, April 2l-Frank ].
Feeley and his wife quarreled on the
street today and less than an hour
later both of their bodies were taken
put Of the North river The rolice
believe that the woman committed
suicide and that the husband was
drowned in trying to rescue her.
The couple had quarreled early in
the day in their apartments and
both left the house, the wife writing
q note threatening suicide. When
Feelcy returned he read the note and
'ushed from the house overtp"li VT
wife with the result that the quarrel
was renewed. A policeman inter-
feared and the waman breaking away
from her husband, ran to the liver
and jumped in. Her husband dived
after her. but both we've caught UNI
.r some barges and drowned.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30
Work on Alaska Cable

:San Francisco, April 22.-Jamea
Allen has returned from the north,
where he went to attend to matters
connected with the laying OF the new
Alaskan cable. He said today that
the first half Of the cable, which is
being made in New York, will arrive,
at Seattle August /. The second half
will reach its destination about Oc-
tober /. The cable ship Burnside,
which is now undergoing repairs at
Hong Kong, may not get here until
early in July. She will go to Sltka,
making soundings south from there,
and then will lay the first part OF
the cable from Juonea, which will be-
cut in and connected with the new
military post at ,Haines' Landing, so
that the new cable connecting Skag-
way and Sitka will also bring Sitka
and Ha!nes' Landing into communi-v
cation,
Colonel Allen says that>the princi-
pie cause of delay is the non-arrival
of the cable, but sthe work win be
completed late in the fall.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30
BIG DRUG FIRM FAILS.
Lord, Owen x Co., One of the Largest
Houses in Chicago, Forced to Wall.

Lord, Owen & Co., One of the Largest
Houses in Chicago, Forced to Wall.
Lord, Owen & Co. of Chicago, one of
The oldest Wholesale drug firms in the
West is bankrupt. The firm confessed
insolvency in the United States District
Court. The liabilities are fixed at SIG2.-
100 and the assets at $3l5,53T. The as
sets consist principally of $4,000 worth
of stock in the store and SloG,OOO i'll
outstanding accounts. Judge Kohlsaat
appointed John j. Williams receiver in
bankruptcy. and his bonds were fixed at
100000 The members of the firm, each
holding one-third interest, are Thomas
and George $. Lord of Evanston and
James II. Owen. The individual debts
of Thomas Lord are placed ut $3.50,
and his assets at Sl24G00. George Lord
says he owes S1GT,2 go on his own account
and has about S12l ,4S0 assets. Mr.
Owen schedules no individual debts. and
claims exemption for his only assets
500 worth of wearing apparel, $3.50 in
cash and $1,000 life insurance policy.
Among the largest creditors of the part
nership whose names are given in the
schedules are: The Bankers National
Bank, for $4,000; Harvey b. Hurd of
Evanston. for $l1GS40; w. Il. Richards
d Co., for $l02500; John p. Holdings
head Il Co. of New York, for 100000:
the Mercantile National Bank of New
York, for $4,000
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30
POISON KILLS DUKES KIN
G. II. Guest, Said 20 BE Chicago n aud
Related to Marlborough, Dead.

George ii. Guest, civil engineer,
whose home is thought to be in Chicago,
and who may be relative of the Duke
of Marlborough, died at the Blossom
House in Kansas City from the effects
OF morphine. Whether he took the drug
with suicidal intent or by accident is
mystery. Guest arrived in Kansas City
March 81. From letters found in bis
possession it was learned that he was
on his way to Little Rock, Ark. where
he was to work as draughtsman for
the Rock Island Railway. Why he
stayed in Kansas City is a mystery. Sew
eral newspaper clippings found in the
mans pockctbook indicate that he may
have had titled relatives. One clipping
from a New York paper referred to The
Hon. Lionel Guest, son of Lord Will
bourne and first cousin to the Duke of
Marlborough was was at the Waldorf
Astoria Hotel Another clipping refer
red to Lieut.. g. Guest of London" who
had arrived in New York.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30
Elder Vanderbilt to Wed.

New York, April 2l-It is reported
here says the Paris correspondent Of
The American, that William X. Van
derbilt is to be married here quietly
IN Wednesday to young American
wild ", TO whom he had been recent
" paying atten lion.
The name of the bride to-be, who
+ at present living in Paris is kept
secret She is reported to have WIS.,
tied New York a year ago, where she
WAS entertained by her sister, an I'M
BARRED woman who is in the secret
IF the approaching marriage, to the
Exclusion of Mr.. Vanderbilt's rela-
lives in New York.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30
Poison In Can of Peaches

Dcs Moincs April 2l-As result OF
q ptomaine poisoning, caused by eat
Ing flom a can of peaches, two MEM
hers Of the family Of L. ii. Evans a
pat MT right attorney, residing at 317,
East Twelfth street, are dead and
five are i'll.
Earl aged five, died on Friday, and
Eva, aged four, passed away Monday
morning. An inquest was called and
q p rtion of the peaches submitted
10 State Chemist Marcy for an anal
sis The peaches were purchased
from a neighboring grocery. The
trnaining members of the family will
IccOvpr.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30
Nebraska Notes

The death Of Chaplain Henry Mas
lerman Of Farragut post G.. A. r., or
Lincoln, will cause sorrow among his
old comrads all over Nebraska, for he
was one OF the most notable Of all
the veterans of the civil war in the
k'atc. The stories that are told OF
him are legion. About twenty years
ago Mr. Mastcrman complained that
he was greatly handicapped in the
camp fires by the fact that he held
the position of chaplain. Some OF
the boys had been telling rather able
stories of their experiences ana he
said that so long as he was chaplain
lie couldn't keep within gun shot or
them. "If ! wasn't chaplain" he
said in one meeting. 81 could tell
you some interesting stories, but on
account If my otlice it is necessary for
the TO stick to the truth =" Then he
told of his exciting experience when
he had charge Of wagon load OF loose
powder which he was carting across
the zone of fire to one of the batter
| les. He was very much afraid that
the powder would take fire, and In
spite of all his precautions a shell fell
into the wagon box and exploded.
"That was about the liyelicst time |
ever had in my life" the veteran
lhaplain declared, "for the plagedy
stun took fire and more'n a bushei of
| it must have burned up before i could
,tamp it out. y"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-30
GIVES $s,ooo,ooo TO CHARITY.
Legislature Rushes Through Act to
Mnlke> Woman,s VIII Wild.

The unusual spectacle of a State Leg
islature passing a bill under suspension
Of the rules in order to validate the will
of a woman on her dcathbed has been
witnessed in Minnesota, although few
Legislators knew the nature of the work
they were doing. The case was that of
Mrs. A. II. Wilder, mother of Mrs. \. V.
Appleby, who died recently. The moth
err was known to have drawn will con-
tanning charitable requests of S3,0O0,OO0.
She was taken i'll and knowing the ma
ture of her will prominent attorneys in
duced the Legislature to rush through
bill reviving the law of fuses and trusts"
as in old English law. The House passed
the bill. The measure went TO the Sen
ate, which passed it under suspension of
the rules, and Governor Van SAINT i'm
mediately affixed his signature and it
became law. Twelve hours later Mrs
Wilder died.