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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-10
MISSED HIS ENGAGEMENT.
Willy John Chinamau Could Not rs
cape From Police Clutches.

Some time ago Il squad of Manhat-
tan police raded Il fan tan game in
Chinatown. Eleven Cinnamon were
captured and kept in third stolx
front room in charge of Detective
brennan until the patrol wagon came
for them. While they were waiting
for the wagon one of the prisoners
said To brennan.
Me got to go. Me got velly import
ant engagement
II suppose So" said the detective
but you've got a more important en-.
gagement at the police station.
The Chinaman begged like a good
fellow, but brennan was obdurate.
Me give you five dollaIs if you let
me 90" the prisoner finally whispered.
$50 use, John. Even if | let YOU
ont Of the room,' said the detective,
THE police would catch you at the
lower door. They are guarding that"
As quick as Il flash the Chnaman
answered; That's allie light. You let
me out me 20 upstairs, get out on
roof. ana 90 down other bdildingt
Police no catchee me-"
cant do it, john" brennan pelt
sisted. They've got you prisoners all
counted, If turn over only ten III
have troubles of my own"
Me fix that" the Chinaman ans,
wercd without Il moments hesitation,
"Nle 90 to window, call a Chinaman
f,i2nd up from street. When he come
to this door you pull him in and
run out, See? You have eleven
prisoners allie same, and police can't
tell one Chinaman from other"
But Notwithstanding his cunning,
John lad to 30 to the station, and his
'Nel,y important engagement" was
broken Brooklyn Eagle.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-10

| that possessed for instance, by the
earth. Jupltcrs exploits as a burglar
| have caused very considerable annoy.
ance and Inconvenience to astronomers
in the days before his powers were
| fully recognized.
In ITO there appeared a fine comet,
which was found to have an eliptcal
orbit round the sun of so compara-
lively small size that Mr.. Lexell,
Its discoverer calculated it would re.
turn In five and half years. But in
| l77j telescopes were vainly focused on
| the spot where it was expected to re-
appear, ana again in 1871 1t disap.
pointed all observers. Mr.. LeXell
plunged into fresh calculations, and
was the Culprit. The unfortunate
comet had been rash enough TO plunge
into the sphere Of the giant planets
attraction, with the result that it had
been completely diverted from its for.
mer orbit, and flung off into quite a
different one of a twenty years period.
1t has never been seen again by any
one on this earth, and probably never
will be.
Jupiter was also responsible for the
delay which occurred in the return of
that splendid visi ant known as Hal.
ley'S comet HALEY found that he was
n t the first discOverer of this big com.
ct. 1t had appeared at least twice
previously, once seventy-fve years be
fore, and again seventy-siX years be.
fore that. The astra nOmer conclud d
that there would be n further delay
in its third return and predicted that
lis next appearance would be 51S days
later. He did not live to see it; but
in 11JS, the year he had prophpSed for
lis temperance, astronomers were
waiting for it,
But they waited for more than three
months before it did actually appear,
and then found that it was the planet
Saturn they had to thank for delaying
the comet this extra hundred days.
This same comet appeared again in
1880. this time late again. Not only
had Jupiter delayed it SIS days. and
cllu'u dbpul NV, Out OTaliuS Duu a $50
had hand in rctarding 1t, and had
added another siXty-nine days to its
journey.
Cur own earth is by no means guilt
less. 1t is constantly picking up un.
considered tritles of stardust, which
range all the way from the thirteen
foot long mass of mCteoric rock lately
found by Professor Ward in Mexico
down to the inhnitcsimal particles
which are found on the roof of st.
Pauls, on the Arctic SHOWS, and all
the bot m of the deep sea. 1t is cal
culated that the total amount of mat
ter thus absorbed by us Is certainly
not less than 5OO,O0O tons a year, and
that, therefore the weight of this
world is increasing at that rate every
twelve months,
1t appears also that we may he occa
sionally responsible for the disappear.
ance of Il poor, uNoffendng comet.
Biela's comet which went astray, is
supposed to have been absorbed by the
earth. That amazing shower of shoot.
ing stars, which was seen on NOvem.
Der 81, 1872, may have been the death
throes Of this misty e-traveler.-
London Answers.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-10

The hens of the United States alone
during the year 1902 deposited in and
around the barns and chicken-houses
l6,OOOOOO,OO eggs, always taking care
to announce each separate deposit
with a triumphant cackle, TO the end
that the same might be recorded.
These white pellets brought in the
markets fully $150,O00,000, an amount
,wyyhich combined with the worth of
the poultry, $439,C00,Oo0, is nearly
double the value of all the precious
metals yielded up by the bosom of old
Mother Earth during the period nam
ed and six times greater than all che
wool fleeced from the backs Of all the
sheep in the country for the sam,
Year.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-10

The Isle of Pines is definitely Cuban.
Minister Squiers and Senior Xaldo
Cuban minister of foreign affairs, have
signed treaty giving the island to
Cuba and reserving Bahia Honda on
the northeast coast of the new r..
public and Guantanamo on the south,
west coast as United States coaliny
stations. The Isle of Pines Is about
sixty miles south of Cuba. 1t has an
area of 800 square miles and a poula-
ton of 1000. There are deposits of
beautiful marble upon it, and the
north end is luxurlantly fertile Under
Spanish rule IT was always considered
part Of Cuba, The United States
has done wisely not to do violence to
West Indian geographical history. The
Cubans would have resented the grab
bling of the island and future relations
between the two countries would have
oeen frigider. With the signing OF
The Isle Of Pines treaty this country
mas finished a generous deed in n grac-
Gus fashion and has two fine naval
stations.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-10

People quit growing old at 40 half a
century ago, They quit 1t when they
ceased thinking themselves old at 40,
ceased dressing old at 40, not to speak
Of drinking themselves old at 40. The
young man of 30 or go now wears the
natty sack twecds or serges that his
son or grandson wears, tipped off with
jaunty hat. He goes to baseball, the
races; he keeps up with the procession
and is all in for good time in mod
Grafton, BEAUTIFULLY. The young wo-
man with him in white or colors, with
the gay hat, who has the manners of Il
youthful but self-respecting girl of 20
In the last century is his wife, perhaps
grandmother, but none the less
young and happy yet They feel
young, they dress young, they believe
themselves young-by the Great
Horned Spoon, they are young!
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-10

"many Of our most respected and high
~ educated citizens bear many marks
Of dcgeneracy, while on the other hand
persons who have been raised in the
sums ana have been engaged In Grim.
inal practices from childhood have en-
tirely escaped anatomical stgmata."
This is cheering, because it proves Mt
once that there Is nothing i'm so-Caled
"degeneracy and that you are not
forcdoomed to life of crime simply
because your ears are not on straight.
II will be relieving to many to find
that though they have all the marks
of degeneracy they are among the best
specimens Of the race eXtant. and per.
sons who go about priding themselves
on the faultlessness of their thumbs
and their right heels, their eyelids and
their elbow joints do not hesitate to
plunge long, rusty dirk knife into
their fellow beings and wriggle It,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-10

The postoffice department has been
looking into the business of some of
These scoundrels who advertise 10
double our money for us. 1t is found
that they take the bills, fold them up,
thus doubling the money, and then
ss r,v,cEet i, Where do we investors
come INF About two inches under the
dome of the tureen.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-10

~
All denominations have banded them
selves together with view of check
! ing the divorce evil' of this country
| 1t Is claimed that more than 100000
! divorces have been granted in America
! during the last twenty years, and that
a million and "A half of children have
undergone the experience of seeing
their parents separate and their HON s
| broken up, and that some concerted
action must be taken to prevent the
fearful havoc which is being wrought
in American family life. Now, there
is no question but that there is "di.
vorce evil'-but is it so great an evi,
| essentially that ii should be eliminated
| entirely! IL may be noted that those
| countries where marriage is almost as
indissoluble as the marriage vows
would seem to make it. are the coun-
tries which are seeking more lenient
divorce laws. Italy for years has been
pleading for less restriction. France
has framed several divorce laws, none
OF which seems to meet the situation.
She has another plan now under con
sideratlon, In England divorces are
growing more and more plentiful, until
the divorce situation there almost riv.
ais that Of America. Germany Is fol.
lowing suit. Here we have gone to
extremes, as usual, with the liberty
that has grown up among US. We
have been playing with new toy
a slightly dangerous one, it is true,
Every state has ~ pTttttty little dir
vorce law framed up, and few
months residence will make a free
man or woman of you in several cases.
a man may be divorced in one state
and still be considered married in an.
other. Many take advantage of these
lax and diverse divorce laws, and
hence the spread of the "evil which
is threatening the foundation, of our
nation" Divorce LS>, heen good
thing for woman. Who can deny that
1t mas saved her from enforced asso
cation with many brute and spend
| thrift, and it has helped her to keeE
white the growing souls of her chill
dren. OF those 100000 children who
have seen their homes broken up 10y
divorces, how many, think you, were
not benefited by being deprived of thu
experience of quarreling parents ant
an unhappy household? 1t would no
be just to do away with divorce en-
tirely-even to make n divorce too diff
ticult of obtainment, 1t would he wei
to advocate uniform divorce law TO
this country as there is n practically
uniform marriage law-one has grow
MS important as the other. And also
it might be wise on the part of thes,
wellmeaning clergymen to consider
another step with regard to the divorc,
question; that is, the step which leads
TO so many divorces-the hasty mar
riage. Get after the Gretna Green,
and the marriage mills. Make it NOR,
difficult to get married Keep sill,
allow them not so much freedom. How
can one expect anything but a divorc,
to follow a marriage suddenly decided
upon Just for a lark?" Everyone
probably, will condone all efforts to
ward uniform divorce law, and re
striction of these hasty marriage op
portunities; but 1t is doubtful If an,
thinking person would join in sent
ment which would abolish divorce en-
tirely, or make it too difficult for al
unhappy wife, or wronged husband
to secure.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-10
Couldn't Help Himself.

Beggar-"Boss, can't you help a poor
Markley-"See here, you've touched
me before"
Beggar-" Possibly, sir, possibly. I'm
"A photographers by profession and the
old habit of retouchlng still clings."-
Philadelphia Ledger.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-10

1t is likely to be the case in America
that as time goes on and our relations
with foreign powers become more and
more complicated and pressing, per-
manence in consular and diplomatic
office, based upon knowledge and
proved fitness, will be the rule. This
may mean that II will not be so com
mon practice to take scholars and
authors from private life and place
them suddenly in foreign consulates
and missions. But even then it is like
ly that our literature will be enriched
by the work of men who have become
authors while enjoying the opportuni-
ties for new studies and broader OBJ
SerSation afforded 10y the foreign scrv-
Ice of their country; so that if. hith-
erto literature has contributed to d.
plomacy hereafter we shall see our
diplomacy contributing to our litera.
ture, as has, not infrequently, already
been the case.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-10

"Oh well, talk is cheap" sneered
the angry lawyer.
Not that kind" replied the Judge
promptly. Ten dollars" please
Syracuse, y. Y, Herald.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-10

There is no fixed standard of beauty.
This enables every man to have Il
better-lookng wife than his neighbor.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-10

Wise is the individual who coH 20
main silent on any subject
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-10

How can 1t be possible that mosqui.
toes are killed by music. when they
are so fond Of little song of their
bwn
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-10

King Edward celebrated his birth
1ay by creating a batch of new noble
men. American helresses will please
take notice.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-10

Kentucky educational reformers pro-
pose to teach the young idea in Breat-
HIT county something else except TO
shoot.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-10

1t sometimes happens that marriage
Is a failure because the husband is un-
able TO pay allmony.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-10

Some men are surprised when they
discover that the truth answers bet
ter than a le
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-10

When man discovers that he is
his own worst enemy 1t is up to him
10 make friends with himself.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-10

Even a greedy man draws the line
at taking both sides Of an argument
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-10
STARS THAT STEAL.
Planets and Suns May Pick Up Minor
Celestial Bodies.

Jupiter is much the biggest member
II the family OF stars which revolve
iround our sun. Consequently the
Iower Of his attraction is greater thar
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-10

The Kearsarge and the Oregon
would make a very pretty race.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-10

The woman in the case never OBJ
serves how awkward a man Is when
In love.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-10
oar Greatest Frontier Judge.

A man who sentenced 172 criminals
to death, SO of whom were hanged
an upright judge, holding sway fol-
twenty-one years over $4,000 sdlarC
miles of the most lawless territory in
the United States; stern, just judge
whose name became n terror to evil
doers a very kindly, sympathetic gen
tleman and public-spirited citizen
few characters have been developed
in our West who have played a more
striking role than Isaac G. Parker
United States District Judge for the
Western District of Arkansas from
May, 1875, to September, lS96,-Les
lies Popular Monthly,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-10
Custer County Republican

.. M. AMsBERRY, EDITOR PUB!IsHEB
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-10

Many woman would gladly recall
her past, but the average man is salts
fled If he can get his presents back.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-10
Theaters in New York

Thirteen new theaters, to cost S..
100000, are being built in New York
city.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-10

Domestic dlscord is an apple OF
which the man in the case gets the
core.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-10

We are indebted to a neurologist for
he rather cheering information that
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-10

Old age either brings experience or IS
brought by It
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-10

BROKEN BOW, NEBRASKA
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-10

If man draws blank in lottery
he can tear up the ticket, but it's diff.
ferent In the matrimonial game.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-22
"CRITICISM OF THE
PRESIDENT UNJUST"
Official Explains Opposition to Forest
Reservation in Utah.

The criticism of the Presidents atti-
tude on the question of forest reserva-
Nion is evidently based upon misappre-
hcnsion Of the facts" said prominent
official Of the Geological Survey yester-
day.
The survey has now under consider
alton the establishment Of forest re-
serves in the mountainous regions in the
State OF Utah. and the methods of pro-
cedure in his case serve as an iIlustra-
ton OF those employed throughout the
United States. Within the past three
years petitions have been received from
The citizens Of Utah, for the establish
ment OF small reserves which would pro-
tect their water supply for irrigation and
domestic uses. These proposed reserves
are as follows: The Logan. Salt Lake.
Spanish Fork. Tooele, Huntington. Man
q, Ferron. Gunnison. SaIina. Aquarius.
Monticello. Sewer. Panguish Lake.
Duck Lake. and Cold Creek forest re-
serves.
The department has not received one
word of protest against the seauestra-
lion Of these large areas in Utah. With
regard 20 protests which have been re-
ceiFed from other States and they are
mainly from corporations and iudivid-
uals whose hocks and herds range here
and there over the public domain ~
may be- said that they are Ear outuuun-
bered by the petitions from actual set
tiers. whose future welfare is so in
separately connected with the preserva-
zion OF forested mountain areas"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-22
ATTRACTIVE FEATURES
OF Y. N. c. A. MEETINGS
Bible Class Conducted by DR.. Merrill
E. Gates.

One OF the most successful features
OF Y NJ c A work in the past few
months has been the Bible class in Life
Questions and Their Answers con-
Quoted by DR.. Merrill E. Gates on sun
day afternoons at O'Clock in the main
building OF Col Imbian University. Two
more sessions OF this class will be
held, and on March 20 It is probable
that adjournment will be taken until
autumn
The topics have been made attractive
under the skilIful leadership of DR..
Gates and a large number Of men have
attended. Each study is complete in it,
self. The class IS open 10 any men who
wish 10 attend. Is without charge. and
seats are reserved in the theater for all
who attend its sessions.
There viii be two more big theater
meetings under the auspices OF the Y.
VI. c. A., and IL IS announced that these
will be among the finest OF the entire
series.
Today at Lafayette opera House the
address viii be delivered by Or. Corne-
Illus Woclkin. Of Brooklyn. who Is con
sidered one OF the greatest preachers OF
the Baptist denomination. DR.. Woelf-
kin is in constant demand for conven-
lions and meetings. but is only able 20
make a few engagements away from his
work In Brooklyn.
The musical attraction will be the
Temple Male Quartet. Of Baltimore. DIT.
Charles Baysrd Mitchell. OF Cleveland.
Ohio. Will speak al the closing service.
March p. After that time the services
VIII he held at the association building
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-22
Brahms Quartet.

The Brahms Quartet. assisted 10y Ar
thur Whiting. pianist. is 70 give a Brahms
recital Tuesday afternoon at AIS O'Clock
at the Washington Club. l7lO I Street
northwest The Brahms wales. which
viii Doe heard i'm public here for the
first time. arc among the most delight
fIl Of that composers works. They
ar" the brightest and gaycst of his
compositions. and If is difficult 10 be-
Iieye that The man who wrote the Ger
man Requiem" and the Serious Songs
could write anything so happy. How
ever. one has only 10 hear them TO
recognize Brahms master hand The
waltzcs are written for a quartet or
solo voices with fou--hand piano ac-
compartment.
Tho personnel @. the quartet is made
up of Miss Margaret Cummius. soprano:
Miss Sylvia West. alto. Joseph c.. Miller.
tenor. and Charles Rabold. bass. Miss
Clara AsohcrCeId and Mrs. Isabel Dob
bin will act as accompanies.
Mr.. Whiting needs no Introduction to
tho Washington coucertEoers. as he has
appeared here with the KneiseI Quar-
ret and i'm brahms recital with NJ
Rahold. Mr.. whiting viii play his
Suite N0derUC' 81 composition which
has been highly spoken OF by music
critics. This composition will be also
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-22
Miss Morse in Recital.


Miss Mary A. Crvder viii present Miss
Leila Livingston Morse Don a song re-
e'ral nrAt Friday afternoon. at f-l5. in
fh. BAN room of fhr Now Willard. Miss
Morse I'll. NOT unknown To- the local music
public. having appeared here several
.ma- .u ~eeitaIs and with the Choral
Society. Her work fhis season has been
confined almost exclusively to New
Eori.. where she has boon much I'm de-
maud ar private entertainments. Miss
Morse has uezz0-sourano voice OF
attractive qualities and sings selections
u French. German. italian and English
rajr0uasses for the coming concert in
~Iudo Miss Bangs. Miss Bates. Mrs.
Bradley. Mrs CarIju. Mrs Cowles. Mrs.
Harlan. Mrs. Hague, Mrs. Jenkins. Mrs.
King, Miss Kibbey. Mrs. Lowudes. Mrs.
<ewIa0ls. Mrs. slater. Mrs Thaw. Mrs.
WaIeot- Miss Wilton.
The programs VIII rc as follows: ta)
lin Ques'a Tomta Oscura. Beethoven.
,bJ -Canzouatta." Salvatore Rosa. taJ
VIE NeIodion Zieht Es." tbl sand
mannohen." icI "Nergcbliches stand
chen j. Brahms; la) Sonnet D.
Amour" TEome, tD Isl Mes Vers
Avaiuer Dgs Allies" Hahn; $50 "Rosen-
Hedcr." Euleuburg: laJ "A Fair Good
Morn TO Thee. Ny Love" +. Neyiu. DbJ
This is the Moon OF Roses" lcJ Sing
20 Ne. Sing" Clayton Johns. cd The
Rose" leD The River and the Sea. "
Noel Johnson.