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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-08

Dinner and supper of the very
best viands will be served on
Election Day by the Ladies of
the Baptist Church. 1920
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-08
v. A. GEORGE AND M. I. SCHNERINGER,
Showing Collections and Costs of Collections for One
one-Haf Years Under Schneringer, and One
One Years Under George

Which administration has been the economical? Scneng?
Read carefully word of the following and
All Wclous piced by public official
nrndabe All Will public official
of
careful
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-08

Which gives us the sum of SIP 246 62
This is the amount paid for the collection Of
$500, 161.05 taxes under Schneringers admins
tration.
On the other hand for the collection of $780,
899.53, S6,6771O was paid. The whole thing
summed up looks like this:
Schneringers Collections. ........ 1920 161 O5
EXPENSE OF COLLECTING.
Schneringers Salary and clerk hire III 81
Sheritfs Fees and Mileage. ........ 7S4 90
Township Collectors Com. ........ 933 so
County Attorneys Clerk .......... AT IS
Total Expense. ..............$1 II 246 81
Georges Collections .............. 1862 899 So
EXPENSE OF COLLECTING.
Salary and Clerk Hire. 6 COZ 10
Special Collectors Com. ........... IS 90
Total Expense. ............s 677 10
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-08
|. G. BRENlZER, Breeder of

Pure Scotch md Scotch Topped Short Horn Cat
tie My herd numbers 10 cows, VIII compare
IN breeding and quality with any west OF Chicago.
My experience has tsught me that to give good
satisfaction, breeding Gait must be- raised In
this altitude. | expect TO raise them
here tue equal OF anything raised In the U Z.
8 INV have 70 bulls suitable Tor this. and
next years service. My cows weigh from 400 to
1000 pounds. Come aud 90 them,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-08

Considered on basis of per cent for collect
ing it looks like this Under Schneringers adj
mnistration it cost four and seven-tenths per
cent. for collecting. Under George it has cost
one and nine-tenths per cent.
Another index for the comparison of the
volume OF business transacted during each of
these periods proper thing to take into con-
sideraton is the correspondence and we presume
as no record is kept of the number of letters and
inquiries answered. the amount paid for postage
is safe index. The amount paid by Mr..
Schneringer was $4,000. The amount paid by
Mr., George was S3l8.7S.
Another index of the volume of business would
be the number of tax receipts written during
each of these periods The number written dur
ing the last year and a half of Mr.. Schneringers
administration is Is, 300. Those during Mr..
Georges administration is p ,O20
New-York tribune., 1903-01-25
Puzzle Picture Competitors.

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Walden. Brooklyn \, Y; Stephen L. Purdy.
dsepR B599fy os Ne%k c DOPofbR Kinney
New-Y95k City Agnes Ruth Lane CINE esss
Sy NGnen Py sey1f Efhs EsTG NsG
y Y: Eugenia Griffin Baker. GreenviGh Conn;
York ii'I57i City: Anna Frick Louis HeTricl NewYork
City; Florence l. Madden ossiGing n ,td,anot IA haze
Conn: s Helen Bridge, Haiedon n J.; NJ hurG'
Conn! Bertha a. Rosenbaum. eafs m NewToTk Cy Viii
lam P z. Ainsworth. Railway. \. J.; May clinton
York. 7eoGRAS City; Marion Muller NewYork city Alma
Graulner New-York City; J9sePhlnse & seste4 G9ie' Ha
Carrie Oliver New,York City; L9Taine BprdGk: roI,
Anna STnes ei[ E5T cty Charles H unya
r. Brookyn y Psragao GIa r BSboksn; fa Hansen m
New-York City; Cora Shaver, Newark oro+b, n; J.:
Gs2Tes Pdni H s9s BFSokn q y Ava
Brooklyn \ Y: Mabele Cavanaugh; Brooklyn
iorie T. z WynFoop. Brookivn y y; l. oe!rch,
srsey T5ye t scb1ez me 0sPR SaWFo4k City: Charles
Iefferts Brown. New-York City; Howard Hatch
se4ne lawrence 6fic Richars5n HeWYork city
Laura Bogathy, New-York City; Thomas Condor
\ j.: Grant Palmer. Pennoyer. East Orange
= j. Thopas a. HSTn Hack55nsadF 5 GEooyn = Anna
Jacobs. Greenwich. Conn; Janet Sawyer. CARBON
dale. Penn; Vincent Buchner, brooklyn -, N: Il
Convery Albany. y. Y; Richard c. Adams New-
ark n J.: May Musgrave Port Richmond. \. Y;
Mount Vernon. y y, Frank Brown; Bayonns 4o9rIs
Frna FISCHER New-York City; John Suter. Cations
Vile Md; Marie x. Pidgeon. Saugerties. y. Y:
Thornhili sIeibel. Lenox Mass Mary Jeffery, Free
rnansburg. y. Y: Elizabeth Vein. Rutland. Vt;
Robert Treat Bridgewater. Conn; Fred Kob,
Nyack y. Y: Eva c. Karrakis. Fishk on Hud-
son: Frank Tripp, Albany, y. Y: Harriet F. Pear
san Mount Vernon. y. Y: Gardner Gleason, Mont
pelier Vt: Alfred r. Cobbett. Cooperstown, n Y;
Astoria Ne 354 Jamaica-aVe.. Long Island City:
Gertrude Mulreney. Cleveland Ohio Ruth AIcott
Hawthorne. New-York City: Philip Pearman, Mont
clair n J. Alice c. Coria. Providence, r. l.; Henri
eta Westarhoff. Paterson n J.: Joe Halbert, Port
Richmond Staten Island; Karl Ketchell Newly ork
city; Eva Belle Anderson; StapletQn. Staten Island;
Klein New-FIaven. Conn: Mabel Sturgis, Milford.
Conn: Elvie 6. Haugh. Paterson. y J.; Evelyn
Marshal. New-York City: Hope Chadsey, Roches-
New-York tribune., 1903-01-25
AGREED TO DISAGREE.

Dandy and Laddie collie dogs. brothers,
and much attached to each other. They were
owned by brothers, too. farmers in New -Ha mp
shire Laddie's master lived the old homestead,
says a contributor The Unique Monthly
Dandy's master conducted the next farm, and the
two pastured their stock in common.
Each dog visited the other frequently till one
day while Laddie, Dandy's guest, gnawing
bone. pet kitten belonging to Dandy's family
came too near, and Ladde snapped at her. In
instant Dandy flew at his throat. and they
were only separated after a fight.
Neither dog ever crossed the boundary line
between the farms after that.
Laddie drove his flock of sheep daily down the
lane till he reached the dividing wall where
Dandy solemnly took charge. and drove them to
pasture. At night Dandy brought back the sheep.
and Laddie would be waiting for his share of the
flock every time.
Never once did they take the slightest notice of
each other or cross the line after the fight.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-25
A VISIT TO oGRELAND.

Once upon a time there lived princess who
was so beautiful that all the princes in the land
wished TO marry her. But she said she would
Ogreland At last prince named Arthur said he
would try to get Prince Richard back. So one
day he set off. He carried with him bag and a
rabbit. To get the prince he must get the shoes
from the goose the horn from the swineherd, the
sword from the knight and the from the
king.
There a great many dangers, however To
get to Ogreland he must pass through thick
wood and slay a dragon. Then he must wait at
the door of the cave without being discovered and
when the king and the other people went into
another for the night and left their posses
the things and put them in his bag. He must do
all this without making the slightest noise, for
the people in Ogreland can hear the least sound.
First however, he must throw the rabbit to the
hound that guards the The dog looks gentle,
but is not so a all He will be quiet while eat ting
the rabbit. but soon as he has finished he be-
comes fierce again.
off He slayed the dragon without being hurt and
at last reached the door of the cave in which the
Ogrelsnd people lived He hid himself in the tall
grass and peeped inside. He thought he had never
seen such a strange sight. He saw dirty swine
herd with the horn the prince was to get hanging
his belt The king had curl papers in his hair
and the goose shoes his feet.
The Prince lay in the graSsafor a long time. and
last he the goose take off his shoes and the
king his crown. and the others took off their
things too. and all went into the other room,
cept the hound who sat in the doorway. The
New-York tribune., 1903-01-25
"THE BIOGRAPHY OF A sNoWFLAKE.'

Under this title Mr.. Arthur H. Bell in ''knowl-
edge describes the life history of the aerial frost
flowers Of winter In order to have fair start in
life snowflake should be built up a particle Of
dust Then If it has the good fortune to begin its
career at the top Of cloud many miles above the
earth and to pass through many atmospheric
strata differing in their temperature and the
amount Of moisture they contain, our snowflake
is very likely to become a notable individual
among its kind In a stratum of warmer air the
little flake catches moisture its tiny spicues
and when il enters colder stratum below, the
moisture is frozen and the fake grows. In a
thawing air many flakes sometimes cohere form
ing disks from an inch to two or three inches
across
New-York tribune., 1903-01-25

Prince rose and threw the rabbit TO the dog Luck
ily it was a tough one for the dog would have
made short work of it If it had not been. Prince
Arthur crossed the room softly and gathered the
things into his bag and went out. BY this time
the dog had finished the rabbit, and began to
growI He woke the King who out to see
what was the matter But the Prince jumped on
his horse. and far away. He stopped be
fore a large tree. and tapped the trunk The
fairy who had told him how TO find the Ogre!and
cave came out. She waved her wand over the bag.
and Prince Richard stood there He got on the
horse behind Arthur and they rode away.
OLIVE SARLES age twelve years.
No. 29S Linwood-ave., Bridgeport Conn.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-25
OGRELAND PRIZE WINNER.

AS usual, number of especially good stories
have been received about the Ogreand picture pub
lshed two weeks ago. The Little Men and Women
who read The Tribune TO be well acquainted
with ogres and elves and fairy folk Of all sorts.
Almost all the stories received really well
worth printing if there room for them, but
the prize must go to Olive Sarles because her story
is more clearly put together and more like the
fairy stories written by grown-up PEOPLE for little
people read The practice you get IN writing
Just such stories these while you little may
one day help you write stories that Will win
bigger prizes than The Tribune could possibly give.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-25
HONOR LIST.

Julia Ford Fiebeger West Point. \. Y.
Edmund Burroughs. Oberlin, Ohio.
Hilda Ross. Brooklyn, n Y.
Eunice Ware. Murfreesboro Tenn.
Ethel Moslev Feast. Paterson. n ].
ROYAL Stanley Pease Flushing. y. Y.
Helen Woodworth Beach. Bayonne, \. j.
Albert W Stearns. Providence. r. l.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-25
ENIGMA

Nv first is in i'll. but absent from we'll;
Nv second in cry but never in yell:
In ell is my third. you'll not find ii in yard;
In crystal my fourth but never in sard:
NV fifth is in roses, but not IN bluebelI;
In oyster my sixth. and also in shell:
In lady my seventh, but absent from lord;
In music my eighth, but never in chord;
Ny whole is a treat which 1 never knew.
Any sensible boy to refuse; now, did you?
New-York tribune., 1903-01-25
HE TOLD THE TRUTH.

From The Philadelphia Press.
Mamma-Dont be so selfish. Let your baby
brother play with your marbles little while.
Tommy-But he means to keep them always
Mamma-Oh, / guess not.
TOMMY guess yes, cause he's swallered 'em
New-York tribune., 1903-01-25
HALF SQUARES.

I. a doorkeeper: =. the incarnation of a deity: j.
of orange: A. a single entry: ,, TO strike
gently; O. q conjunction; :, third OF rat
l. a writer animal stories >. TO be incorporated
in; 3, a transient manifestation: 4, for fear that
!. anger: 6, a negative; :, a sixth OF sobler. The
two words forming the right angle in the above
half squares" the
New-York tribune., 1903-01-25
DIAMONDS.

l. A quarter of gave ?. a nickname for the SUM-
g. a broad piece of cloth. 4. noted German author;
s. river of Hades; g. an article; :, another quarter
OF gave.
l. A fifth Of shake: 2 to lick up: 3, A sign of the
zodiac: 1. a holy day: 5. to chatter; s, consumed;
L another fifth Of shake.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-25
CURTAILMENTS.

CURTAILMENTS.
CTwo Letters).
CurtaiI piece Of money. and get plaything;
a doctrine. and get domestic animal: a wood
nymph. and get not wet; a spring festival. and
get a point of the compass one of the planets and
get an organ OF the body; select, and get a mans
New-York tribune., 1903-01-25
DIAGONAL ACROsTIC.

Letters from left upper to right lower
spell the of a celebrated orator.
A box for jewels.
A noted English poet.
4 little gold
Gnawing.
A shelter
Name of Indian tribe
New-York tribune., 1903-01-25

T. Has runners: ? disabled 3 a girls name: t.
without life: s. a domestic animal S. a Bible char
acter: T. the Sanskrit god of eclpses; birds tound
in Australia 9. to pursue; TO- one who uses: H.
Roman Emperor 12 TO move fast. Each word is
composed of four letters
New-York tribune., 1903-01-25

WAS a quaint little Quail,
Who wanted to wear a
blue veil.
When they offered her
She anxiously said,
Don't YOU think it will
make me look pale =
WAS a Rabbit named
Rose.
When asked why she
wiggIed her nose,
''To keep it." she said,
With a toss of her head,
"Out of other folks bust
ness, l s'pose."
WAS a silly young Seal,
Who thought he could live
on oatmeal;
But twas so very cold
That before he was old
He had learned to eat
blubber each meal.
WAS a tuneful young
Thrush.
Who did everything in a
rush.
"There is so much to do
That | live in a stew"
Said the very much hur-
ried young Thrush.
WAS a bold Unicorn,
Who was sorry he had but
one horn.
When they laughed at
his head
He threateningly said,
you may wish youd
never been born.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-25
Animal Alphabet.

WAS a Vulture who tried
To secure a nice cat for
his bride.
Kitty said with a pun,
''Oh, no, thank you, sir;
At mealtime I'd have TO
go hide" 5A
WAS a WaIrus who stole
All the fastenings out Of
the Pole.
The Pole tumbled down.
And when Peary got
round
He never could find the
North Pole.
WAS a Xiphioid whale,
One-half Of whose body
was tail.
He'd take his long glass
To see the ships pass,
And scan the sea for a
gale.
WAS an ambitious Yak,
Who would slide down hill
on his back.
He slid there until
He made a smooth hill,
And now he's used for
clearing the track.
WAS the Zebra, Of course,
Who looked very much
like the horse.
Hes my cousin" quoth
Z.
''But he amt much like
me,
For YOU can't make me
work like the horse
New-York tribune., 1903-01-25

Small service is true service while it lasts:
OF friends. however humble, scorn not one:
The daisy by the shadow that il casts.
Protects the lingering devdrop from the sun
-CWordSuortA
New-York tribune., 1903-01-25

NUMERICAL ENIGMA.
ST. Valentines Day.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-25

| name; a mercantile agent, and get reality;
strong desire and get to be suspended; form OF
| resin, and get a protective covering
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-08-14
PINK TEAS AND YELLOW DINNERS
ARE NO LONGER IN FASHION

~ RoP the pink yellow and ALI such eooed fad
Those
Ias normal and ideas OF eating nat
and Of the seaso must
everything In season the mowers we"
vegetables be avoided
imported Spring chosen for spring nnchons
chosen to decorate summer ap
which formerly adorned tables
handsomely
napkins decorated with center piece
Of foage Vine
AIasses Of liver andgo are on sideboard
for each and changed Tor
side OF
together with all kinds or specially
shaped jeweler create want but
made resemble
hostesses do not
even special fork for
completely disappeared from all smart
jules
washing hands in
a large finger bowl dinner-Chcago Tribune
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-08-14
Facts About Matches.

who invented matches and how
long have they been In user" asked
a writer In the Philadelphia Record.
The speaker looked with Ques-
tioning smile at the match dealer who
sat opposite him at lunch.
Matches" said the dealer. "were in
vented In 1885 by a Hungarian OF the
name Of Janos Irinyi. He WAS at
that time a student in Vienna. Being
Il chemist he was much impressed,
during certain experiments that he
had made, by the brilliant reaction
produced on the rubbing together Of
peroxide of lead and sulphur The
flnt and finder OF those days furnished
mighty lnconvenlent way of getting
a light and lrinyl, perceivlng him
self to be ON the way TO great In
vention. shut himself up in his mean
little room for two days. Sometimes
his friends would come knocking at
the door.
go away he would cry; go away.
am making discovery
And the next time he appeared In
public his pockets were full Of matches
that struck on being scratched against
a wall. lrinyi made $1,000 out Of
his discovery. He sold 1t for that
amount to merchant named Romer.
Romer himself became millionaire.
The name match comes from the
Latin 'nyxa.' which means lamp
nozzle. From the nozzle OF the old
Roman lamp the flame issued aud
hence its resemblance to our lighted
match Of to-day Is great. Have you
ever. been in big match factory {?
Into big machines logs OF wood enter
and out OF the other end OF the ma
chimes boxes OF matches fall"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-08-14

ing scores of copper wires running to
a metal railing on the deck. Within
the boat are several motors, each
adapted TO a different use.
The shore apparatus consists OF
pole bearing two coils of wire, which
are connected with transmitter bear
ing d disk on which are denoted the
various operations through which 1t Is
desired to put the boat.
By simply pushing the button of the
Impulse sending device, which has only
q power of eight volts. Alden IL able
to guide the course of the boat, to ire
its cannon, to send up distress sig
nails" to turn 1t around, to hoist and
drop anchor-in short, to fully control
the boat.
Alden does not claim any new dis
covery, but does claim to be the nrs'
to apply the principle OF wireless tel
egraphy to boats-and he thinks that
as result OF his investiga tons the
life-saying service will be revolution
lZed.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-08-14
Concea,ing Her Poverty.

A little girl Of this city believes that
II costs 500 TO possess baby. and in
reply to question OF how many little
brothers and sisters she had answered
''Oh, eight or ten"
"Why, Betsy" exclaimed Betsy
young mother, who at that moment ap.
peared. why did you tell the gentle.
man such story? You know you have
no brothers or sisters
Yes, know haven't. but I've al
ways wanted some, you know" an.
swered little Betsy. "and felt so sorry
for you, mamma, just having one child,
and | didn't want the gentleman 10
know you were too poor to buy any
more children. so that's why told the
story "-Washington Post.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-08-14
ABOUT PsDDLeRs' RoAsTeRs.
Where the Chestnut and Peanut Deal.
era Get Their Ovens.

ers Get Their Ovens.
So many are the corner stands where
roasted chestnuts, peanuts and other
dainties are sold that small indus
tries have grown up which supply them
with their equipments The simplest
and cheapest Is the chestnut rooster,
which is manufactured by the gross.
Only two varieties are In demand, one
Of which sells for rs cents and the
other for 81.
The business was formerly monopo-
lized by Italians, but In the last five
years Russian Hebrews, Greeks and
Leyantines have taken up the calling
Peanut roasters are In larger demand
than any other. The reason is not
far to seek. The peanut ID in fashion
the year through, while the chestnut
Is found In the market only In the
autumn and early winter. The pea
nut business is very profitable and has
melted progressive dealers TO consider
cradle extravaganza in their equip
ment.
This Is illustrated In the rooster, Of
which more than fifty varieties are
now obtainable. The simplest are like
the chestnut rooster, and bring from
81 to 81 apiece. The dearest are quite
complicated meehanisms. They have
small and nicely finished engine
which rotates the roasting cylinder
and which often keeps advertising fig
ures In constant motion. 1t has a
glass exhibition case and a receptacle
In which the freshly roasted nuts will
keep their heat for several hours
Some OF these mechanisms bring as
much as $50, and one which was made
for use In county fairs year ago
cost over 500.
sage men broil their savory wares 10
about as cheap as the peanut rooster.
The broilers and other apparatus
which are used by darby peddlers in
summer for the hot-corn business are
usually borrowed from the laundries
of their wives. A few, however, are
made to order, and bring from $1.e5 up
to So, according to size.
OF late years the portable waffle iron
and furnace has come into vogue, says
the New York Post. 1t is manufact-
ured IN several sizes. the smallest cost
Ing 81 and the largest twice that
amount. Formerly there was de-
mand for popcorn peddlers. 1t has
died away, owing to the fact that corn
will not pop as well In the open air
over small fire as It does in a large
factory
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-08-14
WANTS NO MORE BIG GAME.
New York Hunter Satisfied after See
ing an Elephant ia a Nightmare.

( New York Hunter Satisfied after See
ing an Elephant Ia Nightmare.
There are a few big game hunters
In New York, men who travel far into
foreign wilds every year or two and
risk their lives hunting elephants,
tigers and lions. 1t is a pastime as
expensive as 1t is dangerous, yet there
Is a fascinati about It that Is seldom
satisfied.
As rule the real hunters of big
game are modest about their exploits.
In fact, they seldom mention them ex-
cept to each other. One man, whose
speciality has always been elephants,
met fellow whose supreme Joy IN life
Is TO send the leaden burden of an
express rifle into the shining coats Of
man eating tigers.
~ hear you had a narrow escape
from a mad tusker," said the tiger hun
ter. Tell me about It."
Nothing much to TELL" returned the
other modestly. at was not the fault
Of the gun and l aimed true enough,
but there is no telling how to XIII
mad elephant for sure. This one
would not kill and came at me like an
express train. Well, | owe my life
to black man, but It's the last time"
you've had enough of elephant
hunting, them"
Not on account of my narrow es-
cape, however" said the other hunter.
1t was something that happened when
was coming over on the steamer.
cannot get the horror of those mo-
ments in the jungle out Of my head
and occasionally suffer from night
mare, in which a score of elephants
charge on me and I'm trampled into
a grease spot. | decided that a long
ocean voyage would clear the cobwebs
out of my mudded head and booked a
passage on the Colorado from Hull
Early one morning | was walked
from most terrible nightmare by a
noise on deck. | turned out of my
bunk to investigate. Looking out of
the portfolio the first thing saw was
the body OF an elephant floating on the
y r.
1t was quite too much for my dream
strained nerves and keeed over. I'm
afraid my elephant-hunting days are
over, for I've quite lost my nerve"
And the elephant alongside" ques-
toned the tiger hunter WAS that
just part Of your nightmare"
mo. Strange as it may seem, the
elephant was real, as We learned after
ward. II was the decomposing carcass
of lingo, the pet of the London ZOO
They were shipping him to New York
on the Georgia, you remember, when
he died from a broken heart, and they
buried him at sea. He would not stay
buried, however, and ioated to the
surface and our ship overlook him."
New York Tribune.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-08-14
sy THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.


There are hemit souls that live with
drawn In the place of their SELF
content,
There are souls like stars that dwell
apart In fellowless armament;
There are pioneer souls that blaze their
way where highways never ran
But let me live by the side Of the road
and be a friend of man
watch from my house by the side OF
the road, By the aide of the high
way Of life.
The men who press on with the ardor
of hope, and those who fan rant
with the strife;
But | turn not aside for their smiles or
their tears, both paris OF an in
finite plan,
Just let me live by the side OF the ROAD
and be friend Of man.
Just LET me live by the side OF the ROAD
where the race of men 20 by,
They are good. they are bad, they are
weak, they are strong, wise. fool
sh, and so am |;
Then why should | sir In the seorner
seat or hurl the cynic's banf
JUST let me live by the side OF the ROAD
and be friend Of man.
W e. Amin.