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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-12-07
FOR SALE

INoR sALE-oNE FOUR ROOM COTTAGE
aud lot 30 feet fr'I {. ioo feet deep. Also one
5 reom c ttage IS Get frOnt, 165 feet deep. aso
number af lots. rangiog from $50, up. Lots
fro 80 10 20 feet front aud l2O TO 217 feet deep.
apply to A. X. YOUNG'S store, corner first
aua Chesapeake Avenue. 6astpOrt. dim
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-12-07

TOR sALE-THRER LOTS AT EASTPORT'
L Nost des rahie locat on Apply, JAMES A
" Ito Farmers ! siiOnal haLk. 70 Nv
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-12-07

From all sources, exclusive OF the
postal service, the receipts Of the gov
ernment for the last fiscal year aggre-
gated $500, ,396G74. The expenditures
for the same period were $506,0990O7,
the surplus for the fiscal year being
$54, ,297, ,667. The indications are that
the surplus for the present fiscal year
will be very small, If indeed there be
any surplus. From July to November
the receipts from customs were, ap-
proximateIy, 100000 less than the
receipts from the same source for
corresponding portion last year Should
this decrease continue at the same ra-
ito throughout the fiscal year the sur
plus would be reduced by, approxi-
mately, $3O,000O00. Should the rev.
enue from customs suffer much fur
ther decrease during the fiscal year the
surplus would vanish. A large sur
plus IS certainly, undesirable. Two
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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-08

A petition has been sent to the arch.
bishop of Vienna by the Catholic
priests of Southern Austria for per.
mission to wear boards. One of the
reasons given for desiring this indul.
gence is that they are often mistaken
for strolling actors with their shaver
faces, and another is that many Of
them are suffering from preachers
sore throat" which they think flow.
ing boards will cure.
The priests do not say which of the
two evils annoy more, but they seem
to lay more stress upon the fact that
they are mistaken for actors. Catholic
clergymen wear boards more often
than is generally supposed Some OF
the monastic orders are bearded, and
whenever there is any good reason for
a priest letting his beard grow that
privilege is extended to him. In fact
the wearing of boards seems to be on
the increase among the Catholic priest
hood, while with the EpscOpalial
priesthood the contrary is the case.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-08

Frederick the Great, that political
economy and domestic economy are, as
sciences, closely interlinked and inter
dependent in their relations to the
state
While in France as United States
minister Thomas jefferson wrote re.
speeding the education of a daughter
who was with him in Paris: "Of do
nestle economy she can learn nothing
here, yet she must learn it somewhere,
as it is of more solid value than any
thing else" To his friend Peter Carr
he said: "A strong body makes
strong mind" Jefferson practiced his
preaching by subslsting mainly upon
simple natural foods, and he labored
Zealously all through his busy life for
the upbuildng of an American system
of education which should teach men
how to live in accordance with the
laws of nature. He died at the age Of
81, and he had not lost a tooth, nor
was one of them defective.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-08
Strenuous Life of the United States.

may be asked If American domestic habits have not
something T. do with the frequent breakdowns of Amer
In perhaps the majority of in cities
at least day admirably arranged give the
business whatever until he gets into bed
within observation that, in civilization
there three systems of living the ordinary working
day. There Is the French system which is that of the
continent Of Europe in generdf there is the English system
and there IS the American system The last combines tho
chief features of the other two The Englishman to
work late and away early but during working hours
works all the time His luncheon is light and
asIlV-perhaps his desk For this he makes up by
esurely breakfast and eisurey dinner while he has the
ay part of the morning and the latter part of the after
himself The Frenchman the other hand, goes
early and works hard till The American
apt underrate the energy with which the Frenchnan
works while he is working But at work ceases, and
he sits down abundant neal well cooked well served
and eaten with appetite and in peace.
After his dejeuner he has his petit verre, his smoke,
and perhaps of domlnoes cards while he dis
politics. the arts the topics of the day. He takes
his hours of refreshmen matter of course he has
prickngS of conscience at wasting time scachngs
Of heart lest else should get ahead of him
Even the laborer who in America his cold midday
meal in ditch behind pile of boards, generally sits
down in Europe to decent table, deftly served and,
his food has time to otherwise than
as the lower animals. Then, with mind cleared and
cheered and body strengthened and refreshed aborn
and business return their tasks work hard
and late. The American system, have said com
bnes the chief features of the other two The American
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-08
CO an AS FUEL.
Acre Of Corn Equals over Two Tons o.
Coal,

Acre Of Corn Equals over Two Tons o.
Coal,
Substitutes for coal have for many
years commanded attention and espe
cially so during the last eight or nine
months in the United States, with Goa,
prices at abnormal figures as result
of the anthracite miners strike last
year Peat and briquetted sawdust
wood oil and many other substances
have been under consideration and
among them also corn, this last partic
ularly having been spoken of as some;
thing quite new, though, as Il mattet
of fact, corn has for long time beer
used as fuel in the farming districts OF
the western sections of the United
States, and that. too. with very salts
factory results.
In a general way, it was recognized
there that when corn was abundant
and cheap and ccal was expensive the
former made cheaper fuel than the
latter, although no scientific determi
nation of their relative efficiency hat
been made until a short time ago
when tests were made by the Depart
ment of Agriculture of the University
OF Nebraska, says Casters Magazine
These showed, among other things
that of corn, which, if burned, viii
yield from 22,512O0O to 45,O24OO(
units, not counting the heat that coult
be obtained from the stalk. Since
a ton of good coal will give up from
about 2O,O0O,OO0 to 2G,00O,000 units, ar
acre of ground each year is capable OF
producing fuel which is equal to from
OS7 or 123 to La or 2.56 tons of coal
The stalk will probably increase this
amount by one-fourth or one-third
The experience gained from boiler
tests with corn fuel made it appear
doubtful whether corn would be d
practical fuel for the generation Of
power, unless it We're burned in some
special furnace that would insure tn,
perfect combustion of the volatile mat
ter which forms so large a percentage
Of the whole corn, and which is driver
off at a comparatively low heat. Somi
form of automatic stoker would alsS
be desirable, since the corn burns rap
idly and must be frequently fired, maxi
ing the work of the tiremen very ardu
| Gus, and at the same time tending ID
cause incomplete combustion by the
| excess Of cold air entering through
the fire door. Undoubtedly corn may
at times, be cheap and economical
fuel for domestic use. 1t is cleaner
ana more easily handled than coal ant
contains but very small amount OF
ash. 1t burns rapidly with an intens,
heat, and this is apt to be destructive
to the cast-iron Innings of the stove
Here, again, therefore, some specia
form of lire-boN, that will not be in
jured by the heat, and that will util
TIE as much of the heat as possible
| should be used.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-08
LAW OF FIFTY AND SIXTY.
Row a Southern Judge Broke Up the
Pistol Carrying Habit.

Row a Southern Judge Broke Up the
Pistoi-Carryiur Habit.
Speaking CT pistol totcrs in soms
OF the states Of the South said man
from Tennessee, reminds me Of q
jurlst famed in the history Of the
western part of my state because OF
an arbitrary rule laid down by him,
which has been since accepted by all
the judges who followed him. 1t now
has all the force of law promulgated
Ivy the supreme lawmaking power of
the State. Fifty and sixty as they
call it, is n law in West Tennessee,
ana has been law i'm that region
since the days of John lIarrgan, whd
was for some time judge on the
criminal court i'm shelby County.
Judge Ilarrl%au made up his mind
10 break M the habit of carrying pts.
tolls. 70 do this he established tho
rule of filming every man caught with
n pistol on his person $50 and sending
him to the county workhouse for sixty
days. During his whole administra4
ton he never departed from this rule.
Every man caught with pistol, no
matter who he was. was fined $50 and
sent to the workhouse for sixty days!
He had to serve the sixty days at hard
labor too. Harrigan would not turn
him out. There was no power that
could get him out. As n result of thd
enforcement of this rulc plsto-totng
showed a vast decrease in that Sec
ton.
II recall one case where a prCmi+
nent, well-to-dO young man of Arkanl
sas was arrested for carrying a pistol
He was given fifty and sixty. The
Governor of Arkansas, the two United
STAKES Senators, Congressman and 9TH
er influential mon tried to get the
judge to temper the judgment, but he
would not do it. Breaking rule de.
stroys it. he said, and he stuck to it
Some time afterward Il young man
walked up to Judge Harrigan in the
rotunda of a Memphis hotel. Isn't
this, Judge Harrig.n? said the young
man. NO, sir said the judge, I am
John Harrigan. But you arc the Grim
nal court judge aren't youY persisted
the young man. Il am when on the
BENCH said the judge, but here an6
elsewhere out of the courtroom l am
John Harrigan.' He had recognized
the young man from the beginning
BY the way, judge, said the young
man directly, while they were talking
across a table, that fifty and sixty
rule of yours is all right, for it broke
me of a very bad habit, that of car
rying pistol everywhere | went The
same thing might have been said by
many young men who had been broken
of the same habit in the same way
| New Orleans Times-Democrat
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-08
Anxious to Please,

Now see here" said the man who
called himself particular" and whom
the outside world called "fussy," to the
restaurant waiter II want you to pay
attention, and serve things exactly as
| say, or l sha'n't eat them, and what's
more, sha'n't pay for them"
"Ycs, sir" said the waiter, head bent
forward, face devoid of any sort of
expression.
II want toast, well toasted, but not
burned, buttered while it's hot, set in
the oven for one minute, then served"
Yes, sir. Well done, not burned,
buttered hot, set in oven one minute,
serve"
"And coffee, strong, clear, hot, but
not scaldng'
Yes, sir. Black, hot, no scald,"
"And steak-sirloin, thick but not too
thick, well done but not Overdone."
Eyes. sir Medium sirloin, medium
brol."
And two eggs, new-laid eggs, fried
on one side only"
yes, sir Two, fresh fried, on-on
which side, slr?'
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-08

There are million jokes, more o.
less, about accidents to high silk hats
The New York Times tells new one
which has to do with a French opera
hat-one of those made with springs,
so that it collapses and may be car
ried fiat under the arm or showed con.
venicntly out of the way.
Uncle Frank was showing one OF
these opera hats to little Dorothy. She
let it spring open once or twice and
was much delighted
The day after, Uncle Frank bought
a new silk hat Of the shiny, non-col
lapsiblo kind, and sent it home, Whel
a went to his room that night, littl,
Dorothy came running along the hal
with what looked like a black accor
dion.
80 Uncle Frank" she said "this on
goes awfully hard! l had to sit on II
but even now cant get 1t half-shut
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-08
RESULT OF SIMPLE HABITS
Of Great Men Contributed Greatly to
Their Success in Life.

Benjamin Franklin, who is famed
for his discovery that lightning is cleo
tricity, and who introduced the Amer
lean colonla! postal system, and who
Furthermore, as will be remembered,
served America at the court of France
as minister plenlpotenLiary, was one
of the leaders of early modern times
laws, and not the least in domestic
science. His first maxim was: Eat
not to dullness; drink not to elevation"
reports the London Catering World.
Even in his youth his mind was filled
with schemes for self-regulation and
guidance, and he set before him the
task of acquiring the habitude of GER
tain cardinal virtues based upon sim
pie living and habits of thought. His
constant effort was to better the con-
dition of mankind, and his methods
were intensely practical.
The record of the life of Abraham
Lincoln is tracved back to that time
when he was seen sitting on a rail
fence in one of Americas small West.
ern villages, with law book in one
hand and with piece Of maize bread
in the other. Abraham Lincoln was a
man of simple habits, and his great
ness was to no small extent dependent
upon that carly simplicity and good
mess which gave strength to con
science, mind and body.
Frederick the Great fostered above
lHll agriculture and the civilizations OF
fruits and vegetables. His endeavol
to benefit his people was based upon
the natural laws pertaining to thcil
health and simple happiness. lie rec
ognl2cd the sAr, ever since clear t
the minds of the leaders of the Ger
mans, that the body is the basis ant
must be simple and completely nour
ished in order to perfect the soldier
| statesman or the peasant.
BiSmarckS great work had for 1T
basis the recognition Of the simpl,
laws of nature. He followed them
and, as a result these came about
new manhood and new womanhood
first in Prussia, and later in the EN-
p,ce, Blsmalck's natural and acquire,
astuteness taught him, as simila
perception and reasoning had laugh
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-08

old age no longer prevents mai
from getting into the government serv,
ice as a laborer. President Roosevelt
has removed the ban. The old man,
so long held as pitiable supernu'
merary, is to have a chance. Hair dye
and wrinkle removers are no longer to
make the man. We call this the ago
of young men. Roosevelt himself,
SchWab, Marconi and a lot of other
young men who have leaped into high
places are material evidences that Tho
vigOr of youth is an irresistible force
But this age is not peculiar in this re
spect. Every age has had its emil
nent young men. The world cannot
overlook David, Alexander Napoleon,
Byron. Nor can the world forget that
brilliant careers have generally been
brief Meteoric flights are short-lived.
They may for the moment cause tho
steady old fixed stars to pale in com.
parison, but in the long run it is the
fixed stars that give light to the world.
Kipling once said that no man is fiji
to write a novel until he is 40. Up
! to that time, he explained, a mans
| human sympathies are not sufficiently
developed, his control of himself and
his grasp of affairs are not sufficiently
| secure for him to comprehend and por,
| tray the deeper forces of life. Brilliant
books come from men under 40. But
| the books that stay with us, as a per.
| petual source of inspiration and hu.
man sympathy, are, nine times out OF
ten, written by older men. A Pitts.
burg iinancier has Just declared that
of the 800 richest men in America mol
fifty made their fortunes before 40
He said that there is an instructive
feeling among tinancicrs that thu
young man, however successful hi
may have proved and however bril-
liant his proposed scheme may be
he is not to be implicitly trusted Hi
character is not fully made up. Their
may at any moment develop some ia
tai flaw. He is apt to fly to pieces
But the man who has steadily pursue,
paths of success until the fortieth mile
stone has been passed has a firm foot
ing. He is a ripe man. OF him ar
required no references. Statistics shoy
that over 90 per cent of America
business men fail. Most of the fai
ures are by young men. A little sue
cess has caused them to overestimat
their powers. They grasp more tina
they can hold.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-08

The operator in a telegraph Office has
many chances for the observation of
varying phases of human nature If he
chooses to make the best of them.
a young woman stepped to the desk,
and asked in a trembling voice for tel
egraSh blanks. She wrote upon one,
tore it in halves, wrote a second, which
she treated in the same way, and at
last a third. This last she handed to
the operator with a feverish request
that he would hurry it,"
This he did, and after she had gone
he read the other two for his own
amusement,
The first was, "All is over. l never
wish to see You again."
The second read, "Do not write or
try to see me at present"
The third was, "Come at once. Can
you take next train? Please answer"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-08

to work early, like the Frenchman like t, .,.cu
he works hard like the Frenchman, he works ale
but like the Engshman, he takes time to himself al
midday His luncheon is the merest Snack it is often
cooked badly and served worse is oftener STILL perhaps
dawn from paper in his pocket and not served at all
AS for any intellectual repose mental distraction from
the very idea would be laughed From the
of setting forth to the moment of return mind and body
alike deprived of their proper nourshment ard rest
is scarcely strange therefore, that Europe should be rich
In elegant American widows and orphans and the church
yards at home too full of young mems gravesIIarpers
Weekly
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-08

The exports from the United States
to Canada for the fiscal year just end
ed will amount to about $125,00000O.
This shows a gain of over $12.000,0OO
as compared with the preceding II
months. The imports from Canada
for the year just ended were about
$55,000,000. In proportion to popula-
ton the people of Canada are by far
the best customers of all the foreign
nations of the world for the merchants
and manufacturers of the United
States.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-08

root and i'm branches. Another tree has
been planted. which is already begin.
mig TO oyershadow the Cd one.
FriondllncsS was It's seed aud peace Is
It's fruit Nations seem to be teaching
out the rricndly hand to one another
instead VI shaking the menacing fist
The King Of Great Britain not Iona
ago returned the visit TO England 81
the King of Portugal and extended
hia visit TO Rome, where he called on
Victor Emmanuel Aud although he Is
the official head Of the Protestant
Church Of England he had friendly
interview with the Pope Then he was
nation, ana President LOubet soon az,
tcrward returned the call The wei,
come of the English king in France
ANA Of the French President in Eng.
land was so hearty. and the expires.
suus Of respect so sincere, that one
might almost forget that there were
every any serious differences between
the governments they represent. The
spirit Of cancellation which seems to
pcrvadc the ioreign offices in the con.
tincntal capitals, under the lead OF
King Edward, is manifested in the do.
nestle affairs Of Great Britain. Thd
king recently informed parliament
tary committee that he regarded IT az
a patriotic duty to respect the wishes
of the tenants in framing the pro.
visions of the Irish land purchase bill,
AS further evidence Of his friendlincss
lie, with his queen, visited Ireland,
The present International amity differs
from the friendlness for the United
states which the powers fastened to
manifest after the successful termina.
ton of the Spanish war; but even that
was evidence of the new spirit. IL
former times the rising of n new pow
or in the world was followed by q
combination of the other powers IL
IN effort to crush 1t. There will be
wars yet; but the time Is surely com
ing when war shall be no more.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-08

The industrious man, the plain
everyday kind, we mean, gets to his
work early. Three hours later the man
of marked executive ability drops in to
see that the Industrious man keeps
steadily at work. If everything is go
ing well the man of marked executive
ability leaves for the day, for there is
no need for n display of his peculiar
qualities. If everything is going i'll
the man of marked executive ability
quits at once in order that his reputa-
ton may not be compromised by his
presence.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-08
what They Cal Living in Kans,s.

How is this for a young man sticking
to his last? Henry Rolon, aged "a
who lives eleven miles northeast o
Atchison, has never been on a railroa,
train, has never seen a circus nor
circus parade, has never been inside
theater, has never been more thai
twelve miles from home, has ncve
tasted liquor except as n medicine an,
has been on street ear only twice T.
his life. When Rololf comes to tow
he makes the trip in and back in tn
morning, getting home in time to Sc
his fathers dinner The elder Roloi
and his son have no women folks an
the young man does the cooking, wash
ing, ironing and housework generally
-Atchlson Globe. ..,..
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-08

According to the Mother Goose
rhyme it was the king and not the
queen who was in the countinghouse
counting out his money We do differ
emily in the United States Twenty
two women were recently employed
for month in the Treasury Depart
ment, counting the bills in the re-
serve vaults. The amount which they
, handled was $4O3, 100000, and they
found that the sum was just what it
should have been. 1t is not known
whether the king who had the black
bird pie for dinner found his treas
ury in so satisfactory a condition.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-08

Your most delightful acquaintance is
the man who grows on you. You know
people in plenty who do not gain your
appreciation; every time you meet
them they seem more shallow and
more petty than before. Indeed, there
are times when your discoveries of
inner character within the circle of
your associations run so much to the
revelation of paluiness that you feel
in danger of being compelled to dis
count all human nature as a decelv-
ing sham. But the man who grows
on you saves you from synicism
Every day you are finding in him
some factor of manhood that you had
not expected; every day he proves In
new test to have resources of
strength upon which you have not
counted in your estimate Of him.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-08

The lock to be placed in the Danube
oder Canal will be 1871 feet high, and
the highest in the world. The Austrian
minister of commerce has offered
prizes of 100000, 10000 and $4,000
crowns for the best plans for it.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-08

A German non-commissioncd officer
has been punished for brutally treat
ing private soldiers. But then Il non
commissioned officer is not burdened
with maintaining the traditions and
honor of the army.