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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04
Gave siqnals AGAINST Yale.

A fact that has just leaked out and
IS yet unknown to the thousands who
witnessed the last Harvard Yale
game, with the exception of a few
players and coaches, is that Carl Mar
shall did not captain the Cambridge
team in that contest.
The eleven acted under the orders
of Bowditch, and Bowdtch alone was
responsible for the signals of play.
In every instance the little quarter
back, whose work had been SO severe
ly criticised during the season. took
the signal from Bowditch before
shouting it to the backs and forwards.
AS a result, relieved of the RESPONSE
bility Of captain, Marshall showed his
only true form of the year. For this
quarter of undoubtedly excellent play
Ing caliber it was a luckless moment
when he was chosen captain. Lead
ership hopelessly handicapped his
work and he knew it, and gladly gave
up his uthority-because he knew
that under Bowditch there would be
a better chance of winning the Yale
game.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04
Is There Life in Metals?

\ distinguished Hindoo scientist.
Jagadis Chunder Bose, professor of
science in the Calcutta university, has
asserted that the true test of life in
an object is ITS capacity to respond
to external stimulus-in other words.
its irrtability or sensitiveness-and it
is claimed that, according to this
test, there is no essential difference
between animals and metals, that It
bar of iron, in fact, is as irritable and
sensitive as the human body. Furth-
er, he says a bar of iron can be killed
that is, deprived of it's sensitive
ness forever just as an animal or,
ganism can be killed.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04

ceive Immediately $1O,OOOOC0, and an.
nually, after nine years, the sum of
$25O,OOO. The United States receives
from Panama the grant of a strip of
land five miles wide upon each side of
the canal! We are also to become
sponsors for the continuance of good
order throughout the new republic.
The total excavation yet to be done
is estimated at about 95,O0O,OOO cubic
yards not including the work at the
hohio dam and the Gigantic spillway.
The completion OF the canal to a depth
of thirty-SiX feet from ocean to ocean,
a distance of forty-nine miles, is eX-
pected to cost about S145, GOO. YES
sells will navigate this channel at
rate, including lockage, of four miles
per hour. All sailing craft will be
tOwed not only through the canal, but
upon the Pacific side for a long dis
lance out to sea.
The aggregate probable tonnage is
placed at about 100000 tons. Of
this business twenty per cent will con-
siGt of coal. To what extent the canal
will prove profitable, above the cost
of administration, cannot now be
stated. The SueZ canal, under Brit
ish control, repays its cost every five
years.--From What We Are Buying
at Panama by Frank H. Taylor, in
February BoOllove"s Magazine.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04
HAS LOST HIS HOLD.
Hugh Mclaughlin No Longer Brook
Ign Democratic Boss.


Ign Democratic Boss.
Hugh Mclaughlin, the venerable
Brooklyn democratic leader, has gone
to Florida for his annual visit. On
such occasions in former years
great crowd of retainers accompanied
him to the boat, but there was no
such demonstration this year, The
old man has lost his political grip
and now there are few so poor to do
him reverence" Two or three of his
oldest friends went along. He will
not return until about April /, and
Democrats who follow the ancient
leaders movements with some inter
est took the fact Of his absence until
that time as an indication that he has
no intention of participating in the
spring primaries or conventions to
elect delegates to the national con
ventiOn.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04

Thoroughbred blood from the bluest
veins Of some of Americas most noted
turf performers of the past is repre-
scented in the list of unnamed 2-year-
olds which Ed Corrigan will campaign
on western tracks next summer, a list
of which is furnished by the nomina-
tions made to the New Memphis
Jockey clubs stakes. In addition to
the youngsters bred by Corrigan him
self from his own fine Land of brood
mares, there are several colts and fill
lies on the list given which were bred
in England but foaled in this coun-
try.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04

Young Corbett, it is rumored, will
marry and settle down This, of
course, is a commendable resolution,
but can the young admirer OF the
bright lights stick to such a resolve
for any length of time? Probably he
can--if he gets the right kind OF a
wife. There are many boxers now
in the profession whose wives govern
their affairs with rigid hand, and
these are the men who will have
ample means when they retire,-Chi-
cago Inter Ocean.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04
LITTLE FELLOW WAS BRAVE.
Making of a Hero in Nine-YearOld
Buffalo Boy.

Heroism is not confined to grown
men and women; it frequently crops
out in children. Recently a little girl
in Buffalo was so badly burned that
it was necessary to graft 24O square
inches Of skin on her body to save
her life Many of her schoolmates.
boys and girls, volunteered to supply
the cuticle from their own bodies.
The first volunteer to be taken into
the operating room was a boy 8 years
old, who refused to give his name. He
said he was little Zip" and that
Belle would know" The surgeon
removed three inches of SKIN from
his arm and the boy almost tainted
from pain, while the tears rushed to
his eyes. Then he turned to the sur,
geon and said IF it will help Belle
you can take another slice off me-"
Little Zip" has a brave and stout
heart. There's the making of hero
in that boy.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04
THINKS 1T A FALSE STEP.
Minister DepIores Entry of Women
Into Commercial World.

DR.. Edwin II. Dell, pastor of st,
Matthew'S Lutheran church, Philadel-
phia, addressed the Young Women's
Christian association of that city this
week and rather astonished his hear
ers by saying; Il regret that women
has ever entered this hard race FOR
making money. am sure that some
thing of the fneness of her nature is
lost when she enters the bartering
world of commercialism Her finer
nature is submerged in the strife for
money and personal advancement"
This was particularly unpleasant doc
trine for DR.. Delk's audience, as one
of the associations chief objects is
to look after and protect selfsupport-
ing women.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04

ster, Madden made the offer to w.
e. Phillips, who trains the colt for
Fred Cook. Several days ago John A.
Drake is reported to have made an
offer for English Lad, but this was
afterward denied. Later Johnny Fay,
the Louisville turfman, tried to buy
the colt, but did not succeed. All
wanted the colt in order to have a
good chance to win the Kentucky Der
by next spring. If Madden secures
HIM, however, he will send him East,
and he will not start in the Derby.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04
DEFEAT FOR VAST TRUST.
Citizens of Small Ohio Town Stand
by Their Neighbor.

Backed up by the citizens of Char
don, a little town near Cleveland
Thomas Hossler, driver of an indie
pendent oil wagon for two years, has
been carrying on war with the Stand
ard Oil company. At different times
the mammoth concern has sent rival
wagons into the town, Offering to sell
considerably below any figure Hossler
could reach and make living. The
citizens stuck to the independent deal
er and in each case the Rockefeller
octopus has been forced out of the
small field. Hossler says triumphant
ly: "A man who has his neighbors
behind him cant be beaten by an
old millionaire"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04
"Parson's" Scheme Prospers.

A movement to organize national
boxing association to classify weights,
etc, which was started by Charles e.
Davies of New Orleans and 7. S. An
drews of Milwaukee two weeks ago,
is meeting with greater success than
expected, and the indications now are
that the association will be formed.
Favorable replies have been received
from cities in the east. middle west,
south and west. 1t is probable that
the meeting will be called for Pitts
burg Feb. and 7. A definite call will
be sent out within week or two.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04
brakeman becomes Millionaire.

John A. Bunting, while brake
man on the Southern Pacific a few
years ago, bought some land in the
Kern river district of Texas. When
the oil excitement arose in that sec
ton he secured options on some more
land, which he held until it became
the center of attraction. Then he
sold at his own price retaining some
of the most valuable He is new be
lieved to be a millionaire,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04
Pastor Gives Up Salary.

A mild sensation was caused in
Warren Avenue Baptist church, Mil
waukee, by the announcement that
for three years past, and entirely un-
known to the greater part of those
who habitually attend the church, the
pastor, Rev. Herbert S. Johnson, has
donated every cent of his salary
$4,000 a year-toward defraying the
current expenses of the church and
carrying on its benevolent work.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04

Mrs. Benjamin Harrison recently
visited the reform school for boys in
Plainfeld, Ind, and became interested
in a colored lad named Alexander
Baker who had Neon sent there as an
incorrigible Mrs. Harrison was con
WINGED that he would respond to kind
ly influence and when he was paroled
took him to her home, where he will
be trained as a house servant.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04
Cans Wins from FitzaeraId.

Before a crowd of 1000 people at
the Armory at Detroit, Jan. 70, Joe
Cans of Baltimore defended the title
of lightweight champion against Will
lie Fitzgerald of Brooklyn and won in
a common canter. 1t was a good bout
all the way through, but the colored
boy was too clever for Willie, and
scored a half dozen knockdowns dur
ing the contest.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04

Out at Miller, S. d.. woman des-
perado has awed the town and kid.
mapped Wilbur Quirk, a drug clerk, We
extend cur sympathy to Wilbur and
emphaticslly protest that the Miller
woman is carrying the leap year bust.
ness too far.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04
Athletics Pay at Michiqan.

That the University of Michigan
athletics are profitable is shown by
the reports at the annual meeting. The
financial statement shows that from
Jan. 16 of last year there We're S51,-
134.99 taken in as Michigans share of
gate receipts in all branches. The to-
tai expenditures were $45,36367, in
Guiding $4,000 set apart for the new
brick wall about Ferry field.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04
Fox to Coach Purdue.

Negotiations between Athletic Di.
rector Cults of Purdue and Captain
Jimmy Collins of the Boston American
league baseball team, have been sew
cred and it is understood that Col
Inns will coach another university
team, and Captain Billy Fox Of the
Indianapolis American association
team will coach the boIermakers.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04

Mr.. Howells thinks that authors
ought to form a union. When they do,
every member will doubtless have to
pledge himself not to work more than
twenty-four hours a day.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04

A big deal is on for the purchase of
English Lad, the winter favorite for
the Kentucky Derby, which will be
run May @ English Lad belongs to
Fred Cook, the st. Louis bookmaker.
The colt is now at Churchill Downs,
and John f. Madden, the Lexington
turfman, offered $4,000 Tor the young
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04

Adolph c. G. Anderson sustained
his reputation as champion skater Of
Illinois by winning the feature event,
the one-mile race in the tournament
conducted by the Northwest Skating
club at Garfield park, Chicago. Ander-
son went the mile in 3:05, and won
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04

What war costs nowadays is shown
the Japanese government has on hand
$500 600 000-"enOugh to sustain a
short, sharp contest"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04

Thirty thousand orders for automo.
biles have been placed with Ameri-
can manufacturers for thiAEear, The
horseless age may not be in fight but
the good roads age is.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04
Worlds Record for Oakland.

John A. Scott, an outsider, won the
Adam Andrew selling stakes from
Jockey Club by a head at Oakland
Jan. 1G, and broke the worlds record
for six and a half furlongs. He COY.
cred the distance in 1:lSl-2, the pre-.
vious mark being 1885, made by
Jane Holly at Washington park.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04

A farmers wife at Dgifield has
given seventeen shillings to the church
missionary society, proceeds of eggs
laid on Sundays. London Daily
Mail.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04

There is young man in PCnnsylva-
MIA who has attended Sunday school
1900 times without missing a Sun.
day. He ought to be eligible for a
good job in the Standard Oil Office.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04

When a woman gets so she doesn't
care about the size of her feet and
turns her attention entirely to her
soul, you can set it down that old age
is creeping on.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04

Now it is announced that the Span
ish sailors, and not Dewey sunk
SPANS ships at Manila. Presumably
the Spaniards saw that one o. the
fleets must be sunk and vita true
Castilian courtesy decided that it
should not be that of the visitors.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04

President Harper who says that
"the bright student is almost always
lazy" probably feels that he could
point out number of students who
are cultiyating reputation for bright.
ness.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04

A Frenchman on Long Island has
discovered an "infallible opposite" to
The mosquito, which he promises, will
exterminate that pest. After it has
eaten up all the mosquitoes, what will
It do next?
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04

A Chicago woman's club has in
some mysterious way discovered that
modern poetry is all down at the heel.
Poets are, of course, seldom we'll
hGeled.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04

Louisville Ky, claims first rank
among the cities of the world as
tobacco manufacturing center. Pc.
oria comedies this, but insists that
tobacco is only one of the necessaries
of life
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04

The New York Judge who has refus.
ed to declare that a marriage is Illegal
because it is loveless will, of course,
he condemned, regardless of contempt
of court, by all romantic people.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04

A New York man committed suicide
rather than undergo an operation for
appendicitis. He must have been
afraid the doctors could do something
worse than kill him.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04

A West Virginia marksman has
been fined $25 for killing his rival in
love. Which seems a reasonably cheap
price when you come to think of it.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04

Probably it would be rude TO in
quire how much Alfred Austin has to
pay to get those things of his printed.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04

The man who wears the corset vest
must not be offended if real men call
him sister.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04

David Observation-Disclosures
has been appointed postmaster in
Hawaii. Let us hope that Dawes
administration will be o. X.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04

Look out for the pneumonia germ,
which is hiding around the corner
ready to pounce upon you.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04

Hall Caine has nervous prostration.
Now perhaps he knows how most OF
the people who have seen his plays
suffered.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04

College songs, it seems, are not as
popular MS college football, The Yale
gloe club lost $1,000 on its Christmas
trip out west.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04

So many automobiles seem to be
determined to soar among the stars
that some of them might, perhaps, be
usefully converted into airships.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04

The Chicago COW who had sixteen
ounces of pins concealed about her
person was plainly a perfect lady
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04

Gen. Uribe.Uribc threatens to
march against us, but we shall prob
ably be able to make a stand against
both of him.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04

What is the use of vacation that
only means harder work afterward to
catch up with your work?
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04

Russia may not like the looks of
the husky persons that are pattng
Japan on the back.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04

A bear is running at large in New
Jersey. The citizens are in hot pur-
suit of the animal and if caught it will
he Incorporated.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04

from Harry L. Roddy. who finished
second; Harry E. Halvorsen, who
came in third, and H. V. Nelson, A. C.
Engh, and Edward Hansen.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04
(PORTlIyG y
= - WORLD

211A; Beuzetta, 2:OG2l Blonda Red
wood, 2:OSA; Brentwood, 2:15; Bell
Bird, 2:22; Courier, 2:15; Edna
Cook, 2:12; Hal Pointer, 2:04la; King
Charles, 2:OSA Lou Vaughn, 2:O9A;
Pixley 2:OS14 Rilma, 2:091a; Seneca
See, 2:11A; The Merchant, 2:13A;
The Swift, 2:O9H, and Vendor, 2:11&.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-04
Trottinq Neurology Of 1908,

Among the best record horses that
died during 1903 were, Arch W.,
The evening world., 1904-02-24
Butcher Says He Gave $4,000
to Men Who Declared They
Could Get Early. Returns from
the Race Tracks.
ESCORTED TO A ROOM
AND MET THE "0PERAT0R."
The Old Story Then Followed,
and When FiIbert Found His
Money Gone He Promptly Ap-
peaIed to the Police.

In the rear tenement occupied by
Henry Filbert. his wife n seven chill
dren, at No. 1T9 Varlck street, all was
woe to-day. for the savings OF fifteen
years had disappeared. They had gone
in a scheme which promised to make
the family wealthy. the old familiar
overlapping game. the police say.
Filbert has a little butcher shop at
No. 81 Beach street. A week ago two
strangers entered the shop and engaged
the butcher in conversation. Tn threS
quickly became friends.
Then, as If o~verpowered by their
liking for Filbert, the two strangers
are said to have offered to let him
In on "A good thing"
The butcher is said to have fallen
TO the bait. One OF the men. said to
be Charles Schrewster, of No. 1888 Am
sterdam avenue. confided to Hilbert
hat his brother was an employee of
n telegraph company and received
early news OF winning horses at the
race tracks. He would hold back the
result OF certain races from the pool
rooms and Filbert and his friends
would make untold amounts or money.
But the scheme would take at least
tO'VIV. SS II Hul Dtitu, lliS was JUST
the sun Filbcrt had managed to save
after years of toll and se~lf-denial.
On Feb. IL, Filbert is said to have &C
companied Schrewster and another man
named Samuel l.. Cru, or No. S24 Am
lerdam avenue, to a room in n house
On Forty-fourtn street. between Sixth
avenue and broadway. There was n
table with Il telegraph instrument on 1t
ticking away, and a man sitting at the
table. To him Hilbert was. introduced,
and to him Filbert says he gave his
sc. 900.
After a few moments of waiting there
was a vigorous ticking OF the instru-
ment OF the tab.e. The man wrote
something on a piece OF paper which he
handed to Fllbert.
Your horse lost" he said. CURLY.
Hilbert was stunned at first, and then
began to make objections.
you'd better shut up or you'll be
thrown out" the man said, and. as the
butcher. frantic at losing his LIES saw
ings. continued to object. he was pushed
After a while Filbert complained to
the police. and Detectives Duffy and
Cronin were put on the case. They
located Cru and Schrewster last
night ~ their homes. and arrested
them. They were taken to the Leonard
Street Police Station, where they were
charged with larceny. They were later
released in $3.50 bail each, furnished
by John Murray, Of No. % Manhattan
avenue.
In Centre Street Court to-day MaRis-
trate MAYO refused to hold the men or
the butchers complaint.
The evening world., 1904-02-24
Motorman Failed to See Rear
i End Lights Of Train That Was
Shifting from One Track to
Another.
PASSENGERS SHAKEN
UP AND INJURED.
Officials Say Crew of Cars
That Were Struck Were Shift
ing Lights from One End to
the Other.

Another collision in which a number
" passengers were injured more or
less seriously has been added to the
record of the Lexington avenue line
Of the h. r. 7. n" and to-day is
heing Investigated TO find out why til"
motorman of the electric train did
not. as he claims. see any lights on the
rear end Of n steam train intb he
smashed full tilt.
a similar collision. which cost tho
lives OF three railway employees. oc-
cured about n month ago. At that
time the cause assigned for the motor
mans failure to see the relr-cnd lights
of p steam train was the thick
weather and the great volume of stearn
blowing across the track frhm a yard
where n number of live locomotives
were lying.
The latest accident occurred near
the Van Siclen avenue station. An
East New York steam train a just
discharged all of its passengers and
was ready TO start on the return trim
toward Broadway ferry hen a Cypress
Hills motor train crashed into 1t.
All of the injured were on the Cypress
Hills traIn, with tho exception OF JOIN
MiddIeton, the locomotive driver. who
was knocked out bI MS CAP. lie SuS-
famed injuries TO his back and head.
Notormnn Cornelius Winters. who
saws he did not see any rear end lights
and tina he vas proceeding under a
clear signal" escaped injury. but he
can't understand the miracle. He was
shot out OF his car and picked UP on
the structure some distance from the
Florence Love. of No. 479 Ridgewood
Venue, who was in the second car, has
Il broken jaw. and internal injuries.
Alexander 3: McDonaldv OF No. 81 Gin
ton avenue. who rode in the front car.
has an injured back and limbs. Edna
Louise Wight. OF No. 549 Railroad ave
nue.. who was in the front car with her
mother, has an Injured chest and hack
The mother Is suffering from shock. .
Frank Often, conductor OF the motor
train. WIN was calling out tlc station
at the time of the collision. was cut bv
flying glass and badly bruised. MANY
others. say the police Of the Liberty
avenue station. were cut by glass. All
of the injured were removed 10 Their.
homes In carriages.
Traffic was not opened up on the line
until shortly before the rush hour to-
day. An unofficial explanation OF the
cause of the collision says tina the
steam train was about 10 be switched
to the centre track and the crew was
changing the lights from ono end to the
other. and that was why Winters did
not know of the danger ahead of him.