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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-25
EUGENE FIELDS GOOD JOKE.
Mortified Hostess Thought Priceless
Crockery Was Broken.

S'SSNS'y was SlONNis
At a recent dinner in this city
good story was told of Eugene Field
by a relative. II never knew any.
body who enjoyed joke like Eugene
Field" he said He would go to
any length to play one. too. One
evening he was the guest OF n Chi
cago society woman, who was giving
an elaborate dinner party in the
humorist's honor. On seating them
selves the guests greatly admired the
beautiful Bohemian wineglasses on
the table. They were costly, the
hostess having spent n small fortune
in collecting them. After the com.
pany had adjourned to the drawing
room Field excused himself, but soon
appeared bearing a tray full of the
Bohemian ware. After making little
speech Mr., Field presented each guest
with wineglass, saying the hostess
had asked him to do so. However.
after allowing the guests to possess
the goblets about fifteen minutes, the
humorist told them it was all n joke
and collected the glasses again. He
had just made his exit through the
portieres when terrible crash was
heard. All that could be seen of Field
were his feet. Coming in very shame
facedly, he made profound apology
to his hostess for his awkwardness,
and the whole company was feeling
sorry for him when in walked the
butler with the tray of Bohemian ware
unbroken. 1t had all been arranged
between Field and the butler before
dinner. 1t was cheap tray of ware
that had been crifced.-Chicago
RecordHerald.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-25
HONOR TO THE DEAD.
Impressive Services over the Remains
of Senator Hanna.


WASHINGTON-ln the presence OF
the grief stricken family, of many
friends whose sorrow was scarcely
less pronounced. of the senate and
house of representatives. of digni.
taries from all the other branches OF
the government and of the represent.
atives of most of the foreign powers.
funeral services over the remains OF
the late Senator Marcus A. Hanna oc.
Cured Wednesday in the senate cham,
Der. the scene of his most recent aC-
tivitles and of his entire official life.
The spectacle was imposing and
quite in harmony with the public es-
innate of the great mans services to
his country and the world.
The ceremony was dignifled and
simple, in consonance with his char
acter The senate chamber lent it.
self naturally to the occasion. 1t
was practically barren of decoration,
and the dark furniture heavy walls
and subdued light were quite in keep
ing with the sorrowful proceedings
which were the occasion of the gath
ering.
Seldom has a more distinguished
body of people been collected in Wash
ington to do honor either to the living
or the dead, and rarely has there
been Witnessed here a more impress
sive proceedings. The floor of the
chamber was filed with the represent
atives of the official life of the ma
tional capital, the galleries with peo.
pie from all the higher walks of so.
ciety, including the families Of Off.
Gals and many persons of distinction
in the professional and business
world
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-25
RUSGlA AND MR.. HAYS NOTE.
A Favorable Response Likely to ee
Sent Soon

ST. PETERSBURG 49, Information
has been received at the foreign Office
that Secretary Hays proposition to
limit the war operations is considered
practicable, and that response will
soon be forthcoming. Niceroy AleXi-
eff is being consulted regarding the
matter and the authorities are doubt
less waiting an indication as to how
the proposition will be received by the
Japanese.
The sympathetic reception given by
the powers to Mr.. Hays note and the
representations the powers have made
here have undoubtedly had a good eff
feet upon official opinion and the Rus
sian government shows more friend
ly spirit toward the direct representa-
lions made by the United States. The
American government is now pressing
for an answer to the request that
United States army officers be allowed
eff is being consulted regarding tn
atoms, but it is explained that Vice
roy AleXieff, to whom the request was
made, has not yet replied.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-25
CARS SHIPS RAID COAST.
Traffic Between Hakodatc andAomori
Suspended.

YOKOHAMA-The four Russian
cruisers which sunk the Arouar Maru
had first appeared in the Tsugaru
strait on the 18th, oscorting a trans
port from Vladivostock. Another
steamer the Zeensho Maru, also met
the Russian cruisers, but escaped
from them. All traffic between Hako-
date and AOmori has been suspended
owing to the Russian raiders. Great
Indignation is felt here over the sink
ing of commercial steamer, and it.
is believed to be violation of the
laws of warfare.
Japanese troops are reported to
have landed $1,000 strong at Dove bay
last Wednesday and to have been re-
pulsed by Russians in hand-to-hand
fight.
General Litevitch has been appoint
ed to supreme command of the Rus
sian army i'm Manchuria.
COssacks put 40 of a landing party
Of 600 Japanese to death By the sword
at Talienwan.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-25
The Hour to Dine.

Englishmen In Queen Elizabeth's
time dlned at IL a. m, and Shakes
peare rung up the curtain at the Globe
theater at l p. m, the performance
ending between and o'clock. BY
the time of Charles H. dinner had ad-
vanced to 1 O'Clock, and the play be.
gan at 3 p. m, as Pepys records. A
century later Horace Walpole COM
planned of dinner being as late as
o'clock. and evening not beginning
until 6 o'clock. Up to the middle OF
the last century the theaters opened
at $50, dinner being proportlonately
earlier.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-25
TROOPS IN KOREA
MANY OF THEM ARE BEING
LANDED BY THE JAPANESE.
SOON HAVE A LARGE FORCE
German Admiralty Predicts that
uarter Of a Million Men Will Be in
the Field when the Land Movement
Will Begin.

BERI1N.-The admiralty here has
received confirmation of the report
that the Japanese are landing many
troops on both of the Korean north
ern coasts. 1t is stated that the Jap
enese will be ready by spring for a
forward land movement, supported
by properly equipped bases. Possibly
100000 men, according to the esu'
mates made at the German admiralty
will be in the field before collision
takes place with the Russians in
force.
Expert naval opinion in Berlin JUS
tilted the Japanese in landing before
the Russian feet is destroyed, as 10
wait until then might mean delay IN
the land operations for months. con-
sequent on the strengthening OF
Russla's forces. The expectation eN-
pressed by a technical newspaper,
which reviews the situation. is that
Japan probably will in the beginning
have considerable land successes
through hard fighting. What may
happen after the early period or the
land operations, no technical person
ventures to predict in writing, though
it is doubted If the Siberian railroad
will be adequate to reinforce and sup
ply the Russian army.
The Marine Bundschan, the semi
official publication of the admiralty,
has issued the first Of series OF
pamphlets designed to keep German
naval officers informed as to what
is happening in the far east and the
meaning thereof. After reciting the
preparations on both sides and giving
professional estimates of the strength
of the fleets. the paper says
THE Russians fred the first shot,
doubtless because the Japanese tex
pedo boats were creeping near. The
Russian Port Arthur squadron relied
too much on protective nets and 90
viously was surprised, The com
mandcr made a serious blunder in
having two ships at Chemulpo and
one at Che Foo separated from the
main body If these ships were sent
10 observe the Japanese they did II
badly.
When the Japanese squadron with
drew from Port Arthur February ],
the Russians sought to follow ant
keep in touch with it by means o.
swift scouts. The Russian command
er is now ignorant OF where it went
The conduct of the Russian ships
in retiring to cover in the inner har
Dor indicate that they will not agar
engage the enemy at sea
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-25
JAPANESE WILL APPEAL.
viii Ask United States to Prevail on
Russian Government

WASHINGTON-Jap will appeal
to the United States to prevail on the
Russian government to release the 100
Japanese subjects reported detained at
Port Arthur. Mr. Takahira the Jap
anese minister, il is expected will pre-.
sent the appeal to Secretary Hay Mon
Gay.
In a cablegram received from Toxic
Sunday the minister was informed
that according to news brought to
Che Foo by British steamer from
Port Arthur. 100 Japanese refugees had
been taken from the steamer by the
Russian authorities just before the yes
sci sailed in spite OF the protest of the
Japanese.
Having agreed to look out for the
Japanese citizens in Russian territory
during the war. this government will
instruct Mr.. Mccormick, the Ameri.
can ambassador at st. Petersburg, to
inquire of the Russian government on
the subject as to the Japanese in ques-
ton.
The best naval opinion here is to the
effect that the detention of these Jap
apese at Port Arthur is a strategical
necessity to prevent the Japanese gain.
ing information as to the Notifications,
troops. etc.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-25

the exports Of December, 1902, II per
cent larger than those for November.
1903, and 10 per cent larger than the
average for the first eleven months
of last year
Taking steel rails alone It appears
that the December exports were $203..
al, as against $2l,216 in December,
1902, $lS0,C0G in November 1903, and
an averages of $66,700 for the first
eleven months of 1908.
The increase is noteworthy, but 1t is
hardly sufficient to answer positively
the question rs to whether a sufficient
~ large market for our surplus steel
products can be obtained abroad 30
bring our exports again up to the
record figure of $129,633,0 900 for the
calendar year 1900.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-25
Mo More Foolishness.

AS an argument for free trade the
Louisburg w. Va, Independent pro-
pounds this clincher: When an in
FAINT under the nursing process has
grown bigger than his pa, why not
take away the bottle and let him feed
himself?" That's easy. Uncle Sam
let the fool free trader break the bot
tie once and it cost him dearly before
he got another, several of his infants
having died in the meantime, Now
he proposes to keep it handy by and
all his children are entitled TO its
benefits alike. 1t is so resourceful
that while the grown up infants use
it, the little infants come in for their
tull share and get it. Uncle Sam
would be ungenerous to ask permits
sion to act the fool more than once
in a geueration,-Mo rayian Falls (i-
c. Yellow Jacket.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-25
Mr.. Bryan as a Dupe.

81 was put in nomination twice by
my party said w. ]. Bryan at Bur
lington n. j., only because it was
known there was no chance for my
election"
This is a most remarkable utterance.
1t is a public confession by Mr.. Bryan
that in both his presidential cam
paigns he was dupe-that from the
beginning by his own party he was be-
trayed and befooled.
There is some reason to believe that
with reference to his nomination In
1900 Mr.. Bryan's opinion is partially
correct. There doubtless were Demo-
cratic leaders then who saw no way OF
Kidding their party of the incubus OF
Organism save by letting Mr.. Bryan
run again and be defeated.
But there Is not one scintilla OF EVIL
dence that any such conspiracy IA
MIR. Bryan charges existed in 1885,
not even in the form of passive ac-
QuieScence in Mr.. Bryans aspirations,
destructive as they were seen to be.
None who saw the Chicago convention
OIL 1870 SdW lnt NldNHlui' pioy
and even fearful energy with which
many Democrats there strove to with
stand the Bryanlte frcnzy-can enter
tain such an idea for a moment,
Nor was this energy displayed by
tho conservative Democrats alone.
Scores of men in that convention were
as radical for free silver as Mr.. Bryan.
Yet they regarded the stampede to
Mr.. Bryan as treachorous desertion
of MIR. Bland. All through the hours
between Mr.. Bryan's Gross of Gold"
speech and the actual nomination
these men argued and pleaded, with
tears in their eyes and until they could
! hardly stand or speak, with delegates
not TO desert odd Silver Dick'-the
man who had worked all his life for
! silver and deserved the reward Of that
/ issues triumph in his party.
During his European tour Mr.. Bryan
is said to have been fully converted
to the theory of Tolstoi, that any man
who serves his fellow men under pres
ent conditions must be a martyr. This
pessmstiC theory may account foI
Mr. Bryan's description of himself as
a dupe. However that may be, Mr.
Bryan's mentality has long beer
known to be trivial. His presentation
of himself as martyr or dupe is prob
ably. in the light of the facts of 1896
only another instance of his customary
! mental pettineSs.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-25
Income From Potato Crop.

The Irish potato crop last year sold
for $l5l. $685. 94, and vies with the to-
bacco crop with returning the great
est amount per acre Of any of the
principal crops. Although there were
less than 100000 acres devoted to it.,
the yield of SAT- bushels an acre, at
an average price of Gl,4 cents, is
equivalent to an average net realiza-
Ton Of $50 an acre. Tobacco yields,
according to the figures given, $53,46
an acre.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-25
Three Doctors Opinions.

Buffalo, N. Y, Feb. 15th.-Physi-
clans have accepted Dodd's Kidney
Pills as the standard remedy for dis
eases Of the Kidneys and kindred
complaints. II. II. Dunaway, NJ. d..
of Benton, ILL.,, says:
Diabetes after everything else had
failed and l was given up to die.
have since prescribed them in my
regular practice for every form OF
Kidney Trouble and have never as yet
known them to fail"
Jesse l.. Lines, M. D., st. John,
Kansas, says:
Il prescribed Dodd's Kidney Pills
for the little daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Mcbride of this place who suffered
from Epileptic fits following Scarlet
ina; results were miraculous; l have
never seen anything like It,"
Leland Williamson, NJ D., York
town, Ark, says:
"Dodd's Kidney Pills are the best
medicine l know OF for all forms OF
Kidney Disease. believe in using
the remedy that relieves and cures my
patients, whether ethical or not and
| always prescribe Dodd's Kidney
Pills and can testify that they in
variably accomplish permanent and
perfect cure of all Kidney Com
plants"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-25
Virtues of somaIi CameIs.

The Somali camel can eat everything
and drink nothing. 1t will make a
meal where even the country pony
would starve. Daremo, mimosa AGA
cia--all comes alike to it; and when
shoots and leaves are withered it can
fall back on roots, thorns and bark.
That sort of digestion makes it. of
course. valuable in country where
the bill of fare seems compiled in the
interest of the caruivora, but its in.
difference to liquid is its especial viz
tue. While the Arab camel needs
drink daily, his Somali brethren when
on the march are watered only every
fifth day, and when drought prevails
may be left for ten. When grazing
they are supposed TO be watered every
sixth day, but such regularity de-
ponds on the energy of the herders and
the condition of the grass, the herds
when the grass is green being often
left without water for as long as three
months.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-25
In sattle wlth .the cold.

BERLTN-The St Petersburg cor
respondent of the Tagelich Rudschau
says that COO Russian soldiers have
been frozen To death while marching
across Lake Baikal, eastern Siberia.
The correspondent adds chat the tenn
porary railroad across the lake is not
yet completed; that large detach-
ment Of troops was sent on twenty
two mile march over the ice-coyered
lake, and that it is presumed that a
large number of these troops lost
their way in fierce snow storm and
persisted
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-25
LOSSES AT BALTIMORE.
How the ms npanies viii
Come Out.

How the ms 'npanieS viii
Come Out.
BALTIMORE, Md.-Ihc Baltimore
Underwater prints the list of losses
of all the fire insurance companies in
the Baltimore fire.
The total gross loss is So S64. S94,
of which SG,OOO,OOO fails upon the
local companies,
The estimated total Of salvage is
$1,769,7G2, which leaves a let loss to
the insurance companies of $3l,095,-
1872.
1t has been learned that many of
the large wholesale dry goods houses
formed an insurance pool among
themselves which amounted to about
$5,O0O,O00, from which practically
nothing will be realized.
Another development is that very
few tenants of the sO-called fire proof
buildings carried any insurance..
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-25
He Asked for "Razors."

please send me six raaors at once
and charge to militia account of the
state" telegraphed AdjutanC General
Drain, of Washington, to the war de-
partment. How did you get the idea
that the war department furnished
razors to the militia?" telegraphed
the chief of ordnance to Adjutant
General Drain. Then there was a lot
more kilograms, and it was discovered
that Adjutant General Drain wanted
sight "raisers" for guns, not imple-
ments for shaving.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-25
SENATOR HANNA'S SUCCESSOR.
A Growing Feeling that it May Be
CONGRESSMAN Dick.


COLUMBUS, O.-There is q grow
ing feeling here that the question OF
a successor to United States Senator
Hanna will not precipitate such a
fight as had been expected 1t is now
believed that when the time for the
bailoting arrives Congressman Chas,
Dick will prove to be the man.
The republicans are expected to
caucus a week from the coming Sat
urday night, and it is believed that
they will decide to elect senator for
both the long and the short terms,
despite the fact that their right to
elect for the long term at this time
is questioned.
A leader high in the republican par
~ Wednesday told an interesting
story, which makes it reasonable to
believe that Dick will be the man
chosen as senator The story as told
conforms to certain known facts. The
gentleman said that a week before
the last republican state convention
was held in Columbus conference
occurred at residence in Akron be.
tween Hanna, Herrick and Dick. Sen
ator Hanna, at the time, had misgiv'
inGs as TO the time he had to live,
and said to Herrick and Dick that he
considered them as his boys. and en-
pected them to take mp his work.
which they both knew With respect
to Herrick. it is said that Hanna was
following out McKinley's wishes in
taking care of the present governor.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-25
To Bar American Lumber.

VANCOUVER, b. C.-Wholesale and
retail lumber men OF the west held a
meeting with Winnipeg men to devise
means 10 keep ont American lumber
from the canadian northwest. They
told the Canadian Pacific railway,
which carries all the lumber of west
ern Canada, that their prices will be
reduced 81 thousand if the road
would reduce its freight charges from
40 cents a hundred pounds on lumber
10 SO cents. BY this means American
lumber would be shut out from that
territory.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-25
cbamberlaln's AIlurlne Program.

1t is very alluring program. Both
the city laborcr and the country la.
borer are to live more cheaply under
the Chamberlain tax than before.
There is to- be a wider market for
British exports and smaller market
for foreign imports, The agricultural
clements are to share with the manu-
featuring elements in the new pros
perlty. The foreigner is TO pay the
tax. but where the foreigner is colo.
NAL the taA will not be burdensome.
Whatever anybody thinks of Mr.
Chamberlain political economy, no
body is likely to deay the shrewdness
If his appeal to the voters OF GreC;
Rritain.-Detrolt Free Press.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-25
GEN. WEYLER's GREAT SCHEME.
Truly Wonderful Idea Of Invading
United States.

Those chapters in Gen. Weyler's
forthcoming book in which he will en-
plain his project while in command of
Cuba for landing troops in United
States territory, and give his reasons
Tor abandoning it, should prove very
entertaining. and alone be worth the
price of the work to American read
ers. 1t must have been truly great
scheme. and not unlikely was founded
on the Spanish idea, prevalent at the
time both in Spain and in Cuba, that
the south would take no part In any
struggle with Republican and an eX-
federal soldier in the White House di-
recting the American forces. One Is
curious to know where Gen. Weyler
was looking for ships to transport his
troops, how many he would have as
signed to the task of conquering the
United States, and of what southern
state he had decided to test the loyal
ty. A Spanish force on American soil
would have cut an amusing figure for
the brief period of it's existence. 1t
might have lived as long as Cervera' S
ships did after they emerged from
Santiago harbor.- Washington Star.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-25
Moon Superstitions.

Most superstitious relating to the
moon have to do with the weather. Be-
sides there is the superstition that
sleeping in the moonlight. especially II
the moon be full, induces insanity. BY
the word 'lunacy" this belief Is ex-
pressed. Farmers believe that the
moon exercises a certain influence over
vegetation. and that beans should We
planted when the moon is light and
potatoes when it is dark. Many be.
licve that a change in the weather will
come at about the time that there Is a
change in the moon. Prof Pickering
points out that since the moon changes
every seven and half days, every
change in the weather must come with
in four days Of "A change in the moon.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-25
Foreign Trade in Iron and Steel.


The government figures of our iron
and steel exports and imports for the
month of December show plainly the
effects of the changed conditions of
the trade. The exports were 81 600
600 larger than in the corresponding
month of 1902, while the imports were
SO 900, 900 smaller. This makes our
total imports for the calendar year
1903-S4l ,253, 33S-cqual almost eX.
actly to the imports for the calendar
year 1902, while it brings the exports
to $99,03G 697--a figure a little more
than million dollars larger than that
for 1902.
The question will be at once raised
as to whether the gain in exports has
been as great as was to have been eX-
pected considering the extraordinary
measures the steel trust took to
secure foreign trade when it found
that the home market was shattered
Exceptionally low rates were quoted,
It will be remembered. on rails for
foreign shipment, so that rails were
even sold for delivery in Asia Minor
at a price five or six dollars below the
American purchasers. TO help them.
selves out the manufacturers secured
railroad freight rates on steel for eX.
port AT a discount of one.thlrd below
domestic rates.
1t appears now that the December
exports were 20 per cent larger than
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-25

Where to insure my property and
why. Losses will occur, that is why
insure. The Mutual has only losses,
and expenses to pay. An Old Line
Company has losses, expenses and divi.
lends on it's capital stock, and the
good Mutual Company is absolutely
secure, and the cost is little over one
half the other. Then | should insure
n the STATE FARMERS. MUTUAL
INSURANCE co. of South Omaha,
Nebr., b. X. STOUFFER, Secretary.