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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-21
1lII!s5 Sd" E {;
Something Needed.

I'VE are about to put a new piano
IN the market that we are sure will
Ill a long.felt want" said the manu-
,actTor.
What will you call it,"
we shall call it the Cory Flat
Piano"
"Why?"
Because it's about twice as high as
IN ordinary piano, but only about half
IT'S thickness; just right for a cozy
Hat"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-21
Salmon Are Scarce,

On account of the depressed condi-
ton of the salmon market, many can
neries in Alaska will not be operated
this year Other packing companies
will go farther north, where they will
catch less pink and get more red sal
mon. Reds are now selling at $1.25
on the coast, while pinks are very
low, the minimum quotations being so
cents. This is below the cost of pro-
duction and there is no profit for those
companies the bulk of whose packs
are pinlis. The cause of the unfavor-
able condition of the market is over.
production primarily. An effort has
been made to maintain prices. but
without avail.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-21
Then He Kicked.

Glass Eater-The midget said he
wanted everything small. The small
Est bed the smallest cups and the
smallest chair.
Wild Man--What is he kicking about
now?
Glass Eater-The manager gave him
the smallest salary.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-21
Gift of Grateful Convict.

Gov. Dockery of Missouri carries a
plain walking cane on the handle of
which, inlaid in tortoise shell is his
full name. 1T is a gift from a convict
whom | Pardoned," said Mr.. Dockery
in answer to a question. THE man
had served seventeen years and |
thought that was long enough. He
promised to behave himself and he is
keeping his word"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-21

risk, But whoever heard Of employ
ers so selfish, so heartless?
From the track walker learned nj!
the signals of the trainmen and I
could answer them when | saw him
far off sounding the rails of the main
line and stopping now and then TO ex.
anime a loosened bolt But he would
not come near the diggings Of Marsh
Mine in the day. Hundreds of bags of
half wheat have the old man and |
taken out of the sweepings from the
mills, which are many miles away.
The work did not stop in any season,
wet or dry, warm or drear, since the
mills never quit grinding, AT last the
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-21
Denver MAYOR Loses Relic

Mayor Wright of Denver has lost
an adornment Of his Office which he
valued very highly. It was a, nickel
plated horseshoe won by Cresceus
when he made his worlds record for
a mile. His honor had the shoe hang.
ing on the wall OF his Office, but il
has disappeared and Mr. Wright Is
waiting 10 learn just what shape the
expected bad luck will take.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-21
Poor Mrs. Woody.

so you're little Willie Woodby?"
said the new minister after Sunday
school. II called to see your mother
yesterday, but. unfortunately, she was
not at home"
ooh, yes, she was" replied the boy,
But guess she took you for the in.
stalment man. You look somethin'
like him."
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-21
Porto Rico's Needs.

Samuel Gompers, head of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, has re-
turned from an organizing expedition
to Porto Rico, and points a gloomy
picture of industrial and economic
conditions in the islaud, which he as,
serts are worse than under Spanish
rIle. Those who remember what
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-21
a Foolish Move,

"You seem nervous and restless this
morning." said Merchant.
Yes" replied his partner. 81 asked
Borroughs to drop in to-day and pay
me what he owes me"
"Ah And you're afraid he won't
Gomez"
I'm afraid he will come and borrow
more"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-21
Moved from Above

To a mrn up a tree it looks as
though the Democratic party would
split open so wide on national politics
this year that the former assures in
that ancient structure will look like
mere hair linesr-Los Angeles Times.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-21
Graphic Dissertation.

Little Margie had been to the den.
lists to have tooth extracted, and
This is how she explained the pro-
seedlings:
THE man grabbed hold with a pair
Of big tongs and pulled his best, and
Just before it killed me the tooth came
out. Exchange.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-21
ryplcal Southern conaressman.

With his wide hat, coat of annie
skirt and commanding figure, Repre-
sentative Claude Kitchin of North
Carolina is accounted at Washington
a fine type of southern congressman.
He bears "A resemblance to Senator
Bailey of Texas sufficiently strong so
that a senate doorkeeper recently mis-.
took him for the Texan.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-21

some of the reeds were broken down
as X peerirg through the morbid,
whistling growth, while on one of the
tallest cattails was caught a strip OF
cotton-such strip as he used to tie
the slfted sacks of wheat--and it was
reckoning furiously in the winter
blast
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-21

AT what hotel did you put up when
you were in that town." asked cas-
Ial acquaintance.
None" replied the deadbeat.
Didn't stop at hotel, eh?"
ooh, yes, stopped at one, but l
didn't put up
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-21
Hopeless.

Lenders-See here! How about
that $40 you owe me? You promised
to mail it to me last Friday.
Spenders-Well, I'll tell you. |
started to raise it but then | remem.
pered that even If | did scrape 1t to.
gether didn't have a stamp. SO
couldn't send it.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-21
Wealth..

as there much poverty here?" ask.
ed the stranger
81 should say not" replied the
Arkansas farmer, why, we took
stock census last month, an there was
Is much as half a shoat for every man
IN the county,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-21
On the Bathing Beach.

Judging by Ewes costume" he
said thoughtfully, the Garden OF Eden
must have been the original seaside
'escrt
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-21

Teacher whipped you for your
own good; | really did Now, tell me
what you think about it?
Bobby-lf told you what | think
you'd give me another licking.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-21

DUSTY want work.
Proprietur-What can you do?
Dusty-Nothin'.
Proprietor-Oh | do that myself.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01
Representative Convention.

There will be delegate conven-
ton of the Democratic and Populist
parties of the I24th Representative
district of Kansas, composed OF
Meade and Seward counties, held at
the court house in the city of Meade,
Kansas, on
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3rd, 1904,
at O'Clock p. m. for the purpose
of nominating candidate for Rep
resentative of the SAID district.
Meade county will be entitled to
IS delegates and Seward county will
be entitled to IL delegates to be di-
vided between both parties.
The townships of Meade county
are entitled to the following repre-
sentation:
Crooked Creek-....2 West Plains 2
Fowler ...........2 Cimarron. i
Odee ........2 Logan ........ 2
Sand Creek. ......I
The several townships are request
ed to select the delegates on Friday
Sept. 2nd. By order of committee.
w. F. FEE, Chairman.
JOHN WEHRLE, Secretary.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01
REDBLUFF NEWS.

The weather is still hot and dry.
Mr., J. A. James, of Meade, was
down at Jake Cordes' place last
week getting his fat COWS and two
year old steers. He says he is GO
idg to be ready to ship the first good
market.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Winter, OF
Iowa, and Mrs. r. Glashoff, OF
Kansas City, Mo-, were out visiting
with Mrs. Henry Winters and fam
lily last week, returning to their
home Monday.
Mr.. Henry Gruemkin is busy cut
ting his corn with a binder; he says
he is almost too busy to eat.
Watermelons, have a slice?
don't care if 1 do. Yes, melons are
plentiful nowadays, we have never
seen nicer ones.
News being scarce we will quit fol-
this time.
so LONG.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01
FOWLER Department.
HENRY BURFoRD. Editor.

Dry weather is the order of the
day.
Grass Is curing up very rapidly.
Don't go barcfooted when you
can get shoes at cost at Fowler's.
Cattle have fattened better on the
grass this year than for years and
they are still doing extremely well
but the bad market makes it rather
hard on the seller.
We have rot been very prompt at
out post of duty owing to overwork.
Corn has made an excellent crop
in some localities this season. We
have corn that will make IS bushels
per acre.
Do not pay IS to SO per cent pro-
fit for goods when you can get them
at cost at Fowlers.
The genius ]. c. F. McCauley is
working on flying machine which
he will enter at the Worlds Fair
contest at St. Louis. We hope he
makes a success of it and carries
away the prize which is no small
sum and Fowler has as good right
to the worlds greatest invention as
any place and ere long we hope to
see him floating through the ethereal
regions at rapid rate of speed.
Mrs. John Randolph has been
quite sick for the past week but at
present is better.
The editor of this column, wife,
Misses Stella Burford and Maggie
Smith expect to leave Saturday for
Fair at St. Louis.
Mcdowell arrived in Fowler Mon
day after an absence of a year in
Colorado. He expects to return as
soon as he disposes of his cattle.
Mr.. John Lowe is adding to his
supply of water this week.
w. T. Rountree is working on an
artesian we'll on his ranch west of
town. A men from Liberal is as.
sisting him in the act.
Mr.. Johnson has been supplying
the town with melons.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01

campaign buttons at sourbeer's
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01

Bargains in some second hand
goods that 1 will exchange for dol
lars or doug ghnuts. At Sourbeers.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01
Closing Out Sale at Ac-
fuaI Cost.

We are now closing out
our entire stock of clothing,
shoes, furnishing goods, no.
tions, hardware at actual
cost, Come and get a bar.
gain while they last.
G. S. FOWLER, .
Fowler, Kansas.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01
By Limitation.

On and after August IS will sell
fly nets at 5 per cent off until all
are sold. Also many other arti Gle
at the Buckeye Harness shop, First
National bank building,
J..H. WATT,
Prop.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01
A nice shower of rain last Mon


day hight.
Miss Maud Marbaugh went tc
Plains this week.
Will Casteen and wife returned
from St. Louis Tuesday night.
Route Agent Sheerer of the U. S.
Express Co., was in the city Tues.
day.
Misses Ruth Bennett, Naomi Read
and Ethel Black left for St. Louis
this morning.
Mrs. J. c. Mclean, of Richmond
Kansas, is visiting her parents Rev.
and Mrs. Stamper.
Geo. Allen has a communication
in this issue on the political situa-
ton. Do not fail to read it.
For RENT-The northeast quar-
ter of I8-32-27. Enquire of ]. w.
Russell, at Lee & Reads store.
Remember Eiler's big show will
exhibit at Meade Sept. 18th under
canvass. See their ad in this issue.
DR.. Fee and wife and son, Archie,
left Sunday for St. Louis. They
expect to be absent about ten days.
Miss Regina St. Martin will leave
Saturday for Wichita, where shewill
attend school at Mt. Carmel Acad-
emy the ensuing year.
E. A. Twist and wife and daugh-
ter, Lucille, left Sunday forSt. Louis
to see the Fair. From there they
expect to go to Illinois.
Misses Winnie Bonham, Maggie
Martin, Ethel Black, Phyllis Fuhr,
Ruth Bennett and Mrs. R. A. Har-
per expect to go to the Fair at St.
Louis this week.
Judge Bierer arrived Sunday from
Guthrie and will spend several days
with his family who are visiting at
the home of Rev. ]. N. Stamper.
Miss Anna Eising, Chicago's fav-
orite singer, IL years of age, will
appear as special feature with
Eiler's Big Rip Van Wrinkle Co.,
under canvass at Meade Sept. IA.
DR.. G.. V. McBeth, dentist, of
Dodge City, will be id Meade, Sept.
So to 1o prepared to perform all the
latest operations in dentistry in a
first class manner.
Mr.. Vernon Galster, the noted
musical artist will introduce his
novel specially "The Musical Cow"
with Eiler's big show at Meade Sept.
I4th, under canvass.
R. Buis returned from Kansas
City Tuesday where he had taken
Mrs. Buis for medical treatment.
She is slightly improved. Gladys
remained at Kansas City with her
mother.
A STRAY-Sorrel mare about 8
years old, weighs about 600 pounds.
Two white hind feet; has a sorrel
colt. Taken up latter part of July.
Call on or address, J. H. King-Jr.,
Fowler, Kansas.
Rev. J. N. Stamper will supply
the M. E. pulpit in Meade next Sun
day at II a. m. for Rev. H. E.
Ross who was called away to hold
quarterly conference for the Fowler
and Minneola charge.
We are advised that Frank Mar
shall will be candidate before the re-
publican county convention for the
nomination of county attorney.
Frank was very prominent in the re
cent tax agitation and no doubt is
of the opinion that he ought to have
a seat in the court house.
H. M. Kemper, of Kansas City,
was in the city last week and ]. R.
Griggs drove him out to the Webb
ranch. Mr.. Webb has traded this
ranch for the Kemper block at Kan
sas City. Mr.. Kemper will conduc,
the ranch in the future. w. T.
Kemper is the well known Kansas
City politician.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01
FOR SALE

Two Columbia Photographs.
so or 90 Records,
4x5 POGO folding camera,
"Stainer" model violin,
Complete inch we'll outfit.
{. 4. SoURBEER.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01
Veterinary Surgeons.

Messrs. J. H. King Sr. and J. H.
King Jr. will be at Wilson's barn
Meade, Kansas, on Saturday Sept.
10th, prepared to do work in their
line. Bring them your horses.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01
Notice.

After Sept. 1st subscribers will be
charged IS cts for each connection
with Plains, Kansas.
GERow TELEPHONE Co.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01
FOR $4,000

To keep things moving in the
watch line we offer Especial bargain
for Saturday. in IS Jeweled gen
tlemen's Waltham watch, Gilded
plates, all the late improvements.
Cased in 3oz dust proof case
Sourbeer Sc Co.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01

STRAYED-M,lch COW, black Jer-
sey witIrred calf, notify this office.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-10-07
RUSSIA A BABEL OF RACES.
Cars Subjects Speak Many Tongues
AT Least Six Different
Religions Upheld.

The Russian population is perhaps
the most mixed of all nations. and is
made up in large measure of conquered
peoples who still remember their over
throw with bitterness, writes n. T. Ba-
con, in the Booklovers Magazine. Prob
ably not far from one-third of the whole
from 10000, 900 to so 600, 0Oe-are true
Muscovites. Around the central Mus
covites are grouped Laps, Firms. Ger
mans, Lithuanians. Poles, Little Rus
SLAMS, Ruthenians, Roumanians. Greeks,
GeOrgians and Tartars, with, Jews and
gypsies scattered through the south and
west. These are all in European Rus
STA. and this is nothing to the medley
in Asiatic Russia, where there is an al
most endless variety of races. Each
of the races mentioned speaks a differ
ent tongue, and there are at least six
different religions among them, with
out counting sectaries, such as the
Dukhobors. Bitter political hatred of
Russia burns fiercely among the Firms,
Poles and Armenians; while symptoms
Of active revolt are reported among
Georgians and Turcomans along the
Asiatic frontier
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-10-07
NUMBERS IN EARLY DAYS.
Of Enumeration Resorted to
Queer Expedients.

In paper read before the Pathological
society OF the University of Michigan
recently Prof. George Hempl comment
ed upon the forerunners of our present
system of Enumeration. Some two years
ago, in seeking the origin of the Runic
letters (the first letters used by the Ger
manic races), Prof Hempl discovered
the primitive Germanic numeral nota-
tons. This threw new light upon the
early Germanic numeral system. as well
as upon the primitive Indo-European
numerical system and upon the develop
ment of the Greek alphabet and the
Greek numerical notation.
The primitive Indo-European numer-
ical system was a mixture of the deci-
NAL and the sexagesimal. The first
large number was the "shock"-that is,
60-and the next large number was the
''hund," or hundred" that is 120. Be-
tween 60 and 120 there were no num-
bers like our 20, ETC., 20 being "a shock
and TO-" and 80 being "a shock and 20. !"
The Introduction of our present num-
bers between go and 120 arose out Of the
introduction of the decimal hund or hun
dred, that is, 100, in distinction from
which the old hundred (120) was called
the duodecimal hundred, or the great
hundred" which is still used in Iceland
and parts of England.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-10-07
Free Stamps and Postal Cards.

Stamped envelopes and postal cards
free to all may be found in the lounge
rooms Of many theaters. Of this strik-
ing innovation a manager said the other
day: THE public is profoundly i'm
pressed with the free stamp novelty.
Men go to the lounge rooms of the thea
tiers to smoke, and seeing free stamped
envelopes and postal cards on the writ
ing desk they are amazed. a very gen.
erous thing they say; "a very nice thing
on the arrangements part And they
keep on smoking-they don't write any
letters. At the theater. you see, no one
cares to write. The theater is for recre-
alton, not for work Banking on that
fact we introduced free stamps four
months ago. Our munifcence impresses
the public, but it hardly costs US ten
cents a week"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-10-07
MEN WHO BURN MONEY.
Few Smokers Indulge in Cigars Cost
ing Sc Each-Correct Price
for a Good Smoke.

There are not many men who smoke
cigars at two dollars each,' said the
cigar man in a downtown restaurant
much patronized by customers who do
not have to worry about the cost of their
luncheon; ''but we have to keep them
in stock. When they are called for it
is usually by a couple of old chums who
are lunching together after long part
ing, who are feeling good, and who want
a heavy smoke after a liberal meal. AS
matter Of fact, most men think they are
burning money when they pay one dol
lar for a cigar. Sixty cents for one
cigar, and from that down to three for
so cents, is considered about the right
thing. We sell good many cigars at
SIS cents each, or three for one dollar.
In fact, they are the standard thing in
high-priced cigars. Occasionally Gus
toner will buy box OF two-dol1ar cigars,
or even more expensive th.7 hat. for a
birthday present, or to send to some
friend going to Europe. These cigars
are made only by skilled workmen, and
represent the highest perfection in
cigar making"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-10-07
THE VENICE OF SIAM.
Bangkok Built Chiefly Upon Piles
Explanations as to Why
This Was Done.

Several miles up the Menan river, in
Siam, winding picturesquely amid trop-
ical jungles and rice fields, lies Bang
kok, writes Michael White, in Four
Track News. Because it is built chiefly
upon piles and intersected by water
ways, instead of streets. Bangkok has
been likened to Venice. Two curious
reasons are offered why it is so placed.
Originally the present capital of Siam
was established on the river bank, but
without any sanitary provisions it soon
became a gigantic hatchery of cholera
germs. Without, of course, knowing
anything of germ theories, the king of
that time ordered the people to build in
the river, so that the stream might cut
as a natural drain. The other reason
and one which we might think would
conflict with the first, was that as the
national diet consisted principally of
rice and fish. a part of the meal could
be obtained by dropping line from
whatever substitute there was for a
window
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-10-07
Mr., kNpERs0E'S ORDINATION
Impressive Ceremony T.:s.s Place At ST
Johns College In SaIins.

The ordination of Rev. All. w.
Anderson of Great Bend took place
at IL a. m. Wednesday at St. Johns
Military College, Salina. This was
feast day of St. Michaels. and all
angels according to the calendar of
the church. Bishop Griswold preach
ed the sermon and ordained Mr..
Anderson to the priesthood. He was
assisted by the Very Rev. Dean Nc
Kim of the Cathedral, Revs. wize
and Adams of ST. Johns School. The
Rev. Belsey, former rector of the
church here was also present. Among
the students present in full uniform
was Ora Fair who is attending the
school there The; ceremony was a
beautiful and impressive one. Heavy
rains prevented the attendance of
many of the congregation of the
Cathedral. Rev. Anderson will re-
turn home the first week in November.
He left Friday for St. Louis and
Rhode Island.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-10-07
QUEER THINGS In NATURE.
Havs Aever Been Satisfac-
tog;Iy Explained.

How does the bulb of the common
lawn lily get deeper and deeper Tito
the ground each year? asks a writer ID
Country Life in America. Why does
the ginger root hide its blossoms when
nearly all other plants haunt theirs?
Why 90 the roots OF trees low through
the ground like tunnels of molten
metal" often separating and uniting
again, while the branches are thrust out
in right lines or curves? Why is our
common yellow birch more often than
any other tree planted upon rock2
Why DO oaks or chestnutS SO often spring
up where a pine or hemlOck forest has
been cleared away? Why does lightning
so commonly strike a hemlOck tree or
a pine or an oak and rarely or never a
beech? Why does the bolt sometimes
scatter the tree about and at others only
plOw a channel down its trunk? Why
does the humble bee complain so loudly
when working upon certain flowers?
Why does the honey bee lose the sting
when it stings person, while the wasp,
the hornet and the humble bee do not?
How does the chimney swallow get the
twigs it's builds its nest with? From
what does the hornet make it's paper?
1 have never been greatly interested in
spiders, but I have always wanted to
know how a certain spider managed to
stretch her cable sQuarely across the
road in the woods about my height from
the ground,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-10-07
About 100000 Melons.

Some one who is fond of statistics has
taken some trouble to tell us few
facts about the watermelon crop in
Texas. Last year the melons were a
great success as to numbers, and on
this output the statistician has based
his calculations. If a monument were
built of the 40, 600. 900 melons raised there
last year. they would make a column
1928 feet high, 146 feet at the base In
the bottom layer there would be "a, 52S
melons, occupying q, 462 square feet
This is averaging the size of the melon
at IA inches long and 9 inches in d.
ameter. These 10000, 900 melons
would weigh in the aggregate the enor-
nous total of 100000. 900 pounds. It
would require 10000 cars and 1900 full
trains to transport them. The trains,
with not foot of space between them,
would cover a distance of 10 miles.