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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-12-29
ENGIISH AIIMOR

Charles NJ. Pepper, the newspaper
man who was appointed n commits.
sioner on the Intercontinental railway
which the main figure is Henry Nor
man, the British journalist. Norman
visited Washington few years ago.
One evening just before the depar-
ture of the Britisher It was deter
mined to put up joke on him at the
Press club. A Mr.. Decker was select
ed to be the perpetrator. This gen.
tleman arose in his seat and, taking
a small bell from his pocket, address,
ed Mr.. Norman as follows:
"Sir, I have been designated by my
fellow members to convey to you an
expression of our pleasure. On be-
half of the National Press club Of
Washington l am instructed to give
you thing ring"
AS he uttered the word ring" Mr.
Decker raped the bell smartly and
placed 1t upon the table.
1t was plainly to be seen that the
Englishman was taken aback. After
q good deal of hemming and having
he replied:
"Mr. Decker and members OF the
National Press club, words fail me.
am overwhelmed. With respect to this
gift, which l am pleased to receive,
suppose that Mr.. Decker, as was only
natural in the embarrassment of the
moment, for we newspaper men are
VIGOROUSLY poor speakers, has made
a mistake, for he has, as you see,
given me a bell instead of a ring!"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-12-29
Mexican Journals,

Mexico is credited with being at
the head of the Latin-American coun-
tries in the matter of letters. Besides
possessing the Oldest organs Of Span
ish-Americln journalism, it is said TO
have in actRe existence the first H.
brary established in America, which
IL now ut least 800 years ola. In Chile,
Argentina and Peru there are papers
that have been published for fifty
years and moro, One is the FL Com
erclo, of Lima, which has had a career
of sixty years Of uninterrupted daily
Issue.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-12-29

face turned distractingly away from
him and daintily booted foot which
had peeped from under a mass of laces
when the owner had disappeared in
the shadows of a cab. The initials
j. d. seemed transferred from her suit
case to his brain. That he should
meet her again he was perfectly Ger.
tain. She evidently was somebody,
and Tom Jameson sooner or later met
all the celebrities and aristocrats of
the social world. 1t never occurred to
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-12-29
ONLY WANTED INFORMATION

SNLr WAN Ed INF OkMA ION.
AS it is Capt. Frank Conn'F business
to build trolley roads, he always pa.
tronizes them on principle whenever
possible and eschews cabs. When he
emerged from the Hotel Marie An
toinette the other day cab driver ac-
costed him with the regulation, "Keb,
sir, lleb?"
How much to the Long Island
ferry?"
1.-TWO dollars, sir"
mo"
"All right, sir; make it dollar and
a half"
as that your lowest?"
Eyes, sir; isn't that cheap cnough?"
ooh, | suppose So"
"All right then. Jump in"
ooh, | don't want a cab. only
wanted to find out how much would
save by taking a street car"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-12-29

Lieut.. U. S. Grant III, grandson On
the late President Grant, has been de-
tailed to the white house as military
aid to President Roosevelt and will
he stationed at Washington barracks
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-12-29

again, shouted rather impatiently:
Speak up, | cannot hear you" Mr..
Hay, Mr., Hay" Mr.. what?" mfr.
Hay-h'ay, hay dried grass-Secre.
tary Hay. Do you hear me now"
And he said he did.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-12-29
NO LONGER HER DOG.
Blonde Woman Had Forever Lost
Claim on "GoIdie."

A big blonde woman descended
viciously upon a less pretentious but
determined woman she met walking
in Park avenue, holding a handsome
setter dog by leather leash.
What are you doing with my dog?"
she shouted. Come here, Goldie."
Goldie established ownership by APP
pearing overjoyed at the meeting.
ut may have been your dog once"
retorted the little woman, "but it has
been mine for four weeks"
From a wrist-bag she took a docu-
ment signed by the Society for the
Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals ac-
knowledging the receipt of SO and Civ.
Ing her ownership of the dog. Cards
were exchanged, and the case was sub.
sequently investigated by an attorney
representing the blonde woman. But
she had to give up her dog.
1t appeared the woman who was
leading the dog found him wandering
on the street. He was not regularly
licensed and had no collar. She adver.
tised once for the owner and then
took the dog to the Animal Shelter.
She was told that all lost dogs were
killed there IL not claimed within
forty-eight hours. She asked to be
notified by telephone if the dog was
claimed within that time. If not, she
would pay the usual fee and take him
ouoy No ou.no, 4. -. 49,. 49,. -
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-12-29
Find Skeletons of Missing Me

The skeiellqAR ~. ioHr mon who
teTiouslE Disappeared moro, BET
two days, twenty years ago, have
discovered in ar old water holeI
Quartrite, Ariz. They were on
way to California and no doubt
murdered for their money.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-12-29
CHARS for Russian soldler,

A Prussian firm has receive
order from the Russian govera
for 100000 cigars for the arr
Manchuria. They are to cost s
hundred.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-12-29

we'll" meditated Jameson, listening
shamelessly. She has. used nerve
once. so I'm betting that she will finish
out with effrontery."
But Jessica did not finish her SEN
teuce, Something in the scenery at
tracted her attention and the story
was stopped.
In the days that followed Jameson
often had visions OF a lovely, giriish
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-12-29
A BRIEF CORRESPONDENCE.

A West Virginia coal operator who
is represented in New York by his son
recently wrote the following letter
concerning shipment of bituminous
coal;
e. -, October &c, 1904.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-12-29
October 16, 1904.
Jim:

DAD"
In few days the following answer
was sent
New York, October %, 1904.
Dad:
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-12-29

Translated into the vernacular this
reads: Jim, see my coal on. Dad"
Dad, coal on. jim"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-20
RUSSIAN GRAND DUKES
KNOWN IN AMERICA
Boris Spent Several Weeks at Newport
IN 1902 and Was Presented to
the President.

Grand Dukes Boris and cyril. the two
young cousins Of the car Of Russia
VINO. u Is announced in recent dis
patches. have gone to the front 20 fight
Tor their country are both known Ia
THIS country In the summer Of 1862.
Grand Duke Boris spent several weeks
at Newport and other American sea
shore resorts. and from there he went
20 Oyster Bay 10 be formally presented
10 President Roosevelt
lie was accompanied to oyster Bay by
Third Assistant Secretary Of State II
ID. Peirce. Outside Of this formal pre-
sentation there was no official reco2-
milton OF his visit, but the young Rus
sian officer. who\is captain in the
Gar own regiment the Hussars. was
made much Of al Newport. being lavish.
~ entertained there. Grand Duke Boris
Is about twenty-sevep years of age and
Is said to be most attractive His stay
al the American seashore resorts was
a continued ovation
The VISIT OF Grand Duke cyril. who IS
the eldest son OF the Grand Duke Vladi-
mar, uncle or the Car was Of a brief
and unofficial character He came here
IN 1888 after having Just completed a
1ouf or CHINA. The young prince travel
ed lncognitC, and spent only few
lays IN New York and a short time IN
Chicago. He is lieutenant in the
Cars navy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-20
COUNT Of NOSES
DECIDES VICTORY
BlOOdlesS Battles Being
FOughtin SantO Domingo.
TALES OF A SEA CAPTAIN
Opera Bouffe Steife Disturbing the
Black Republic-How 4 Town
Was Captured

NEW YORK. Feb. 20-The cocOanut
laden schooner Lavinia A. snow which
arrived here yesterday had bad
weather from the time she lett Macoris.
her last port OF can ia Sonyo Domingo.
Squan after squall struck the schooner.
and headed her OF her course. She lost
much canvas and rigging captain
Sawyer says that there was no one
particular disaster. but that the weather
came I'm chunks.
The schooner reached AIacorls Janu-
airy =, when the town was ia possession
OF Morales and his forces. A Gay or
two later a force under Jiminez was re-
ported 10 be IN The neigbborhood. about
90 attack the town. a sortie OF Morales
troops was planned to meet and repulse
the Jiminez forces. James Wood. mate
Of the schooner, telling the story OF the
battle, said:
The town was captured and surren-
dered seveFal times while we were there.
II was comic opera war. When Jimi-
nez was coming TO attack Macoris. the
Morales forces were all volunteers. who
started out TO repulse the attack The
gunbOat Fl Presidente was lying in
the harbor. and a lieutenant from her
LED the forces. He was the only officer
or soldier OF the defending army in
uniform. The troops marched out zoo
strong. and We're gone two days
Then they came back. accompanied
by some SEQ others. all cheering for Jiini-
nee and carrying his banners. 7 learned
afterward that the Morales troops met
the Jiminez army some miles out Of
MacOrfs. and both sides shot of their
rifles several times. A parley resulted In
the Morales contingent deciding that
the JimiDeZ forces We're too strong so
they Joined them and marched back
90 Giacoris under their flag
"A few days later Morales sent a
force Of regulars to capture the city
and in the face of their attack ali
hands deserted the JimineZ fiaE and
went over TO Morales The gunbOaS El
Presidente sailed away. and after few
days Morales withdrew the regular
troops from the city. Then Jifninez at
tackled again with few hundred voiun-
teers, and recaptured the city The
only casualties in the war during our
stay in the port were 1wenty-six wound
ed and two killed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-20
SEEKS TO RECOVER
MONEY PAID DISTRICT
J. Edward Chapman, Coal Dealer, Thinks
He Was Unlawfully Made to
Pay Contractor License.

The question Of whether a retail coal
dealer who furnishes coal to the Dis
trict and also to the United States
Government, under contract, comes
within the meaning or the term build
ing and other contractors used in the
license tax law. Is the important point
involved in the suit OF }. Edward Chap
man against the District. TO recover the
amount OF a contractors license paid
by him.
The matter was on hearing yesterday
before Justice of the Peace Webb who
reserved his decision. Mr. Chapman
contends that some time ago he was
arrested because he had failed 10 take
out license as "A contractor! under
the provisions OF the personal tax and
license law OF tine District To pro-
cure his release rom custody. he says,
he paid for a license. and now seeks
to recover the an unit paid. on the
ground that he IS not liable 10 license
tax II he is liable. he says every dealer
In the city who supplies goods 10 the
District or Government under con
tract is liable also. lie is represented
By Attorney r. s Key Smith. and As
sistant Corporation Counsel Francis II.
Stevens represents the District.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-20
SPECIAL STAMPS
FOR BALTIMORE.
Postofice Department Considering Plans
TO Raise Money for the
Stricken City.

a stamp collector has suggested n
means whereby an opportunity may be
afford all the people TO throw a mite
or considerable sum into the contribu-
ton box for the benefit OF the thou
sands in Baltimore who have been
thrown out Of employment. and will suf-
fer as the result Of the FIRE last week.
The Postoffice Department has the
plan proposed under consideration at
this time
The suggestion Is that the Postofice
Department shall issue distinctive
stamp. or appropriately surcharge
current stamps. to be known. as
the Baltimore Fire Fund" stamp. this
stamp 10 be Of the face value Of two
cents and available for use wherever the
current 2-cent stamp may be used. but
sold by postmasters to the public for 8
cents. the cents TO go into the fund
for relief Of distress in Baltimore
The consumption OF 2-cent postage
stamps I'm the United States is about s.
100000 per day Assuming that for q
period of 100 days . per cent OF the
stamps used should be the Fire Fund
variety. the net amount would be $500. -
II is said b. stamp collectors that IN
the event Of the issue OF such a stamp
not less than 5000. 900 would be absorbed
by collectors and dealers.
This would net the fire fund $50 900
additional. as well as giving the Gov
eminent net profit Of Sl09. 900. as prac-
ucally none Of these 5000 300 would ever
be required TO perform postal duty.
I MS 10000 would much more than Gov
er the cost Of production and handling
II Is figured that the enterprise would
be self-suPporting and net to Baltimore
close 10 $3.50 000
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-20
English Political Life.

Marlborough The Premier. by Agnes
Russell Weekes. Is story OF English
politics. the hero being am Imaginary
English premier Who may or may not
have a living prototype. The story is
wonderfully well told, II any rats. anu
the character Of Marlborough Is capitaiiy
drawn. as is that OF his antagonist.
-aYiie. Moreover the story defines some
Of the tendencies of mcdern life in this
country as well as in England. IL is this
aspect which Is likely Go prove most in
teresting to The reader.
The tendency which is responsible for
Marlborough might be called roughly che
theory of manifest destiny. Marlborough
is presented rs an interruptions man
nSing an his talents for the furtherance
OF what he coucefyes 10 be the good Of
England. Where another man might be
restrained by considerations % personal
honor or honesty, Narborough ackuovl-
edges no such obligations; where anoth-
or man might doubt his own power to
carry out his ideas. Marlborough regards
h,s own plan as something which must
be carried out. regardless OF his own pr
Vatc feelings or interests. because the
good OF England OF rather Of the EN-
pire, demands IT, lie is cecil Rhodes
without the avoirdupois-a keen. sens-
tive. cnthusiastic. cynical. yet warm
hearted man. who regards himself as a
weapon Ia the hand OF God TO ma - en-
pire
The story. merely as story. is an
absorbing one. and all the character
drawing is good CNew York: Harper
and Brothers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-20
A College Novel.

One of the sensations of the year IN
college circles has been the fearless
castigatiOn of modern university life in
q popular novel THE Torch. by
Prof. Herbert NJ Hopkins. Of Trinity.
has stirred up a world Of discussion,
especially on the Pacific Coast. Its
main incident IS so striking. and its
characters are depicted with such real
istic yigor. that readers feel an IN
stinctive tendency TO give the scene a
local habitat ton and 70 supply the char
acters with names from life. The false
hearted president Darlington" is most
frequently identified with President
Jordan. OF Leland Stanford, and Mrs.
Topper is taken to be an impolite dis
guise for Mrs. Stanford.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-20
~ LITERATURE y
The Pennsylvania Dutch.

Title; A Mennonite Maid. by Helen
Reimensnyder Martin is O little story
which may turn out 20 be one Of the
record breakers. 1t has many of the
qualities which caused Mrs. Wigs OF
the Cabbage Patch. Emmy lou
Wee Macgreegor" and other simple
tales of ordinary folk 10 appeal 10 the
average reader: il is funny. pathetic
charming. and full OF genuine hi.man
interest. IN addition 10 this, it deal,
with field as yet almost untouched
the Pennsylvania Dutch" settlements
OF Lancaster county. The people with
which IL deals are really Germans. MOI
Dutch, and in many ways they resent-
BILE the Beers AZ South Africa Mrs.
Martin evidently knows her ground. and
handles the somewhat eccentric dialect
with an ease and skill which make il
ineligible throughout Her heroine
.lilie. IS the daughter Of = close-fstcd
brutal isarrowly religious. prejudiceG
and ignorant German farmer, who beats
the child ir she brings home y book or
any Kind. ana takes her out of school
at the age of eleven 20 assist i'm house
and farm work. The relations between
The sensitive, Intelligent Httle girl and
her teacher. Miss Margaret. are de-
soribed with much pathos aid charm.
ard the later development Of TnHe is
treated with a truthfulnesS and insight
which make the book superior to the
average run &C fiction. IL is book
which takes hold Of the readers imagi-
nation, and can easily be read more IMAM
once
There are many chapters full of de-
liciouS humorous touches, all the more
enjoyable because the facts which con-
tribute TO the humor are Of so novel a
sort The teacher. Miss Margaret an
unusually attractive young woman.
boards at the hotel, the only other per
manent boarder being the town doctor.
4 warm-hearted. ignorant, generous
and INSCRIPTIONS little German. We
are told that as ii was an unhea rd-of
thing in New Canaan fol anybody To sit
in his or her own room IN the day time
or evening. or even TO go there for any
purpose except the changing OF clothes
or the nights sleep. is considered a
suspicious proceeding Therefore the
teacher read, wrote. or sewed in the
common sitting room. where the doctor I
found her one evening and began a eau
tious, counting. ON making the discov- /
cry that she could play the organ. he !
exclaimed in a burst Of magnanimous /
well, there don't mind /
IL my wife is smart, so she don't bother /
me any"
The struggles Of TSllie to obtain an
without her fathers knowl- /
edge and against his desire are both pa I
thetic and fascinating A very pretty I
love story is interviewer with the mar
rative, and the ending will be entirely /
satisfactory TO the most inveterate lover /
2f romance The illustrations. by Flor /
ence Scovel Shinn. are good. though ii /
really seems as II she might have varied /
her types little more. As the pic /
lures stand one can hardly distihgU.sh (
between the doctor and Titles father /
and the characters of the two mel are 4
different enough to demand more dis /
treatment (New York !
The Century COMPANY
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-20
An Egyptian Adventure.


The Jewel Of Seven Stars. by Bran
Stoker. sustains fairly well the authors
reputation for shivery and blood
curdling fiction. Since his uncanny
vampire-tale. ''Dracula." Mr. Stoker has
not gone actually over the border into
the realms Of nightmare but there is
mystery enough Ia tnc present novel to
satisfy those who like such things. II
Is a detective story, the central figures
Of which are an Psychologist, his
daughter, and his slaughter lover. a
young London barrister.
These persons are engaged IN a some
what apocryphal attempt to raise the
dead, In the person OF queen Of Egypt
who DESCENDED into TIE tomb IN the fun
expectation of being brought 10 life
again ages after. in some other country.
There is cat in the story-a cat witR
seven claws on one fore-foot-and a
ghost-tale with feline character usual
~ has its grewsome qualities. There Is
also a mummy OF a cat which plays a
part in the development of the plot
The interest is very well kept up until
the last chapter The outcome. how
ever. Is rather disappointing. and artis-
tic mainly in the respect that cannot be
anticipated. To be sure. one does not
quite know what Mr. stoker would have
done with his restored queen In modern
England, but the denouement as he has
arranged II So vors more or less OF Rider
Haggard. New York; Harper and
Brothers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-20
All About Korea.

1t is seldom thai book appears so
opportunely as Angus Hamilton's ..Ilo-
rea. which the Scribners VIII publish
in a Few days. 1t is an absolutely up
to-date description Of Korea and It's
people by a London newspaper CORE
spOndent who has just been over the
field for the purpose For two years Mr.
Hamilton YVES the Pail Mall Gazette
correspondent in the Far East. and dur
ing his commission for that journal
Travelled throughout Korea visiting the
spheres of influence of the powers. the
treaty ports. and concessions. ana the
country generally. The important facts
Of the present international compiled
tons are here prominently dealt with.
as well as the more general facts OF the
country, its history. arts. customs. seen
cry, and the like
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-20
That Old Swimming Hole
How 10 Develop the Highest Degree of
Vital, Nervous and Muscular Vigor.

ZSN MAKES throw of their
~ outer skin once a
Es- year. Human beings
zC[A change their kin 5
IN perhaps nine times In
~ Sd year; that is, they
M have a new skin about
~ once in six weeks.
The value of clean
skin IN maintaining
health is not properly understood by
the majority of people. Cleanliness is
a part of health. You cannot be healthy
unless you are clean not only exter-
nally, but also internally. Good, fresh
air also purifes and cleanses the blood
as it comes in contact with it in tile
minute air cells of the lungs. The
boys, when they took vigorous baths
in that vold swimming hole,r did not
know that they were building up health
and strength for future battles with life
The exercise is also a marvellous cleans
ing agent. II increases the activity OF
every part of the functional system, and
the blood as it rushes along through
arteries and capiilaries not only per-
forms its duties, but it is cleaused of
much of its impurities by the increased
activity of the eliminating organs in
huenced by these muscles. The true
object of bathing is not so much to keep
the dirt off the surface of the body, but
to help the action of the pores and thus
enable the interior organs 10 perform
their functions The cold bath to A
healthy body IS invigorating and puts
vigor into the system by increasing the
circulation and flow of the blood. We
must have clean, pure blood supply that
we may be vigorous, strong and forceful
IA clean stomach which will digest our
food without fermenting, and thus poi
soning the system through the blood.
The blood should also be assisted oc-
casionally, like the skin, in throwing off
poisons so that the system NAV not get
clogged and leave a weak spot for dis
eased germs to enter the system. When
the blood is clogged we suffer from what
is commonly called a cold.
OF course, wher the blood is in this
stagnant condition the germs of grip,
catarrh, consumption, malaria, or any
other disease find fertile field in which
to take root and grow At the first
symptoms the careful person will heed
the warning by taking a mild laxative;
some vegetable pill that will not disturb
the system or cause gripping. About the
handiest and best thing is DIR. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets, little sugar coated
granules, which come in vials and are
perfectly harmless to the system. If
the cold starts with a cough, and it per
sists, then some local treatment for this
condition should be taken we'll
known alternative extract which has been
on the market for great many wears,
and which has been highly recon-
mended by thousands of uses, is DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
This tonic compound is composed of an
extract Of roots and herbs and has a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-20
Mrs. Deland.s Flowers.

Mrs. Margaret Deland's success as
the author Of DR. Laveudar's People"
and the creator OF good old DR.. Law
endar. is equaled by her success as a
ioriculturist. Much mas been written
Of her love Of flowers. but not Of the
humane and practical use to which she
has devoted il. As some one has said
She has but 10 touch a plant 70 make
it live and the result is q house and
garden overlooking with blooming
plants, including even such difficult ex-
periments as a figtree. When winter IS
over. IL has been Mrs. Deland's custom
to hold sale Of her flowers and devote
the proceeds 10 some worthy charity
An Interior purpose OF the sale is 70
show women how flowers may be cult
waited indoors. and become a source Of
profit 10 gentlewomen who need to earn
money.