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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-07
THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.
ByDr. c, Pickett
CHAPTER VII.

story, one OF WHICH Is dn dCSouHt
of a debate on the slavery ques-
ton as written by p. B. Osborn
a persistent worker on the road
over which there was so many
slaves transported.
To get a proper understanding of /
| this matter we must describe two
small towns not many miles
apart, which shows how different
the feeling of the respective
settlements, owing to the early
impress made on those places by
the first settlers.
One Of these towns was called
Huntsville from the fact that
family by the name of Hunt were
among the first settlers there.
The man was Methodist minis
ter tbs true, but ultra pro-slavery
in his views and who lost no oc-
casion Of airing those views and
and showing his undying hatred
of what he termed "niggers."
1t is said that birds of a feather
flock together and s. it was in
this case. There were others
not few who of like mind took
occasion to settle on the town
site and close around and thus
through this eminent divine the
settlement was largely pro-slavery
and up to as late as the Civil War
was tinctured with the same
sentiment as shown by the fact
that there was but one township
in Randolph county that exceed
ed it in the number of men who
during the war were denominated
copperheads or non-union men or
disloyal men. Be it said however
this was not at that time a very
large community of that sort but
what there was were very bitter.
Randolph County always filled
her quota of men for the army
without any trouble for she was
in a large majority loyal to the
county or to the Union.
The other town of which we
spoke was called Economy, and
that was settled by Quakers and
some Methodists, but the Meth
odists here were of quite differ
ent type from those at Huntsville,
and the Quakers, while they
claimed to and really believe in
peace principles, there was not a
disl oval drop of blood in their
veins, nor did they entertain any
Ill will to any people whether
they be white, black or red.
They were to the Quakers all
MEN. So the impress upon this
neighborhood was very different
from the others and it has always
remained so for whether or not
the older Friends had instructed
the younger ones in the peace
principles protested by them of
one thing we are sure, that very
many of the young men were en-
listed in the different Regiments
sent to the front" by Indiana,
$50 in number.
But to the debate, we must re-
member that this was in days of
log cabins and newly cleared
farms and this account was
written from memory and a few
notes by Mr.. Osborn.
We will give it as near in his
language as possible:
SIN the latter part of the win
ter of 1839-40, the first anti
slavery lecturer came into this
vicinity. His name was Lewis
Hicklin an accredited minister in
the Methodist church from Madi-
son, Ind. He had all the qualifi-
cations for ready debate as if he
> was full equipped lawyer at the
} bar, and besides he was fully
alive to his subject having lived
at Madison and just across from
the slave territory of Kentucky
and had studded the relation OF
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-07
RoeHn1Ln, Ga, Jan. 90. 1907.

RooHHILn, Ca, Jan. 30, 1904.
Black-DrAught Stock and Poultry
Medicine 10 the best i ever tried. Our
stock was looking bad when you sent
me the medicine and now they are
getting 30 nns. They are looking 10
Per cent. better.
8. p. BRoCKN0roN.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-07
hardly MARY heathens, }

hardly marry heathens, He
plead eloquently for pious slave
holders who were Outstanding
the poor Africans and said that
if the negroes were freed that
amalgamation would run riot all
over the land. 1t was said that |
Young Hicklin sat very quietly
except he occasionally leaned
over on one elbow so that he
could see the speakers face and
smile little at the fear exhibit
ed by Hunt in regard to the mix
ing the breeds. When his time
came he stepped lightly to the
stand and with a face beaming
like ray of sunshine as4if some
thing new had been impaired to
him that he never before had
thought of. He declared that he
wanted more light on thisS dark
subject as he was always really to
receive truth wherever found,
whether on Christian or heathen
ground" and to obtain such light
he began yankee like, his part of,
the debate by asking Brother
Hunt some questions, o-e Of
which was: Would il be any
worse for the races to amalge-
mate in state of freedom than
in a state of slavery. 1t a state
of freedom the negroes would be
protected by law, as it is they are
considered nothing but brutes.
They have no more rights than a
horse or cow, they are held as
brutes and according to evidence
it follows that the shareholders
continue to amalgamate with
brutes and surely Brother Hunt
you know what a hienous crime
that is. Brother Hunt you said
the negroes would marry our sons
and daughters, really are you
afraid on that score"
Hunts reply was mo no."
Then whom are you afraid
for, please specify, is it your
neighbors who were in that mob
near your home when l attempt
ed to address them on a late oc-
casion."
"No no" again was Hunts re-
|ply.
Then since the Brother is
afraid for no one in this congre-
cation, nor for any one in his
neighborhood, it must follow
that he is afraid for himself
that he is afraid some colored
woman will come along and
marry him contrary to his wishes
and I will sign petition to the
state Legislature, asking them
respectfully to pass law, with
an emergency clause to prevent
any colored woman in the state
from marrying Brother Hunt
without his consent"
| Then Hicklin piled other ques-
tions to him asking him if he
had not caught runaway negroes
from Kentucky and returned
them to their masters, if he had
not had them tied or chained
taken to his house and while
there in his presence have family
prayer before starting to Ken.
tuckey with them. At this point
in the debate there was great
laughter and Hunt became very
angry, threatening to strike
Hickliu, and rose for that pur.
pose, but Moderator Locke took
him by the coat skirt and told
him he ought to control his tenn
per, but he declared he could not
and discovering that he had nc
chance to avenge himself or
Hicklin physically, he declared
he would stay no longer, picked
up his hat and saddle bags, and
marched out amidst the Jolly
laug liter of the audience, mount
ed his horse and rode home-a
WISER if not a BETTR man.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-07

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TO CURR a COLD ONE DAv
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(TO BE CONTINUED. J
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-27
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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-27
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Rough Experience of f. C. #. Ward, of
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Rough Experience of f. C. #. Ward, of
Girard, Kansas, Veteran of
Co. HI, 55th Indiana.
A reporter who was seeking for Mr..
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ment that had been made concerning
him by a fellow townsman, found that
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"You see, it was this way: was at
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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-27
NEPHEW's GREAT HEAD.

1T is sartainly wonderful how edrr
cation broadens the mind" said hon
est Farmer Bentover, who was a pes
simistic old crouch, anyhow. "There
is my nephew. Elmer ]. Peapeck, who
just graduated from the Prunty town
academy. Why -shucks!-it didn't
take him more than two days after
gittin' home, and hearin' me complain
in, to think up way of riddin' the
barn of rats that infest it. He says
all that's necessary to do to git rid of
'em is to put something out in The
barn-yard that will attract 'em, and
then, when they are all out. slip
around and shut the door before they
can git back. All that remains now
is for him to figger out something
that will attract the rats out of the
barn. Simply beautiful, amt it
also, simply beautiful" .-
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-27
HeIasco to the "staae.struek" Girl.

1~faS@N ~ AhS SAdSS-Ski 0~N Sits
One of the natural and most ex,
pected qualifications for stage success
and l might add the most essential
is that the aspirant should have
temperament. BY temperament
mean that something within us which
causes us to feel that we are under
going the very emotions the author
has imposed upon us with his lines
Unless we possess this to a marked
degree no hope can be held out fol'
ultimate success in this profession.
1t can ibe developed to a certain ex-
tent by study and work, but not
sufficiently for the needs and purposes
of the theatrical calling. There is
one thing, however, which, if we do
not possess it, can never be attained,
nor can it be taught or assumed
and that is personal magnetism.
Without this no young woman can
ever hope for great success in the
profession she has elected for her
life's work.
The average stage.struck girl who
manifestly has not enough talent to-
rise above small speaking part not
only wrongs herself by persisting in
this ambition, but wrongs others who
might, if they had equal opportunities,
surmount the barrier and attain
success. The pay of the third OF
fourth class actress is so small that
when the expenses of living are de-
Quoted beggarly pittance is all that
remains-scarcely sufficient to tide
one over the long period between sea.
sons. Seventy-five per cent of the
girls VINO go on the stage end in
some travelling road-company, playing
small parts and enduring that most
fearful of hardships, playing one-night
stands. The awful rigors consequent
upon bad hotels, ill-kept and ILL
ventilated theaters, the jar of railroad
travel, and the loss of sleep, rob a
woman of her beauty, undermine her
health and hasten her years. 1t were
well for the young girl to think long
and seriously before trying her
fortunes in the dramatic profession.
10 ~ Ivy al IOdu " SIdS6
success. 1t is embodied in one word
work" Mrs. Leslie Carter has
studied Shakespearean roles for eight
years, and though the public has
voted her successful actress, yet at
this writing she does not deem her
self sufficiently versed in these parts
to essay them. Salvini the elder
studied king Lear" six years before
he even attempted to commit the part
to memory. have in mind a score OF
actresses who have given their roles
a years hard study before attempt
ing even to announce a public pre-
sentation. In these days more work
is necessary, because the public is a
keen judge of acting.-Woman's
Home Companion.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-27
WanderIust.

l am longing for the seaward and the
sunrise,
And the wanderlust is deep and
strong in me.
am longing for the hills, when the
sunset soothes and stills
And the great white heart of sum-
mer pulses free.
What the spirit is that stirs, I know
not,
1t was sung and it was lured for
years untold;
West or east we little care, we must
follow, we must dare.
When the old chart of the Migrants
is unrolled.
Every dawn breaks like the pealina
of a trumpet.
Every night the sunset loiters on
the rim.
Something calls each vagabond to the
land of the beyond,
For the great unknown is waiting
there for him.
What the spirit is that stirs, l know
not,
1t has sung and it has lured for
years untold;
Go We east or go we west, careless
are we of the quest,
When the old chart of the Migrants
is unrolled.
James Owen Tyron
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-27
GOSPEL OF FRESH AIR.

Plenty of fresh air in our living
rooms, in our public conveyances, in
our bed chambers, our schools, and
our churches would insure us longer
lives and more joy in living.
That Americans, as a general thing,
suffer from living in overheated
rooms must be conceded, and perhaps
we should be harder, less liable to
| colds and maladies which follow in
their wake If we believed more firmly
! in the beneficent effect of open win.
dows.
The children who are warmly
dressed and sent out of doors to play
in all weathers have rosy cheeks,
bright eyes, and look of genuine
health. They are different from the
pallid little house plants upon whom
the fresh air is never allowed to blow.
We may avoid drafts and protect
tect ourselves from the effect of
sudden chill by the judicious choice
OF warm wool for our undertaking,
and by loose and well made garments
which confine no vital part.
In many houses there Is a, constant
and distressingly evident odor of din
ners past pervading the atmosphere.
The concentrated scents and es-
sences of vegetables, of roasts and
fries and broils cling to the furniture.
fill the carpet and curtains, and
subtly do violence to the refinement
which should belong to every beauti-
fully appointed home.
Ten minutes airing of a house
three times day, after each meal,
would be sufficient to exercise the
ghosts of departed dinners and give
every room freshness and sweetness.
No odor should be suffered to per-
meate house except that sweet
fragrance which comes from abso.
lutte, inviolate cleanliness and from
flowers, which are agreeable to every
sense.
There Is metaphorical way in
which we may keep open our win
dows; some of us are never ready to
receive new impressions. We would
shut our doors, so to speak, and bar
our windows, and retain OLD grudges,
old prejudices, old superstitions.
There will be a general gain to us;
we should be responsive to good in
fiuences, progressive instead Of retro
grading in our views, and life will
have for us fuller and richer expert
ences if we can say: "All the win
dows of my soul apen to the sun"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-27
A DOLLARS WORTH OF RIDE.

Everyone has heard of the people in
the mountains of the Carolinas,
Georgia and other southern states who
are called Crackers" Many of these
inhabitants of the interior have never
seen railroad train. According to
an official of the Southern Railway, a
typical specimen of the Georgia
cracker not long ago, by some
chance, made his way into the station
of small town in the state mentioned.
Evidently the cracker" had decided
to see something of the world, for he
marched to the ticket office, and, lay
ing down dollar bill, called for a
"a ticket on the next train"
Where do you want to go?" asked
the agent.
The Cracker" looked dazed for a
moment. Then, after bit of reflec-
ton, he asked:
81 dunno! What trains have ye
got?"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-27

The guinea broiler at a pound each
was very popular the last season at
watering places and in the cities as
well. The guinea broiler at about a
pound or a pound and a quarter can be
made use of as substitute for many
kinds OF game birds, and while it NAV
be considerable time before they will
pc as extensively used as are the
oroller chicken the day is not far dis.
tant when every single guinea broiler
that can be grown will have ready sale
In the city markets. The laws prohi.
biting the cold storage of game birds.
selling them out of season, has made
it necessary for the high class restau.
rants and hotels to have a substitute
for game birds. There seems to he
nothing that meets the demand so wen
as does the guinea broiler except the
home grown domestic pheasant.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-27
Our Wonderful Spine.

The backbone is the wonder of ana
tony. 1t consists of thirty-three
bones, which form a hollow chimney
with four curves. Adams backbone
was nearly straight, unquestionably,
for there were no hard spots in Eden
to sit on. Later, when men were
accustomed to blows upon the coccyx,
the spine became curved and elastic
A kick on the end Of straight spine
would communicate directly with the
brain, with momentous results. The
four curves offer a protective resili-
ence. According to DR.. Griffis, the
more curved thespine the stronger the
column.-New York Press.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-27
1.-THE FISH AND PEARL
My little dear

My little dear
You are my cheer
You are perfect pearl;
Your eyes are blue,
| love you true
For you're my summer girl.
Come, gem of glee,
And stroll with me
Down on the white cool beach;
There we will eat
The meat so sweet
Meat of the summer peach.
Come, damsel fair,
If not down there
Into the wild woods green,
Beneath some tree
Wen watch the bee
Come dear, and be my queen.
oh, come, please do,
My heart ensue,
Please grant my ardent wish
And love divine
I'll bring a line
No love! I've caught my fish.
l must admit
That have bit
And you have caught me Miss.
Sweet summer girl,
I've found a pearl,
And you're that pearl of bliss.
j. Joseph Beekman.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-27
AN IMPORTANT OMISSION.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., to whom are
you writing?"
Angelica with a blush) HAIRY! -
Mamma-"Why, Harry only left five
minutes ago. Surely you must have
said all you wanted to say to one an
other when you were billing and COO
ing on the porch?"
Angelica-'No, mamma. ! asked
Harry if he really, truly loved me, and
he said he did; but forgot to ask him
whether he would so on loving me FOR
ever and ever. That's why I've got
to write to him now"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-27
NeedIessIy Alarmed.

"John!" whispered Mrs. Swackham-
mer hoarsly. John, wake upl In the
basement-hear shem-they're work.
in in the basement"
"Wh-wh-whatr" gasped Swackham-
mer, He dived under the pillow and
clutched his pocket-book. WHAT is
it?"
"B-b-burglars! chartered Mrs.
Swackhammer. Don't you hear
them"
cav rats!" said Swackhammer. as
he lay down and prepared for sleep
again. 'You scared me nearly to
death. l thought 1t was plumbers. -
San Francisco Bulletin.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-27

tacks of kidney diSor-
derS which kept me in
the house for days at a
time, unable to do any
thing. What | suffered
can hardly he told.
Complications set i'll,
the particulars of
which r will be pleased
to give in a personal
interview to any one
who requires informa-
ton. This | can con
scientiously say. Doan's
Kidney Pills caused a
general Improvement
in my health. They
brought great relief by
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-27
A Genuine Hair Grory err.

A doctor-chemist in the Altenheim
Medical Dispensary, 1856 Foso Build
ing, Cincinnati. Ohio, has discovered
what proves to be a positive hair
grower. This will be welcome news
to the thousands afflicted with bald
heads as well as those whose hair is
scanty and falling ont. The announce
ment of the doctor-chemist In another
column of this paper explains more
fully what this new discovery for the
hair can do. A trial package can be
had free by enclosing a 2-cent stamp
to Altenheim Medical Dispensary, 2os6
Foso Building, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-27

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
+. j. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o.
We the undersigned have known =. j. Cheney
for the last II years and believe him perfectly
honorable in all business transactions and hnafI-
clally able to carry out any obligations made by
their firm.
WEST & TRUAx. Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. o.
WALDING. KINNAN 4 MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrll Cure Is taken internally. acting
directly upon tie blood and mucous surface, Of
the system Testimonials sent free. Price 75c.
per bottle. Sold bv ~ Druggists.
Balls Family HIlls are the hest.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-27
Better Than Spanking.

Spanking does not cure children of
urine difficulties. If it did there would
be few children that would do it. There
IS constitutional cause for this. Mrs.
NJ. Summers, Box 420, Notre Dame, Ind,
will send her home treatment to any
mother. She asks no money, Write her
to-day if your children trouble you in this
way Don't blame the child. The
chances are it can't help it.