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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-04

The poet or priest who told us this
Served mankind in the hottest way;
FOR II It up the earth with the star OF
That bcacons the soul with cheerful
ray.
TOO ,9tten we wander despairlng and
, i b,re;atthiqg our useless murmurs aloud;
But It's kinder to bid us seek nad find
"A SILVER lining to every cloud"
May we not walk in the dingle ground
Where naught but autumn's dead
leaves are seen;
But search beneath them. ana meaning
around
Are the young spring tufts of blue
49,, and green,
Ills beautiful eye that ever perceives
The presence OF God in mortailty's
crowd.
It's a saving creed that thinks and
There's a silver lining to every
Let us look closely before we condemn
Bushes that bear no bloom nor fruit
There may not be beauty in leaves or
stem,
But virtue may dwell far down at the
And let us beware how we utterly spurn
Brothers that seem all cold and proud;
IL 'neir p9soms were opened. perchance
There's silver lining to every cloud"
1e. US not cast out Mercy and Truth
When Quit Is before us In chains
and shame,
When passion and vice have cankered
Youth,
And Age lives on with branded
Something of good may still be there.
though Its voice may never be heard
For, while black with the vapors of pes
tilent air,
There's silver lining to every cloud"
Sad are the sorrows that oftentlmes
come,
Heavy, and dun and blishting and
Shutting tho light from our heart and
our home.
Marring our hopes and defying our
But let us not sink beneath the woe:
lis Well, perchance we are tried and
For be sure, though we may not oft see
There's "A silver lining to every cloud"
And when stern Death, with skeleton
Has snatched the flower that grew in
| our breast,
Do we not think of fairer land,
| Where the lost are found and the
| weary at rest?
springs
In it's, purest strength DER the coffin
and shroud!
The shadow, is dense. but Faiths spirit
| voice sings:
There's silver lining to every cloud" -
| ELIZA Cook.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-04
What Mckinley rhouaht.

The tariff busters have juggled with
President McKinley's Buffalo speech
in puerile effort to prove that he
favored reciprocity, even in competi
tive products, which he never did
o. Republican reciprocity the lament
ed president said: "Our endeavor
should always be the opening up OF
new markets for the products OF our
country by granting concessions to
the products of other lands that we
need and cannot produce ourselves
and which do not involve any loss OF
labor to our own people, but tend tC
increase their employment. Free
port Qll.) Journal.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-04
ACCORDING TO FACTS
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM STATE
MENTS ABSOLUTELY TRUE.
History Proves That Tariff Reduction
Has Always Been Followed by susl-
ness Adversely, While Higher Tar
IFS Have Brought Business Pros
perity.

The only vulnerable point found in
the Republican platform, from the
Democratic and Mugwump standpoint
is the sentence:
"A Democratic tariff has always
been followed by business adversely,
a Republican tariff by business pros
perity."
The statement might have been
worded little differently and retained
the same meaning. Platsorms are not
details and planks are not elabora-
lions. Great underlying principles are
enunCiated in the tersest POSSIBLE way,
never ambiguous to the honest inter-
prefer, but sometimes capable of much
twisting by the demagogue. Perhaps,
for the benefit of our free traders, the
sentence should have read:
Tariff reduction has always been
followed by business adversely; higher
tariffs by business prosperity"
This is what the plank means, and
this is what the free traders know It
means, and they also know that It is
true, although the Springfield Republi-
can bowls liar" and the New York
Times contents itself with "menda-
cious" and silly" while the Boston
Herald. New York Evening Post and
their echoes think it positively shame
! full.
The Springfield Republican goes to
the Tariff Hand Book" OF the Ameri-
can Protective Tariff league and fxes
up one of the tables to suit itself. For
instance, 1t says:
| Act of Character. State of business.
| 1915. =. Free trade. Good times as a rule
up to 1861.
Reference to the files of the Repub-
lican in the early f1fties in both It's
editorials and news columns, will
show who is doing the lying at this
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-04

cavations marking the barrack cellars,
deep pits, once powder magazines, a
noble locust grove planted in the early
fort days, whose seeds have given life
to a multitude of other locust groves
in the state. Every year the farmers
plow and the gardeners rake reaps a
harvest of military buttons and early
coins. Spanish coins Of the seven
teenth and eighteenth centuries make
the bulk of the crop, showing how
close the connection with Spain and
how long after American purchase and
occupation her mintage maintained its
supremacy. Somewhere,-within few
hundred yards of this field bearing its
annual harvest of relics,-is the spot
where Lewis and Clark sat vis-a-vis to
Nebraska Indians in the first Louisiana
purchase council. No student of the
place is yet bold enough to drive a
stake and cry Eureka" At the base
of the plateau ran the river in 1904
and in 1919, whose waters are now
three miles away toward the Iowa
bluffs, with marsh and lake and culti-
waited farms between.
In the days of Fort Atkinson the hill
above the plateau was occupied by the
fort cemetery, where we're buried sew
eral hundred soldiers and others.
After the military abandonment the
headstones we're broken, scattered and
lost, except parts of two with the date
| 1928, now in the museum of the Ne
braska State Historical society. The
very mounds themselves were for the
most part obliterated, and on the
slopes where the rains wash the pillow
| thny fpo ont
Of human skeleton.
In November, 1901, ]. A. Barrett and
A. q. Sheldon, of the Nebraska State
Historical society Office staff, explored
and photographed the features of both
sites under the guidance of w. II.
Woods, who has lived on the ground
for thirty years and has passion for
historical work. On our return the
suggestion was made that the centen-
NAL of the council ought to be cele-
brated. In June, 1902, Mr.. e. e. Black
man Of the historical society visited
the site and in discussion with Mr..
Woods proposed the erection of a
monument. These were the prelim-
mary steps by the Nebraska State His
torical society.
On the other hand, the Daughters of
| thC
of any outside suggestion, were NOV
ing in the same direction. In the sum-
mer of 1899 ladies of the Omaha chap
ter visited the site Of old Fort Atkin-
son, were charmed with its beauty and
associations, and discussed plans for
erecting a monument to mark its site
In the summer of 1901, Mrs. S. B.
Pound, of Lincoln, state regent of the
d. A. r., noted the report of the erec-
ton of the Pike monument in Kansas
This stimulated her zeal to do the
same by the historic sites in Nebraska
She read up The early records and
finding that the Lewis and Clarke
council was held on the Fort Atkinson
plateau, proposed at a meeting held
in October, 1901, the project of mark.
ing the site. At general meeting oil
the state chaRter Of the d. A. r. in
the summer of 1902 it was resolved tc
ask the state to take the initiative
According, in the legislative session
of 1903, Representative George l.
Loomis Of Dodge county introduced a
bill approrrlating $4,000 to erect ar
appropriate monument. After a hare
fight the bill was lest.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-04
Lot the Fight Go On.

A telegram from Cleveland, O., says:
"A tremendous fight is brewing be-
tween the steel interests and the big
railroads Of the United States. The
cause Of the impending war is the I'M
derstanding that the United States
Steel corporation is planning to build
railroad from Lorain to Pittsburg.
The railroads say that If this is done
they will first refuse either to accept
shipments from or give business to
this road. In addition they threaten
to build mills with which to make all
the steel that is used by the railroads
that are represented in what is known
as the community of interests"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-04
ton of the Republican party the part,

ton of the Republican party, the party
of protection.
In 1916, the tariff was reduced and
adversely came.
In 1924, the tariff was increased and
prosperity came.
In 1928, the tariff was still further
increased, and increased prosperity
was the result.
In 1888, the tariff was changed by a
measure calling for gradual reduc'
tions, and soon after the first reduc'
ton business depression resulted. and
when the second reduction was made
came panic and ruin.
A high tariff was enacted In 1912,
and with II came return to prosper
ity
This brings us again to 1886, with
its reduction of duties, and in spite
OF most favorable attendant conditions
we soon found ourselves where Sam
uel Bowles cried to Congress for mer'
CIV, and the Republican howled for a
return to protection. But the free
traders of the South knew their bust
ness, and in 1857 came still lower du'
ties and still more misery.
That is in brief the story in few
sentences which the above plank tells
in few words. And no amount OF
squirming by free traders or cries of
"iiar" and "mendacious" will change
history or alter facts.
Every tariff reduction In our history,
without exception, has resulted in bus
mess depression and adversely; and
every increase in the tariff, without
exception, has resulted in prosperity.
That is the issue, gentlemen, and that
will give us the victory.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-04
In the wrona Department.

A prominent physician tells this
story at the expense of the modern
craze for specialization in the medical
profession A poor woman from the
East Side of New York went to a
nearby dispensary to ask aid for her
little son, who had one of his fingers
smashed with baseball bat. At the
first room where she applied she was
told by a curt attendant that the boy
could not be treated there
Wrong place." he explained. this
is the eye and ear department"
We're is der thumb and finger de-
partment?" inquired the woman, simp.
y.-Harper's Weekly.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-04

Eight plenteous years have since passed
by,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
No more the kids from hunger cry,
Hurrah! Hurrah.
McKnley's plan to start the mills
Brought back good cheer DER vale and
hills,
Expelling all our Free Trade Ills.
And the mints?-why! They're all
right.
Protection first make no mistake,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
Then rectprocity-not fake
Hurrah! Hurrah!
Our platform favors Uncle Sam,
Stands pat for every honest man,
Puts all lawbreakers under ban,
And guards our liberties.
Our nominees in nneteen-four,
Hurrah! Hurrah
Are sure to win the race galore,
Hurrahl Hurrah!
With Roosevelt tried and Fairbanks true
And Oregon's nineteen thousand plu.-
The Demies-at the fnish-whew!
VIII not be in the race.
Edwin A. Hartshorn,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-04

point. 1t is not necessary to thresh
over again the arguments concerning
the state Of business under the tariff
of 1916. None but few free traders
who consider that truth is lie well
stuck to maintain that we had no hard
times under that tariff.
But what about 1873 and 1884? yells
the free trader. We will say that I'M
der the Morrill, tariff and war tariffs
we were doing splendidly, until 1872,
when it was thought best to make re-
auctions, and these reductions were
not only on general 10 per cent
basis, but many articles were put on
the free list 1t can be said, further,
that these reductions and transference
to the free list came at very unfor.
tunate time, and, aggravated by the
money situation, brought about the
panic of 1873, and the business depres-
sion which followed. Duties, as a
whole, were, however, protective, and
under the protection thus afforded we
recovered and went onward in the
march of prosperity and progress.
But alas! in 1883 srhere were Repub-
leans with "ideas," and the result
was compromise, and another vital re-
duction of duties, particularly in the
wool industry. The free list was furth-
err increased, and again the result was
business depression, from which, how
ever, we recovered because Of the gen.
eral protective character OF the law.
AS the Republican admits hard
times under the tariff Of 1894, we will
simply turn to the other side.
In 1860, the Republicans found the
country and its Industries paralyzed
Protection brought prosperity.
In 1890. duties were increased and
prosperity increased with gigantic
strides.
In 1897, the country and its people
were bankrupt, and again resort to
protection not only brought prosperity
but brought it in measure unparal'
leled in the history of nations.
Now, 10 go back prior to the forma
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-04
WANTED TO GET EVEN.
Do~n-Trodden Man Eager for Salts.
faction Before He Died.


Aboard the great ship the silence OF
despair reigned She had struck on an
uncharted reef, and owing to the heavy
sea the boats had either been stove in
against the ships side or swamped in
the attempt to lower. A stalwart pass.
enger stole up to the captains side.
DO you think, captain" he asked,
that there is the slightest chance OF
our being saved?"
Look here" said the skipper, in
tones Of disgust, that's the fourth
time you've asked me that question.
why, you great lubberly brute, be-
Eeve you're the greatest coward
sboard!"
Ssh! No, I'm not" said the burly
passenger But look here. You see
that old buffer standing by the rail?
Well, he's my rich uncle, and all my
life I've done nothing but put up with
mis- cantankerousness and humor him
every way l could. But If the ships
going down, and there's no hope, I'd
like time to give him just one gckd
sound kick for all the trouble he has
put me to-"
Just then the ship Of rescue hove in
sight, and above the shout of joy the
raucous voice of the old man by the
rail was heard, commanding his duti.
full nephew to fetch his bed-socks and
hot-water bottle from his water-logged
stateroom.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-04

On program, Mrs. c. S. Lobengier. J.
w. Batten. and A. e. Sheldon. On ar
rangements. J. II. Daniels. Amos
Field. Mrs. A. G. Troup, Mrs. S. Il
Pound, e. II. Blaol;man.
Since that time the committees have
been busy completing plans for the
celebration, August 3rd. II was re-
solved after much discussion to place
the monument in the yard of the CAL
houn public school, under the shade OF
giant locust trees whose parents grew
on the old Fort Atkinson Site This
is at some little distance from both
the Fort Atkinson and the probable
Lewis and Clarke sites, but Is in con-
spicuous public place where II can have
the care of future generations of school
children and teachers. After q long
search for a suitable Nebraska stone
to make the monument, boulder was
found by Mrs. Pound on the farm OF
Mr. +. Lonsdale, about two miles north
OF Lincoln. 1t is beautiful blush
pink Sioux Falls quartzite. weighing
about eight tons, found resting on q
hillside amid a mass of companion
boulders and gravel, where it had been
dropped by q melting glacier which
carried IL on its long journey from the
mother lode north of the Missouri
river. This huge boulder has been
raised lettered and shipped to Fort
Calhoun where It awaits the celebra-
tion Of the hundred years anniversary
since white men ana Indians first
struck hands on the Nebraska soil
The stone bears on one face the in
scription:
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-04
The Peal Issue.

Ninetenths OF the newspaper com.
ments. both Democratic and Repub-
lican, are devoted 10 the tariff and
reciprocity planks of the platform
adopted at Chicago. The same pro
portion will undoubtedly hold good
throughout the entire campaign. Who
says now that the tariff is not an
issue-in fact, almost the only issue
which separates the two parties in
the contest of 1904?
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-04
May Cut g. A. Il. Rates,

Dissatisfied with the conditional rate
proposition being put forth by the
Central Passenger association lines in
connection with the G. A. r. encamp-
ment at Boston, the lines of the West
ern Passenger association have de-
cided to fix no special rates east of
Chicago. Tickets are on sale August
-, when rate cutting Is anticipated.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-04
The MINIS or tho Mills.

CTune-"When Johnnie Comes Marching
Honey
Eight years ago tits very sure
The times were bad:
sixteen to one" was Bryan's cure,
The silver fad"
He said II we the Nuts would start.
And coin clipped dollars a-la-carte,
Prosperity would cheer each heart
And sorrow flee away.
Eight years ago. when times were hard
And bad-so bad
Mckinley held the winning card,
The cure he had.
He said If we the mills would start,
And give home labor back Its part,
Prosperity would joy impart
And drive the wolf away.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-04
Children's Day In st. Louis.

1t is announced that the worlds fair
management has decided to admit chill
dren under fifteen years old free on
certain dates to be specified from tina
to time. 1t is decided that August 2
would be the first date for free ad-
missions under this rule. There must
be one adult to each five children ia
get the benefit of the rule.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-04
otoe County Ha. 1909 Children.

bas made the following report of chill
dren in Otoe county of school age,
which includes all children between
the ages of and 81. There are 5000
girls and 3,57S boys, total of 1909,
or q more children Of school age in
the county than were reported last
year
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-04
Seriously Burned by Lamp,

A 10-year-old daughter of Martin
Sorenson, who lives at the corner of
Seventeenth and F streets, Fremont,
was quite badly burned by accidentally
oyerturning a lamp. The lamp set fire
to her clothing and the furniture in
the room. Her injuries are very pain
full, but not dangerous.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-04

Impatient Merchant-"When are
you going to make up your mind to pay
me for that bedstead you bought six
weeks ago."
Impassive Customer-"Well, I never
make up my mind in a hurry about
anything. You'll have to let me sleep
on IL some more"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-04

Mrs. Cutter-What were those large,
red, white and blue ivory lozenges I
saw in your pocket last night?
Mr.. Cutter-Oh, those-those are
trading stamps, my dear.
Mrs, Cutter-There, that's Just what
l thought they were, but mamma de-
clares they had something to do with
some kind of game.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-04

Mrs. George, widow of the late Henry
George, the political economist of New
York, died at her home in Monticello,
n. Y. aged GO years.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-04

John Gebhart sold his large and well
improved farm three miles east Of
Phillips, to w, r. Long, of Washing
ton Center. Mo-, consideration, SlO.-
000. Mr.. Long will take roesass'N1
of the place some time in October. Mr.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-04

Mistress-"And so you are going t
get married, Bridget"
Irish Serant-"Yes, mum; you see
think every girl ought to get mar
ried at least once in her life"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-04

It's woman's privileges to change
not only her mind, but her name as
we'll.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-04
THE SILVER LINING.
SWEET THOUGHT TO SUSTAIN
THE FALTERER.

wis Well, Ferchance, We Are Tried
and Bowed; For Be Sure, Though
We May Not OFT see II Below,
There's a silver Lining to Every
Cloud"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-04
Placed by

Placed by
Daughters OF the American
Revolution, Sons of the
American Revolution, and
the State Historical Society
of Nebraska.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-04

On another face:
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-05
JOINT TIME SCHEDULE.
Seven Vessels of Oriental Lines Agree
AS to Departures.

Seven Vessels of Oriental Lines Agree
As to Departures.
San Francisco. March 4.--The Pacific
Mail and the Occidental & Oriental
steamship companies have adopted a
new joint time schedule. according to
which vessels viii depart from this port
for the orient at intervals of about IL
days. The schedule includes seven Nes-
sells, four operated by the Pacific Mall
Company, and three by the Occidental
& Oriental Company. The withdrawal
OF three steamers of the Toyo Kisen
Kaisha line caused the present schedule
to be irregular and the new schedule
makes no provision for the Japanese
steamers. The new schedule of sail
ings VIII be inaugurated with the Cop
tic, which will leave here April 2
though originally scheduled to leave
on March 81. Under the new schedule
the steamers win remain in port from
II to IL days.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-05

once constructing quartermaster.
Astoria. Ore. Feb. Q. lS0t.--seaied
proposals. In trIplicate. win be received
at this Office untIl 10 o'clock a. m.
March I. 1904, and then opened. for the
construction, plumbing. heating and
electric wiring OF one field officers and
one double set OF lieuteants quarters.
and for the construction. plumbing and
electro wiring or one set OF hospital
stewards quarters at Fort Stevens.
Ore. United States reserves the right
to reject any or all proposals. Plans
can be seen and specifications obtained
at this office and at the ONCE Of Dls-
bursting Guartermaeter at Portland.
Ore. and Seattle. Wash. Envelopes
should be marked Proposals for con-
structlon buildings at Fort Stevens"
and addressed to Captain Goodale.
Quartermaster, Astoria, Ore.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-05
NOTICE TO PAY BONDS.

Notice IL hereby given that the series
of bonds numbered from TO II. for
100000 each. issued March let. 1894.
by School District No, 1 OF the County
OF Clatsop and State OF Oregon, will
be paid within 80 days from the date
OF this notice. upon presentation ut the
Office OF Charles Heilborn County
Treasurer Of the County Of Ciatsop.
State Of Oregon. and all persons hold
Ing said bonds or any portions thereof.
are hereby notified 10 present thes
forthwith.
by order Of the Board Of Directors
OF School District No. |. Ciatsop Coun-
", Oregon, Dated February 20. 1904.
cHAs. HEILBoRN.
County Treasurer.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-05

Captain Bailey picked her up of the
river. The Garms had been missing
for two weeks. and, despite the rawlings
OF a more or less irresponsible lceal
publication. there was considerable
anxiety for her. Her master did not
come ashore last evening, hut II was
learned the schooner had been driven
far to the north by the gales which
ragged last week. and. being a poor
sailer, she was unable TO get back TO
the rivers mouth, She was fortunate.
however, and rode out the gales With
out any damage whatever, She comes
to load lumber
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-05

once constructing auartermastsr.
Astoria, Ore, Feb. Q. ip0a.--Sealed
proposals. In trlplIcate, viii be received
at this Office until 10 o'clock q. m.
March 7. 1904. and then opened. for tho
construction. plumbing. heating and
electric wiring OF one single set ciiicers'
quarters, and the construction. plumb
Ing and electric wiring OF one double
set N. c. o. quarters at Fort Columbia.
Wash. United States reserves the right
to reject any or all proposals. Plans
can be seen and specifications obtained
at this once and at the once OF Dis
bursting ouartermaster at Portland.
Ore. and Seattle. waah. Envelopes
should be marked Proposals for con-
atructlon buildings at Fort Columbia"
and addressed Captain dcodale. Quar-
Astoria, Ore.