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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-07
free to Twenty-Five Ladies'.

The Defiance Starch Co. will give
rs ladies round trip ticket to the
st. Louis Exposition, TO five ladies
in each of the following states: Hi
nois, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and
Missouri who will send in the largest
number of trade marks cut from a ten
cent. 16-ounce package of Defiance
cold water laundry starch. This
means from your own home, any
where in the above named states.
These trade marks must be mailed TO
and received by the Defiance Starch
Co., Omaha, Nebr., before September
LIST, 1904. October and November
will be the best months to visit the
Exposition. Remember that Defiance
is the only starch put up 10 OF. "a
full pound to the package. You get
one,third more starch for the same
money than OF any other kind, and
Defiance never sticks to the iron.
The tickets to the Exposition will be
sent by registered mail September
9Th. Starch Tor sale by all dealers.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-07
The Smallest Coin.

The smallest coin in the world hav-
ing a genuine circulation is probably
the Maltese gain" tiny fragment
of branze about as big around as the
top of a slate pencil, and worth only
one-twentieth of a penny.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-07
HAPPY WOMEN.

w oul dn't
a n y woman
be happy,
After years
of backache
suffering,
ID a Us of
m 1 $ g r y,
nights OF un-
rest.
T h e d | s.
tress of uri.
n a + v trOll-
bles,
S h e finds
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-07

Only after repeated failures to
catch on does a girl announce her do.
c.siCH never to marry.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-07

Am | in favor of expansion? Every
thing that grows expands. See how
the State Farmers Mutual Insurance
Company of South Omaha has grown.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-07

If we are to Judge people by what
they say, some men must live on hay
and thistles.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-07

Coitskin, which Is everywhere conceded TO
Dc the finest Patent Leather vet produced.
.ast Color EysietS uSsd Shoes by mail. 25c. ira
write for Catalog, W.L.D)uglas, Brock ton. Mass.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-07

Make the best of the troubles you
have and don't hunt plore
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-07
w. l.. DOUGLAS
$50 % SHOES Y EsSI

w. L.. douglas
shoes have by their
excellent style,
easy-titting, a n Il
superior wearing
qualities, achieved
the largest sale of
any shoes In the
world.
They are just as good
as those that cost you
81 TO S5-the only
difference is the price.
Sold Everywhere.
Look for name apI
price on bottom.
Douglas uses Corona
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-07

Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever used
for all affections OF the throat and lungs-WM.
o. ESDsLEY, Vanbrren. Ind, Feb. 10. 1900
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-07

Don't You know that Defiance
Starch, besides being absolutely supe-
rior TO any other, is put up 16 ounces
in packages and sells at same price
as 12-ounee packages OF other kinds2
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-07

Nature doesn't use self.made beau
ties for patterns.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-07

1t is easier to endure failure than
to bear success.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-07

To-day is never better by to-mor-
rows burdens.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-07

Don't you think you would like to
belong to a live Company like this?
Write the Secretary, b. r. Stouffer,
South Omaha. Nebr.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-28

two or three minutes Of its mothers
time.
White rs the color OF mourning in
Japan and is therefore never used in
the dress of babies. Red and yellow
are the favorite colors for the dress Of
tiny babies, but after the first month
or two it is easy TO distinguish the sex
of a baby by the color Of its clothes.
Little girls are still dressed in the most
gorgeous Of coIors and the largest of
patterns, while boys are early shifted
into more sober grays and greens and
blues and browns.
The japanese are never demOnstra-
tive in their expressions of affection.
Kissing is unknown. and is looked up
on as a disgusting way of showing
love.
Feast of Dolls.
The great festival of the year in
Japan is the Feast Of Dolls. celebrated
on the third day of the third month.
IN every japanese family of any con-
sequence there is a hreproof vault or
storehouse, especially built to hold the
dolls. which are handed down from
generation to generation. All the year
until the first day of the feast the
precious dolls are kept safely locked
up in this vault. Sometimes there are
hundreds Of them in the possession of
one Of the great families. On the first
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-28
THE CARE OF JAPANESE BABIES
Age Fight
Exisfence-The Japanese
Of
Feast Of DOEfs,

back of an elder sister or brother from
the time they are a few months old.
The poorer the parents the sooner the
baby is fastened on TO the back OF
some elder member Of the family, and
il is not uncommon in the poorer quar-
tiers Of a Japanese city to see a group
Of children 8 or 6 years old playing in
the streets, each of whom bears a tiny
baby sister or brother fastened with a
few straps 20 its back.
These straps are just sufficient TO
prevent the baby from falling TO the
ground. leaving the comfort of its pos
ture entirely dependent on it's own ex-
eTtiOns. As d result the japanese baby
early gains a surprising control OF its
muscles, and il IS almost impossible
to drop even a tiny child from your
arms, 80 firmly does il cling on with
botE arms and legs.
Tne dressing of a japanese baby is
a simple matter. 1t wears nothing but
miniature k!monos, the number vary
ing with the condition of the weather.
These garments are fitted one inside
the other before they are put on. Then
they are laid down on the floor and
baby is laid into them. They are long
enough to cover the baby's feet and
the sleeves are also long enough 10
cover the hands Practically there is
only one garment, and the process of
dressing a japanese baby takes but
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-28
POINTERS ON VODKA

Aodka i the popular Russian drink
IL is 10 the AIuscOvite what dreWater
used u be C. the aboriginal indian. IT,
provides him with courage when an else
fails. and he viii fight To- the death for
IT, There are eight vodka distllerieS
in the new town of Hardin. the center
of Russian industrial and commercial
development in 1fanchuria. and the in
habitants- drink vast quantities of tho
product FOrty-six Thousand men are
IN Hardin At least 10000 drink vodka
The daily consumption is 3 600 gallons.
or about Jhree-dfths of a pint each.
That would make for every man about
FIVE good drams-nothing aL all but
for the fact that vodka Is about 14j
proof; that Is. in each 100 gallons there
are seventy-tW0 and q half gallons o.
pure alcohol Vodka is as strong as
schlivowitz. three drinks OF which will
knock q man silly. For comparison.
most Of the American whisky sold over
the bar is from 80 10 % proof
II is a startling fact hat an the bot
Ties for vodka manufactured in Harbiu
are imported from Japan. All that ia
pan therefore. has 10 do is 60 shut of
the bottle supply. Without receptacles
for their inevitable courage producer
the Russians win lay down their arms.
crying-"Jap. Oh jap take Manchurias
Korea. ChiHa-aDything all. but give
ne back my vodka, New York Press,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-28
RUSSIA AND u. S. IN YEAR 1862
John 5ige0
paredfo houd Be Made Disrupt


the United States. nut into circulation
by confederate agencies in London ard
Paris. At the close of his letter, refer
ring TO these rUmors and combinations,
be wrote:
Propositions and debates about
mediation and recognition do not make
our people amiable. If the debates are
kept UP abroad we shall have a navy
that VIII be worthy of a great maritime
power. II might perhaps be we'll if il
We're known iE Europe that we are no
longer alarmed by demonstrations OF
interference. Between YOU and myself
alone 7 have belief that the European
state. whichever enc it may be. that
commits itself TO Intervention anywhere
i'm North America viii sooner or later
fetch up lin the arms of q rative OF an
Oriental country not especially distin-
guished for amiability of manners or
temper
These lines. believed then and still
believe. are q sufficient warrant for the
inference that Mr. Seward had an I'M
Outstanding with the Russian, govern
ment implying much more than could
be inferred from si7nPle display OF the
nag of the car in the haTbDr of New
York. This impression was confirmed
by observations lmade i'm Washington
shortly after my return from France i'm
1864 at which time J bad frequent in
teryievs with AZ. SsEard ard several
times met al his house 35r Botlisco the
Russian minister at Washington
The purchase of Alaska from Russia
had then just been contaminated. OF
course neither Afr. Seward nor Mir BO-
disco said distinctly 90 me that that
purchase was made as gracious Tec0g-
milton on the part Of the United States
of the cars attitude toward us in 1862,
but I doubt if there was any member
Of either house Of congress who sup
posed that our government had any
other motive for the purchase for that
a. territory Alaska had any substantial
value except as Kidding us Of ar. alien
neighbor.
"A single paragraph from a lette
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-28
SOME PR0-RUSSIAN POETRY
REMEMBER 'e1.


J. P. o'Mahony in Indianapolis SentineL)
Suggested by the attitude Of some
Americans on the Russo-Japanese con-
.lict)
7 can't see why our papers Iaud
The GOd-fOTsaken jap.
And spread the fervent hope abroad
He'll own all Asia's map.
J cant see why our sympathy
Should with "the yeAows" run,
Or now forget
The friend We mat
Way back III 81.
When brothers warred throughout our
land.
And MIXTURES preyed around.
And Freedom took its last grim stand
On fair Coiulnbia's ground.
When England stabbed her in the
back,
To pull our Union down.
The Russian bear
With ships was there.
Beside New York old town.
Oh. hearty were the cheers that rang
For RuSsias standard then.
And marching men in triumph sang
To Russia $ ships and men.
The great white car FROM far away,
Had spokeu Ger the main:
Hands off that land
Ny fleet viii stand
The [ MON 70 maintain.
Go ask the veteran old anG gray,
Before he answers taps.
Should we asssil the bear today
And aid the Chinks and "Japs2
III take his answer Us he Stands
And Il he'l SheGide- gun,
You bet he'd ssaS
tNelf hark today
The friend Of 81"
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day Of the feast the vault is opened
and all the dolls are taken out. They
are carried into the finest room of the
house. where a. number Of red-cOVered
shelves have been built TO receive them.
Always first among these historic dolls
are effigieS of the emperor and en-
press. and next TO them in importance
come small reproductions Of the court
musicians. all complete 10 the smallest
details. Then there viii also be mini
atures of other less great but more
familiar persOnages. and for every one
there IS a complete set Of doll furnish
fngs In the boudOir Of one Of the
doll women, for instance. viii be found
tiny combs, mirrors, and all the ap-
paratus for biackening the eyebrows,
reddening the lips. and performing all
the other mysteries of the toilet. There
are also complete sets of cooking ana
dining utensils, and the little girls
of a japanese family. during the three
davs of the Feast Of Dolls, are kept
busy seeing that all the puppets are
supplied with real food, proper TO their
rank and station in life.
At the close of the third day all the
dolls and their belongings are packed
away in their freproof storehouse. not
to be disturbed again until the next
wear. The Feast of Dolls takes the
place of Christmas to the children OF
Japan.
japanese babies are rarely given the
name of a living member of the family
or friend. The reason is the inconveni-
ence of similar names in the same lam
ily. middle names. as a means Of avoid
ing this difficulty being unknown. Lit
tie girls are commonly called after
beautiful objects in nature. such as
Plum Blossom. Snow. Sunshine, Gold
or LotOs Flower. Little boys, espe-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-28

ShikOku-She-kO-k0
Kiushu--KyU-shOo. the first IA" given
its fuu sound.
IL many respects Korean and Chinese
names are pronounced after the same
rules as japanese, although many have
a decided accent on the final syllable
Among them are:
Nalu-Yah-Ios. river dividing Korea
and Manchuria
Chenulpo- -Taweel-pO. accented
0u the seC0 ID syllable.
Masampo- Mah-sahn- accent on
second syllable.
AIokpo-MOk-po, accent on first syl-
liable the *" being sounded much like
the ~ch' in the German 'ach.
Chefu-Chee-fo0 accent on last syl-
liable as I'm the following instances:
Wiju-We e-zhO0.
Yongampo- Yong-ahm-po. the ing"
being sounded as ii is in French
ji-Whah-e}zhee. the first two
sylables being practically only ore
Se0ul-SooI
-F0o-sahn.
Mcnsou-WOhn- sohD.
Souchin-Sohn-che
Chinnampo-Cheen bm-pa.
Ysng-Y aus-Yahng-y ahng.
k0seing-ko -seng.
Samchok- Sahm-chalk.
Chungju-Chwang- .ju' signify
ing vile" as 'Chgng-v:ite
Ientsin-Tain-shen
TalienWan Tah-leen-wahn
ChfnWangt a0-Sheen- Syahn-tau.
-Yee-high-
kiaochaU-kw aw-chaw
~Pee-chee-lee--S Louis Post
Dispatch
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-28
THE RUSS

CNew York SUM
Who was It in our Civil War gave as
friendly band2
It was Russ.
And stayed old Britain in her threat to
help the rebel band
IT was Russ
All Europe. jealous Of cur growth, was
ready 10 assail
Our country from without ia aid Of tres
sons bloody Jraii.
The spiteful lion roaTed. but when the
bear pulled &c her TAIL
No further msss-
Who now. working behind the scenes
ccnspires for Russia's hurt?
OF course. cid Brit
Who seeks her chestnuts from The fire
pulled by the Jap so perte
The same old Brit
She would if she could keep Russia ever
from the open sea.
And with her propaganda strives 20 in
cite you and me
To nalign our loyal friend who even now
our friend would be-
Now is ais titf
VINO stands the buiwark OF the west
against the yellow hoTdes2
1t is the Russ.
Who conquered Turk unspeakablc Till
Brit unsheafhcd TURKS swords
IL was the Russ.
Turks blade laid bare through Britain
greed Armenian blood was shed.
Whose sole offense was serving him who
on the cross had 8tectE
Viii Christian win. VIII FaGun win
Where have your ssmpathies flea2
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-28
HOW TO PRONOUNCE THEM

The following key 10 the pronuncia-
ton Of japanese, Chinese and Korean
geographical names was prepared by
Hajime On. the Japanese Worlds Fair
commiss.oHer: japanese geographical
names ara pronounced by japanese
with little accent as rule The roweis
are spoken bro8dlv-"a" as "ah' '-e-
DIR long Sc" 'i~ as short 90. co. gen
orally ass. -but sometimes ag Jaw 10
and "u' as Co
Here are some Of the japanese names
most frequently met with in the war
news.
Tykio-Tos -kyon
Nagasa XII Nah-g ah-saa-kee.
Hak0date- Hah-ko-dsh-Jele
kagCshima Hah-go-she-ma a
sl.sat accent on last syllable,
fimCncse ki-She- mon-O-s 9y-kse.
Fukuok9-K w0o-o-kab.
Sasebo-Sah-say-b
Iiiroshima-He- rO-she-mah- CThe al
fX. "shima. frequently found in Jap
auesc names. signifies ISLAND Thus.
"He-To-isiand.'
Tokushima--To-k oo-sh e-mah- to as
tow in ''tC1Eboat.
Takaoka- Tab -kah-oh- ka-
Nana0-Nab-uah
TsuTuEa-- Tsoo-Tco-g ah-
Nii2ata - Nzhe-zhe- "a t-t0h, the
double i' taking the sound of "zhe-
zke The word has slight accent en-
the third syllable.
Fukuyama-Fk NAH. slight ac-
cent on the fret syllable,
Sakata-Sah kah-tah.
-F.esa-e-kah-rey "a bay.
Osaka h-sah-kah.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-28

cfally among the lower classes, fre-
oUentlv start out In life with the han
dican of being named Tiger. Bear
Rock or Panther II is not considered
an especial compliment in Japan 20
call child after any other person.
To such an extent is the arr OF flower
arrangement carried i'm Japan that
there are even several different and
rival schools. each founded By some
eminent professor. In the typical Jap
anese room the single vase Of flowers
and the hang scroll are the only orns-
meuts.
BY the time she is 16 the japanese
girl is supposed to marry All her life
she has been taught that man is a SUI
perior creature that for him she must
be willing TO do literally anything. and
that in his presence. under all circUm-
stances. she must wear q smiling face
and a cheerful habit Of absolute Obedi-
ence. Too often the fOwer-li6e maid
en- is a wife at lie. d mother ar is, and
a faded old woman at 80 But no Jap
snese woman makes any attempt 10
conceal her age In fact those who
know how can tell from a woman's
dress and from her couture almost eX-
actlv how old she is. The colors Of
wOmans dress grow less brilliant from
year to year. until NJ SO the girl That
was a. gorgeous red and yellow butter
fly at ID has become a gray or brown
moth A japanese married woman
wears her hair in a wide puff on the
TOP of her head. With every. year Of
her life the puff diminishes IN width.
until at so or 20 it measures but h
couple of inches The number. va
riety and size Of ornamental hair pins
and combs worn in front are also all
indicative of a WOman's age.-H. N II
in Chicago Tribune.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-28

No wonder. then. that the Japs gdzeG
with wonder and alarm upon the nos
tile MonEol fleet. But. though startled.
they were NOT afraid. and brayeiy did
they set out I'm their own little vessels
a.ainst the foe. Some Of the junks
tdey "cut OUT from the fleet and cap
tured, quickly chopping of the heads
of those on board. Meanwhile the
fighting men on shore built a long line
OF earthworks, and defended them 50
CALAMITY against landing parties of the
enemy that they soon secured upward
o. 1000 heads-decapitatiO with the
tUo-banded sword being an art in
which the "S5mUrai' were remarkably
proficient.
They performed prodigies Of valor.
both on land and sea. Nevertheless. il
is altogether probable that they would
have been defeated eventually. and
that the MonEols would have gained at
least a temporary foothOld i'm Japan
had it rot been for an occurrence
which is believed to this day TO have
been "a special interpOsiti0n Of Provi-
dence- While the fighting was still GO
ing on dark cloud appeared IN the
sky and presently there broke one of
those tremendous cyclonic storms which
iu thas part OF the world are called
typho0ns.
Elements Take Part.
The typhoon swept down upon the
Niongol Heet and simply smashed it 10
"smitheFeens. Many of the iunks
were svrk. others were smashed
sgainst one another. and others yet
we're cast uDOD the rocky shore. The
few vessels that survived the storm
took refuge in the harbor Of nearby
island, where those VINO manned them
were attacked by the japanese and
slaughtered wholesale, only three be-
ing left alive. so the story goes. to
carry back TO Kublai Khan the news
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-28
Why are the Japanese understood

Why are the Japanese understood?
Because they don't use chairs.
That is the answer TO the conun-
drum given by a number of Japanese
army surgeons and scientific men.
Under their direction careful measure
ments Of several thousands of soldiers
We're taken, and il was found in almost
every case that the shOTtness of stat
ure is chiefly due 10 the shortness of
the lower limbs.
The legs are short and stunted be
cause almost from the day ii is born
the Japanese baby is taught TO sit on
the floor. with its legs doubled under il
a the knees. This posture results in
an actual dwarting of the legs, and
is the main cause Of the national de-
formity.
Among the Japanese coolies, who
spend most of their time in standing
up. working or running in the open
air, the legs are nOticeably longer thar
in the more sedentary classes.
IL is believed that the general use
Of tables and chairs in the empire of
the mikado would eventually result IN
adding several inches IL the average
height Of Japanese soldiers, which is,
at present. 5 feet and 4 inches.
Why Japs Are Tough.
The babies Of all except the richest
japanese are carried about on the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-28
JAPS AND ARMADA
IAPAN DESTROYED ARMADA
Parallel 10 FATE Of Spanish Armada In Fleet OF
$500 Vessels Sent to Japan by
KubIai Khan.
KubIai Khan.

once before in its history was Japan
Threatened with attack by sea Il was
q little more than six centuries ago.
in the year 1881. and the enemy was
t9e famous C0nqueT0T Kublai Khan.
VINO had already 0verruB half the world
snd who wished 10 add the island king
dom 20 his already gigantic dominious
To accomplish his purpose he sent the
gFeatest deet that had ever been as
scmbied-a Nerit1ble Armada. COM
prising no fewer than $500 vessels.
When kuDlai Khan dispatched en-
VOWS 20 the mikad3's capital demand
Ing submission and the payment Of
tribute. he never dreamed Of a refusal
But the Japanese cut off the heads Of
the ENJOYS and, when a second en-
baSsy was sent. repeated the perform
ance. This. though ambassadors were
cheap iu those days angered the con-
queror, and be proceeded to get to-
gether a force large enough. as he sup
posed. 10 overcome with euse the proud
and stubborn islanders History re-
cords that the invading fleet carried
100000 Chinese and Tartars and 1900
Koreans.
Sea Was White With Sails.
1T was in the seventh month of the
above mentioned year that the jap
aLese from their watch towers on shore
beheld the approach Of the Armada.
whose multitudipous sails whitened the
waters Of the ocean as far as the eye
could see. Many Of the ships were
junks Of extraordinary size such as
the islanders had never heard of be
fore, and were armed with weapons Of
warfare Of the most modern and i'm
proved type, such as huge bow guns,
which threw formidable darts and
CatapUits that discharged heavy stones.
one of these stones. landing upon q
vessels deCa, would sink her.
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Of the fate that had befaucn his
mighty expedition Tor the conquest OF
Japan.
History IL said 20 repeat Itself. Ger
tainly the story Of this Inflated ex-
petition is remarkably similar TO that
of the Armada sent by Spain against
England IN the year 1888. The Span
ism Armada consisted Of 100 ships, ard
as may be remembered. was totally
destroyed by q storm Off the British
Isles Naturally the JapS regard the
incident as testifyiug both TO their
vaIor and 10 the favor enjoyed by them
at the hands CT the gods: ana 10 this
very day the japanese mother en-
courages her frightened infant by as
surfing the child that the Mougois are
not coming.
Prosperity Of Mikado.
The emperor Of Japan IS personally
just what the SbOguns of the old days
took him TO be-a mild-mannered gem
tle-spirited man of lofty ideals, well
suited for n religious life He is be-
loved by his people quite as much be-
cause of this as because he gave them
liberty and civilization: quite as much
because of the schools and colleges his
progressive government has tablisned
as of the battleships and fortresses that
protect their land from invasion. and
there can be no doubt of the loyalty Of
the japanese 10 their first great en-
perOr.
The emperor Of Japan has one con-
ISOLATION that has as yet been denied
his present enemy, the car Of Russia.
he has a son, now grown to manhood
and himself a father. Of this son much
that is commendable has been said. He
has been educated both at home and
abroad ard Emperor Muts1 Hito feels
that when his life's work is done
worthy successor win peTpetuate the