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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-06-23

81 can never thank you, Miss Ca
rev." began Tom Stanton for the
sixth time within half an hour.
He stood in front of the big. open
fireplace in the Carew sitting room,
very wet and disheveled. His over
coat and hat, soaked likewise, hung
on the back Of chair before the fire.
A pair of skates lay on the floor.
I'm only one way, you may" an
swered Diana, at last.
She spoke as if she had suddenly de-
termined to say something upon which
she had been bordering. Each time
Stanton had tried to thank her she
had artfully turned the conversation
into foreign channels and ignored his
expressions of gratitude.
GIVE me your solemn OATH" she
continued, that you will never ask me
TO marry you, and I am fully thanked
for what l have done. Yes, l know
that sounds presumptuous, Mr.. Stan
ton, but nowadays persons labor I'M
der the delusion that If q girl does
some-O some little thing like did
for a man, that he is in honor bound
to ask her to marry him. l won't
have it, so promise"
She looked as we'll as he did In
heavy wet clothing and with his hair
curling recklessly about his broad,
white forehead.
But you save" he began, but was
interrupted.
"Don't-don't dare to say it! I did
~, e-to NoI hnx
foot emphatjcally.
But you did; you saw me founder
ing about among the chunks of ice and
you ran all the way, at great risk
to yourself, and pulled me out. was
foolish to skate on such dangerous
ice. I could never have crawled out
before was frozen-so there! l
must refute your denial. What do you
call it, Miss Carew?"
Never mind, only give me your
promise. 1t was mere luck that hap
pened to be in the window of my room
and saw you go in. l know the air
holes in the slough, living so near.
Your promise?" she said interroga-
lively.
'Is that quite fair?" he asked. Sup
pose"
mo, l won't! I would never, never
marry man who thought | had saved
his life even ie it were years and years
afterwards. l should always feel that
he asked me out of gratitude"
"But l won't feel that way" said
Stanton, honestly feeling it might be
true, but smiling down at the look of
despair she gave him.
There you are, this very minute"
she argued, before you have known
me an hour, already contemplating it.
o please promised"
Diana was so earnest that Stanton
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-06-23

AAe prices from the consumer, what
would happen to the non.trust produc-
ers? How would they escape the con-
sequences of competition In the inflow
Of lower.priced commodities from for.
eign mills and factories? They would
not, of course, escape It; any school.
boy can see that, provided he wishes
to see 1t. Judge Parker, being Dem
ocrat, does not want to see 1t. He
wants to smash the tariff; that Is all
he sees. !;
Exactly the same blind adherence
to partisan idea Is shown In the
proposition to withhold all tariff bene-
fits from manufacturers who sell to
foreign consumers at lower prices than
those maintained in the domestic mar
ket. 1t Is characteristic Democratic
proposition to smash the tariff and
abolish protection because an amount
not exceeding one per cent of the to-
tai of manufactured products, not four
per cent of the manufactured exports
OF the United States, Is disposed of in
foreign markets at reduced prices. In
orler to deprive few manufacturers
orNhe privilege of disposing of their
surplus production abroad at the best
| prices obtainable--a bargain counter
privilege which is exercised more or
less In every known branch of trade
| it Is seriously proposed to take
away all tariff protection from tho
thousands of industrial producers
whose yearly output reaches the enor
nous total of 1G,000,0Oo.0O That is
the Democratic idea Of valid excuse
for attacking the tariff. That is
Judge Parker's idea. We think him
sufficiently explicit alike to satisfy
Democrats and to warn Republicans.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-06-23

Stanton, and long before he was dry
enough to go out of doors she had
learned why she had never seen him
before.
He had only the night before come
to Cedar Rapids and, in wandering
about to get his bearings in the town
before taking up his duties with his
firm, had come upon the Little Slough.
He had secured some skates at near
by shop and-Diana knew the rest.
In due time he came to call. Only
one subject was tabooed when they
were together, and that was the skat-
ing accident and the promise.
DIANA" said Tom one night-he
had called her Diana for some time.
81 did not promise to refrain from
telling you l love you, and l do! I
love you better than anything in life,
and if you can't figure out some way
out of my difficulty, shall be sorry
your were in your window that morn
ing. l shall, Diana!" He tried to
take her hands and to force her to
look at him.
tom Stanton, don't you dare! she
said, laughing at his seriousness. you
are dangerously near breaking your
promise, and l won't pull you out If
you go over the brink as did on the
| ice"
Almost a year after Diana had eX-
! tracted-her promise from Stanton she
came into the room where he was
| waiting for her and sat down beside
him on the couch.
"Have you a pencil and pOper
Tom?" she asked 81 want you to
figure something for me-" She moved
| close to him.
But first, Tom, are you quite, quite
sure that you love me-that you would
have loved me anyway? No" she
said repelling his attempt to take heI
hands. Tell me-"
yes. positively sure, DIANA" he
said, earnestly. "Are you going tc
release me?"
"Nonsense" she cried. 81 JUS
wanted to be sure; l will never re
lease you from that promise"
Silence fell between them for mo
ment. He was thinking Of how man!
times within the year she had raised
his hopes, only to dash them to thu
ground again. And yet he loved her
Now put down the figures tel
YOU" she said. alter a minute, "ant
don't ask questions. One"
He put figure one on the paper.
Beside it nine" said Diana. H,
did 1t.
"Naught! Fourl" said Diana, exclt
eddy.
Every WE'LL" said Tom.
| Now divide It by four" she said
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-06-23
Simple Platform for Democrats.

happened to their party with the
long-drawn-out declarations of Chica-
ing and Kansas City, are calling for
short platform this year. 1t should
be easy to comply with such a de-
mand. The Democratic party would
correctly define it's position with re.
gard to every important public policy
by simply adopting this plank:
Whatever 1t is we're agin it. Troy
Times.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-06-23
GARDEN OUT OF PLACE.
Mistake Was In Locating II on Base
ball Diamond.

ball Diamond.
Henry Turner Bailey, until recently
State Supervisor Of Art of Massachu-
sets, says there Is wrong and a
right way to induce the children to
love the beautiful, and he tells the fol-
lowing story as an illustration. A
superintendent of schools, during the
vacation period, made beautiful gar.
den in a school yard, thinking that IL
he made it beautiful enough the boys
would not destroy it. With September
a lot of energetic boys came hack to
school, and in few weeks the garden
was trampled down and ruined. The
townspeople were indignant at the ruff
flanly behavior of the schoolboys, and
spoke of them in rather harsh terms.
Early in the spring there was a
change of superintendent, and the
new man heard almost Immediately of
the spoiled garden. He went up to
the school and made friends with the
boys, and then he said, "You boys
don't like flowers, do your"
They declared emphatically that
they did.
Then why did you ruin that flower
garden?" he asked.
Well" said the spokesman Of the
crowd, they ought to have known bet
ter than to make it on our baseball
diamond"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-06-23
COULD NOT FOOL DARWIN.
Great Scientist at Once Settled Status
Of the Bug.

Great Scientist at Once Settled Status
Of the Bug.
Miss Daisy Letter has brought back
from London a story about Charles
Darwin.
Two English boys" said Miss Lei.
ter, being friends of Darwin, thought
one day that they would play a,joke on
him. They caught butterfly, grass
hopper, beetle and centipede, and
out Of these creatures they made a
strange, composite insect. They took
the centipede's body, the butterfiy's
wings, the grasshopper's legs and the
beetles head and they glued them to.
gether carefully. Then, with the!r new
bug in a box, they knocked at OAR
wins door.
eve caught this bug in a field,
they said. Can you tell us what kind
Of bug it Is, sir?'
Darwin looked at the bug and then
he looked at the boys. He smiled
slightly.
Ibid it hum when you caught it?'
he asked.
YES they answered, nudging one
another.
Then said Darwin, 1t is hum.
bug"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-06-23
Concrete Facts.

One Of the most fragrant misrepre'
sensations of the free traders In their
attacks upon the protective system is
their persistent assumption that pro
tectionists underestimate the value or
ignore the Importance Of foreign trade
One of the favorite illustrations useo
by the opponents of protection Is that
the advocates Of the protective system
propose to build Chinese wall about
the country to shut out foreign trade
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-06-23

-Four hundred aud seventy.six," he
read, when he finished. well, what
of it?" He was mystfed beyond ex'
preston.
rs It all figured out?" she asked
Eyes"
"And cant you see that 1904 10 de-
visible by four and that it's leap year,
and-o, Tom, l love you so. Won't
you marry me? Please do" she cried
And If taking her in his arms and
holding her as II he would never let
her so again was giving positive an.
swer, Diana's leap year proposal was
accepted.-Ruby Douglas, in Boston
Globe.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-06-23
ed that feature of our tariff system
as little less than criminal.

as little less than criminal.
Nor would he stop there. He In
sists that wherever American manu-
facturers are, by means of monopo-
listic tariff, enabled to sell their arti-
-les abroad more cheaply than at
Nome, or, rather, are permitted to
charge at home prices higher than
those accepted abroad, then the du-
ties on all such articles should be re-
duced so as to correct that injustice
to the American consumer"
Being a Democrat, Judge Parker
looks upon the tariff as a tax. All
Democrats so consider 1t. Nearly all
Democrats, while recognizing In the
tariff necessary means OF providing
revenue, contend that it should have
no other function. Most OF them would
prefer an income tax. Practically the
entire body OF the Democratic party
is antagonistc to the protective func-
ton of a tariff. considerable ma.
jority of Democrats are avowed free
traders, while a minority seem to ia
vor some sort OF protection, provided
1t is not the sort that protects.
To the latter class Judge Parker
apparently belongs. He would revise
the tariff and distribute equitably its
benefits" How? We presume he does
not know. The Democratic record of
distribution of tariff benefits has in
variably been anything but an equal
distribution. In the Democratic scheme
Of tariff making foreign producers
have mover failed to reap the lions
share of the benefits, while domestic
producers and domestic labor have
never failed to get the worst end &C
the distribution.
Judge Parker feels himself on safe
ground when committing himself to
the reduction of tariff duties on com
modities competing with trust prod,
ucts. To smash the trusts he would
smash the tariff. Evidently he does
not consider It worth while to calcu,
late the effect Of that sovereign spe,
cine upon 60 per cent or more Of pro
duceTs that are wholly outside OF
trusts. While lowering the tariff bars
for the smashing Of the few trusts
that are guilty OF wEiS-s3R ~~tortion'
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-06-23
How Did He Do lt2

Charles M. Schwab is still telling
his friends his amusing experiences
while abroad. One of these relates
to an inscription he saw on the pla.
card fastened to the breast of a beg.
gar in Paris. Here is the literal trans,
lation:
Gentlemen and Ladies-Kindly as
sist a poor man who has lost both his
arms and is compelled to hold out his
hands for aims. "-New York Times.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-06-23
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RrRGBY DoD0ZA:
By RZ9y -DoIIGA5

Every well, now promise" she said,
extending her hand.
He took it in mis-. 81 promise, Miss
Carew, never to ask you to marry me
out of gratitude" he said.
mo, no, mol" she cried, hopelessly,
and taking her hand abruptly from
him. Promise never, under any cir
cumstances, to ask me to marry YOU"
He hesitated while he looked earn.
estly into her eyes. And because he
saw troubled, eager expectancy in
her expression he took her hand again
and said, Il promise" But he was
sorry the moment the words had left
his lips.
Now that she had extracted her
promise Diana chatted on merrily with
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-06-23
Biq Pelican Caught In Kentucky.

A magnificent specimen of the
American pelican was captured by
Virgil Robb on the farm of Eugene
Davis, near Helena Station. The bird
was seen flying in the neighborhood,
and on account of its great size, at
tracted immediate attention. The peli.
can measured feet 10 inches from
tip to tip Of the wings, was feet
inches, high, and from the eye to
the end of its bill measured 10 inches.
It was white, with the wings tipped
18th hlecll -Mavsvilla (Ky.) Ledger.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-06-23
YOUNG MASTERS OF MUSIC
Genius In That Line Seems to Awaken
EarM.

UGt LNlN SNSlHo w FNNeNSN
Early.
The accounts of Master Danewsd,
who at tho mature age of has been
conducting a full orchestra at Bourne
mouth, England, in military march
of his own composition, casually re-
marked afterward that he had written
it several years ago when he was
quite young" suggests question
which is worthy of more attention
than 1t has received. Why are genu-
inc musical prodlgies comparatively
common, whereas in other branches
of art they are practically noneYist-
ent? We say genuine" because 1t is
undoubtedly the case that while of
course not every precocious musician
is heard of in maturer life, nearly
every great musician has In his time
been a prodigy. One need only in
stance Mozart, Schubert, Haydn,
Chopin, and among expectants of to-
day, Joachim and Norman-Neruda, to
realize that this is so. Have psycholo-
gists explained why the genius of
music should and does awake in the
soul years before that of painting and
the allied arts?
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-06-23

OF course, the protectionists have de.
MED this from the outset, and they
have shown that this assumption is
contrary to reason. Every additional
year under protection, however, has
given additional concrete facts to show
that there is absolutely nothing In
this theory Of the free traders. The
ible rate, notwithstanding the pro-
tests of the theorists. Marion (Ind)
Chronicle.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-06-23
Stoddard's Modesty,

As is not the case with many pres
ent-day celebrities, no one could justly
accuse Richard II. Stoddard with be.
ing pulled up with an exaggerated
idea of as own greatness.
Well said friend to him several
years before his death, "the papers
will say a lot about you when you
die"
My friend" was the poets quiet
reply, IL will scarcely be mentioned "
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-06-23
The Old Story.

The dissatisfaction of Democratic
organs with the attitude Of the Repub-
licans on the tariff, however, is not
new development. 1t has been on ex-
hibition during all the years in which
the country has been building up and
growing under beneflcent Republican
rule.-Kansas City Journal.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-06-23
Wild Excitement In a Mountain City

Wild Excitement In a Mountain CITY,
Last Monday at very early hour
our attention was called by hearing
the cry of monkey! monkey! Look.
ing out on the streets we saw a
strange looking object grinding out
music, we all rushed to the spot men,
women and children and its reported
that the editor and typesetter were
among the crowd that saw the monkey
street performance. Two monkeys
and three Italians composed the hole
out fit, but we laughed to our salts
faction.-Hyden Thousandsticks.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-06-23
Suits Entire Country.

1--WE are in favor of the retention of
the Philippine islands," says the Illi-
nois Republican platform, "and of
maintaining the open-door policy of
trade in eastern Asia" That plank
suits an immense majority of the
American people. Even the southern
states believe in it, though most of
them will vote against their convic.
tons.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-06-23

stone to decorate the estate Of an &C.
centric Englishman at Swanege. It
stands overlooking the sea, and is visi'
Bile for quite distance. One may
walk about 1t and study 1t in detail.
The plain surfaces, such as the oceans,
lakes and deserts, are decorated with
scriptural texts, which are supposed
to apply especially to the locality they
occupy.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-06-23

stopped smiling and turned his other
side to the fire before answering.
"Ill promise on the condition that
you will permit me to continue our ac-
quaintance-if l may come to see you
and learn to be friends. l could not
thank you in a lifetime for what you
s.a6Se done, so we will let that pass.
1t was brave and"
He was going to say sweet, but re-
Trained wisely. Neither dld he tell her
no had the wet belt and tie which she
mad knotte1 togsths-, He would keep
that always,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-06-23
Bound to Be AGAINST II.

The surest way to make the Demo-
cratic party insist on a protective tar.
IN would be to put free trade plank
in the Chicago platform.-PhiIadel.
ph.a Inquirer.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-06-23
Round the Globe.

A great globe ornamented with the
map OF the earth has been carved in
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Grand Stand Gossip.

A great great game, that, last Sat.
urdsy between the ID A Cs and
Rams. The "Onlooker" in the Bull
lstin called the turn. "Kams to win
il Reuter- went in the box.
Zsnloch got bis stride in the
Puus-Elk game, and saved bis team.
Moore will be missed in the base
running, although Evers is an i'm
provement at short
The band was an appreciated
"rootsr" at last Saturdays game.
With Bowers as umpire the music
may be continued without break as
the umpire's signals are plainly I'M
dsrstandable.
In sadness, and alas! 10 silence,
Doc N sat on the bleacbers and saw
the Puns 20 down again to defeat
The pitchers and batsmen boxes
gave evidence OF needed filling at
the last games.
Bob White has mighty blow when
he does hit, but he ofteDtimes scat
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ters the atmosphere 10 vain attempts
tosnnex the sphere.
Carter will be on deck next Satur.
day with the Puus and, II he does
nothing else, he will show his bro
Their twirlers how to properly cover
first base.
The first game on next Saturday
will bs between the Males and the
Elks, with Males winners. 1t 10
easy money to call the second game
bet ween the Kams and Punahous.
Both games promises 10 be interest
ing.
The II A Os are ahead on uneven
games, g, that club has played 10,
won z, lost 8. The Ksms have only
played 9 games, won 6 and lost 8; II
they via their next game they will
lead.
The Marines svs making . move
for second place in the running. Sat
urday's game will BE- q booster or .
throw down.
| An exciting game to the 6ais b,
was that between the Ksms aud 81
A Cs. The score ended / Rams; 2
b AC; without an earned run for
either.
| Stsere and Desha had each half
white cock on their right legs for
luck. Sesmed to be the wrong leg.
No one had ki,k coming against
the transportation furnished by the
Transit Company.
Bowers should put more speed in
to the skaters up, and the captains
should follow the example Of the
Marines aud send their men quickl y
afield. The games could easily be
pulled of, then, at 1870 o'clock.
Reuter- gave easy walks to six Of
the Honolulus on Saturday.
Plunketts good fielding was ar
excellent Offset to Reuters erratit
pitching and saved many run.
Aylett walked four times on Reu
ter's pitching; good eye, or goot
b, luck.
sEnsue's hit in the last half OF thu
ninth was not the winner for the e
A Cs but rather Kekuewa's erro
/. giving ALT Williams life and Reu
ters wild pitch placing Williams ane
/. Fernandez on Bird and End. F. g..
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The business meeting Of the Dem
ocratic Central Committee to night
will be held Ia Wavsrley hall.
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Superintendent Holloway left to-
day for Maui to inspect public work
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THE INDEPENDENT 81 cents per
month.
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The Kinsu left on schedule time
to-day for Maui and Hawaii. The
Claudine will get away at 5 O'Clock
for Maui ports
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The annex to the Kentucky sal
DON on Richards street, inslu ding
beer hall and cigar counter, was
opened this morning.
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The Iroquois sailed to-day fol
Maui where Captain Niblaek will in
spect lighthouses.
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L 81 Dee ID again 10 coatrol OF the
Hoffman saloon, which WAS sold at
auction on Friday.
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FOR SALE.

$500 HOUSE AND LOT ON
Liliha Street near King. Only small
cash payment received. Apply to
WILLIAM. SAVIDGE g. co.
W6 Merchant Stree,
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The funeral of MrsJ E Hillsbrs and
mother Of Mrs. A G Alexander, took
place at 3 O'Clock yesterday after
noon.
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Admiral Cooper was Q through
pssssngerin the China for home to
be retired, he having reached the
age limit. as' /,
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DR. o E Wall has returned from .
six months tour OF the Orient. he
brings . favorable report of the
Honolulu colony at Shanghai.