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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-04-20
flowers blooming in the crevice OF

flowers blooming in the crevice OF
the rocks.
No matter how desperate his
circumstance IN the bleakness of
a few weeks before, he cannot de-
ny himself the cheer that comes
Of full reliance on the power
which is working the sublime
miracle of putting a single shrub
in bud. Truth crushed to the
earth will rise again" In that is
the comfort of the zealot, the re-
former, even though Easter see
him go to his grave for his prin-
ciples.
From a religious point of view
the symbolism of Easter is most
beautiful and appropriate. 1t
represents more than the resur-
rcction from the dead. 1t SYM
bolizes the casting off of the old
aud the putting on of the new.
Nature, dormant through the cold
and cherries winter, awakes to
new life. The grass, the leaves,
the buds, the flowers, spring into
newness of life. Nature thrills
and vibrates with the spring
awakening, and unconsciously
mankind partakes of the exhila-
ration.
The casting off OF the old and
the putting on Of the new! "As
in Adam all die, so in Christ shall
all be made alive" There is a
hope and there is promise. The
hope and the promise are for all
| mankind.
In the perfect symbolism of
Easter, what more auspicious
than the resurrection Of mans
better self-the casting off of the
old Adam and the putting on of
the new Christ? What more
timely than the self examination
of man, the casting out of the
devils that beset him, the
purging of his baser elements,
and at least. partial rehabi-
lation in recognition of the divin-
or attributes and the more manly
qualities?
The christian church has done
much for man, but in the resur-
rection of the Saviour of men it
has supplied symbolism that
meets mans spiritual need Of the
opportunity for calm reflection
for dispass,onate introspection,
and forecasting his impulses, his
motives and his purposes along
the line Of better living and high
er aspirations.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-04-20

but we must love Justice enough
to recognize both these factors or
principles of equality, and extend
to them equal places, support
and power.
There be All equal proportion
of men and women in our re-
ligious, political and social re-
lations in order to attain that
perfect peace and happiness that
we as a christian nation ought
to enjoy. But just so long as we
as a nation refuse to accept and
incorporate these facts into our
organic laws, just so long will
our government be filled with
war and every kind of lawlessness
in every department of the
nation.
Just so sure as it takes the
loving presence and companion
ship of women to fill our homes
with JOY and happiness, just so
sure we need her presence and
assistance in every department
of our government from presi-
dent downt to justice of the peace,
in order that we may attain to
that high standard of christian
civilization whice all good men
and women so earnestly desire.
G.. II. SONGER.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-04-20
Thursday, April 20, 1905.
Our Souvenir Numb r.

The REPUBLICAN, takes pleasure
in presenting to its readers this
week an illustrated edition and
printed in colors. While the RE.
PUBLICAN has not been inclined to
Boosting it has in a modest way
kept in touch with the progress
of the community.
In all matters of public inter
est since the plating of the town,
by Jess Candy in 1882, the RRPUB-
L1cAN has been prominent factor
And it is with pride we note
the public spirit that has always
characterised the business men of
the city and community and the
high achievements attained in
moral, religious and business mat
tiers, through their progressive
and enterprising methods.
The llberality and readiness
with whichthey have contributed
to the publication of this Easter
issue, with less than a week
notice ,eXempli6es the spirit of en-
terprise that permeates the COM
munity. 1t is this spirit that has
helped to make Broken Bow the
best town in central Nebraska and
for it's size, it has no peer in the
state.
AS we have had to do the work
of this entire edition in less than
week it is necessarily rush job,
yet with the compliments of the
season we are pleased to present
it, feeling that out efforts will be
appreciated and credit to the
community.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-04-20

as a low year and 1904 as the
most prosperous year that Ameri-
can agriculture has ever known.
The total value of the farm Of
the staple crops was $3.50, 000,-
900 in 1896, 81, 532, 100000 in
1901, and SO, 27S, 900, 600 in 1904.
Thus the total value Of last sea-
sons crops is almost double that
of the 1896 yield, an increase in
value out of all proportion to the
increase in production.
Strangely, apples are the only
crop which are less in quality
than III 1896, but hay, wheat, rye,
corn and flax seed were produced
in almost the same amount. The
only increase in production is in
cotton, where the crop IS almost
a half larger than in 1896.
Potatoes and oats show some in
crease but not much. In no
case except cotton and barley
has the increase in production at
all apprCXimated the increase in
population, The increase in
farm values has come not from
decreased production, but from
increased demand ard cou.
sequent higher prices.
The comparison of bushel from
value makes this more marked.
Corn is selling for twice what it
did in 1896, wheat for one third
more, potatoes for two thirds
more and hay for third more.
T he remarkable conclusion of
this crop compilation is that in
ten years there has been hardly
any appreciable increase in the
quality of staple crops produc-
ed except in cotton. Even in
such products of less total value
as onions, hops and cranberries
the buanity produced in the past
year is almost exactly the same
as the production ten years ago.
The meaning of all this is that
laws above human control are
bound to turn the tide of mi
grafton back from the cities to
the farm.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-04-20
Back 10 the Farm.

An important change is quietly
but irresistibly coming about in
the industrial situation in this
country. For years the tending
of ambitious young men has
been from the farms to thu cities,
lurcd by the higher wages and
greater opportunities.
The steady migration has re-
suited IN decided effect both
upon .ity wages and upon the
value of farm products. Wages
are at standstill; farm products
are steadily rising in value.
There is a labor congestion in
the cities and growing inabil-
ity on the part of the farms to
meet the ever increasing demands
for their products.
We recently saw compare
tive table of farm products,
average, production and selling
price of the staple crops for a
series of years, The three years
taken for special comparison
are 1904, 1901 and 1896, 1901 is
taken as an average year, 1906
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-04-20

G.. w. Berge, the late fusion
candidate for Governor announces
he will start newspaper in
Lincoln April q. He has not
got over feeling sore yet over his
defeat is evident as he threatens
to expose the evils in politics,
which looking through his glasses
are all in the republican party.
-ATEE-Mr. Berge has bought
the Lincoln Independent.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-04-20
The Easter +, stiyal.

The services at the churches
throughout the world next Sun
day will wildly impress one with
Easter days symbolism the res
direction. The word Easter is
but the angelicised form Of the
British goddess of spring, and
all our regard for Easter, aside
from that based on religion, rests
on the fact that in our northern
hemisphere 1t ushers in the
spring,
SO comes Easter to stand for
the rejuvenation of mans soul
and body and the brown old earth
as we'll as for the highest relig-
ious hope. Possibly from the
same grand original cause the
blood OF man runs warmer when
the sap begins to flow in the trees
and he breathes in a new vigor
from the spring-time breeze.
A good poet tells us that when
man is young his fancy at that
season turns to thoughts of love,
perhaps in obedience to the same
tacit command needed by the
wanton lapwing and the red
breasted robin. Be he old or
young, the season inspires him
with new hope. 1t must. He
sees all that was dead live again,
and whether he knows it or not,
it is this sight that inspires him
with new courage. That moth
ing is lost, that no effort Of his
can come to naught, is the mes
sage taught him and the sermon
preached by every oat blade
sprouting BY the wayside, by the
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-04-20

~ ina ~. L nc lar lntl
has y come TO respect
the L. of sicence and he
awaits\ arrival Of the corn
special ira. and listens reverently
to the half hour demonstration"
which is given by the experts of
the microscope and test tube.
Thirty years ago there was
universal apathy among the
farmers regarding the develop
ment of agriculture. The fields
were planted in the same old
way. The harvester and reaper
had taken the place of the print
tive cradle and machinery was
gradually supplanting hand labor
and there was a growing under
standing of the necessity of crop
rotation, yet Of real scientific ag-
riculturc there was little know,
ledge and little interest was taken
in it. The farmers institutes
were poorly attended. The farm
er regarded education as step
ping stone to success in law, med
iclne aud theology, but Of no
practical value on the farm. The
farmers son who received a col
lege education looked upon re-
turn to- the farm as an abandon
mcnt of all attempt to put his
special advantages to practical
use.
But there has been a change.
Science has touched the soil with
her magic fingers. The farmers
are eager to learn what the class
room has to say about the fields.
The farmers Institutes have a
larger attendance than the po-
litical meetings. The agricul-
tural colleges are multiplying,
and they are filled with earnest
students. The special gospel
trains which bring the apostles
of scientific agriculture are be-
ing throngcd with listeners.
The new agricultural is not
of sentimental growth. 1t means
more dollars from every acre of
ground under cultivation. 1t
means the use of land which for
merly was considered worthless.
For this reason business men and
railroads have been quick to see
the practical value of the new
scientific agriculture and are
making efforts to extend it as far
as possible.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-04-20
WOmanly Influence Ne, died.
in Government.

Why should our mothers, wives
and sisters be kept distranchised
the same as criminals, idiots,
slaves and insane? | have often
wondered how much longer this
government will continue to prac-
ticc this gross injustice toward
the purcst and best half OF our
citizens.
Our government today, with
its civilization, is almost entirely
masculine and wholly int,llec-
tual, and therefore almost entire
ly destitute of affection and
morality, and this immortality in
every department of our govern
ment is due to the subveration of
this feminine or moral fac
tor OF eNIStance, and its. suppress.
sion has necessarily ended in in
equality, confusion and crime,
until 1t has permeatcd every con-
ditiou of society from top to bot
tom. TO have a perfect govern
ment, best society and the high
est state of civilization, Justice
and equality must he the fOuuda-
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-04-20

Gov. Mickey has issued his
Arbor day proclamation and
names the date April %. Re-
member it is the day before Eas-
ter Sunday. Arrange to plant
all the trees on this date YOU can
take care of.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-04-20

There is not only room but
need of thousands more trees in
Broken Bow. Beautify your
property by planting it with
trees ArLor day.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-04-20
Mission Of the Corn Special.

The corn special or gospel
trains which many of the rail-
roads have recently sent out are
evidence Of the increasing utter,
est in scientific agriculture among
those most directly affected the
farmers. The real purpose Of the
corn special train is TO warn far
mers against the dangers Of poor
seed and to instruct them how to
prepare the soil for planting aud
how to improve corn by selection
and breeding.
The corn special train,, which
first ran in Iowa, has visited near
ly, if not all of the corn raising
states Of the middle west this
spring. BY correct application
to scientific principles it is claim
ed that the yield of corn per acre
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-31
H4IBITUAL.
Reader Magazine.

Want ter buy bull pup?" No, sir. am a clergyman l 'Wot uv it? Bull pups don't care
 who owns m."-Judge. l Gerald-If you don't marry me shall blow my brains out. Geraldine-Why don't you aim at some vital spot?-Judge.
 Confidences.-Lottie-I have such a
 dread of growing old! l Dottie-Pshaw! I haven't. l Lottie-No, I suppose you've got past
 that.-Cleveland Leader. l Mamma-Here comes your father. i See how cross you've made him. Now,
 go and tell him you're sorry. l Tommy-Say, pop, I'm sorry you're so
 blamed crcss.-Philadelph Press. First fleorwalker-Poor old Bjones has completely lost his hearing. I'm
 afraid he will lose his job. Second foorwalker-N Nonsense He's 1 to be transferred to the complaint desk. Philadelphia Record. ! The lady-It seems to me you charge a good deal for just a mornings shop l ping.
 The cabby-shure, miss, Oi hay to 1 charge lot. oi have wolfe wot goes shopping.-Brcoklyn Life.
 This magazine, What to Eat, recom- Imends eating fruit as a cure for the I drink habit Nothing to it. I've tried it.'' What did you eat?'' ETEtrnHtaiI oh Al De Mustard-Your wife's costume tonight is charming. It simply beg ! gars description. Justin De Bunch--And that reminds me of eonundrum-why am like a deseription?-Ohio State Journal.
 What do you mean by saying that
 baseball causes more deaths than all ! other sports combined?" Its responsible for the funerals of at least 10000 grandmothers of office boys every year-"-chicago Journal. Nell-George didn't call to see nie at all last week, but he's going to take me to the dance tonight, so I'll make up
 for it,
 BeIle-Yes, dear, you usually do make up for that sort or tHlng,-Fn1ladelpnta Ledger. Customer-I suppose this ground cof-
 fee is half peas. Dealer-No, the coffee is not, but the pepper it. 'Eh? The pepper is?"
 Of course. Look in the dictionary" New York Weekly. The Spartan boy hid the wild fox un- der his jacket and let the sharp teeth
 gnaw him without complaining mur-
 mur.
 Anyway he said, when they were Investigating the extent of the damage,
 anyway, this will entirely relieve me of any necessity for having my appen- dix removed. d."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-31
MUST BE PREPARED.

Although Mir. Xxi Hioki has announc- ed that the United States has nothing to fear from Japan. and although the United States isn't fearing, the United States is going to have much coal on hand in the Philippines. The coal ppck- ct os the United States naval station at Cayite. in the Philippines, now has in it 30,0O0 tons of coal. It is proposed to keep adding to this until the pile contains 10000 tons. The fuel is for the supply of the ships on the Asiatie station. and is reminder of the great cost which our far eastern possessions entail on the people of this country. This coal will have to be replenished, for it deteriorates rapidly with age. Old coal will not produce the steam power which the new gives, and it keeps bet ter under water than when stored in the open air.
 We must be prepared.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-31
FOR MORE ROOM IN THE STREET


 r. When the horses left the street cars the talk was that there would be much more room in the streets. If there is it isn't noticed. Now distinguished en- gineer suggests that the capacity of a congested street can be doubled by ex- eluding horse-drawn teams from it., permitting mechanically driven vehicles only. The horse takes up space-as much space as the vehicle he draws. To omit him is to make the space he occupies in the street available for ve- hicles. There would be also, the Elec- tricaI Review thinks. a saving in time and an increase of the tonnage of freight per vehicle. Street cleaning would be less necessary and the wear and tear and noise would be less. But Chicago has evolved an even better de- vice. -subterranean freight railroads, which bring transportation facilities to titC petCh uuVl LII every StULG anu factory in the congested business area. A box of freight begins it's Journey of a thousand miles, for example, from ones own shipping department, and the teamster, with his propensity to strike, loses his terrors for the Chicagoan. The dray is a primitive expedient. It comes in between the railroad and the ware- house, and it's services for distance of two blocks cost more, perhaps, than one hundred miles of railroad transporta- tion. To bring the railroad to the sub cellar of the warehouse is the last word of convenience. The removal of freight traffic from the streets is a solved prob lem where the Chicago plan prevails.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-31
Mhea We Are Old.

When we are old, the fair world is so young, Re-echoing with song we left unsung- Our laughter Hitting on another s tongue. When we are old, there is no lovely
 thing That speaks not youth, that bodes not
 of the spring Of that keen dawn. that now no dark
 can bring. Alien to SIaytime. whither shall we
 turn? Need we the years antiphonal to learn? Pared we not where its purple torches
 burn? In the worlds matin, have we yet nc
 song? Is not the old-time melody as strong? Do only echoes to the heart beIong?- When we are old Love, love
 d dream it isl The summers song, tn illimitabla bliss The flame, the flower. is loves, is ours
 is this
 Header Magazine
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-31
HUMAN LIFE IS CHEAP.

People are plenty in India, and many of them can be spared, but the plague is taking them off pretty fast. For ia- stance, in the last week of March ST. TOP deaths and 65,7S9 cases were report ed, and no one supposes that these fig ures represent the whole truth, as a complete record is, for various reasons, almost impossible. During the preced- ing wesk more than 5S,OOO deaths were reported. Even in Calcutta, according to the latest returns, the plague is claiming between seven and eight hun- dred victims a week. In 1903 the total number of deaths from this terrible dis ease exceeded S50,OOO, and last year it was swelled to 100000. What it will
 be this year no one has ventured to guess. More than 350,0OO of last years deaths occurred in the Punjab, which
 has a population of only 20,000.OO0, and which is ona of the most important re- cruiting grounds for the native army,
 Human life seems to be about the cheapest and least regarded thing there is. They have been taking it exten- sively in the Russian-Japanese war.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-31
SOME HIGH PRICES.

The national Bureau of Labor has been looking into wholesale prices, and it finds that all the principal commodi- ties controlled by the industrial trusts advanced in cost during the year 1904. Farm products, foods of practically all kinds, building materials, cloths and clothing were all higher at the end of 1904 than in the preceding year, and some were higher than at any time for period of fifteen years. These and other interesting facts are put out in a bulletin just issued by the Bureau of Labor.
 All the agitation against the Beef Trust, the issuance of injunctions and the reporting of indictments against it's officers, have had no influence on the resist1ess upward trend of prices of food supplies controlled by this gigantic trust. The cost of choice steers last year, for instance, was about 30 per cent. greater than it was in 1896. The relative price of steers during 1904, as compared with the average price for the same commodity during the ten year period, 1S90-99, increased 97 per cent. The advances in other farm products over the average wholesale price for the same ten year period are shown in the following percentages of increase: Western sheep, 7.S; native sheep, 10.S; hay, 12.5; hogs, 16.5: barley, 16.9' hides, 24.4; corn, 32.6; rye, 33.4; oats, 35.S; wheat, 3S.3; cotton, 559; hops, 96.2. The one item in the list of farm products to show a decrease in price during this period is flaxseed. which is four per cent. cheaper. The average increase in the cost of all farm products was 262 per cent.
 The wholesale prices of number of food products last year reached the highest point touched during fifteen years. The cost of Vienna bread in the New York and Washington market was higher last year than at any time
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-31

since 1sS9- The same thing is true re- garding boots and shoes, carpets, cot ton hannels and cotton thread. Other commodities of large consumption reached the highest wholesale price last year since 1889. They were oyercoat- ings Of kersey standard, bleached sheetings. brown sbeetings, women's dress goods, such as cashmere, cotton warp and all wool shawls.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-31

DISTRICT OF NEW HAVEN. ss. Pro- pate Court May q, 1895.
 ESTATE or EBENEZER J. WILLIAM late or Previdenca. R. l., owning prop eIey in said district, deceased.
 EbeneZer J. Williams. of Hauaden having made written application pra,y-
 ing that administration of sand estate
 may be granted, as by said application it is 's@ Fso''~ 9' ORDERED, That said application bo beard and determined at a Court of Probate to be held at New Haven, in
 1905, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. and that public notice of the pendency of said application, and of the time and place ai5 me hearing thereon, be given to all parties interested in said estate. by publishing this order three times in a newspaper having a circulation in said district. v ts ~ LIVINGSTON W. cLEAVEIAND.
 IflZI 6L JItdere /
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-31
CHIcAGos TRACTION PROBLEM
Mayor sDunne Says It Will Be Taken
 Out of Politics

Mayor tDunne Says It Will Be Taken
 Out of Politics.
 Mayor Edward F Dunne writes of
 Chicago and Municipal Ownership in the June number of The National
 Magazine In part he says:
 Following an expression of the peoples will, three times emphasized at the ballot box, Chicago has entered re- soIutely upon the advance toward final |consummation of municipal ownership of it's street railway lines. My pledge to the people is to bring about, at the earliest possible moment, municipal ownership and operation of the city s traction utilities.
 "As preliminary step to the execu- |tion os this task with which I have been charged, I requested the Lord Provost of Glasgow that permission be granted the manager of the municipal tramway system of that Scottish city to visit Chicago. As q result of |acquiescence, James DaIrymple comes to Chicago to give us the benefit of his dUNlCGs bdSCu upoIi uSbuot EApSiieHtc III the operation of one of the oldest and most successful municipally owned traction systems the world has known.
 'I have appointed as special counsel for the city in traction affairs Clarence IS. Darrow, one of the distinguished members of the Chicago bar, and for years a leader in the municipal own- |ership propaganda in this city. With these preliminaries Chicago enters up- on the advance toward consummation of the municipal ownership plan which the people have approved at the ballot box-purchase of the traction properties from their private owners by the city under a friendly agreement, if possible; by condemnation under the statute of eminent domain or other legal methods Tiff necessary, or by the construction of lnew lines
 That punicipal ownership and opera tion is no idle dream, no mere captivat- ing fancy or alluring theory, but an actual, practical reality, now need no more be argued. The people of Chicago as in many other cities, learned ago that municipal ownership and operation is in practical force in more than a hundred cities in Great Britain: that lit is in operation in many of the cities Iof Switzerland, Italy and Austra-