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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-09-07
AIfonse's Fondness for Jewels.

The king of Spain is almost as great
lover of jewels as the late marquis
of Anglesey. On the occasion of his
recent visit to London, at his urgent
request, Queen Alexandra showed him
her wonderful collection. His majesty
being much fascinated with a beauti-
full sapphire, the queen good naturally
insisted on his accepting it as souve-
mir, saying at the same time that one
Of her American friends had some
much finer. To please her young
guest her majesty asked Mrs. Mackay
to send one of her gems to the palace
for the kings inspection. Alfonso was
immensely interested and made a
drawing Of superb sapphire orna-
ment, which he says he will have
copied for his future bride, who people
still say is to be found in England.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-09-07
THE GIRL COLLEGE STUDENT.
Higher Education Isn't Reducing Ma
tionaI Wealth of GirIhood.


"In word" says Prof Herbert E
Mills of Vassar, according to the New
York World, speaking of the girl col
lege student, "she is generally fairly
healthy and very lovable girl who has
normal interests in school sports, in
social affairs, in domestic matters, and
is tending toward marital engagement
at about the same rate as those of her
social class who are not in school or
college"
Prof. Mills there are the Vassar rec
ords in out-of-door athletics and the
engaged" statistics Of the class of '05.
These are wholesome indications.
There is remembered too the naive
confession of a Wellesley junior that
81 suppose we are pretty much like
other girls even If we do got to col.
lege."
The young woman student composed
chiefly of eyeglasses, high forehead
and a vocabulary in many syllables
was invented for the funny mans col
umn. She has been accepted as a real
ity by many excellent and serious peo-
pie who do not know that they are
funniest when they worry.
Prof. Mills punctures the joke, but
spells no smiles for social philoso-
piers. The higher education is not re-
ducing the national wealth Of normal
girlhood. Girls who can read their
Homer in the original are still girls.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-09-07
Utopian Colony That Failed.

Sienkiewicz, the Polish author who
Is confined to his own house for CIV
ing offense to the Russian govern
ment, was one Of gifted coterie who
in 1877 endeavored to establish a
Utopian colony near Los Angeles, Cal.
The attempt was failure, but indirect
ly 1t did much good. Helena Modjeska
was one Of the promoters. and her
financial losses induced her to study
for the English-speaking stage. She
appeared in San Francisco in "Adri-
enne Leconvreur." The failure of the
Utopia also brought Sienkiewicz into
wider notice. On his return to Europe
his American sketches were read and
approved.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-09-07
Gatas Astounds Plunaers.

is making all the other plungers at
Saratoga look small Gates thinks
and acts in thousands where the
average man does the same things in
dollar bills. He hardly recognizes
small change when he sees it. His
bets at the races are all up in three
figures, he pays a dollar for shave
and losses another dollar to the boy
who shines his shoes. He buys a good
dinner for large party at time and
gives the biggest tips ever heard Of.
The chances are that even with his big
expense he will break even or better
on the present meet. At present he Is
away ahead of the game.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-09-07
Father John Of cronstadt.

Father John of Cronstadt, who has
such extraordinary influence with the
czar, is SO years old. In personality
he answers the description of the
average Russian peasant, only in his
case abstemiousness has wrought a
refining effect on his features. He is
short Of stature with a somewhat ford
complexion, and his small, twinkling
gray eyes have that furtive appear
ance characteristic of the Russian
working class. In spite of his great
age, he is remarkably active and his
long, brown hair is untouched with
silver.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-09-07
Japanese In San Francisco.

Statistics gathered in San Francisco
in regard to the Japanese engaged in
business show that they have entered
into lively competition with Ameri-
cans in a large number of occupa-
tons which the Chinese do not invade.
There are eighty-fve Japanese hotels
in San Francisco, sixty restaurants,
sixteen intelligence Offices, nine shoot.
ing galleries, eleven billiard rooms
and seventy-five housekeeping offices
These are all licensed and there is a
large number of unlicensed cobblers
butchers, janitors, porters and domes
tic servants.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-09-07
HEN WILSON IN TROUBLE.
Scandal Disturbs Serenity Of lnhabl.
tante IF ptnouiIla


tants OF 8ingvlle.
It is rumored on reliable authority
that Hen Wilson has left his wife
again owing to some marital trouble
between them. This Is not the first
time Hen and Sary Ann have had mar.
ital trouble. The last time before this
Sary Ann struck Hen with rolling
pin above the left eye and he went out
of the house and did not return for
several weeks. Some says he went
to the Co. seat and spent most Of his
time in hospital Finally he returned
home sadder and wiser man and
him and Sary Ann made UP again ane
started out together to try to live q
different life with the dove of peace
perched above their hearthstone, az
you might say
But now ruction swift and terrible
has broken out in their midst again
We got this straight or we wouldn't
say anything about It in print. Mrs.
Wilson herself told Mrs. Caroline
Hooper that Hen had left home fol-
lowed by all the cooking utensils in
the kitchen. Mrs. Hooper told 1t to
Ben Wade's wife and Ben Wade's wife
told It to Mrs. Widow Henderson who
told us.
Sary Ann has a quick temper and
when she gets mad there seems to be
nothing else to do but for Hen to dig
out for a while and wait until the
clouds roll by. What the trouble was
this time was that Hen went right into
the house like a durn fool and set his
self down on new sofa pillow which
Mrs. Wilson had just finished. Mrs.
Wilson stated that Hen might think
that sofa pillows were made to sit on,
but he was mistaken. Hens where
abouts is at present unknown.-"Bing-
Vile Bugle Items" In the Boston Post.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-09-07
INVENTORS AND THEIR WORK.
Five Remarkable Discoveries Given to
the World.

Among remarkable recent inven.
tons are the pneumoslito, the topo-
dict, the telemeter, the telephone-ears
and the thermophile, which are de-
scribed in the Strand Magazine. The
pneumoslito is an automobile especial
ly designed for use on ice, but which
can just as easily be used on land. 1t
is moved by propeller wheel run by
a % horsepower electric motor, the
propeller turning in the air and NOV
ing the carriage at a speed Of twenty
miles an hour. The topodict is COM
bination of a pantograph. and tele-
scope, by means of which any person
can make a drawing in correct per-
spective of any scene before him, even
If he knows nothing whatever of draw
ing. By means of the telemeter the
exact distance of far-away objects can
be measured and recorded. The 'tele-
phone-ears" is an apparatus by which
a ship is automatically warned of sub
marine dangers. BY the aid of the
thermophile it is possible to furnish
heat by means of a fine electric wire
which can be woven into rugs, blank
cts or cushions, and all that is re-
CURED is very small electric battery.
The inventor claims for it that it will
do away. with the necessity of ever
having fires in even the coolest of
weather.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-09-07
FalIacies About Men.

1t is quite mistake to suppose that
men go about tramping, rough-shod, on
women's hearts. If that were so, how
would you account for the fact that
women are so easily able to manage
men? How it is done? Why, by max
ing an appeal to the mans sense OF
chivalry, to his tenderness, to his love
of justice. There is not one man in
fifty who can stick to his point when
a woman looks at him with round, APP.
pealing eyes.-Keble Howard, in The
World and His Wife.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-09-07
ProperIy Introduced.

Margaret is well-brought-up little
girl who has some knowledge Of ETH
quette She has been taken to the
country this summer to house where
there is large dog.
Don't go near the dog, Margaret"
said her mother; "he doesn't know
you and he might bite"
But that did not suit Margaret and
she knew how to arrange matters.
Going to the dog, she made little
courtesy such as she has been taught
to make at dancing school and said po-
litely:
"Doggie. am Margaret Brown"
Then, the introduction having been
made and the dog having no excuse
for not knowing her, Margaret waltzed
up. and petted him, while he wagged
his tail with much graciousness.---
New York Times.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-09-07
BEST STUDY IN HEaEDlTX
Among Royal Families investigators
FlAd Problems

among hoyS' fdmllleS lnNeStlgatoVN
FlAd Problems
In an interesting paper read to the
Partisan Academy of Medicine, DR..
Galippe. we'll known for his zeal in
bringing the light OF science to bear
on historical problems, points out that
it is often among royal families that
heredity, in its scientific sense, may
be best studied. Respecting royal
houses there exists wealth OF In
formation extending over many gene
rations, the record of writers being
supplemented by all the work of paint
ers, engravers, medallists, etc, which
is extremely valuable in examining,
for instance, such a question as the
transmission of facial characteristics.
Among royal houses transmission OF
this kind is most conspicuous In the
Hapsburg family, to such n degree
that the children of Austrian arch
duchesses invariably resemble thei!
mothers, no matter what marriage the
latter may have contracted. Well
known examples Of the kind have
been the king of Rome, Napolson's
son by Marie Louise of Austria, and
the present king of Spain, the son of
Bourbon father and a Hapsburg
mother
AS another instance of the invari.
able prepotency of Hapsburg heredity.
DR.. Galippe mentions Marie Antoi-
nettes children, who resembled her
rather than their father; and he lays
stress on the point that the portraits
of the little dauphin who perished
during the revolution show that IL he
had reached manhood he would have
been a genuine Hapsburg in appear
ance. That was overlooked by the
various impostors who afterward
claimed to be the missing dauphin,
and also by those who believed them
In some cases, notably that Of Naun'
dorff, the claimants looks suggested
the Bourbon type-a circumstance
which was thought to be in his favor
whereas, according to M. Galippe, II
was really further proof to be added
to all the others, that he was practic
ing re.-Westminster Gazette
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-09-07

close to the province of primorsk,
Manchuria. 1t is go miles long and
it's width varies from 20 to $50 miles.
The narrow Straits of Tartary sepa-
rate it from the mainland and the Pc
ninsula of Kamchatka guards it on the
east. 1t is about half as large as ILL
nois,
The climate is cold and dense banks
of clouds generally shut out the rays
of the sun. The east coast is be-
sieged by ice foes in summer. The
greater part Of the island is covered
with forests which abound in fur-bear-
ing animals. Much Of the timber is
valuable. The rivers are rich in fish,
especially species of salmon.
The development of the islands nat
ural resources is of comparatively re-
cent date. Attempts have been made
at agriculture, and several thousands
of Russian convicts have been trans
ported there to colonize. The quality
of the soil is unfavorable to the under
taking, and most Of the convicts are
employed in the coal mines.
The Russians established a post on
the island at Aniva Bay in 1858, and in
1857 they began to form permanent
settlements. 1t was coded to Russia
by Japan in 1875.
The principal Russian settlements
are at Dui on the west coast, Malo
Tymovsk on the upper lynn, and Kor
sakoff and Muravieff on Aniva Bay.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-09-07
CHANCES on the Moon.

The old idea that changes are TAX.
ing place on the moon has been care
fully investigated by NJ. Puiseux, a
French astronomer. Going over all
records, from the earliest observations
to the latest, he concludes that the
reality of the supposed changes has
not been proved, and that the varying
sensitiveness of the retina for faint
objects is sufficient to account for
differences seen, while different condi-
tions OF exposure might explain all
appearances In the photograph.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-09-07
ACTIVE FOR CREEK CHURCH.
Archbishop Tikhon at Head Of lnstitu-
ton in Thl, Country,

ton In This Country.
The extensive plans of Archbishop
Tikhon, who for seven years has besh
the head of the orthodox Eastern
Greek church in the United States,
Canada and Ala "a, in accordance
with the commission received by him
from the hierarchy of that denomina-
ton in Russia, have attracted the at
tentlon of laymen and clergy of vari-
GUS denominations. Archbishop Tx
hon has founded a majority of the $50
congi egations of the denomination on
this side of the Atlantic and has also
established a seminary for teaching
candidates for the priesthood at Min
neapolis, Mimi, which will be opened
next month. His latest step to adj
vance the cause of the church is the
calling together of the first council Of
the prelates, clergy and people OF the
congregations under his jurisdiction to
be held in New York city in October.
His residence and cathedral church
are in New York city. He is a linguist
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-09-07
TRAVELLED 900 MILES
Went Safely In Letter from Chicago to
Washington.

Went Safely In Letter from Chicago to
Washington.
George Ambrose, mailing clerk In
the Library of Congress, and incident
ally the crack third baseman Of the
Library team, opened a letter from
Chicago recently, when a large black,
everyday fly few from the envelope.
That the insect could travel the 900
miles between Washington and the
Windy City and escape death by mash
ing in the many canceling machines 1t
had to pass through between was the
wonderment Of all the clerks in the Of
flee.
The fly came securely sealed In a
big envelope containing an application
for copyright for piece of vocal mu-
sic.
When Ambrose opened the envelope
the Windy City fly hoped out, stood
on the table a moment, stretched
itself, shook its wings, got its bear
ing and flew away to make the ac-
quaintance of Washington flies. Am
brose made desperate effort to catch
the bewildered creature but it was too
fly for him.
1t was reported that the piece Of
music was entitled, Come, Fly With
Me-" but as information Of this kind
cannot be given out by the Copyright
Office the rumor could not be con.
irmed.
The experience Of this Windy City
insect will probably be recorded in the
histories of flydom as one Of the great.
est trips fly ever took.
From the common stockyards Of
Chicago to the palatial halls of the
Library of Congress is quite an expert.
ence even for a common house fly.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-09-07
SEEK TO ABOLISH TIPS.
Concerted Movement Started by Peo-
Pile Of Chicago.


Pile Of Chicago.
II now appears that concerted
movement has been started in Chicago
to put an end to tipping. There Is no
reason why such reform should not
be initiated in the metropolis of the
west, although many people are not
disposed to take that city very seri-
ously. Should the Chicago revolution
succeed It will spread in time to every
other city In this country. All that Is
needed to make It success is moral.
not physical, courage. In the great
majority of cases the payment OF tips
is not due to the conviction that the
person who is tipped deserves the re-
ward. but proceeds from n sort OF
moral cowardice-from the fear that
unless the tip Is given an accusation
of stinginess may result. This, OF
course. is wrong. Whatever the GUS
tom may be in Europe, it is certain
that in the United States nobody Ia
under any sort of obligation to give
tips. A man gives full money value
for what he buys? Why should he
give more? Why should he be COM
PEELED to give present of money In
addition to the person who has acted
as agent for the seller, especially when
the cost of the agents services Is In
cluded in the original purchase?-Bal-
timore Sun.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-09-07
The Hope OF RascaIs.

Our newspapers might be much bet
ter; they could easily be made more to
the taste of the people OF taste; but
their unloTely crying Of crime, dis
agreeable as it is, is an exceedingly
important public duty, and in their
faithfulness and veracious fortitude in
keeping it up lies really the biggest
part of our hope of higher standard
of honesty in public and private life.
There is hope for any kind of rascality
as long as It can be kept out Of the
papers.-Harper's Weekly.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-09-07
MANY Visit LonqfeIIow Home.

There have been more visitors at
the Longfellow house, Portland, Me-,
so far this season than in any previous
season since the house was opened to
the public. One day last week nearly
$50 strangers registered at the home,
and up to the present time nearly
1000 have registered this summer.
The register bears the names of peo-
Pile from every state in the union and
from every part of the civilized world.
Many historic relics have been added
to the collection OF antiquities since
last year.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-09-07
The Two Brothers.

Harry Lehr told q Newport a story
OF two brothers-the one rich and
ugly, the other poor and handsome,
The two brothers sat in cafe gar
den, and the rich one, as he lighted a
cigarette. sighed complacently and
said:
"Confound It! All the mothers in
New York are after me, There's no
rest"
The other brother, laughing. an.
swered
YES. and all the daughters are at.
ter me. We divide the women folks
between US"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-09-07
ARTIST MET HER IDOL.
John Ruskin's Self-lntroduction to His
Admlrer.

John Ruskin's Standardization to His
Admlrer.
The London outlook tells a pretty
story of the late John Ruskin, artist.
author, reformer, which shows that
courtly and chivalric gentleman and
great writer in n playful mood
Mr.. Ruskin was taking n morning
walk down the road just in front OF
Brentwood, when he saw lady seat
ed on a camp-stool making a sketch
of the house, and with courteous
grace which was intensely his own, he
addressed her, inquiring her reason
for choosing the house in question for
her subject.
1T is the house of the famous John
Ruskin," she frankly asked.
Have you met Ruskin?" she was
asked.
mo, indeed" she replied. "If had,
would have deemed 1t one Of the
greatest privileges of my life"
"Then, madam, II you care to fol
low me, will show him to you"
In n twinkling the stool and easel
we're packed up and the artist eagerly
followed the guide. To her surprise
and qualification, he led her up to the
house, and entering babe his guest
follow, which she readily did. On
marched the stranger into the draw.
ing-room; then, placing his back to the
fireplace, familiar attitude, he ex.
claimed, to the amazement Of his COM
panion
Now, what do you think OF Rus
kim"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-09-07
FORMER CHORUS GIRL RICH.

Succeeds to Immense Fortune Through
Death of Husband.
BY the death of her husband, Alap
w. Wood, Pittsburg millionaire stee'
magnate, Mrs. Wood, who formerly
was Goldie Lillian Mohr, chorus CIR!
of the Weber-Fields company, is now q
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-09-07
Mrs Alan WWood.

widow with fortune of $5,0O0,000.
Mr.. Wood, who was sc years old, died
in New York last week. He married
Miss Mohr a year ago last March, al
though the marriage was kept a Sc
cret for nearly a year.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-09-07

The Island of Sakhalin, the bone of
contention between the Russians and
Japanese, is situated in the Sea of
Okhotsk in the north Pacific, lying
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-09-07
PRINCE AND vlcERoY CLASH.

Seml-lndependent Indian Potentate De-
nounces Lord Curzon.
The gaekwar Of Baroda Is one OF
the most powerful of the semi-inde-
pendent rulers of western India. AL
though devoted to England, he has re-
scented the treatment to which Lord
Curzon has subjected him. During
his recent visit to England, where he
was treated with signal honor by King
Edward, he freely denounced Lord
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-09-07

(The Chinese Eastern railroad is indicat-
ed by heavy crossed line-The Usuri
railroad, running north from Vladvos-
tok, is indicated by lighter crossed line
According to the terms this latter is
to be retained by Russia.)
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-23
DURUM WHEAT.

The Mountaineer gives long editorial
with numerous extracts tending to prove
that maccaroni or goose" wheat is not
fit for crop. While we have not been
very much.prejudiced IN its favor yet
durum wheat has some advantages.
It's principal one being the fact that it
does we'll in a semi-arid climate. This
does not mean much for the valley farm.
er but it does mean great deal for the
Missouri slope sections and localities
tributary.
AS to whether it is good bread wheat.
or otherwise fit for human food. that will
take care ofitself. So far the farmer has
had no difficulty in disposing OF ca: lots,
though at somewhat smaller price than
for fife. On the other hand the claim is
made that the yield has been enough bet
ter to make up the loss in price per bush,
ell.
The fact is that this kind Of wheat is in
the experimental stage, and it is not al
together settled as to what it is good for
in the markets. but in won't be long be-
fore the markets will answer that ques-
ton. We notice that the Minneapolis
mllIers are all dead set against durum-
but that might possibly be a good reason
why our farmers should grow more of it